1-1 Learning
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???
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.
