Resources

Links for 1:1
National 1-1 Conference - held in Memphis -- Lausanne Laptop Institute One-to-One Computing Conference - held at Penn State in April

Anytime Anywhere Learning- National Foundation that helps schools get ready for a move to 1:1

[] Transcript of online chat between Education Week and 1-1 experts

[|1to1schools] is a blog all about 1-to-1 and has links to other blogs and sources of info about 1-to-1.

Iowa School Districts (Ames): []

**MISCELLANEOUS**
Laptop Lessons Learned Report - Northeast and the Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium

One-to-One Computing Programs only as effective as their teachers -- eSchoolNews article from February, 2010

Open Letter to the Teacher who said, "I Hate Technology!"

The Pancake Principal - article about incorporating 1:1 1 to 1 Readiness tool - free resource is designed to quickly and accurately determine your readiness for a 1:1 program covering many different topic areas like; teaching and learning, assessing your program, infrastructure, program design, and curricular support, just to name a few.

Parents say schools should teach more technology skills - //Tech and Learning,// November 2, 2009; Research conducted by __Project Tomorrow__ and reported in //Learning in the 21st Century: Parents' Perspectives, Parents' Priorities,// says parents believe schools are not preparing their children for the 21st Century.

BYOT (Bring your own Technology) - Technology & Learning article from December 2009

Left to their own Devices - THE Journal article from January 2010

The end of Techno-Critique: The Naked Truth about 1:1 Laptop Intiatives and Educational Change - Weston and Bain (JTLA, January 2010)

1-To-1 Learning by Pamela Livingston - based on research of 1-to-1 programs, analysis of studies at schools, lists caveats and logistical and other issues, has sample forms to use is used by many districts and states - Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/1-1-Learning-Second-Programs/dp/1564842541/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258205223&sr=8-1 or ISTE http://www.iste.org/lapto2

**RESEARCH**
Does technology have an impact on learning (Research) -- [] 
 * Article from EdTech** "Pointers on measuring success — from three programs that work" Includes links to other programs and studies. []

Chestnut Hill, MA (1/21/2010) – A dozen years into the "1 to 1" computing movement's push to pair every schoolchild and teacher with a laptop, studies show the students in these programs outperformed their peers in traditional classrooms, according to researchers. Students who have participated in 1:1 computing report higher achievement and increased engagement, according to findings of studies published in a special issue of the //Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment//, published by Boston College's Lynch School of Education. The journal's January 2010 edition represents the first-ever collection of peer-reviewed research articles examining the impacts of providing every teacher and student their own laptop computer in school – typically know as "1:1 computing." "This new collection of articles brings together some of the best evidence to date on the implementation and impacts of 1:1 computing," said Boston College Assistant Professor of Education Laura M. O'Dwyer, a co-editor of the journal, which is housed jointly in the Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC) and the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy (CSTEEP) at Boston College. The journal includes co-editor and Lynch School researcher Damian Bebell's evaluation of a pilot program in Massachusetts' Berkshire County. Bebell found the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative produced improved performance in English and writing, though results for math achievement were flat. Overwhelmingly, the laptops got students excited about school. Bebell said that across all of the studies contained in the journal, one common link is clear: the value of teachers committed to making 1:1 computing work. "One of the most salient findings was the critical role that teachers played in the success of each 1:1 program," Bebell said. Additional factors critical to student success across 1:1 technology settings included: · Having a strong commitment from school leadership · Developing consistent and supportive administrative policies · Creating professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly the sharing of best practices All of the studies that examined the impact of 1:1 computing on student achievement found that students in the 1:1 settings outperformed their traditional classroom peers on English/Language Arts standardized tests by a statistically significant margin. Study authors also reported on evidence of increased student motivation and engagement, as well as changes in teachers' instructional practices. ### The most recent edition of the //Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment// can be viewed at [|www.jtla.org].
 * A computer per student leads to higher performance than traditional classroom settings **
 * //First collection of research examines results '1 to 1' educational computing //**