Wow! This school district in South Carolina gave a laptop to every student from 3-12th grades. The article is a question and answer type article that explains how the school does assessments and how they went about undertaking this big task. Interestingly they had people along the whole spectrum: teachers who were eager to try it to those who threatened to leave if the school district went through with the plan. They went through with the plan alright and they claim that their statistics all around are improving. Students are achieving better on tests, attendance rates are up and drop out rates are down.
It seems that this would not only be an interesting thing to do as far as technology is concerned but also sustainability. I wonder how much paper they are saving by doing so much schooling electronically. This was a very inspiring and interesting article.
McCrea, B. (11/16/11). Measuring 1:1 Results. The Journal. Retrieved from: http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/11/16/Measuring-11-Results.aspx?Page=1
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