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Going "Green" at Laptop Schools

One of the focal points of this year's iSummit is environmentalism and being a "green" school. The Gillespie School in La Jolla has installed solar panels on their campus to conserve energy. What initiatives has your campus taken in this direction?

Posted by Julene on March 19th, 2008 at 8:43am — No Comments (Add)

iSummit 2008 : July 9-12 at The Ensworth School, Nashville, TN

"Computers, Community, & Con'SERVE'ation" iSummit 2008 will be the sixth annual conference of the Coalition of Lighthouse Schools. This conference focuses on three critical teams: Leadership, Learning, and Infrastructure. Tracks are provided for each of these groups to share knowledge and discuss common opportunities and challenges as related to 1 to 1 learning. Note: The Coalition of Lighthouse Schools and iSummit are focused on independent schools that are either actively in… Continue

Posted by Julene on March 3rd, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Laptop Institute Registration is Open!

The Laptop Institute that is held in Memphis each year is a popular event with an international group of attendees. Registration is limited, so I recommend you do so quickly if you want to attend. This year's conference will take place from July 13th to July 15th. I highly recommend this conference if you are either currently involved in a laptop initiative or are planning one for the near future. Information and registration can be found at the following URL: http://www.laptopinstitute.com/… Continue

Posted by Julene on February 6th, 2008 at 5:32pm — No Comments (Add)

Maine's Laptop Initiative - Research Results Show Improved Writing Skills!

Recent research studies report that Maine's laptop initiative helped to improve student writing skills. You can read more about this research here: http://www.usm.maine.edu/cepare/Impact_on_Student_Writing_Brief.pdf http://www.k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/story_good_news_from_maine_about_the_impact_of_laptops_on_writing_skills.php What changes have you seen in your students at your school if you have laptop programs currently in place? Are the paradigms of teaching and learning changing? Ha… Continue

Posted by Julene on January 7th, 2008 at 9:59pm — No Comments (Add)

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Laptop Learning: Preparing Students for Tomorrow

In order to prepare our students to be successful global citizens, we need to guide them to be self–directed in their learning and to be lifelong learners. Ubiquitous computing such as that in a school with laptops allows students to be self–directed in their studies. "Laptop learning" is one way that educators can provide opportunities for students to be engaged and empowered with their own education. Share your successes, your thoughts, your ideas, and your concerns here so that we can communicate and collaborate to create authentic learning experiences for our students.

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When I give workshops and keynote speeches on "Harnessing Web 2.0 for Education," I advise educators to start by choosing one of the "basic three" web 2.0 applications to try as they start to imple... Continue

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Online Resources for Laptop Learning

Join the del.icio.us network, find your own resources, and share them! You can see some of the ones I am compiling at http://del.icio.us/julener. If you add a "/1to1" to the url, you will find those related to just laptop learning.

Lighthouse Schools Coalition – This is an organization of independent schools that are implementing a 1:1 program with Apple laptops.