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Have we Over-Promised?
Are we over-promising and under-delivering when it comes to technology and learning?

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Digital Research
by Elizabeth Helfant
02.07.10
Educon Reflections
by Jon Orech
02.06.10

Teachers in Stillwater, MN, overwhelmingly agree that their laptop program helps meet curriculum goals and teach higher order thinking skills.

Nearly 80% of 1:1 districts report "moderate to significant improvement" in student achievement.

A majority of students in Michigan's FTL program say they learned more and were more interested as a result of 1:1.

Students at immersion schools in Texas had significantly fewer disciplinary actions than those at control schools.

Students in Henrico County, VA, believe that
laptops have helped them learn more, get better grades
and take more responsibility for learning.


Parental involvement in student learning increased as a result of a middle and high school laptop program in Stillwater, MN.

Auburn, AL, saw a 29 percent decline in discipline problems during the first two years of its 1:1 program.

A jump from 29 percent to 49 percent proficiency on Maine 8th grade writing assessments is attributed to ongoing laptop use.

About 1/3 of U.S. districts say they have 1:1 in at least one full grade at one school.

Students at 1:1 schools in Michigan outperformed control students on reading, English, math and writing tests.

Texas TIP students with greater access to laptops in and out of school had higher reading and math test scores.

Test scores are up for Henrico County one-to-one students in all subjects except for math and writing.

Observers report a significant increase in student engagement and teacher collaboration as a result of 1:1 in Auburn, AL.

Teachers in Stillwater, MN, overwhelmingly agree that their laptop program helps meet curriculum goals and teach higher order thinking skills.

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