The Digital Pencil

One-to-One Computing for Children
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8058-6060-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 549 g

This book takes a serious historical and international look at the "digital pencil" movement to equip every student with a computing device with wireless connection. Using an ecological perspective as an overarching framework, and drawing on their own studies and available literature that illuminate the issues related to one-to-one computing, the authors present well-reasoned discussions about a set of complex and critical issue facing policy makers, educators, students, parents, and the general public.

The Digital Pencil addresses four key questions:

- Is the digital pencil a good idea? The authors analyze the costs and benefits of one-to-one computing programs through consideration of multiple indicators and examine the evaluation reports of various projects within their analytical framework to present a comprehensive summary of outcomes of one-to-one computing projects.

- What happens when each child has a networked computer? The authors analyze existing data with the goal of gaining insights and making suggestions and recommendations for policy makers, teachers, and parents.

- What should schools purchase or lease – is there an ideal device? These authors examine the relative advantages and disadvantages of different devices and implementation schemes.

- How do we know if one-to-one computing is making a difference? The authors review the evaluation plans of the various projects and propose a framework for comprehensive evaluation and research on one-to-one computing.

This book is intended for researchers, school administrators, educational technology professionals, and policy makers in the U.S. and around the world, and as a supplemental text for advanced courses in education, technology, and technological innovation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lei, Jing

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein E-Learning
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik E-Learning, Bildungstechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

@contents: Selected Contents:

1 The Digital Pencil: An Introduction

2 A Historical View of Technology in Schools

3 Arguments for One-to-One Computing

4 Conditions for Laptop Uses in Schools

5 How Students Use Laptop Computers

6 Laptops vs. Handhelds

7 Parents and One-to-One Computing

8 Evaluating and Studying One-to-One Computing

9 Final Thoughts on Laptops for Children

Über Autor(innen)

Jing Lei