Bookmarks for Flat Classroom group based on trends in Thomas Friedman's book, the World is Flat. Find global projects at http://flatclassroomproject.org
HEre is the information on Verizon's website about the St. Mary's case study with downloadables and a video. You know there are many options for 1:1 programs - and ipads and netbooks aren't the only two. Take a look here and balance the decision.
I've been messaging with Scott Newcomb about what they are doing at his school in Ohio and got this message: "Every student 3-5 has their own smart phone (MLD). We are starting BYOD with the upper grades this year." Here is their mobile learning blog.
Scott Newcomb (@snewco on twitter) works with the St. Mary's city schools (Ohio). I was blown away by his school's mobile learning technology page. Tons of resources here for mobile learning.