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Re: 1 to 1 Computing -- Seeking Input

I'm a grad student, so I count, right? I've used various methods for note taking over 8 courses and quite honestly "it's all about the same". I've used paper/pencil versus typing in OneNote vs a Slate Netbook in various Math classes, 'business-esque' classes, and diagraming/modeling classes. The end result of how much I learn is still more greatly influenced by how much effort I put into the subject matter and irrespective of the technology I used in the process.

As a taxpayer, I better have an input to this or some elected official may lose their job --
$550 per tech x 30 students + cost of full-time IT staff & infrastructure is about the same cost as a teacher. What exactly is gained by using technology in this manner? "Better" note taking? Getting more organized is less expensive and teaches better life-long lessons. "Easier" presenting? Learn how to deal with technology rather than how to consume what's hand-fed to you means students are more agile to the inevitible changes in technologies.

Chemistry sets, magnets, and even VEX robots are cheaper than inserting technology like this into a elementary, middle, or high school classroom. I'd also argue that they're more effective than some rudimentary "interactive" wannabe museum-like presentation on any tech, but that's a bit subjective based upon experiences.

Before asking a loaded question to students such as "what would you like?", realize that individual students rarely ever know what is going to help them learn subject matter until after they've learned it.
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