One-to-One+Classroom


 * What Does a 1 to 1 Classroom Look Like?**

Brent D. Fry, Education Development Manager, Apple, Inc. toc Series of videos about 1 to 1 classrooms [|ALI] - Apple Learning Interchange has become a Web 2.0 community

Maine - Little Cranberry Island
Noteshare use to create a book. Kids like it - more work, but okay Kids say: See others work, communicate with others Embedded Language Arts into podcasting by talking about enunciation, public speaking, etc... Same type of stuff in a new medium. No high school on the island. This helps them be more ready for life away when they leave the island.

2nd movie:
Kids excited about it. Knowledge is power. Information is power. More urban Laptops don't go home b/c of safety

Apple Rep - more urban schools are going 1:1 than suburban. Maybe because they see the need to catch up with suburbans. But suburbans don't always see the need and may be falling behind.

Kutztown
Goal to develop critical think and collaborative skills. Library is a focal point for students. Brenda Boyer - Kutztown librarian - can really move kids ahead in information literacy. 8 days of training and training mentors collaborative time

Green County, NC
Small, rural high school Grades 6-12 Student voice - more fun, more interactive, more group work, Verizon - entire county is wireless now Superintendent - college going rate went up to 84% from 27%. Goal is 90%. Connectedness is responsible. Levels the playing field.

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