"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.

DER in New South Wales-Where to now? (1)

Where to for this exciting and successful project? Education in NSW is on the boil.

2010 laptop rollout starts

Education Minister, Verity Firth updates progress of laptop rollout at Kogarah HS.

Brendan Jones speaks about his thoughts on the "Education Revolution". This is a valuable post.

Diane Marshall at the Adobe Leaders Conference

Bandwidth for the DERNSW - Stephen Wilson speaks at the Adobe Leaders Conference

A parent/s view of DER ... how relevant to learning is the website referred to?

Enticing teachers to use technology a useful post by a teacher from NSW, North Coast

Watch out for the next in this series ... DERNSW is on the move ...

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

Under construction: Posts on DER-NSW Laptops for Learning

Over the mast month, I have been collecting links and formulating posts on DER-NSW.

I finally spent some time today finishing them. Nothing too adventurous or innovative. Just some information about what is happening and who is posting and tweeting about it.

When you save posts as drafts, they keep that date. As a result, my posts go back in time from 10 June 2009.

A future goal will be to get posts to publish stage a lot faster.

It's good to dream ...

Laptops for Teachers across Australia

Across Australia, may states are using Federal Digital Education Revolution funds to purchase laptops for students.

Many states have already used their own money to fund laptop programs for teachers.

What's happening in Queensland?
Computers for Teachers-Online Community
Thinking Digitally
Delivering Content

SMART Classrooms
SMART Classrooms planning
SMART Classrooms ICT Leaders

Diagnostic Tools
ICT Pedagogical Licence Advanced Portfolio - sample

What's happening in Victoria?

ICT support services for netbooks

1-to-1 Learning

Netbook Trial wikispace posted by Helen Otway

What's happening in Western Australia

Notebooks

Related Programs

Cybersafety in WA