Twitter Lists for 1:1 and Netbook Educators
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to connect with a number of educators involved in 1:1 programs and now with educators using netbooks in their schools. Although classroom laptop (and now netbook) initiatives have been happening for around to 20 years now, it’s still a challenge to find solid advice and [...]
Netbooks in the Classroom
Here’s the slideshow that guided today’s discussion: Netbooks In The Classroom View more presentations from Tami Brass. Please comment with questions, suggestions, or how you’re using netbooks in your school. If you’re using netbooks in your school/district, you might be interested in this Twitter list of educators using netbooks.
1:1 vs carts vs ??? – What’s best for kids (on a budget)?
I first starting using laptops with kids about 10 years ago with a cart of turquoise clamshell iBooks. I’d been an Apple fan for a while and was in love. I saw great things happen in the classroom and spent three years getting as many carts as I could until my school eventually went 1:1 [...]
End of the day glimpse of integration
It’s 2:50 the last day of our school week (workshop day tomorrow). What’s happening in the rooms around me? Math 7 – Kids are using their ClassmatePC tablets to graph coordinates. They can do the math and draw the lines right on the screens. The enter info into OneNote notebook w/teacher. LASS (Language arts/social studies) [...]
Roll up your netbook…
Imagine a netbook flexible enough to roll up. It easily converts from rolled to slate/tablet to laptop mode. Would love to test one of these some day! Wondering which will happen first – the roll-up laptop or the new OLPC concept: For more info, check out the article on Mashable.
