Development and practical study of a learning environment and a learning program using PDAs and wireless LAN in an aquarium

A system using PDAs as learning terminals when students learn in a social educational facility was developed. Also a learning program on information education for "the Periods for Integrated Study" including two or more subjects by cooperation between schools and a social educational facility using the system above was also developed. By using one PDA for each student, exercises with and evaluation of the system and the program were done to verify the validity of PDA use and of the learning program developed in this study, from a spread of cooperative learning between social educational facilities and schools.