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Michael Walker

A computer per student leads to higher performance than traditional classroom settings - 3 views

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1:1 research achievement engagement professional development

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  • Bebell said that across all of the studies contained in the journal, one common link is clear: the value of teachers committed to making 1:1 computing work. "One of the most salient findings was the critical role that teachers played in the success of each 1:1 program," Bebell said. Additional factors critical to student success across 1:1 technology settings included: Having a strong commitment from school leadership Developing consistent and supportive administrative policies Creating professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly the sharing of best practices
  • Michael Walker on 22 Jan 10
     
    Peer Reviewed research supporting increased achievement in 1:1 environments
Michael Walker

techLEARNING.com | Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leader... - 0 views

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mobile learning environment education 1-to-1 Soloway Norris

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  • If you go to a situation where the computers are one-to-one, where every child has a computer, be it a cell phone computer or a mini laptop computer, then all the learning activities, all the learning resources are on that device. It becomes the conduit then for the curriculum and for the artifacts the student creates. In some sense it does replace or certainly augments the paper and pencil materials. As Cathie pointed out earlier, the problem was that the computer was used as an add on. The major part of the lesson was still done on paper and there might be one activity that you did on the computer but that activity wasn't integrated with the rest of the pieces of paper. The computer wasn't playing an integral role to the lesson. But with one to one, it becomes possible for the computer to play an integral role. CN: Which is the way it is in business. Most business people do the majority of their work on their computer. Pencil and paper tends to be an aside or an add on for notes. When we start talking about teaching children 21st Century Skills, teaching them how to use the computer for the bulk of what they do is certainly a 21st Century Skill. ST: Certainly, so long as it's not just teaching the technical means to do a PowerPoint presentation or write a paper. It's about the critical thinking that goes on.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 12 Dec 08
       
      I think this is the key! Remember the first day...Make the laptop disapear!
  • The teachers who are out of control when students have handhelds are the same teachers who are out of control when the students have pencils and paper. I was a classroom teacher for 15 years and back then the threat was that computers were going to come in and replace all teachers. All of the good teachers felt that any teacher who could be replaced by a computer should be. There is always room for and a place for good teachers. In this case the role of the teacher is different. It's not necessarily a role of handing out the information. You don't open up students' heads and dump in the information. Rather, teachers provide direction and contextualize things for students as they do their lessons. Students are not sitting there like little birds waiting to be fed. To create autonomous learners you must contextualize things for students as they find them or as they run into difficulties trying to fit pieces together because you've structured the lesson for them. ST: You're singing my song. One of the things we often say at our organization is that a child is not a vessel to be filled, but a flame to be kindled. What you're speaking to is how do you create that spark and engage that 21st Century Learner.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 12 Dec 08
       
      Classroom management and teacher's role
  • Well that's true. One of the things that I worry about with Smart Boards is people are just porting all of their book based content into static PDFs to be displayed on Smart Boards. There's nothing engaging there about that solution. CN: Right. Children are simply watching something bigger. We were in Mexico and we saw that Mexico had adopted the Smart Boards in all the classrooms. At one meeting we attended, they demonstrated how they were going to be using the Smart Boards in the classroom. A teacher had a book opened, displayed on the Smart Board, going through the lessons with the book on the Smart Board. It was just a bigger book, the children are still being passive learners. They simply watched her as opposed to engaging with a technology that fits them, moving up and around, it's a completely different learning environment. ES: This was a very powerful learning experience for both of us. Here is a country trying to move into the 21st century. They were going to equip their classrooms with all these expensive, electronic whiteboards. All they were doing was the same thing that they had done with books in the past and that wasn't particularly interesting to the kids. Displaying the book a little bigger is not going have any impact whatsoever.
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  • We see a trajectory with this issue of one-to-one computing. The entire notion of one-to-one is going to change. The term is inappropriate. It's a dominant term now because it comes out of the laptop world. It still focuses on the technology as opposed to what the kids are going to do with the technology. I think over the next few years, the notion of one-to-one as a term will disappear. What's going to happen is that it will be a given that all the children will have a computing device. It probably is going to happen faster than most people think. Right now, a large percentage of schools in the United States, ban cell phones. But once this dam breaks, when schools see that kids are already bringing computers to school and schools don't have to pay for those computers, the light bulb within administrators will light up. Administrators will begin to notice that one child brings a Motorola, another brings a Nokia, and yet another brings an iPhone. The solution? You just put a layer of software on top of the phone that makes all those non-homogeneous devices homogeneous with respect to the teacher and the learning activities. Just like a Dell and a Sony and a Gateway. They're different computers. You put a layer of software on top of them and now they're all the same. That's the same idea that will happen in the cell phone computer world. And when this happens, we think it's going to happen very quickly. Not in five years, more like two to three years.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 12 Dec 08
       
      A view of what the future may hold!
  • Michael Walker on 12 Dec 08
     
    Cathleen Norris and Eliot Soloway discuss issues with teaching in a one to one environment
Michael Walker

Technology in the Middle » 1:1 - 0 views

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middle 1-to-1 learning

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  • Michael Walker on 18 Dec 08
     
    Blog for school that just started a 1:1 middle level program this fall.
Michael Walker

Thinking about Ning… Why we choose the tools we use - 1 views

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Ning 1:1 tools free cost

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  • As I mentioned, sometimes solutions that seem inexpensive can be deceptively costly.  For example, a school that doesn’t take the time to do a full wireless survey before implementing a 1:1 program and just drops in APs in every room will likely end up with poor service and a lot of frustration for everyone involved.  A school that adopts a piece of hardware or operating system before a thorough evaluation of other options available could end up with a ton of incidental costs or face an unnecessarily limited curriculum.
  • Michael Walker on 20 Apr 10
     
    Tami Brass talking about the tools we use. Great line about implementation of 1:1 as well!
Michael Walker

YouTube - Networked Student - 0 views

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networked student 1:1 conectivism constructivism

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  • Michael Walker on 04 Dec 08
     
    Awesome video showing what 1 to 1 learning could look like!
Michael Walker

Weblogg-ed » If Every Student Had a Computer - 0 views

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education weblogg 1:1 Australia PLP

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  • Michael Walker on 06 Aug 09
     
    Will Richardson and Sheryl Nussbaum Beach are leading a group of Australian Educators in implementing 1:1. Here is Will's blog post about it, and I will also link to the Wiki where they will be doing lots of work. I think it will be a good resource for us!
Michael Walker

Get Your Geek On, Help Scientists With iDoScien - Flash Player Installation - 2 views

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idoscience social networks science learning research projects ideas

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  • Michael Walker on 28 Jan 10
     
    From the site: 1. Teachers now have an unprecedented resource of meaningful science projects to engage their students. 2. Students can work with professional scientists anywhere in the world on real research projects that benefit us all. 3. Students can create their own projects and find collaborators all over the planet. 4. Citizen scientists can find like-minded people to share ideas. 5. Home-schoolers now have a network of science lovers to use as a resource for their children. 6. Professional scientists now have a turn-key solution to promote their research projects, archive their data, find collaborators and reach out to thousands of people they could not reach before.
  • Michael Walker on 28 Jan 10
     
    From the site: 1. Teachers now have an unprecedented resource of meaningful science projects to engage their students. 2. Students can work with professional scientists anywhere in the world on real research projects that benefit us all. 3. Students can create their own projects and find collaborators all over the planet. 4. Citizen scientists can find like-minded people to share ideas. 5. Home-schoolers now have a network of science lovers to use as a resource for their children. 6. Professional scientists now have a turn-key solution to promote their research projects, archive their data, find collaborators and reach out to thousands of people they could not reach before.
Michael Walker

1:1 Computing: Beyond the Halo Effect - 1 views

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computing beyond 1:1 Oakland SPA

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  • Michael Walker on 18 Mar 10
     
    Tami Brass's presentation to WEMTA this morning. School on the left is Oakland Jr. High. School on the right is SPA. Tami started the program at Oakland and is currently running the program at SPA.
Michael Walker

10 Technology Enhanced Alternatives to Book Reports - TheApple.com - 0 views

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reading technology books book reports resources

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  • Michael Walker on 15 Jul 09
     
    As you look at how 1:1 will impact your classroom, these ideas might provide some interesting alternatives.
Tess Bademan

Edina Technology Integration: One to One Learning Leadership Institute: Session 1 - 0 views

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  • How different are today's classrooms from how they were 40 years ago?
    • Beth VonEschen
      Beth VonEschen on 06 Nov 08
       
      Society has changed at a much faster pace than most schools.
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Heidi Degener
      Heidi Degener on 06 Nov 08
       
      What are the reasons that schools would not block Facebook if it is such a management issue?
    • Mary Elliott
      Mary Elliott on 06 Nov 08
       
      They want to be on the cutting edge, and maybe they have lots of tech support or not many students.
    • irmgard farah
      irmgard farah on 06 Nov 08
       
      It should depend on the different grade levels if facebook is blocked in school or not.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      Doug Johnson is a big believer that blocking Web content is a lot like banning books. He would rather teach kids proper use as opposed to say "You can't use it here."
  • As we look at education in the 21st century, we need to take these things into account.
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, yet the method for accountability needs to change as well. Schools will respond to where the carrot or the stick is....right now that focus is on testing....the pendulum will need to swing more towards performance based assessment. What did MN learn from grad. standards of the 1990s? The grassroots of that movement came from the business community and addressed these exact issues...yet, education became bogged down with the accountability of it all.
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  • Our learning environment must be innovative, where we create, distribute, access and collaborate with information.
    • margaret smith
      margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
       
      Our classrooms have changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine what an innovative classroom will look like in the next 5 years.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, I think it is impossible to compehend!
  • Einstein-" Never memorize what you can look up in books"
    • Alison Anderson
      Alison Anderson on 06 Nov 08
       
      Hmmm...Interesting quote. With our technologies, can't we look up everything? Is there anything worth memorizing? This will radically change how we teach. Memorization is a time-saver in the long run. We'll need to consider what information we teach is "worthy of memorization".
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I think this would be a great conversation! I see a huge difference between memorizing your math facts and memorizing the capitals of states. Where do we draw the line?
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      If NCLB/MCAII's require students to memorize facts for standardized tests, can we instruct at a higher level than Knowledge on Bloom's? Scott McLeod has an interesting video on that here: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/08/whats-the-best.html Though you will need to view it at home because our filter blocks Vimeo, the site he uploaded the movie to.
    • Tess Bademan
      Tess Bademan on 07 Nov 08
       
      Hmm. . . . I don't buy it! Isn't a knowledge base necessary for the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy? Am I old-fashioned to think that there are certain things that educated people should KNOW?
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      What was the rationale for the difference in how they treat these sites? How does the administration in Edina feel?
  • margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
     
    An innovative and collaborative environment is an exciting thought. Technology has changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine how our classrooms will change in the next five years.
Michael Walker

Classroom Management of Laptops - School Computing - 1 views

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1:1 laptops classroom-management tips

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  • the teacher must circulate in the classroom
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 15 Dec 09
       
      This is the "Bottom Line!"
  • Don’t forget your established classroom management skills.
  • Try to find ways to celebrate all sorts of different successes.
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  • Catch them being good
  • Teach good note-taking skills!
  • For better discussion, lower laptop screens
  • Designate a scribe. Consider designating a student as scribe for the day and have him/her take notes for the class. Allow other students to use the laptop only during student-centered activities and not during teacher-centered lessons.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 15 Dec 09
       
      Then the scribe can share with the rest of the class.
  • Hold students accountable.
  • Remember, it's about them; not you. You don't have to be a master of technology, nor do you have to understand everything kids can do with technology. Create a framework for an engaging, student-centered assignment and let students surprise you with their innovative contributions!
  • disruptive behavior with laptops is also more likely to occur when laptops are integrated into a learning activity where they aren't essential, or in the classrooms of teachers who have discipline issues without laptops.
Michael Walker

http://1to1schools.net/ - 2 views

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1to1schools 1:1 laptop education pedagogy research web2.0 technology learning

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  • Michael Walker on 08 Dec 09
     
    Great new resource!! Take some time over Winter break to check this out and feel free to add your voice!!
Mel Padden

Edina Technology Integration - 0 views

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  • Student productivity has increased substantially.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I wonder what performance was like before?
  • Cell phones are to be kept in locker.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      How do they control this? Is it better to model appropriate use and go by our policy of not using it during the school day?
  • More kids passed state science test last year than the year before, when they didn’t have a 1-to-1 program.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      Can a causal connection be made here?
Michael Walker

i>clicker Intros Web-based Clicker -- THE Journal - 0 views

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formative assessment 1:1 clicker Web

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  • Michael Walker on 26 Mar 10
     
    This would allow for laptops to be used as clickers!
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