With classes dismissed and final exams marked, the first year of our 1:1 Tablet PC learning initiative has officially concluded.  The past 10 months have been a learning experience for everyone–students, teachers, parents, administrators–and some feedback and reflection are in order.  Before departing for the summer, our seventh grade students completed a brief survey and [...]

Over the past year, as we’ve seen our 1:1 program move from boardroom planning to classroom implementation, four themes have guided our thinking regarding curriculum and instruction: Information Management and Research Digital Citizenship Communication and Collaboration in a Global World Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Design While these themes have served us well thus far, they [...]

The first trimester has ended and our 7th grade Digital Literacy course has come to an end.  For those who attended in person or followed along online, here’s a hyper-linked list of the topics we explored: OneNote: An Electronic Notebook Website Evaluation: Be a Critical Consumer Delicious: Social Bookmarking Effective Search Strategies: Keywords are Key [...]