6:41 AM
Marshall
In the geographic area of Iowa there has been a lot of conversation over the past few years about 1 to 1 technology in schools. Apple has done a nice job of getting their foot in the door and creating opportunities for several school districts to make the move to having a computer in the hands of each student that enters their door. Now that the PC revolution has followed suit with making notebooks inexpensive enough to be considered, the race is on. Moving to 1 to 1 status is more than a financial outlay and setting up simple policies for care of the computer and access to the internet both at school and at home, however. It is about a new way of thinking in the classroom and teaching and learning at an incredible pace. It is about letting down the guard to some level and yet protecting students. It is about finding the balance of safety and learning. It is about being comfortable with something that may be foreign. It is about students being more familiar and expert at the tools than those charged with leading the learning. It is about finding a wealth of tools available and at our disposal that weren't there before. It is about collaboration. It is about stretch learning. It is about 21st Century learning. It is about shared learning. It is about learning...for all.
