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Question of the Week Archive
March 3, 2008 - March 10, 2008
1-to-1 Computing
Despite criticism and some problem implementations, schools continue to roll out 1-to-1 computing initiatives. Do you think 1-to-1 computer programs are a good idea?
Why or why not? |
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a) The true potential of technology for learning won't be realized until every student has access to a computer. |
 32.3% |
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b) 1-to-1 programs make sense, but the curriculum and classroom environment are years away from being adapted to use the technology to its best potential. |
 35.5% |
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c) 1-to-1 computing will never become a widespread solution. It's simply too expensive. |
 6.5% |
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d) While 1-to-1 computing has potential, there are too many other unmet needs that make it impossible to justify the cost of such a program. |
 9.7% |
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e) There's no evidence that 1-to- programs make any real difference in student achievement. |
 16.1% |
Comments
nbgrant nbgrant@msad41.us - 07/03/2008 16:08
CE3-O-UNET.unet.maine.edu
In Maine all 7th & 8th graders , and their teachers, have 1-1, for the sixth year, with teacher training and technical support. Until you get serious about doing 1-1 on a broad scale, you cannot understand or effectively research the difference it makes in the school population.
Sandra Munnell sandramunnell@comcast.net - 05/03/2008 16:08
158.59.241.86
It's not about technology. Read the editor's desk column in this month's publication of T&L. "...in the end its seems cultural factors...still play the primary role in determining student achievement and attitudes toward education in general. For a vivid depiction of just this premise, watch the trailers for the video, 2 Million Minutes, which shows how 6 students (2 Chinese, 2 Indian, 2 American) spend their high school years. ttp://www.2mminutes.com/ I saw the full video and made me want to pack up my computers and slink away.
Linda Bell belll@libertychristian.us - 05/03/2008 15:03
74-95-87-57-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net
Until teachers understand the need to use computers to teach, we will continue to lose those students who are on the edge. Technology if used properly can engage the students and bring some of them into the learning process. However, if all you do is throw a laptop at the kids and don't train the teacher how to teach with them you are doom to fail. My question to administrators and others in administration is could you do your job without a computer. How do you expect the students to do their job without one.
Patti Sullivan psullivan@hilton.k12.ny.us - 04/03/2008 19:57
cpe-66-66-126-72.rochester.res.rr.com
I find it interesting that the same people that dispute the 1 to 1 program probably have a computer at home and one at work that is dedicated to their use. If our goal is to prepare our students for the world they live in, not to teach them in the model we learned from, then why wouldn't we want them to have access to computers on an as needed basis daily?
Barbara Zbikowski zbikowski@muhs.edu - 04/03/2008 13:10
gateway.muhs.edu
In an Oct 2007 article "Learning from the World: Achieving More by Doing Less" in the Phi Delta Kappan by Lawrence Baines, the claim is it has not as yet been substantiated that laptops make any difference in student academic achievement. I have found nothing that disputes this claim.
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