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19 Apr 09
Tech Futures | Scholastic.com
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First, technology is changing the way students interact with information. It has revolutionized the way we obtain, gather, evaluate, and search for information, and schools that have not adapted to these changes find themselves disconnected from their students.
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Secondly, many technology initiatives are specifically designed to increase a student’s access to technology. Therefore, a school district can achieve its goal without actually improving student learning. The problem is that access to technology should not be the goal; improving teaching and learning should be.
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02 Mar 09
DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms
Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms, Eleven Tips for Better Laptop Learning
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The goal of installing laptop programs is to increase student learning in the classroom.
Apple Learning Interchange - iBook Transforms "Old School" Learning
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Plus, the 1 to 1 solution that Apple proposed included comprehensive professional development. We knew this would be critical to the success of our program, and would otherwise have been an additional, major expense.
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They’re especially excited because they know we’re behind them all the way.”
Apple Learning Interchange - Kutztown Area High School
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This technology initiative provided every student with a district-owned laptop computer for use during the school year, both in the classroom and at home. In addition, all six district buildings are wireless environments.
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The second phase of the program implementation included intensive and ongoing training of the faculty with the goal of integrating technology into all curricular areas. As a result of the faculty cross-curricular training, students receive instruction in the use of applications and resources in the context of the learning environment, rather than in isolation. In addition to content instruction, students simultaneously are able to expand their digital literacy, further develop curiosity and creativity, and benefit from the experience of teaming and collaboration with peers, both locally and internationally.
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Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops - New York Times
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Such disappointments are the latest example of how technology is often embraced by philanthropists and political leaders as a quick fix, only to leave teachers flummoxed about how best to integrate the new gadgets into curriculums.
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Last month, the United States Department of Education released a study showing no difference in academic achievement between students who used educational software programs for math and reading and those who did not.
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In Maine, a laptop for every middle-schooler - Back to School- msnbc.com
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In the United States, Maine has led the way with its laptop program, which has made students more enthusiastic in the classroom, but not necessarily resulted in better test scores.
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More than 80 percent of instructors say the laptops help them make lessons more personal to students, make it easier for students to study problems from the real world and to dig deeper into certain topics,
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28 Sep 08
One Laptop One Child
How about having kids bring their own?
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The district’s policy didn’t allow for students to bring in their own computers and connect to the school’s network,
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If used correctly, computers in more hands can help speed schools along the path to 21st-century learning, Walery says.
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