Use of Personal Digital Assistants for Extension Program Record Keeping

Authors

Pete Vergot III, University of Florida IFAS ExtensionFollow
Fedro S. Zazueta, University of Florida IFAS ExtensionFollow
Howard Beck, University of Florida IFAS ExtensionFollow

Volume

42

Issue

4

Abstract

This article describes the use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in Extension program record keeping, focusing on the recent deployment of handheld computers by University of Florida IFAS county Extension faculty. The project aimed to reduce the excessive workload on county Extension agents due to reporting requirements. A pilot to assess effectiveness in the use of handheld computers by Extension faculty was initiated in the fall of 2000. Adoption rate had reached 87% penetration by 2002.

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Recommended Citation

Vergot, P., Zazueta, F. S., & Beck, H. (2004). Use of Personal Digital Assistants for Extension Program Record Keeping. The Journal of Extension, 42(4), Article 29. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol42/iss4/29