One-to-One

Model One-to-One Project Sites

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative and Maine Learns
(MLTI) is the largest educational technology project in the history of Maine and perhaps the world. Maine stands as the first state to embark upon a plan to eliminate the digital divide by providing a laptop to each and every 7th and 8th grade student and teacher.

Michigan's Freedom to Learn
Freedom to Learn (FTL) is a statewide initiative aimed at improving student achievement and engagement in our Michigan schools. FTL is the catalyst for changing the way students learn and teachers teach.

Henrico County Public Schools - Teaching & Learning Initiative
Today’s students live in a digital world and come to school with different expectations and needs. Through the Teaching and Learning Initiative, Henrico’s schools are preparing students for the 21st century providing meaningful instruction and improving academic performance.

Behind the Scenes at a Laptop School
Becoming a laptop school requires much more than simply distributing the high-tech tools to teachers and students. It requires a comprehensive plan covering everything from payments to student safety to repairs. It also requires the support and commitment of an entire school community. Here's how it works at The Mott Hall School, a pioneer in laptop learning.

Irving ISD (TX) High School Laptop Program
The Irving ISD is in the midst of implementing a plan in which every high school student receives a laptop.  This site covers examples of transparent subject area integration, an examination of the classroom management issues, a look at staff development, and ideas for starter activities to use in a 1-to-1 classroom.

Springfield Teaching And Reaching Through Technology
The S.T.A.R.T.T. initiative is a program that provides each student and teacher at Springfield Middle School an iBook computer for teaching and learning. They have access to these laptops 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Springfield Public Schools is excited to have the first public school in Oregon to roll-out this innovative program.

Laptops Change Curriculum -- and Students
At one Bloomfield, Connecticut, middle school, all the students have laptops, and life is going smoothly, thanks in part due to a large dose of teacher preparation. Besides requiring special training, life with laptops also comes with special problems.

Learning With Laptops: An Urban School Shows Gains
Not everyone thinks of Internet research as a third-grade skill. It is at East Rock Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, however. There, third and fourth graders are assigned laptops, and not only have test scores increased, but student motivation as well. Included: A description of laptop integration at East Rock Magnet School.

The Power of One-to-One Computing
Throughout the country, K-12 schools are making real the promise of one-to-one computing through the widespread distribution and use of laptops and handheld computers for students. Below, you'll find links to original GLEF articles, video documentaries, and multimedia features on some of these schools, along with interviews with educators and experts on the potential of one-to-one computing to transform teaching and learning.

Maine’s Learning with Laptop Initiative
This article provides an outline and the history behind the Maine Laptop Imitative outlined by Mike Muir. 

Model Laptop Program - September 2002 - June 2004
East Rock Magnet School was selected by the Federal Department of Education as one of five schools in the country to test the impact of laptops in the classroom.  Page includes useful information regarding project units, curriculum maps, evaluation measures and other support resources. 

Profiles in Success – Henrico County Public Schools
Richmond, VA — “With our iBook laptop program, instead of having one hour a week in a computer lab, our students now have the opportunity for continuous learning, 24/7. They’re using their iBook computers on the school steps, on the playground, at home ... everywhere they go. - Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent, Henrico County Public Schools

Apple 1 to 1 Learning
The premise behind Apple 1 to 1 Learning is simple. Research shows that access to technology raises student engagement and achievement. Therefore, let’s maximize learning by removing access as a barrier.

One-to-One Studies/Evaluation Links

Studies validate laptop programs in U.S., Canada
Two recent studies of school wide one-to-one computing initiatives--one in the United States and one in Canada--suggest that using laptops in the classroom can help improve students' writing skills and bolster overall academic success.

The Maine Learning with Laptop Studies
The MLLS evaluation plan is based on a model for evaluating 1-to-1 learning with laptop initiatives that is based on the learnings of other initiatives, including Maine's. 

Getting Results with Laptops
This study (conducted by Saul Rockman) presents a consistent dilemma in the one-to-one movement.  While many of the critical measures associated with school reform are being realized in one-to-one environments, the holy grail of high stakes assessments are stubbornly unchanged. 

BC Study Encourages NH Governor to Expand Laptop Pilot
Boston College concluded that 65 percent of teachers reported student achievement had improved and that 94 percent of “at risk and low achieving” students were participating more after having gotten the laptops.

Laptops and Writing – British Columbia Evaluation Shows Measurable Growth
In September 2003, Peace River North (SD 60), implemented the Wireless Writing Program (WWP), providing iBooks on a 1:1 basis to all grades 6 and 7 students. Implementation involved 1150 students, and 37 teachers in 17 schools, and followed a successful 18-month pilot project.  The Wireless Writing Program (WWP) is designed to improve student achievement, motivation, and learning skills, through the integration of technology with writing instruction. The BC Performance Standards for Writing are an integral part of the program.

Henrico Study Shows Success and Raises Questions
"Henrico County [Virginia] students are using their laptops successfully for learning, but they aren't entirely convinced the computers help them do better in school, a new study says. The survey, commissioned by the Henrico School Board, is the first in-depth look at the results of the school system's high-profile decision to give an iBook laptop computer to every middle school and high school student.  Read an article about the study at the Richmond Times Dispatch.

Laptop Initiatives: How are They Working?
Over 1 million students and teachers in the United States are using laptop computers. Maine and Michigan have gained national headlines with statewide initiatives. This chapter of the MAR*TEC Technology Coordinators’ Handbook considers evaluation reports from five laptop programs.

Laptop Policy Resources

Successful Strategies for MLTI
This page provides a wide range of resources from the ME laptop project including AUP, home use, insurance and more.  You can also see local district policy pages including MSAD 40 Laptop Policies and SAD #4 Policies, Procedures and other Documents associated with the Laptop Project

The Henrico Teaching & Learning Initiative
PDF downloads for AUP, code of conduct, ibook regulations, insurance, Internet access and what parents need to know about Internet safety. 

TTI FAQs – Michigan Laptop Program
This Frequently Asked Questions page covers a range of issues including damage, loss, insurance, stolen property, etc.  There is Property Receipt PDF for teachers when they take “possession” of their teacher laptop.

Irving ISD - Laptop Distribution
Resources from the Irving ISD High School Laptop Initiative.  Includes Student Laptop Agreement, Student Expectations Brochure, Acceptable Use Policy and the Student Laptop Handbook. 

Kutztown FAQ
From the school made famous by the Kutztown 13, this link outlines a comprehensive set of "Frequently Asked Questions" about the district one-to-one initiative.