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RESOURCES Hewlett-Packard http://www.hp.com/go/k12 New students, new tools, new possibilities: Creating digital learning environments http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/hp/1/ 1:1 Computing: A guidebook to help you make the right decisions http://www.techlearning.com/1to1guide/index.php Fundamentals of K-12 Technology Programs http://www.techlearning.com/K12/Fundamentals Digital Learning Environments http://www.guide2digitallearning.com Intel’s K-12 Computing Blueprint http://www.k12blueprint.com America’s Digital Schools 2006 http://www.ads2006.org Consortium for School Networking http://www.cosn.org International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org One-to-One Institute http://www.one-to-oneinstitute.org Technology & Learning and TechLearning.com http://www.techlearning.com The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Publications http://www.21stcenturyskills.org 1:1 Improves Student Achievement KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Kent Technology Academy (KTA) near Seattle, Washington is a proven model of technology infused learning. Some of the factors that contribute to its success include administrative support, staff and student empowerment, innovation, student responsibility and self-direction, coordinated teacher planning, effective professional development, positive atmosphere, committed staff, and parental involvement. Kent measures its success in terms of outcomes, which include achievement of KTA students on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) that exceeded the performance of the overall district and of the state as a whole. If KTA were a school rather than a program, the achievement of KTA students would have caused it to be ranked as the top or second school in the Kent School District—in every subject tested with the WASL, at both grades 7 and 8, and on the state’s Technology Literacy Survey, a standardized self-report instrument. KERSHAW COUNTY In the Kershaw County School District in South Carolina, the district’s 1:1 initiative began with a mission to equip students with the skills necessary to compete nationally and globally. Dr. Agnes Slayman, KCSD’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction notes that students are more eager to learn, saying “Children who were previously uninterested in school are now active participants in the classroom. It has transformed the way our faculty teaches—it is more creative, and assignments are rigorous and more relevant to what a student will encounter in life.” FREEDOM TO LEARN Michigan’s Freedom to Learn program ranks among the nation’s most visionary 1:1 computing programs. It gave notebooks to 30,000 students and 15,000 teachers across the state. The program has been credited with driving improvements in several areas considered to be the precursors of improved student achievement, including reduced dropout rates and increased graduation rates. In a series of independently commissioned studies to evaluate the program, research has pointed out high levels of academic focus and student attention, with 90 percent of the participating students indicating that they believed they will be able to get better jobs. 4 Special Section of Technology & Learning http://www.hp.com/go/k12 http://newbay.ebookhost.net/tl/hp/1/ http://www.techlearning.com/1to1guide/index.php http://www.techlearning.com/K12/Fundamentals http://www.guide2digitallearning.com http://www.k12blueprint.com http://www.ads2006.org http://www.cosn.org http://www.iste.org http://www.one-to-oneinstitute.org http://www.TechLearning.com http://www.techlearning.com http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

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