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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Newly published, peer-reviewed research out of Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine suggests that one-to-one laptop programs improve student academic achievement in K-12 classrooms. Learning in one-to-one laptop environments: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. Warschauer, M.,

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Smartboards, for instance, have transformed the way lessons are presented, offering interactive and dynamic content that can cater to various learning styles. Tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks have become as commonplace as notebooks, enabling students to access a vast reservoir of information and educational resources at their fingertips.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. Despite its small size, Piedmont is recognized nationally as a leader in digital learning and a recipient of multiple innovation grants and awards. Compatible with MacBook Air laptops.

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Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

Edsurge

What makes the place truly unique, however, is the way Marc Pedersen and his wife Tricia Pedersen have set up their classes to offer students a differentiated, high-tech, personalized learning experience—all without relying heavily on screen time. Instead, their students do lots of hands-on work.

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High school should be more like preschool

The Hechinger Report

States like Rhode Island , Vermont and others are now sponsoring efforts to expand personalized learning, and some major foundations are also pushing the idea. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? Related: Making an environment where teachers can create bespoke lessons.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology. A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.). Activity-Based Learning. Individualized Learning. Informal Learning. Personalized Learning.

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An Oral History of Early Childhood Educators During the Pandemic

Edsurge

There were small challenges, like getting 2-year-old children to wear masks, or finding electrical outlets to accommodate all the laptops that the school-aged children in her care needed for remote learning. She recalls when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. “We I had $600,000 in damage.

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