From Now On
The Educational Technology Journal

 Vol 13|No 1|September|2002
© 2002, Jamie McKenzie

Palmistry?

Even though some folks are pressing us to use handheld devices to read the classics, that seems rather foolish to many educators and has even proven challenging to the characters in the syndicated cartoon, ZITS. Glossary

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palmistry. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands.

The FNO Glossary of Old Words Used in New Ways

palmistry

... The practice of using small new handheld devices with tiny screens to perform tasks that would be better accomplished on other technologies such as laptops or books. Closely associated with terms such as toolishness (see "Toolishness is Foolishness" - FNO, September, 2001.) http://fno.org/sept01/toolishness.html

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