Download or read book Never Mind the Laptops written by Bob Johnstone and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What we all hope for our children's education is undiminished curiosity and creativeness, and solid practical preparation for adult work. Today, there's no doubt that easy access to computers is vital for students. Bob Johnstone has brilliantly and passionately told the story of the worldwide struggle to make today's equivalent of the pencil accessible to all students." -Victor K. McElheny, author of "Watson and DNA" If every kid had a laptop computer, what would difference would it make to their learning? And to their prospects? Today, these are questions that all parents, teachers, school administrators, and politicians must ask themselves. Bob Johnstone provides a definitive answer to the conundrum of computers in the classroom. His conclusion: we owe it to our kids to educate them in the medium of their time. In this book he tells the extraordinary story of the world's first laptop school. How daring educators at an independent girls' school in Melbourne, Australia, empowered their students by making laptops mandatory. And how they solved all the obstacles to laptop learning, including teacher training. Their example spread to thousands of other schools worldwide. Especially in America, where it inspired the largest educational technology initiative in US history-the State of Maine issuing laptops to every seventh-grader in its public school system. This lively, intriguing, anecdote-rich account is based on hundreds of interviews. In it, you'll meet the visionary leaders, inspirational principals, heroic teachers, and their endlessly-surprising students who showed what computers in the classroom are really for.
Download or read book Laptop classes The benefits of using laptops in English Language Teaching written by Thorsten Witting and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,7, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Anglistik), course: WEB 2.0-BASED ENGLISH LESSONS, language: English, abstract: This paper is about the use of laptops in everyday classroom situations. Laptops supplement or replace other teaching materials like school books in part or in total. The scope of replacement varies. Pupils have their own laptops which they use both in the classroom and at home. This paper addresses the didactical surplus of laptop usage in everyday learning situations, in so-called laptop classes. Computers are tools used in everyday life for researching information, writing texts and various other uses. Hence, computer skills become more important. In laptop classes, basic computer skills are imparted from early on. This, however, is only one aspect of laptop classes. The teaching scenario changes from more teacher oriented to more pupil oriented.
Download or read book Laptops for Teachers written by Kobus Van Wyk and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptop Computers in an Elementary School written by Susan T. Dinnocenti and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops and Literacy written by Mark Warschauer and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines laptop use in classrooms and how it influences literacy, discussing reading and writing challenges of the twenty-first century, the history of computer use in schools, research on schools implementing one-on-one computing, and other related topics.
Download or read book TELA Laptops for Teachers Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops in the Classroom written by Emily B. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Technology has become a major platform in the educational arena over the last twenty-five years, especially with the presence of laptops in the classroom. Opinions differ between parents, teachers, administration, and students about the effectiveness of laptop use in the classroom. Numerous case studies have examined the infrastructure of various one-to-one laptop programs; the positive effects and negative effects of one-to-one programs on students and teachers; professional development for teachers; best practices for laptop use in the classroom; and the relationship between laptops and other forms of technology and learning used in the classroom. Teacher anecdotes provide additional evidence to determine the true impact of using laptops in education."--leaf 3.
Download or read book Laptops for Teachers written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops for Teachers written by Bronwen Cowie and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops for Teachers written by Judy M. Parr and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops for Teachers written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laptops for All Students written by Larysa N. Nadolny and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evaluation investigated the implementation and outcomes of a one-to-one laptop program initiative in a career and technical high school, where the majority of students experienced academic challenges. Data for the evaluation were collected through mixed methods, including surveys, interviews and observations, thereby adding validity to the results. Findings indicated that teachers and students became more comfortable with a range of computer and Internet skills. This finding is important given the prevalence of technology in the workplace and college education. Findings also indicated that most teachers and students used computers extensively for a range of tasks. The majority of those tasks concentrated on uses that reinforced traditional instructional practices, such as word processing, drill and practice, and research on the Internet. Several teachers, however, were able to move beyond traditional uses of technology and implement computers for more complex and sophisticated activities. Such activities included using laptops for written expression, communication through blogs, and preparation of multimedia presentations. These findings are consistent with prior research on one-to-one initiatives which indicate that in the initial stages teachers often struggle to adapt their teaching and effectively utilize laptop computers within a studentcentered pedagogy. Executive Position Paper one examines the literature on laptop initiatives in education as well as the role of technology in assisting students with learning disabilities. The framework for the evaluation and implementation of the initiative is also discussed in detail. Paper two reviews the methods of data collection and findings of the evaluation. In the third and final paper, the findings are discussed and presented with recommendations for future planning.
Download or read book 1 to 1 Learning written by Pamela Livingston and published by ISTE (Interntl Soc Tech Educ. This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A timely book. . . . 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs that Work is a comprehensive resource for planning and implementing laptop programs in the classroom."--CDW-G Newsletter
Download or read book When Laptops Come to School written by Nancy I. Foote and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten evaluative reports and two case studies have explored how a one-to-one laptop program functions in a school setting. However, little research has focused solely on teachers. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to investigate how six digital immigrant teachers coped with an education laptop innovation. Seven research questions informed this research, focusing on the impact of being a digital immigrant, problems to be solved, what teachers have stopped doing in order to use the laptops, new activities that have emerged, the perceived benefits and obstacles involved, and the laptop attributes and the program's implementation. In order to ensure the voices of the six participating teachers were heard, a qualitative case study approach using interviews and classroom observations was conducted, involving as well nine administrative interviews to create the case profile. One of the major assumptions in this research was that teachers, who were at least 40 years old, would have problems using student laptops. However, the label of "digital immigrant" is not a homogenous concept as the study showed the range of responses to using technology varied considerably, from almost total to very little integration. A number of innovation adoption systems have described a set of integration stages with the underlying assumption that all teachers move through these stages at various speeds and requiring a variety of support. This study has found, however, what is necessary, for a resister teacher to undertake small integration steps, is entirely different from what an innovator teacher would need. A one-size-fits-all approach based on a set of stages cannot effectively meet such teachers' needs. The literature on technology has described sets of characteristics for various adoption categories. This study has found three more--specificity of language, reaction to new technology, and filters for successful integration. In addition, the classroom observations have revealed four important characteristics that can play a role in integration--whether an instructional niche is present; who takes responsibility for learning; where the placement of attention occurs in instruction; and teacher beliefs about the relationship between computers and the learning process. Finally, the study has found that teachers are not actors in their classrooms. There were no inconsistencies between interview data and class observations. Likewise, the context of the high school and its corresponding laptop program were essential to understanding how these digital immigrant teachers coped with student laptops
Download or read book PCs for Teachers written by Pamela R. Toliver and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1997 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B & T S/A $24.99 7-16-98.
Download or read book Computers for Twenty first Century Educators written by James Lockard and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2004 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for any pre- or in-service educator who needs to become a competent user of computer technologies to support effective learning and provide technological leadership. This text provides a comprehensive discussion of electronic tools and related issues in educational technology. Its emphasis on practical application makes it easy for students to understand how to use the information in the classroom. New margin correlations to ISTE standards identify how the content relates to professional standards for educational technology. A new emphasis on web page creation reflects one of the most popular and useful technological pursuits for teachers.
Download or read book English language Arts Teachers and Principals Perceptions of the Value of One to one Student Laptops in Year 5 of the Initiative in 3 Urban High Schools written by Annie Marie Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As school districts continue to adopt new technologies and implement one-to-one student laptop initiatives, questions still remain about how this impacts student achievement (Logan, 2016). High school students in the United States continue to rank lower than students in other countries, specifically in reading (National Center for Education Statistics, 2014). Many qualitative and quantitative studies about one-to-one laptop programs in schools have investigated teacher and leader perceptions of classroom technology and its impact on student achievement in the initial implementation phase of the initiative. Results have been generally positive (Zheng, et. al., 2016). This study investigated the perceptions of 8 English/Language Arts teachers and 3 principals after 5 years of a high school one-to-one laptop initiative in a large, urban school district. The 2 research questions that guided this study were as follows: (1) What are high school English/Language Arts teacher perceptions about the value of one-to-one student devices in year 5 of a high school laptop initiative, and (2) what are the perceptions of principals about the value of one-to-one student devices in year 5 of a high school laptop initiative? Teachers and principals were purposefully selected at 3 different schools in a large, urban school district. Using qualitative methods with an interpretivist approach, open-ended teacher and principal interviews were the primary tool of data collection for this exploratory study. Transcriptions from interviews were coded using multiple approaches to document common themes. The teacher findings showed that value of the one-to-one initiative was unanimously present in the following areas: (1) Higher-level learning, (2) equality in access including access to digital resources and to Google, (3) writing, (4) efficiency, and (5) searching. Principal findings showed the similar perceptions of higher-level learning and access but also included the theme of collaboration. In conclusion, this study poses questions for further qualitative and quantitative research in the area of one-to-one student technology in high school. Findings will add to the body of knowledge related to sustaining high school, one-to-one laptop programs and may also be used to inform district participation in one-to-one initiatives, professional development priorities, funding priorities for technology, and policies regarding standardized testing alignment to 21st Century skill development
