Modelos de distribución de equipamiento

1. It is often alleged that the use of technological devices in class will damage the teacher-student
relationship at school. The fact that all the increasingly number of schools in different countries
around the globe more often than not contradict that idea given to the fact that nowadays cell
phones, along with advanced computers such as notebooks, netbooks, smart phones provide a
better understanding and communication not only between young students and their teachers but
also between themselves, their friends and family. Naturally this is clearly seen in the way that
many countries developed different equipments policies for their educational system.
Take, for example, the OLPC project. In this model each student is given a personal
computer to work with and the tutor is in charge of bringing the tools for the students to use
Developed in the nineties this project evolved for the last ten years with the use of the netbooks. In
this model students are encouraged to learn and think for themselves and therefore discover
themselves in a world of knowledge. Not only students but also teachers make full use of ICT´s.
Still, another example of technology in the classroom is computer laboratories. This model was
created specifically for teaching how to handle new software and hardware. The intention of this
model is to be used by all the teachers of an institution so that they can make different kind of
activities. The use of computers is generally shared by two or more students always with a teacher
to guide them.
An additional example is the computer in the classroom. Clearly this model allowe th permanent
exercise of the computer by all the students within each subject and teachers are in charge of the
organization in the classroom.
On the whole whether schools and teachers use computer laboratories, one laptop per child or
computer in the claasroom models, nobody can deny that all this technological tools not only
enlarge student- teacher rapport but also one day will replace teacher´s roles as we know them.