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In Maine, a laptop for every middle-schooler - Back to School- msnbc.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeremy Bischoff on 14 Jan 09 - Cached
  • In the United States, Maine has led the way with its laptop program, which has made students more enthusiastic in the classroom, but not necessarily resulted in better test scores.
  • More than 80 percent of instructors say the laptops help them make lessons more personal to students, make it easier for students to study problems from the real world and to dig deeper into certain topics,
  • Many teachers who were surveyed also said that students using laptops are becoming better at combining information from multiple sources and expressing their thoughts. Students in the program report that they understand the material better.
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  • “What you can do on laptops isn’t measured on current standardized tests,” said
  • teachers not knowing how to teach with laptops
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 14 Jan 09
       
      Professional Development for teachers has to go hand in hand with the equipment. Not just on how to use the software and hardware, but how to shift instruction while using it.
    • Jeremy Bischoff
      Jeremy Bischoff on 17 Jan 09
       
      I wonder how many teachers buy in to the technology? If it is anything like the schools here, there are probably some that still teach the same...
  • Maine’s laptop program has had other positive effects. From the beginning of the program, class attendance rose and detentions dropped.
  • Three-quarters of Maine’s middle school students say they like school more since getting their own laptops,
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 14 Jan 09
       
      A more positive attitude toward school and learning can not hurt.
  • ut a study led by University of Southern Maine professor David Silvernail found that the average 8th-grader using a laptop did score significantly higher on the writing part of a statewide exam
  • Bette Manchester, the first director of Maine’s laptop program, said the state also wants to use its laptop program to solve an age-old educational problem: How to offer every child the same opportunity at a quality education.
  • Michelle Krill on 14 Jan 09
     
    For Assignment 1
Michelle Krill

Exploratorium: About Our Network - 0 views

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networking network

shared by Michelle Krill on 16 Feb 09 - Cached
  • The MDF is the "Main Distribution Frame" where all the data converges, and the IDF's are "Intermediate Distribution Frames" where data goes out to the various machines.
  • Michelle Krill on 16 Feb 09
     
    MDF
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