Laptops and Learning 

 When students have 1:1 access to computers, a whole world of opportunities opens up. Sure, they might spend too much time on Facebook, multitask and chat with their friends during supposed worktime, but these can be managed and the opportunities certainly outweigh the pitfalls.

• Imagine a shy student whose English is limited and is reluctant to speak out in class, presented with an online discussion forum where she can choose her words carefully before putting them in front of everyone.
• Imagine a visual learner who can look up a diagram or video to explain the concept the teacher has tried to explain.
• Imagine a class sharing scientific data with students across the globe, analyzing their own results in the context of a global phenomenon.
• Imagine a class creating a podcast to share their understanding of poverty from an Ethiopian point of view with people all around the world.
• Imagine a class carrying on a literary analysis of a novel through discussions with students, teachers and authors around the world.
• Imagine a history class in which students can run through a simulation of colonization from the viewpoint of the colonizer as well as the colonized.
• Imagine a student manipulating a mathematical model in various ways, being able to see the relationship between the different variables ...and coming up with his own hypotheses and testing them out.
• Imagine a student able to see a screencast or video of the class explanation and lecture of the class she missed.
• Imagine a group of students live streaming the video of their games or theater activities or debates in another country.

Just imagine what we'll be able to do!