all using the same thing in the cloud.
On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 2:53 AM, Christina Devitt <cdevitt@gmail.com> wrote=
:
> Dear ISED folks,
>
> I am writing from Jakarta International School where I am the new Directo=
r
> of Technology this year. Here at JIS we are the process of developing a
> plan for 1:1 implementation in our Middle and High Schools over the next
> two
> years. One of the biggest questions we are grappling with right now is
> whether to go with an approach where all students buy the same machine (o=
r
> perhaps at most 2 different kinds, one being Mac and one Windows to defus=
e
> platform wars) in order to provide some consistency and equity in the
> classroom, or whether to allow =93open-choice with minimal software
> expectations,=94 meaning students can bring pretty much whatever they wan=
t as
> long as it can perform certain functions we define. The latter approach =
is
> definitely more appealing to folks with strong platform/brand/model
> preferences and to those who have already purchased mobile computing
> devices. The move of more and more applications to the cloud gives
> further
> weight to the =93open choice=94 approach, but unfortunately, our access =
to the
> cloud is much more limited than in developed countries.
>
>
>
> I realize there is no one-size-fits-all approach to 1:1 and that each
> school
> is different, but I=92d value insight from members of this group as we
> wrestle
> with this decision. I=92m especially interested to know if any of you
> currently have an =93open choice=94 1:1 model. Hope to hear from some o=
f you.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Christina Devitt
>
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Norman Constantine
Director of Technology Integration
Wakefield School
The Plains, VA
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