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1:1 Laptop Use in the ClassroomBy: Tori Marcy, Lindsay Robertson, and Sarah Lifka

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Research Question

Does 1:1 Laptop use provided added value in the classroom?

+At- Risk Students and 1:1 Laptops

-26 students in low SES school

-Kidspiration, iWorks, iMovie

-As needed basis

-Made problem-solving more efficient

-Students more motivated to do work

+Primary Students and Laptops

4 classrooms with 4:1, 2:1, and 1:1 ratio

Fluency assessed through writing samples

2:1 showed most improvement- collaboration was effective

Students more focused and willing to help and share with peers

+1:1 Laptops Across Achievement Levels and SES

1,000 students in California (gifted, Middle-Class, and Low SES)

Test scores, student surveys, and observations

Better quality and more efficient writing

No concrete test results

Students preferred laptop use

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Laptops in Middle Schools

-8 classrooms in 2 middle schools

-- Interviews and observation notes

-- Online research, drill and practice

--Increase ability to formatively assess learning, to individualize instruction, a capacity for self-guided pacing, assess online resources, student interaction, collaboration among students, networked communication, and materials management.

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Laptop Carts vs 1:1

-2 fourth and fifth grade classrooms with 1:1, 5 fourth and fifth grade classrooms sharing a cart weekly.

-Used for writing and editing purposes

-- Interviews with teachers and observations

-- Students with 1:1 were more engaged and had more opportunities for practice and learning

+Laptops in the Early Years

23 classes grades 1-4

4:1, 2:1, and 1:1

Observation of language arts time

Scores and portfolios

2:1 resulted in longer stories, more collaboration, neater work, higher order thinking

+7th Grade Laptops

Two 7th grade classes with 1:1 laptops used in all core subject areas

Easier for teachers to be spontaneous

Increased student motivation and creativity

Activities not always good enough to replace old ones- time constraints

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1:1 vs 2 per class-3rd and 4th grade classrooms (2 of each)

-Teacher interviews, student questionnaires, observations

-More student motivation, more interaction, more achievement in writing and math

+Laptops and Literacy

One fourth grade classroom with 1:1 laptops used for literacy instruction

Venn diagrams, book blogs, quick writes, visual vocabulary

Engaged and motivated students

Taught students important technological skills

Difficult to implement school wide- Apple representatives, teachers, Wright’s Techies

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Pros-Engagement-Motivation-Better writing-Technological skills-Spontaneity -Research opportunities-Collaboration

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ConsAvailabilityComputer problemsTeacher SkillsTime ConsumingGood enough to replace traditions?Student’s learning curveDistractions