Laptops and Students and Teaching: Laptops and Learning

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Laptops and Learning

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Laptop Computers can be employed in classrooms for a variety of applications that range from support of more traditional forms of instruction to innovative new forms of teaching and learning. The first issue concerns what you want your students to learn and how you can employ pedagogically powerful principles to support learning.

ICE
-Instruction
-Construction
-Evaluation

Issues associated with laptop use

Instruction
Traditional lecture
- Powerpoint (keep in mind all Elizabeth's Principles)
- Overheads/handouts digitally distributed
Audio Video presentation, quicktime movies (Principle 9)
WebCT, providing overheads, handouts, reading, (Principle 1)
Original Source materials in Databases throughout the world. Eg, Valley of the Shadows, Marks resources

Construction
Inspiration
- personal notetaking Example (Principle 5)
- group concept construction Example (Principle 10)
Webbased (webCT)
- chat
- bulletin board
- links to resources
In-class webpage construction to share Example
Class collaborative Websites
Subethaedit (eg)
Original source materials digital archives, Archives 2
Webquests Example
Student-led presentations
Digital tool use: iMovie, probeware, microscopes (eg)
Resource-enhanced studying (Principle 9)

Evaluation
Traditional Assessments
-Online tests

Authentic Assessments
- Electronic Portfolio
- project portfolio
- iMovie
- Hypermedia. PPT, inspiration
- Webquest
- Webpage

Issues associated with laptop Use
Off task Behavior (Converge Article)
- Instant Messaging
- Web Surfing
- email
Browser, software, or platform compatability
Problems with wireless connection, bandwidth need,
Differential student experience
Need for extension cords or outlets
Heat generated and cords strung across the room