How to Thrive -- Not Just Survive -- in a One-Computer Classroom
Are you a teacher in a one-computer classroom? Do you long to
incorporate technology into your lessons but believe it is more
of a hassle than it's worth? Education World writer Glori Chaika
explores strategies experienced teachers use to help them turn
their one computer into a dynamic, creative teaching tool.
Included: Strategies that work! "I find it's kind of like having
some candy but not enough for everyone." That's how Phyllis
Stallworth, a fourth-grade teacher at Little Oak Elementary
(Slidell, Louisiana) describes life in her one-computer
classroom. "Writing a story or working on a project can take
forever if the person on the computer works very slowly,"
Stallworth tells Education World. It's not that Stallworth
doesn't have technology skills. It's not that she doesn't want
to make good use of that single computer by her desk. "I know
enough to do something exciting with the computer, but sometimes
I find it's more of a hassle than it'