Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Journal Title

Computers in the Schools: Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, and Applied Research

Volume

22

Issue

3-4

First Page

173

Last Page

185

Abstract

All humans use objects in their environment as tools for actions. Some tools are more useful than others for certain people and populations. This paper describes how different first-graders used handheld computers as tools when writing. While all 17 children in the observed classroom were competent users of their handheld computers, their use of handhelds for pre-writing differed among the students. Some students’ thinking was clearly enhanced with the use of handhelds before writing. Other students showed writing competence without referring back to their pre-writing work on the handheld. No students were unable to operate their handhelds in the pre-writing process.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Computers in the Schools: Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, and Applied Research in 2005, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com.leo.lib.unomaha.edu/doi/abs/10.1300/J025v22n03_14.

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