Digital Revolution versus Digital Distraction: A Hands-On Argument

This type of headline has been appearing more frequently of late.  Articles about banning laptops or handheld devices are always worth a read, just to get on top of the arguments.

Seems like a no-brainer to me, but hey, who am I to judge what higher-education staff might require in their classrooms.


Many others at all levels of schooling are more positive.

1:1 is more than devices

Student comments about the use of netbooks in Year 7

Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools and Web-based learning leaves schools in two minds, are two interesting articles from the UK, Guardian.


Learning with laptops and various handheld devices, is a topic that still has a lot of time to develop and play out in primary and secondary levels of schooling.

"Hands-On" Learning with Laptops and "i"devices (4)

Generation i will grow on touchscreens and the Gartner Report that is the source of this article.

Iowa 1:1 Institute, Van Meter initiatives.

Not a lot of new initiatives reported lately, I'll open the post and add to it as they appear.

"Hands-On" Learning with Laptops and "i"devices (3)

Third in this series ...

A story from Wales: Free laptops as windows of opportunity

Another from England, Somerset school issues all 1400 pupils with their own laptop

From the USA:
Residents hear more about the Central York laptop plan

Innovative ways to engage learners with cell-phones.

More and more initiatives every day from around the world.

"Hands-On" Learning with Laptops and "i"devices (2)

Survey: Student want Mobile Devices in School

Educators struggle to design mobile-learning content

Central York School District, Pennsylvania and the possibility of laptops for high school students

Rethinking plan for educating at-risk students.

Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools

Collection in progress as articles appear ... look out for three in this series

Digital Tools and Laptops for Learning - Global Buzz (12)

Seventh graders in Richfield Springs now have laptops to take home, a story from New York.

Some schools rethink bans on cell phones
This MSNBC article references activities in a few American states.

Another opinion piece on laptop learning: The Truth about 1:1 Laptop Programs

Student response systems still attract interest in the field.

Jury still out on EVSC laptop computer program

Finneytown students enjoy being test subjects.

An alternative view: Ban cell phones in school

Wesley Fryer writes: Teaching more content with an IWB is not transformational

The ifactor - ipods, iphones - giving learning a hand

There will be many more links for this topic and discussion about some other gadgets will intersect with this debate.

The article Tuning in to Technology reports on the ipod: Take My Teacher Home Program.

Keeping in Touch ipod touch program.

iphone in Education evernote links

Walnut Schools adds ipod touch to 3Rs

Smart Boards, iPods shove aside chalkboards

Schools adjust how writing is taught in text age.

So, what about books? Silvia Tolisano writes about the potential impact of ebook readers.