review the puzzle: how to effectively implement laptops in the classroom
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Student Perceived Relevance The ideal lesson teaches on three levels: –TEKS (what the state thinks is important) –Core competencies (what the business world thinks is important) –Student interest (what the student think is important)TRANSCRIPT
ReviewReviewThe Puzzle:The Puzzle:
How to effectively implement How to effectively implement laptops in the classroomlaptops in the classroom
The Major Pieces
Instructional Design
Student perceived relevance
Teacher Watchfulness
Student Responsibility
Student Perceived Relevance• The ideal lesson teaches on three
levels:– TEKS (what the state thinks is
important)– Core competencies (what the
business world thinks is important)– Student interest (what the student
think is important)
Student Responsibility
• Students must feel ownership in the program and should be educated to take care of their laptops!
• Teachers who frequently use laptops in class report fewer problems than those who rarely use them.
Instructional Design• Student centered and
project based• Co-operative Learning• Layered Curriculum• LOTI
Teacher Watchfulness• Laptops magnify everything.• There is no “magic button” technology
solution to discipline problems.• You have to pick your battles and give up a
little control in order to allow learning in this type of classroom.
• Some Specifics:– Location, location, location– Click rule– Short assignments(timers), frequent assessments
The line…
PornographyPornographyHackingHacking
Acceptable use• AUP review • Now you decide…
How Bad Is It?
1- Not bad at all2 – OK at school, depending on
the circumstances3 - never at school4 – Never, anywhere5 – They should be BEATEN!!!!!!
Games• Gameboy advance, PlayStation, etc.• Flash Games• Simulation games (Age of Empires,
Civilization, etc.)• 1st person shooter (Halo, etc.)
Violating Websense
• Firefox and proxies (recent changes remote control, websites)
• Social NetworkingMySpaceFacebookBebo and Meebo
Chat• AIM• DeadAIM• Gtalk, MSN, etc.• Non-installed web clients
Utilities• Watchcat• ObjectDock• Starskin• Themeschanger• IMhider
File Sharing• Limewire, frostwire, Morpheus,
Kazaa, EMule, bittorrent• Some personal web sites (php
extensions)
Movies and Music• Majority are downloaded at home,
then brought up and shared on USB drive or IPod.