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07 Apr 08

Techlearning > > Leadership and Professional Development in One-to-One Computing > April 1, 2008

Leadership in 1:1 environment

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06 Apr 08

Computerworld - School districts serve up lessons in Linux

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Schinker said one positive outcome from Linux is that it forces the district to limit the scope of the Eee PCs.
"By not running Windows, we can put some limits on the expectations of the little laptops. They're not going to run Accelerated Reader, or Successmaker or Adobe CS. We can focus the expectations on the things that it does well rather than trying to make all of these other applications work, and that is really nice from a tech perspective."
What the Linux Eee PC will do for the district is allow kids to access the Web, write essays and stories, collect and graph data, and prepare and deliver presentations.

28 Mar 08

Review of State and National Laptop Initiatives

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Several laptop initiatives give their teachers laptop computers a semester or even a full year

before their students so that the teachers can get comfortable with the capabilities of the

computer and explore ways of integrating it into their curriculum. This practice could have

eased the transition for the Howard faculty, many of whom stated that they had limited

experience with computers and were very uncomfortable using them in the classroom.
Frequent parent night gatherings are critical to the program and keep the community informed. "Tech Time," a locally produced community access show, broadcasts iMovies and other student created projects to homes in the area. Parents and teachers note students are spending less time watching television and more time with sharing with their parents what they have learned using their laptops. Absences by students with laptops have declined by almost 40%.
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- While this implementation was limited in scope and much analysis remains to be done, it does suggest that a school consider carefully the teaching styles of its faculty when implementing a laptop program and designing the professional development to support it. It stands to reason that teachers who have been accustomed to playing the sage-on-a-stage may need additional assistance adjusting to their students having a device that empowers them to take more responsibility for their education and opens additional avenues of knowledge to them. Perhaps it's no accident that laptop implementations are often tied to school reform efforts.
- The biggest problem has been insufficient infrastructure to connect so many laptops to the Internet. District officials say that problem will soon be solved.

26 Mar 08

Education World ® Technology Center: One-To-One Computing: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid

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Notebooks for Students 1:1

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25 Mar 08

1:1 Laptop Project lesson

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Has been very little change in traditional pedagogy, despite the large intrusion of technology
Questions they are asking at Sedgwick High School:

- does it really make a difference?

- do students really want to come to school?

- do teachers teach differently?

- are students excited about learning?

- does it help to install the love of lifelong learning?

- does discipline go down?

- do test scores and attendance go up?

The answers are all YES
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- Schools don’t want technology, schools want learning
  
  - technology can be the means to that learning
  
  - the technology is not and should not be the focus
- Mike: we decided initial training would not be nuts and bolts
  
  - rest was: how do you teach data collection and analysis with spreadsheets
  
  - now we have regional content meetings
  
  - we get people early to share their issues and concerns, and then shape the presentations by the end of the day focused on those issues
  
  - are working with the principals to make more embedded training as part of the staff day (quick skill shops)
  
  Other contexts: have mentor teachers to provide just-in-time support to balance pullout training
  
  - this seems to balance training well
  
  - having 1 mentor teacher per school