1-1 Learning
Dell Mini-Note Project-March 2009: Update 1
Submitted by Shelley_Chamberlain on Sun, 11/30/2008 - 6:30pm.
The Dell Mini-note laptop project is an extension of the TAC 1-1 learning project team during the 2007-2008 school year. Last April, the 1-1 learning project studied the effects of having one laptop per child in two out of three science 8th grade classrooms at Brown Middle School. Two vendors (Apple and HP) graciously loaned enough laptops for each child to use during science class for 7 weeks. One classroom used MacBooks and the other used HP tablets. The student outcomes of this pilot were very positive. Students benefited in the following ways:
- Improved student performance
- Differentiated instruction
- Improved student focus
- Higher level of student understanding and motivation
- Enhanced student-teacher communication
- Improving technology skills
(See attachment for full report to NPS? School Committee)
Trends for School Networking
Submitted by Shelley_Chamberlain on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 8:57pm.
As a quick summary of my 3 days spent at CoSN's 13th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference
Visionary Leadership: Scaffolding 21st Century Learning with Technology
(Sunday, March 9 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008).
I noticed the following trends:
• Assessment—data warehousing and bringing the data to the teacher desktop (unlocking the data) as well as online assessment
• Making the case that 21st century skills are crucial and can be supported using technology
• Laptop 1-1 initiative as part of an Intelligent Classroom (projector with whiteboards)
• Ultraportables—two years out???
Pilot of 1-1 Learning Project-Stage 1
Submitted by Shelley_Chamberlain on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 4:49pm.
The 1-1 Learning Team and the Project-based learning team have joined forces to organize a pilot of 1-1 learning at the Brown Middle School, 8th grade science. We have just put out a request for demonstration units, enough for each child to use a wireless laptop during science class.
This will not be a "true" 1-1 pilot as each student will only use a laptop when in science class, but it will give us an idea about "just-in-time" use, since teachers will not have to "scramble" to get computers, either by signing up for a lab or mobile cart.
