This post about 1-2-1 laptops is worth checking out, and there is a good link to some lessons that call specifically for 1-2-1 computers.
The chart below gives a rather simplistic but meaningful continuum of tech use...I wonder where my classroom fits in....
The chart above was swiped from http://edinatech.blogspot.com/It seems like sometimes we're talking out of both sides of our mouths. One the one hand, we say, "Use computers only if they enhance learning, add meaning to the lesson, etc." But on the other hand, we may say things like, "Don't buy text books because you can get it all online." I guess the point is that a "Level 1" lesson might still be pretty damn good--engaging, enriching, and meaningful for the students. And of course, I think a "Level 4" lesson that couldn't be done without 1-2-1 availability might be completely terrible.
I would like nothing more (well, OK, I can think of a few things I'd like more) than for our school to go 1-2-1 with laptops. This school year and the MA program I'm currently taking have really shown me the light regarding a 1-2-1 program. I think one of the fears many would have would be feeling obliged to use the laptops all the time, every day. What would be wrong with a whole week going by without using them? Probably nothing. I'm thinking of a poetry activity I do where students cut random "good" sounding words out of magazines, mix them all together, then take about 30 of the words and arrange them into a poem (using only those words) that may not have much (or any) meaning but focuses only on sound. Would I drop that activity because it doesn't use computers? No. Is there someway to do it using computers? Yes. Is that way using computers better???????????? I'll have to get back to you.......
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