"Project RED conducted the first and only national study of education technology to focus on student achievement and financial implications. In our research of nearly 1,000 schools, we discovered a replicable design for successfully introducing technology into the classroom- one that leads to improved student performance and cost benefits. "
"Moving a campus to one-to-one is a huge change for schools when properly implemented. It can and should change the ways that teachers teach and students learn. The technology allows for lessons to be enhanced in ways that are nearly impossible without the use of it. But before any of this can happen, there should be a lengthy period of discussion and research, and certain questions must be answered by all involved. Here are some of the questions to consider."
The point at which kids learn is when they go into their community and research
noteworthy historical sites to understand their significance.
What the mobile phone added was an immediacy to the task at hand. Was it
imperative to the learning process? Probably not. But did the QR creation make
the project more interesting, more relevant to their lives, and thus more
personal for students? That’s what educators are betting on.
When the child takes a picture with a phone, the child can then integrate the
picture into an artifact that also contains a concept map, an animation, etc. In
fact, the picture can be imported into a drawing program, then labeled with
text. So it is more than a camera.”