2. M a n y s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s h a v e i m p r o v e d t h e i r
t e c h n o l o g y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t o s u p p o r t 1 : 1
i n i t i a t i v e s , p a v i n g t h e w a y f o r e a c h c h i l d t o
h a v e a c c e s s t o a s c h o o l - i s s u e d l a p t o p o r
t a b l e t .
T h i s i n f l u x o f t e c h n o l o g y , e d u c a t i o n a l a p p s ,
a n d e d u c a t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s o n t h e I n t e r n e t , h a s
t r a n s f o r m e d c l a s s r o o m s f r o m l o w - t e c h t o h i g h -
t e c h i n a v e r y s h o r t p e r i o d o f t i m e .
3. I n t h e o r y , t h e 1 : 1 w o r l d p r o v i d e s t e a c h e r s a w a y t o p e r s o n a l i z e
t h e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s f o r t h e i r s t u d e n t s , a c r o s s t h e
c u r r i c u l u m .
I d e a l l y , s t u d e n t s i n 1 : 1 c l a s s r o o m s h a v e s o m e c o n t r o l o v e r t h e i r
o w n l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s .
I n 1 : 1 c l a s s r o o m s , s t u d e n t s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a c c e s s a w i d e
r a n g e o f d i g i t a l l y b a s e d e d u c a t i o n a l c o n t e n t .
T e x t b o o k s a r e n o l o n g e r t h e m a i n s o u r c e o f e d u c a t i o n a l c o n t e n t .
So what does this 1:1 world
look like?
4. R e s e a r c h i n g a t o p i c o n t h e I n t e r n e t
u s i n g f r e e a n d s u b s c r i p t i o n - b a s e d
e d u c a t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s .
A c c e s s i n g o n - l i n e , s e l f - p a c e d
a c a d e m i c c o u r s e s n o t a v a i l a b l e a t t h e
s c h o o l .
R e a d i n g a s s i g n e d d i g i t a l t e x t s t h a t
a r e e n h a n c e d w i t h m u l t i m e d i a a n d
l i n k s t o r e l a t e d r e s o u r c e s .
T a k i n g o n - l i n e p r a c t i c e q u i z z e s t h a t
p r o v i d e i m m e d i a t e f e e d b a c k .
“ P l a y i n g ” o n l i n e e d u c a t i o n a l g a m e s –
i n d i v i d u a l o r m u l t i - p l a y e r .
C r e a t i n g d i g i t a l p r o j e c t s , s u c h a s
v i d e o s , p o d c a s t s , a n d p h o t o - j o u r n a l s
b a s e d o n c u r r i c u l a r g o a l s a n d
o b j e c t i v e s .
P a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a t e a c h e r - d e s i g n e d
o n - l i n e b o o k s t u d y w i t h a s m a l l g r o u p
o f p e e r s .
C o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h p e e r s u s i n g a W i k i
a s p a r t o f a s e r i e s o f h o m e w o r k
a s s i g n m e n t s o r f o r w o r k i n g o n a
p r o j e c t .
What do children do in a 1:1
learning environment
5. A r e n ’ t 1 : 1 i n i t i a t i v e s l i m i t e d t o i n d i v i d u a l l e a r n i n g ?
No! On the contrary, teachers have harnessed their school’s 1:1 initiative as an opportunity support
cooperative and collaborative learning initiatives.
6. OPEN HOUSE ON
MAY 3, 2019
O n e e x a m p l e i s P r o j e c t - B a s e d L e a r n i n g
( P B L )
Within this model, students work in groups over several
weeks to complete a themed-based project.
Although the students work in groups, they use their
individual laptops or tablets to complete a range of
activities related to their projects.
Teachers function as learning facilitators and guides.
Through this process, students learn subject-matter
content, and at the same time, practice problem-solving,
social communication, and presentation skills.
7. W a l k a r o u n d a P B L / c o l l a b o r a t i v e c l a s s r o o m a n d y o u ’ l l f i n d s t u d e n t s
s e a t e d i n g r o u p s , s o m e o n t h e f l o o r , s o m e a t d e s k s p u s h e d
t o g e t h e r , a n d s o m e a t a t a b l e .
T h e y a r e l i k e l y t o a p p e a r h a p p y a n d v e r y m u c h e n g a g e d i n t h e i r
l e a r n i n g .
N o t a l l s t u d e n t s m i g h t b e u s i n g t h e i r l a p t o p s o r t a b l e t s . S o m e
m i g h t b e d r a w i n g , b u i l d i n g a m o d e l , o r p r a c t i c i n g a n a r r a t i v e f o r a
v i d e o y e t t o b e p r o d u c e d .
O n e g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s m i g h t b e g a t h e r e d a r o u n d t h e c l a s s r o o m
i n t e r a c t i v e w h i t e b o a r d , e n g a g e d i n a v i d e o c h a t w i t h a n e x p e r t i n
t h e f i e l d o f s t u d y r e l a t e d t o t h e p r o j e c t ’ s t h e m e .
A n o t h e r g r o u p m i g h t b e g a t h e r e d a r o u n d a l a r g e - s c r e e n a l l - i n - o n e
c o m p u t e r , u s i n g c o n c e p t - m a p p i n g s o f t w a r e t o b r a i n s t o r m a n d
r e v i e w i d e a s f o r t h e i r p r o j e c t .
A n o t h e r g r o u p m i g h t b e w o r k i n g s i l e n t l y , w i t h e a c h s t u d e n t
c o m p l e t i n g a d i f f e r e n t t a s k r e l a t e d t o t h e i r p r o j e c t .
So how does collaborative
learning work in a 1:1 world?
8. I n t h e U S , a m a j o r i t y o f e l e m e n t a r y c l a s s r o o m s h a v e i n t e r a c t i v e
w h i t e b o a r d s t h a t p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e d u r i n g w h o l e - c l a s s a n d
s m a l l e r g r o u p i n s t r u c t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e t h e y p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o
w e b - b a s e d e d u c a t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s . T h e f a c t t h a t s t u d e n t s n o w
h a v e t h e i r o w n l a p t o p s o r o t h e r d e v i c e s d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t t h e
i n t e r a c t i v e d i s p l a y s a r e n o l o n g e r n e e d e d . M o r e d i s t r i c t s a r e
r e p l a c i n g o l d e r i n t e r a c t i v e w h i t e b o a r d s w i t h h i g h - d e f i n i t i o n
i n t e r a c t i v e f l a t - p a n e l d i s p l a y s t h a t s u p p o r t m u l t i - t o u c h a n d
m u l t i p l e u s e r s . T h e d i s p l a y s s u p p o r t t h e i m p o r t o f d i g i t a l c o n t e n t
r e m o t e l y , w h i c h i s u s e f u l i n 1 : 1 c l a s s r o o m s . S t u d e n t s a n d
t e a c h e r s c a n a l s o c o n t r o l t h e l a r g e d i s p l a y t h r o u g h t h e i r t a b l e t
o r d e v i c e , m a k i n g i t e a s i e r f o r s t u d e n t s t o s h a r e a n d v i e w
c o n t e n t , s h a r e i d e a s , a n d c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h o n e a n o t h e r a s t h e y
w o r k o n g r o u p p r o j e c t s .
How are interactive whiteboards and displays used in collaborative classrooms with
1:1 devices?
9. L e a r n m o r e a b o u t t e c h - i n t e g r a t i o n a n d
c o l l a b o r a t i v e l e a r n i n g a t :
h t t p : / / w w w . n u i t e q . c o m / b l o g
A successful collaborative classroom in a 1:1 world can be a challenge, but
with careful planning, effective technology integration training, and
collaboration among like-minded teachers, it can be accomplished.