Ed-tech leaders discuss how to address critics of one-to-one initiatives Ed-tech initiatives will always have critics. But administrators can take action and leverage resources to ensure that their one-to-one and mobile learning initiatives are implemented carefully and successfully.
FARMINGTON, Maine - Mt. Blue High School biology teacher Doug Hodum has been working for a year with about 20 teachers, administrators and a parent to develop a system for how he and his colleagues will be evaluated. The all-volunteer group first met a couple of times a month but [...]
Lessons Learned: One-to-One Do's and Don'ts May 4, 2014 By: Guest Blogger Jay Barrett Last year, our school launched a 1:1 iPad initiative. In math and science classes, we shelved our textbooks and began using open educational resources (OER) to create our own multimedia courses.
Mobile learning devices are great for classroom use, but to get the most out of them, lots of educators believe in taking tablets outside. With British weather now entertaining the idea of being pleasant, teacher and outdoor learning-expert Juliet Robertson gives her thoughts on how best to get the most out of this field.
This is the presentation from my workshop on using tablet computers in a one to one context. The workshop was delivered in Bristol for Living Learning Englis...
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Just four months ago, my third graders and I embarked upon a journey of becoming a 1:1 Classroom! Excitement and anticipation filled the air as our iPads arrived on our 100th Day of School and Learning! Becoming a 1:1 classroom was a huge game-changer in my teaching career!
6/2/2014 By: Another day, and another district is going 1:1. That's the good news. T&L wanted to see if there were any steps to take-or to avoid-to ease implementation and everything thereafter. Oxford Middle School A Quick Look: This year, 658 7th- and 8th-graders at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, Alabama received MacBook Airs.
Leon County Schools in Tallahassee, FL launched the initial phase of their 1:1 digital initiative during the 2013-2014 school year. Watch this video to learn about the district's objectives for the initiative, hear initial student reactions and learn why the decision was made to standardize on the Microsoft Windows 8 platform and Office 365.
6/2/2014 By: Another day, and another district is going 1:1. That's the good news. T&L wanted to see if there were any steps to take-or to avoid-to ease implementation and everything thereafter. Oxford Middle School A Quick Look: This year, 658 7th- and 8th-graders at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, Alabama received MacBook Airs.
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6/2/2014 By: Another day, and another district is going 1:1. That's the good news. T&L wanted to see if there were any steps to take-or to avoid-to ease implementation and everything thereafter. Oxford Middle School A Quick Look: This year, 658 7th- and 8th-graders at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, Alabama received MacBook Airs.
After a rocky first-year rollout of tens of thousands of student iPads, the Los Angeles Unified School District is preparing to make significant changes in the country's largest 1-to-1 school computing initiative.
Inspiration and best practices merge into fun, effective learning as one teacher describes what she and her students discovered during their school's first 1:1 year with iPads.
Beyond the cost of the iPads themselves, what are the true cost of an 1:1 iPad program? This guide breaks down all the different needs to consider for a complete instructional program. This includes not just accessories, but apps, digital curriculum and charging. Use the downloadable Excel worksheet to put in your own numbers.
IT Trends | Feature 2 Tactics for 1-to-1- and BYOD-Ready WiFi As massive Miami-Dade seeks to serve up a better digital experience to all of its students, getting WiFi right is a crucial part of the work.
Perhaps it was the driving rain and the dark grey clouds of an approaching storm that contributed to the superintendent's choice of words. He had spent the past month reviewing one-to-one computing programs in various school districts as he tried to decide whether his own district should commit to the enormous expense of a one-to-one program at a time of declining resources.
If the Game is Hide-and-Seek, Innovative Educators are the Clear Winners A Curated View Is social media the "big fake?" Fake because there is so much more than what we see; fake because we post only what we want others to see: the good pictures, the happy moments, the extraordinary experiences, maybe even devastating occasions ...
Students and teachers in Downers Grove elementary schools have reported to the school district that they are happy using iPads in class and that the devices have had a positive impact on learning. Downers Grove School District 58 officials surveyed hundreds of students, teachers and parents in the spring to collect feedback on how well the devices are working in and out of the classroom.
George Perreault, Director of Instructional Technology and Library Media for Orange County Public Schools in Florida, offers 10 lessons learned from their 1:1 BYOD proof of concept.
Towradgi Public School has put in a new order for laptops. Photo: Sylvia Liber Once hailed as the poster child of digital interactive learning, tablets are falling increasingly out of favour in NSW schools after being found to be less practical than laptops.
If you are starting this school year in a one-to-one iPad classroom you might be wondering how to stay organized and use your devices effectively. Instead of loading each iPad with a hundred apps, choose 10-12 quality content consumption and creation tools for your students. Here are a list of some of my favorite apps that can shine in a one-to-one iPad classroom. Many work great in stations or classes with just a handful of devices! - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=8153#sthash.LyRoKxgz.dpuf
Andrew Marcinek Director of Technology and EducatorU.org Co-founder, Boston, MA Editor's note: Karla Evers, an English teacher at Grafton High School (Grafton, Massachusetts) co-authored this post. Four years ago, I was part of a major transition in classroom and instructional design. The disruptor was in the form of an iPad.
July 10, 2015 If you happen to teach in a 1:1 classroom then you will definitely be concerned about the educational apps to use with your students. There are tons out there for sure, but many of them are not worthwhile.
People in the ed tech world tend to bow their heads when they think about Maine, thanks to its first-of-its-kind statewide 1:1 project, the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), which has been providing technology to secondary schools for about 15 years.
