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May 15, 2001
Laptop Lessons: Exploring the Promise of One-to-One Computing (cont'd)
Getting Started: A Question of Vision
Though the word on laptop programs is mostly positive so far, with the promise of even better results once the model is honed over time, there are certain basic but significant elements essential to the success of any such revolutionary effort.
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To begin with, there must be a vision. And though traditionally it's often been a technology-inspired creative teacher or technology coordinator driving the effort, it is the superintendents and other high-level administrators who are being called on today to instill the kind of sweeping vision and fiscal power required to make a technology dream a reality.
At the Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, it was associate headmaster Alan Bain who spearheaded the effort to have every student and teacher carry a networked notebook computer. Hiring Bain or another recognized expert with a consulting service is one way for schools or districts to acquire assistance in setting up a laptop program. Another way is to research best practices, such as those detailed at the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership.
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