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Pennsylvania Shares Results from Classrooms for the Future Program
The PA Department of Education reports on the impact of its four-year-old program to equip high school classrooms.
Making the Case for Programmatic Change
An HP InformEd publication looks at the needs of digital natives and the future of technology in higher ed.
Making the Case for Online Learning
In a recent Issue Brief, the Alliance for Excellent Education touts online learning as a way to address current educational crises.
A Conversation with Jerry Weast
In an interview with T&L, the superintendent of Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools describes his district's journey from low-tech to technology-infused.
New Online Resource Assesses School's Readiness for One-to-One
Are you ready for 1:1 computing? That's what CDW-G and Educational Collaborators are promising to help you find out.
Looking Back on Year One – as a Superintendent and 1:1 Program Leader
Jeff Moss, superintendent of Lee County Schools, Georgia, discusses his first year and his district's new one-to-one laptop program.
Microsoft and CNCS Announce Schools to Participate in the START program
Six schools are being honored for their collaborative work around technology-focused service learning.
Technology Experts Weigh in on the Future of Online Learning
Leading thinkers from several companies and think tanks look at the promise of Internet-based learning for education.
Two Ohio Districts Honored as 21st Century Learning Initiatives
Ohio's Cleveland Heights-University Heights and Orange school districts were among 15 public school districts and two independent high schools selected by the Hanover Research Council as national models.
Henrico Chooses Laptops Over Netbooks
In Virginia, the Henrico County School Board decides to stay with the laptops for the district’s long-standing one-to-one program.
A recent report suggests that the lack of dramatic results attributable to technology in schools is not the fault of the technology, but rather the lack of systemic changes needed to accommodate the technology.
Students and staff in Mooresville, NC, have been involved in a one-to-one computer program since 2007 and the results are showing.
Change is coming to Notre Dame High School in Peoria, IL. The 2010-2011 school year will bring a laptops and a new schedule to support more creative learning.
At a recent House Education and Labor Committee hearing, teachers, students and administrators testified about the ways in which innovative uses of technology and transforming and improving education.
Through a public-private partnership the state of Oregon has created a set of digital tools that can help schools maintain the continuity of learning in case of the flu or other problems causing students to be out of school for extended periods.
An Australian deputy principal offers tips on getting ready for One-to-One.
Goliad, Texas, wins recognition for its 1:1 program and other innovations.
Writing as a Huffington Post contributor and digital learning proponent Don Tapscott makes the case for laptop programs after visiting Portugal.
Middle school students in Roadhouse, IL, might be equipped with laptops by the end of the next school year.
Read Ken Royals' interview with Intel's Eileen Lento.
A bill passed by the California Senate and under consideration by the Assembly could offer flexibility and savings to the state's schools.
A blogger reports on a visit to Intel's headquarters to learn about the company's commitment to education and technology.
After six years of successful implementation, the one-to-one program is struggling for survival.
A Generation YES report, summarized by Tech & Learning, looks at student support for laptop learning.
The first state to provide laptops to all seventh- and eighth-graders, Maine is now extending the program to every public high school student in the state
Based on interviews with five laptop-using districts, Tech & Learning magazine shares information about how district leaders feel about the laptop models they’ve chosen.
As part of new one-to-one program, all the eighth graders at a middle school in this Minnesota district will receive a laptop at the start of the 2009-2010 school year.
With teachers enthusiastic about an existing laptop pilot and grant funding becoming available, the Cullman, Alabama, School Board approves a faster phase-in to grades 11 and 12.
With positive research results but hardware challenges, the Stillwater Area Public Schools are considering the future of 1:1 for the district.
South Dakota’s funding for laptop initiatives has involved much debate over the years between the pro-technology governor and the legislature. The Elkton school board is voting on the governor’s approach.
An Iowa district enters into a four-year lease to supply secondary grade students with laptops for 24/7 access.
BusinessWeek.com examines the promises and challenges faced by President Obama as he aims to bring more technology into the classroom.
Nashwaaksis Middle School in New Brunswick receives the Laptop Institute 2009 School Spotlight Award for its one-to-one program.
Middle grade and high school students in South Carolina’s low-income Marion School District 7 are gaining “access to the whole wide world” through a new laptop program.
Blogger Elizabeth Helfant shares thoughts about getting off to a good start.
Monticello Middle School is piloting a laptop program that is scheduled to expand to all middle and high school classes in the district by 2012.
A brand new public school program, with partial private funding, focuses on technology, math and science.
ACOT2examines the kinds of learning environments needed to keep today’s high school students engaged and prepare them for success.
A recently released report on the Texas TIP program documents its impact on 21 middle schools.
The Texas gulf coast community plans to expand its laptop pilot program with Intel-powered classmate PCs.
Pennsylvania has added 152 school districts to the state's Classrooms for the Future, a program that provides laptops to high schools.
A successful laptop program at two middle schools in Bryan, TX, has earned the district the chance to extend the program to a third school.
Governor Mike Rounds has found a way to launch a leaner laptop program after his proposal was rejected by the state legislature.
Positive reception to Chelsea School District's sixth grade laptop program has administrators hoping for expansion to grades seven and beyond.
Governor Mike Rounds believes that cutting funding in year three of the state's laptop program would be a serious mistake.
Funds might be tight in Edgecombe County, NC, but district leaders feel that an investment in one-to-one technology is worth it.
Achieve, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that helps states raise academic standards, improve assessments and strengthen accountability, announced that Intel chairman Craig R. Barrett will co-chair its board of directors.
Students from Escambia County School District in Pensacola, Florida, recently got the chance of a lifetime – to start afresh in a high tech academy dedicated to academic excellence.
In 2005, Empire High School in Tucson, AZ, made headlines for its decision to forgo textbooks in favor of the digital resources that a wireless one-to-one environment could make possible. Here's an update.
In recent commentary for Forbes magazine, Craig R. Barrett addresses the crisis in American education today and what we can do about it.
MLTI's quarterly publication offers tips, resources and profiles of interesting projects.
As part of the launch of a new statewide one-to-one initiative, 3,530 Louisiana sixth-graders recently received laptop computers.
A South Carolina charter school, still in the planning stages, aims to help at risk, low-income students excel with help from laptop computers.
A look at how to make the 'write' choice between a tablet and a notebook computer.
Cameron is one of 22 school districts to get laptops – and some great support services – for the 2007-08 school year through Texas' statewide TIP program.
Advice from two experts on software licensing and service agreements.
Approximately 80 Tahoma Senior High School sophomores will receive laptops this year to use in the classroom and at home.
The Kansas City School Board unanimously votes to supply all of its high school students with laptop computers during the school day.
Each of the approximately 140 students enrolling at Ellis High School in Hays, Kansas for the 2007-08 school year is being issued a laptop computer for use during the school year.
Nick Sloan, Kansan Staff Writer, reports on listening to testimonials on a laptop pilot for the Board of Education
South Dakota´s Sioux City Journal finds optimism in the halls of Elk Point–Jefferson High School. The school won a competitive state grant for a one-to-one laptop program that begins this fall.
Education is digging in its heels against students' personal tools.
Intel´s sixth annual Education Visionary Conference took place April 26-27, 2007, at the beautiful Hotel Sofitel in Washington, DC. The conference focused on “1:1 Computing and Digital Empowerment”.
An effort in school computing backfires as a school attempts to divide classes between laptops that go home and those that stay at school.
As a new laptop initiative successfully launches, Pennsylvania's Governor seeks to expand the program.
Mix a scrapped program with significant public funding and the press is there. So it was when a New York Times article reported on a laptop computing initiative that had been scrapped after hacking, cheating and technical repairs rose -- and test scores did not. Read how bloggers and educators at one-to-one schools are responding to the controversial article.
The ATTAIN Act, hailed by education and technology industry leaders, recognizes that the use of technology, systemic school change and professional development are essential to global competitiveness.
Technology & Learning's April 2007 cover article focuses on one-to-one computing. It's on the horizon. Will you be ready?
Nashville Non-Profit Group Plans to Accelerate Broadband Internet and Related Technology through Public-Private Partnership
It's pretty clear that higher education needs to tune in to the world of the digital native or risk being circumvented when it comes to learning. Read more in this news article on the Horizon Report.
Expert tips on how to approach professional development in laptop environments.
Learn about Irving ISD's one-to-one program, which supports technology integration through extensive online resources, especially at the high school level.
A look at implementation strategies for a successful one-to-one learning initiative.
This 10-chapter guide, sponsored by HP, Microsoft and Intel, helps readers consider all the angles to get the best results.
Seven districts will participate in pilot program that includes laptops, professional development.
Two winning schools were also selected as winners in the Collaboration and Teamwork category.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Tiger Woods Foundation funding the HELP Team mobile classrooms. Roughly 35,000 laptops will help transform 103 high schools. Interested students twice what expected. School of the Future opens in Philadelphia. Initiative provides 3,000 students with virtual learning tools.
An Intel white paper provides local government stakeholders with a process overview of the implementation stages for a digital community metro-area broadband solution. Read about the Partnership for 21st Century Skills' report on high school reform.
Four Orange County school officials were recently recognized for their leadership in science, math and technology education. Michigan is the first state in the United States to require students to successfully complete an online course in order to graduate. The World Ahead Program will bring new technology and broadband access to world billion users and train 10 million more teacher in education technology.
Oliver Sicat, the founder and director of Emagine, runs the Boston Marathon to provide laptops for 20 graduating high school seniors.
T.H.E. Journal third and final article on Michigan's Freedom to Learn laptop program.
T.H.E. Journal's second of three articles on the results of Michigan's Freedom to Learn laptop program. T.H.E. Journal's first of three articles on the results of Michigan's Freedom to Learn laptop program.
One-to-one initiatives are called to document a day in the life of their programs on March 1. Pennsylvania Governor proposes using higher education funds for K-12 school laptop program. The annual technology conference in Texas focuses on how to best integrate technology into the curriculum including an in-depth look at ubiquitous computing.
Cullman City Schools in Alabama begins deployment of laptop for its "1:1 Laptop Initiative". Newark Public Schools state standardized test scores show improvement in reading and writing through use of email letter writing with classmates and classroom in Italy.
In South Dakota Mike Rounds, State of the State Address 2006 proposes laptops for students.
Massachusetts may use Maine's statewide laptop initiative as an example for its own laptop plan.
The NM governor's 2004 proposal to place laptop computers in 7th grade classrooms. Rockman et AL reports on the first year of implementation of the Laptop Program sponsored jointly by Microsoft Corporation and Toshiba America. Governor Romney's 2005 proposal to give new $100 laptops to 500,000 students in the state.
An editorial on the Massachusetts Governor's laptop initiative.
A checklist by Gary S. Stager
A handful of school districts launch laptop initiatives.
IN 2005, Empire High School will become one of the first U.S. public school to replace its printed textbooks.
Two elementary schools in Pinellas County Schools (FL) piloted laptop programs in 2005.
A Maine middle school principal provides a first-hand account during the first year (2002-2003) of Maine's Learning Technology Initiative.
The Editor's Column in The New Curriculum includes a list of ideas and tips for teachers who use or are interested in using laptops in their classroom.
The 2002 article looks at teacher's perceptions of Maine's laptop program at three different schools during year one.
In 2005 De Soto Unified School 232 in Kansas moved its one-to-one laptop initiative to a more affordable "on-demand access" program.
This 2001 feature article from Technology & Learning provided information relevant to early 1:1 program implementations.
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