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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^   But don't you see that they are on laptops at school anyway more and more throughout middle school and into high school?  But just crappy shared devices that take really long to pass out to everyone.  And unfair advantages to those who have good computers and internet at home.

It's how they are used that matters.  I think you are thinking that the kids will be experiencing sort of an on-line learning experience while in the classroom.  That's simply not the case at my daughter's middle school.  The tablets were a tool but not the major factor in learning.  And if the same chromebooks are used by the school with the same software and internet, then certain programs/applications/content can be filtered.

Have you hefted a bunch of textbooks lately?  They are huge and weigh a ton.  That's why people use kindles all the time; for convenience.

Why not observe another 1:1 device program before ruling it out.  [/quote]

Most of us over 30 hefted heavy backpacks middle school through college.  We survived, and there is zero evidence the books have gotten heavier.  That is not a concern of mine.

And no, I don't think DCI students are sitting in classrooms receiving instruction from a Skype - in teacher.  [b]Maybe this is both a point we can agree and disagree on:  there's nothing wrong with every student being issued their own tablet (we both agree, yes?).  [/b]I think it is wrong for that student to spend seven years with a tablet as the almost sole source of educational materials (aside from live instruction and experiments/field trips).  I agree, and I assume you disagree?[/quote]

Yes I agree.  And I also think a constant program working with students on boundaries, thoughtful research, plagiarism, issues with social media, etc. would be necessary and useful.  Students could sign contracts about appropriate use, etc.

In addition, here are two local private schools that have 1:1 device programs.  Both have thoughtful blogs and articles about the use of the devices in the classroom.

http://www.saes.org/page/Academics/One-to-One-Laptop-Program  (4th grade on up)

http://www.greenacres.org/page.cfm?p=793   (5th grade on up)[/quote]

I'm not interested in those schools either.  Are there any top schools (anywhere in the U.S.) that rely so heavily on technological devices (i.e., "paperless" schools).  Or is this just a DCI experiment?[/quote]

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