Comments on: Scarcity and Collaboration: An argument for 1:1 initiatives http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/ Thoughts on teaching, technology, and maintaining sanity Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:49:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Gary Bates http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Gary Bates Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:40:50 +0000 http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/#comment-134 In Indiana we have 170+ high schools with 1:1 English classrooms through our InACCESS (Affordable Classroom Computers for Every Secondary Student) intiative. Using Linux and open source software, schools are able to save a lot of money and computers are in the hands of students every day without having to fight for lab time. In Indiana we have 170+ high schools with 1:1 English classrooms through our InACCESS (Affordable Classroom Computers for Every Secondary Student) intiative. Using Linux and open source software, schools are able to save a lot of money and computers are in the hands of students every day without having to fight for lab time.

]]> By: A computing conundrum | Sustainably Digital http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-116 A computing conundrum | Sustainably Digital Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:19:20 +0000 http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/#comment-116 [...] wrote about a very similar topic in March while I was at Whitmore Lake in Michigan. Back then we had four laptop carts and a media center lab [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's server IP (72.34.53.165) doesn't match the comment's URL host IP () and so is spam. [...] wrote about a very similar topic in March while I was at Whitmore Lake in Michigan. Back then we had four laptop carts and a media center lab [...]

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]]> By: Kate Olson http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Kate Olson Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:27:57 +0000 http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/#comment-38 Thanks for linking to me and I think your ideas are right on the money. For a little background, I teach keyboarding/computer skills, so I truly do NOT have a choice whether I have a lab or not, so in my situation, my needs always trump those of *classroom* teachers (hate that term, but widely used - I don't have my own classroom anywhere). I'm in no way saying that's fair, but it is what it is. I think 1:1 is the way to go and in the meantime I'm incredibly lucky to work in the middle school that I'm in (I work in 1 middle school and 10 elementary schools). We have so many more computers than other schools in the district - these were hard-fought for by some very dedicated teachers and administrators. The kind of $$ needed is not always a popular thing to taxpayers and non-tech teachers, so those teachers and administrators dedicated to these initiatives have to have pretty thick skins. I should add parents in there too, since oftentimes PTO funds help pay for new tech. Thanks for a great follow-up on our earlier discussion! Thanks for linking to me and I think your ideas are right on the money. For a little background, I teach keyboarding/computer skills, so I truly do NOT have a choice whether I have a lab or not, so in my situation, my needs always trump those of *classroom* teachers (hate that term, but widely used – I don’t have my own classroom anywhere). I’m in no way saying that’s fair, but it is what it is. I think 1:1 is the way to go and in the meantime I’m incredibly lucky to work in the middle school that I’m in (I work in 1 middle school and 10 elementary schools). We have so many more computers than other schools in the district – these were hard-fought for by some very dedicated teachers and administrators. The kind of $$ needed is not always a popular thing to taxpayers and non-tech teachers, so those teachers and administrators dedicated to these initiatives have to have pretty thick skins. I should add parents in there too, since oftentimes PTO funds help pay for new tech. Thanks for a great follow-up on our earlier discussion!

]]> By: Notebooks » Blog Archive » Scarcity and Collaboration: An argument for 1:1 initiatives http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Notebooks » Blog Archive » Scarcity and Collaboration: An argument for 1:1 initiatives Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:19:55 +0000 http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/#comment-37 [...] neil just wrote an article aboutHere’s a preview of it: [...] [...] neil just wrote an article aboutHere’s a preview of it: [...]

]]> By: Computers http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Computers Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:35:46 +0000 http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2008/03/21/scarcity-and-collaboration-an-argument-for-11-initiatives/#comment-36 [...] Mary - Support Services Supervisor wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptNow there are 5 or so teachers that regularly use computers in their classes. While there has been a little increase in the number of available computers in the past 2 years, there is definitely more demand on the computers. … [...] [...] Mary – Support Services Supervisor wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptNow there are 5 or so teachers that regularly use computers in their classes. While there has been a little increase in the number of available computers in the past 2 years, there is definitely more demand on the computers. … [...]

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