While we’ve been busy the past several weeks making final preparations for our 1:1 Tablet PC deployment, several institutions of higher learning have been curtailing (and in some cases outright banning) laptop use in the classroom. The May 19 issue of Newsweek includes Matthew Phillip’s brief article The Laptop Gets Booted: “The tech revolution at [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to briefly speak to the parents of our rising seventh graders about the 1:1 Tablet PC program we are implementing this fall. As I outlined our rationale for moving to an “anytime, anywhere” learning environment, I impetuously adapted a line from Sir Ken Robinson and reminded the audience that their [...]
One of the primary components of our 1:1 Tablet PC implementation is the set of four “themes” that will guide our thinking with respect to curriculum and instruction: Information Management and Research Digital Citizenship Communication and Collaboration in a Global World Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Design Information Management and Research provides learners with a unified [...]
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