It’s the million-dollar question: As schools and districts
expand tech use through adoption of one-to-one initiatives,
providing students and teachers with personal digital wireless
devices, they meet learning goals and increase equity and access
as a result—or do they?Does teacher knowledge, skills,
instructional quality and student engagement rise as a result of
technology? What goes up when technology goes in? Read on for
findings from evaluations of 6 major initiatives, including
Florida, Maine, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Texas. Specifically, Florida’s Leveraging Laptops, Maine’s
Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), North Carolina’s 1:1
Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI), Michigan’s Freedom to
Learn (FTL), Pennsylvania’s Classrooms for the Future (CFF),
Texas’s Immersion Pilot (TIP), and Henrico County, Virginia’s
Teaching and Learning Initiative. Get an overview, description,
findings in outcomes, instructional practices, and planning &
implementation. What should you consider when