Discussion of School Laptop Initiatives
Overview, Research, Planning, Professional Development and more
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Overview of One-to-one Computing
One-to-one Information Resources
A Complete Guide to One-to-One Computing in the K-12 Environment
Lessons Learned about Providing Laptops for All Students
Research
Research and Reports
Research Watch
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI)
Maine International Center for Digital Learning
Schools That Work section of Edutopia -- Maine 1:1 Project-based learning, http://www.edutopia.org/stw-maine-pbl and http://www.edutopia.org/maine-project-learning-laptop-initiative
One-to-one computing programs only as effective as their teachers
Center for Digital Education
Teaching, Learning, and One-to-One Computing (with many connections to other research, see summary table below):

Florida Laptops for Learning Research; http://etc.usf.edu/laptops4learning/index.html - funded by the Florida Department of Education and the Enhancing Education through Technology program.
Paper: Dawson, K. & Cavanaugh, C. (2009, accepted). The evolution of ARTI: An online tool to promote classroom-based technology outcomes via teacher inquiry. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2009. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/30557
Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C. & Ritzhaupt, A. (2008). Florida’s Leveraging Laptops initiative and its impact on teaching practices. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 41(2), 143-159.
Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C. & Ritzhaupt, A. (2008). Conditions, Processes and Consequences of 1:1 Computing: The Impact on Teaching Practices and Student Achievement. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/noaccess/27486.
Cavanaugh, C., Dawson, K. & Ritzhaupt, A. (2008). Conditions, Processes and Consequences of 1:1 Computing in K-12 Classrooms: The Impact on Teaching Practices and Student Achievement. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 1956-1963).
Cavanaugh, C., Dawson, K. & Ritzhaupt, A., (2008). Statewide Study of 1:1 Computing: Impact on Teaching and Achievement. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C. & Ritzhaupt (2008). Establishing Acceptable Evidence: Taking Technology-related Action Research Beyond the Classroom. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference, San Antonio, TX.
2006-2007 Interim Report to the Florida Department of Education: Leveraging Laptops: Effective Models for Enhancing Student Achievement (PDF)
Planning
1:1 Computing – A Guidebook to Help You Make the Right Decisions
1X1 Best Practices Key Concepts in Planning
One-to-One Computing Evaluation Consortium
6 Steps to Building a Successful School Laptop Program
Professional Development
1X1 Best Practices in Professional Development
Technology Integration Matrix
6 Steps to Building a Successful School Laptop Program
Miscellaneous Related Items
Online Teaching Videos
Schools drop laptop programs - but are they dropping the ball as well?
Frontline – Digital nation – Life on the virtual frontier - Raising Digital Citizens
Netbooks in Education - wiki
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