One-to-One Computing in education refers to a
computer (laptop, ipad, tablet) for every student and teacher, with internet
access available anytime, anywhere.
Pros
- Each student can receive differentiated instruction, solving math problems, reading e-books at interest and level.
- Students experience real world audiences through blogs, wikis, glogster. Using one-one technology students use these varied publishing space to upload their writing, videos, presentations, posters.
- Learning is extended beyond the school and into the home. This is great especially for those students who do not otherwise have intellectual stimulation in the home.
- Technological experts can be built. As students use these technologies, they learn about them and become comfortable with the technology.
- There is increased student motivation. Students prefer to work with the one-to-one technology than they are with the traditional classroom.
Cons
- Students don’t want to take a physical book to read and may lose the basic essence of reading from left to right, top to bottom and page to page.
- Because students are glued to the technology, much physical activities are not done and there is an alarming number of obese students; also there is not much physical interaction/communication.
Having clear goals, collaborating to create and set
classroom rules, being consistent, adapting teaching materials and practices to
make the teaching/learning environment effective and relevant are principles one
could implement in one’s own class even though there is no technology.
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