More students now have laptops that they want to use during lessons, prompting Ravensbourne to start a laptop pilot program to determine how teachers can make use of them. The document provides examples of online resources, tools, and multimedia that teachers could utilize, as well as benefits like blending face-to-face, independent, and virtual learning. It concludes by identifying some potential problems to discuss, such as engaging distracted students, planning and timing lessons, managing group work, and dealing with connectivity and accessibility issues.

1. Using the Student Laptop James Uren

2. Background More students have laptops They want to use them in lessons Ravensbourne laptop pilot How can we as teacher-trainers make use of them?

3. How can we make use of them? No paper Further information Create resources Interactive tools Multimedia Server

4. Examples INFORMATION Google: wiki 3G Enrol on my course: TTT Moodle - search courses: James Enrol (key is ttt1gs) RESOURCES http://confluence.rave.ac.uk/ : -> Faculty of Communication -> Broadcast Media Technology -> BMT201 Group Project TOOLS Google: java ripple tank MULTIMEDIA YouTube: Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/Using Us Podcast: http://blogs.rave.ac.uk/blojsom/blog/juren

5. Benefits Blending Face-to-face Independent Virtual

6. Problems for Discussion Engaging students (the Facebook effect!) Planning and timing Managing group work Connectivity Accessibility