Key+Ingredients

Listed below are the things we have observed as key ingredients to the success of a 1:1 program. Their absence can cause the program to lag or fail.

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 * There are three programs that are key to student interaction with teachers and for classroom management: Blackboard, OneNote and Dyknow.
 * Tablets have the most impact on teaching and learning (reaching broader learning styles and tapping into creativity).
 * Sustained, ongoing professional development is key. Teachers must know how to use the tools and have time to plan for how to integrate them into their curriculum.
 * This MUST be supported by the administration. Expectations must be set and monitored.
 * Breaking the comfortable paradigms require full emersion for a period of time (for example, require all classwork to be submitted electronically for at least the first semester; require ALL students to use OneNote for notes for the first quarter).
 * Clear communication of expectations must occur to staff.
 * It is important to realize that this is an ongoing process and it is not expected that students and teachers will use the technology 100% of the time. A more realistic average might be 40%, but it takes time to develop the lessons and integrate it.
 * It is important to articulate to parents what you are doing and why -- why a tablet vs. a laptop, for example.
 * If the tool of choice is a tablet, then it is important for the students and teachers to take advantage of the tablet functions.
 * The more "ownership" students have of their laptops, the more they will use them and respect them.