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K-12 Computing Blueprint News - October 2007 Welcome to the November issue of the K-12 Computing Blueprint newsletter. This newsletter and the K-12 Computing Blueprint site are brought to you by Intel and Technology & Learning. If, for any reason, you do not want to receive this weekly eNewsletter, please visit your custom subscription management page (the link is at the bottom of this email), and feel free to unsubscribe to this mailing. (Your TechLEARNING News subscription will not be affected.) Editor's NoteK-12 Computing Blueprint's first Webinar, on the topic of "Professional Development and Technology Integration," took place on September 25. More than 400 people registered for this online event. In addition to being delighted at the level of interest in the topic, I have to admit that I -- a total "data wonk" -- have had a wonderful time poring over the registration files in search of information about who's involved in 1:1 computing these days. All right, I know there's nothing very scientific about our data sampling but I thought that some of you might be as interested as I was to know that there were 222 registrants -- from 14 different countries and 47 states in the U.S. -- who answered yes to the question, "Are you affiliated with a school, district or other K-12 organization that is involved with or considering 1:1 computing?" Of those, slightly less than half said they were still considering whether to embark on a 1:1 program, while the rest had already taken the first step (81 were piloting 1:1 this year, 25 had a program in place that began 1-2 years ago and 27 had been involved for more than 2 years). It was also interesting to note that the participants from each state or country rarely registered as groups; in other words, there were almost as many schools, programs or districts represented as there were registrants. And if this admittedly unscientific poll can be trusted, it looks like the states of Texas, South Dakota, California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Illinois and Arizona -- as well as several provinces in Canada -- are leading the way (or at least expressing particularly strong interest) in the area of 1:1 computing. To those of you who registered for the webinar and expressed an interest in contributing to K-12 Computing Blueprint, we want you to know that we'll be in touch. For others, we welcome your input, articles or ideas via email at any time. Judy Salpeter, Editor Not Too Late to Tune in to PD Webinar What Does Professional Development Look Like in Your District? HeadlinesHow to Help the World's Poor Kids Connect A Work Station for Every Student in Macedonia Wireless Technology Acquitted in Bee Deaths Tahoma Joins Other Washington State Districts in Piloting Laptops Quiet Classrooms Boast Tablet PCs Keeping the Home Network Safe New Software for New ProjectsRead about several new tools to extend the fun and usefulness of laptop computing for teachers and students. Great One-to-One Resources Become Part of the K-12 Computing Blueprint Community |
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