Why do schools and educators continue to behave as if there is no =20
accumulated knowledge about laptops in education?
IMHO, viewing the protean device for intellectual and creative work as =20=
either a pencil (10 cent or $2,000) means that particular school =20
leader's vision of learning and modernity is remarkably immature and =20
not to be taken seriously.
Perpetuating myths about student mistreatment of laptops contributes =20
little to the discussion and runs contrary to realities in countless =20
thousands of classrooms across the globe.
I led professional development in the world's first "laptop schools" =20
more than nineteen years ago and have worked with countless public, =20
private and international schools interested in seizing the potential =20=
of truly personal computing for intellectual and creative development.
I would be happy to consult with any school interested in the =20
effective implementation of 1:1 computing and committed to sustaining =20=
such innovation into the future.
Best Wishes,
Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
http://stager.org/
On Oct 11, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Brian Lee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Things to consider:
> Do you have enough support for fixing broken laptops? I heard one =20
> tech
> director called them $2,000 pencils because the way students treat the
> laptops.
>
> If you went with X, will you have certified technicians to replace =20
> parts
> under warranty? If you have certified techs at your school, you can =20=
> replace
> hard to find parts at your school under warranty yourselves.
>
> Would students have extra insurance to cover theft and damage?
>
> Maybe have the laptop fee built into the tuition, and give a =20
> discount if
> they bring their own laptop.
>
> Brian Lee
> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
>
>> From: Christina Devitt <cdevitt@gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators =
<ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
>> >
>> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:53:57 +0700
>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: Approaches to 1:1
>>
>> Dear ISED folks,
>>
>> I am writing from Jakarta International School where I am the new =20
>> Director
>> of Technology this year. Here at JIS we are the process of =20
>> developing a
>> plan for 1:1 implementation in our Middle and High Schools over the =20=
>> next two
>> years. One of the biggest questions we are grappling with right =20
>> now is
>> whether to go with an approach where all students buy the same =20
>> machine (or
>> perhaps at most 2 different kinds, one being Mac and one Windows to =20=
>> defuse
>> 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 =
=20
>> want as
>> long as it can perform certain functions we define. The latter =20
>> 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 =20
>> gives further
>> weight to the =93open choice=94 approach, but unfortunately, our =20
>> 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 =20
>> each school
>> is different, but I=92d value insight from members of this group as =20=
>> 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 =20
>> of you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Christina Devitt
>>
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