bers of handheld devices (cell- phones/mobile computing devices) in the han=
ds of students fits well with the past two issues of the Horizon Report. Th=
is trend toward ubiquitous computing through convergence of functionality t=
o devices that can be carried in our pocket is a trend worth watching as it=
relates to teaching and learning.
Horizon Report 2008: http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report.pdf
Horizon Report 2007: http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2007_Horizon_Report.pdf
Chris Bigenho
Director of Educational Technology
Greenhill School
4141 Spring Valley Road
Addison, TX 75001
Ph. 972-628-5479
Fx. 972-628-5279
bigenhoc@greenhill.org
www.greenhill.org
AIM: chris bigenho
Yahoo: chris_bigenho
Skype: chris_bigenho
Tapped In: ChrisWB
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Johnson
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:02 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Amherst Tech Survey
I thought the group might find this interesting. It is a compilation of st=
ats surrounding the incoming class at Amherst College:
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/it-index
In no particular order the things I found most interesting were:
--370 students registered 443 devices.
--Number of students in the class of 2012 who brought desktop computers to =
campus: 14.
--By the end of August 2008 the total number of members and posts at the Am=
herst College Class of 2012 Facebook group: 432 members and 3,225 posts.
--Mac or PC? Of the four classes currently on campus the classes of 2009 an=
d 2010 are more likely to own Windows, while the classes of 2011 and 2012 a=
re more likely to own Macs.
_J
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