The 1:1 Experience, Getting Your School To One Computer Per Student

The 1:1 Experience, Getting Your School To One Computer Per StudentMany people are asking me specific questions about a one to one computing program in schools. Setting Specific Goals and timelines What are the goals of the program? (not goals, purposes) Students spend more time engaging in collaborative work and participate in more project based instruction. Students direct their own learning and readily engage in problem solving and critical thinking Tablets lead to more student writing and writing of higher

Many people are asking me specific questions about a one to one computing program in schools.

Setting Specific Goals and timelines
What are the goals of the program? (not goals, purposes)
Students spend more time engaging in collaborative work and participate in more project-based instruction.
Students direct their own learning and readily engage in problem-solving and critical thinking
Tablets lead to more student writing and writing of higher quality
Tablets increase access to information and improve research analysis skills
Students consistently show deeper and more flexible uses of technology.
Students spend more time doing homework on computer.
Enables students to become lifelong learners.
How will we measure our progress towards these goals?
At this time we feel they are unmeasurable. . . but with the 1:1 rollout version 2, we will be able to set specific goals and action items for measurement.