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Staff development was a big issue.

Before the 1:1 rollout we spent at least six months on staff development. Going from 30 kids in a room opening textbooks to 30 kids opening computers is a significant shift.

Four years later we're still not there yet but we've definitely made progress. Getting to 100 percent is going to take a while.

Paying attention requires not just ability but desire. Technology may snuff out our desire to focus.

But there’s little evidence that attention spans are shrinking. Scientists use “span” to mean two separate things: how much we can keep in mind, and how well we can maintain focus.