Default webpage for students when opening Chromebooks.

Default webpage for students when opening Chromebooks.

"This article details the spread and scope of large-scale 1:1 computing initiatives around the world.What follows is a review of the existing literature around 1:1 programs followed by a description of the large-scale 1:1 database. Main findings include: 1) the XO and the Classmate PC dominatelarge-scale 1:1 initiatives; 2) if professional development was conducted within a 1:1 initiatives, itwas done at the onset of the project by venders of the hardware; 3) funding for 1:1 initiativesappears to be provided initially but not as a reoccurring expense."

"Google will provide advanced notice of a model's EOL Date on this page as soon as it is launched, giving our customers time to make purchase decisions. EOL dates may be pushed later than the initial date published, but will never be sooner than listed, which will be at least a minimum of 5 years from launch of the hardware. Models that have not reached their EOL date will continue to receive OS updates and function with the Enterprise management service."

Fodder for FSA tech vision

Burlington High School Statement of Responsibility for 1:1 devices.

""Within the next five years, our respondents expect to have more tablets per student than they currently have computers" Munster said. The school districts represented in the poll have about 10 students per computer, but in the next five years, IT directors for school districts say they expect it to drop to about six students per iPad. Devices like the iPad are preferred over computers in the classroom because they provide more individualized learning than a traditional computer."

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Examples of 1:1 computing programs

Victoria Australia's iPad page

"While iPads have rocketed to popularity on many college campuses since Apple Inc. introduced the device in spring 2010, many public secondary schools this fall will move away from textbooks in favor of the lightweight tablet computers. Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called "one-to-one'' programs, in which at least one classroom of students is getting iPads for each student to use throughout the school day."

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