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With
computers came the concept of ‘Virtual Classrooms’
enabling students to remain up-to-date with the courses
without having to physically attend schools. And now,
Palm OS is all set to revolutionize the traditional act
of school going and related activities. An ordinary
surfer would hit upon hundreds of Palm-based
applications developed specially in the interests of the
students and teachers around the world. Softwares
ranging from Lexicons to Conversion Tools to Complicated
Equation solvers –examples of little things that help
enhance productivity – are all easy baits that
students would fall for. Besides, who wouldn’t like to
have more knowledge at once at his disposal than any
school/college can render in a few years time, anyway? |
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The
Bare Essentials
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PaPerTab
An
easy-to-use application displaying the entire periodic
table of elements. Customised searches like atomic
weight, density, at. mass etc. can be carried out at any
point by tapping on an element.
Convertor
Pro
A unique
shareware tool for students and professionals alike.
Scientific conversions based on 37 categories (e.g.
length, area, etc.) plus 8 customizable user categories
are provided with.
Super
Memo
So powerful that
the students want the shareware to be advertised in the
school campuses! Besides taking notes and storing them
for future use Super Memo also acts like a memory
substitute.
Teacher’s
PET
Aptly christened
the application helps the teachers out with tedious
tasks as taking attendance, grading pupils’
performance and tracking student activites.
Timetable
Pro
Ideal
for teachers and lecturers – helps
keep track of lessons, activities, conferences. |
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BDicty |
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The
latest software from Beiks
Electronics & Trade BDicty is
a multilanguage dictionary program
for the Palm. Available in two
versions: Public and Commercial it
comes in over 10 languages.
Specialized lexicons like
Medical Terms lexicons, Travel
dictionaries, Custom Dictionaries
are included. |
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Four.Zero |
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One
very convenient software for students around the
globe is called Four.Zero, which helps them keep a
track of multiple courseworks. Rightly called the
‘Homework Manager,’ it assists the students in
storing the details of homework he has for a day,
a week or for the entire Christmas vacation. One
can also add details of each class/course that he
is pursuing e.g. the instructor’s name, his
policy of grading, his notes, the textbooks
recommended by him, the strength of the class, the
next lecture, location, timing, the due date of
the tasks for that course, his current grade in
class, as well as the ways by which his rank can
ascend!
A
student can check his overall GPA and perform
‘what- if’ tests to predict his grades in the
forthcoming exams – thus knowing just where to
focus more. The application can also be used as a
reminder tool to help notify the important class
hours, due date of specific activities/tasks such
that one can plan time out for other activities.
The
minimum requirement for the shareware application
is Palm OS 3.0.
It can be easily downloaded from the net,
the process involving not more than a minute’s
time.
With
such a helpful software as this the time is not
distant when every student would be found carrying
a small Palmtop to the institution in place of a
loaded school bag! Mobile Generation? |
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Timetable
Pro is an essential tool for both
teachers and students for storing
several timetables. Searches can be
carried out in terms of a whole week
at a glance, or quick info like the
next class, name of the lecturer,
place etc.. No wonder students are
all praise for Astraware! |
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In
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Convert
your PalmPilot into a Thesaurus,
Dictionary and Spell Checker. Over
50,000 entries listed
alphabetically and
cross-referenced; a unique ‘Find
Word’ facility and multiple
synonyms on searching for a word
make the application a
must
buy for students. |
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