1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work - Softcover

Pamela Livingston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564842258 ISBN 13: 9781564842251

Publisher: ISTE, 2006

Synopsis

When every student in the classroom has a laptop, tablet, or handheld computer at their fingertips, a whole new world of instructional possibilities appears. Get ready to map those possibilities with Pamela Livingston's guide to 1-to-1 programs that work. You'll find practical planning advice and a host of implementation resources.

Learn how to form an effective and inclusive planning committee, choose hardware and software that will integrate well with existing systems, select the most cost-effective purchasing, support, and funding options, anticipate and overcome logistical challenges, plan professional development activities that inspire teacher buy-in, and much, much more!

Learn from the leaders of the most successful 1-to-1 programs in the country how to plan and roll out a program that will work from day 1!

Also available:

IT's Elementary!: Integrating Technology in the Primary Grades - ISBN 1564842282
RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom - ISBN 1564842398

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.

Some of the areas in which we publish are:
-Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more
-National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
-Professional development for educators and administrators
-Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum
-Safe practices for the Internet and technology
-Educational technology for parents

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela Livingston has been an educator and administrator at independent schools for thirteen years. 1-to-1 Learning is the result of interviews with more than three dozen laptop school leaders, a review of the studies and research on laptops and schools, and the author's own professional experience leading the laptop program at the Peck School in Morristown, New Jersey, where she works as head of technology.

Review:

A timely book. . . . 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs that Work is a comprehensive resource for planning and implementing laptop programs in the classroom. --CDW-G Newsletter

About this edition

• Publisher: ISTE
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1564842258
• ISBN 13: 9781564842251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164