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
Learning With Laptops: An Urban School Shows Gains
Not everyone thinks of Internet research as a third-grade skill. It is at
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,
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
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.
Boston
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.
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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.
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.
