Chapter 1 Lessons Learned: Starting a 1-to-1 Laptop Program
I was glad that I actually knew the 1983 movie he was referencing at the beginning of this chapter. War Games is a great movie but I’ve never considered it in a way he used it. I probably shouldn’t be surprised anymore but I am still taken aback when I see three year olds maneuver around an iPad better then most adults. But the truth is, kids know technology and pick up on it so fast. If schools move towards a laptop for every child then the adults are going to have to be on their toes or they will have some pretty tech savvy kids hacking into administrator’s accounts.
It’s weird to think that schools are outgrowing their technology when they have something like a laptop cart. That is something I never would have dreamed of my junior high or high school getting. But it makes sense though. I can see where it would be frustrating to have all those computers but they aren’t charged or kids can’t find their work because it’s all saved on different computers.
This school had some great stories of their first year with the laptops. I loved they way one teacher was really into incorporating the technology. As she put it, she was “meeting the kids where they are.” She tried to use the technology the kids already used and liked into her lessons. For example she used iTunes, Google images and other stuff to spruce up her PowerPoint. She also had some projects where Facebook was used.
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