The document summarizes key findings from a research project that looked at the impact of student to computer ratios in 997 schools across 49 states, finding that lower ratios improved various education success measures. It identifies important implementation factors for successful one to one programs such as principal leadership, teacher training, and frequent integration of technology into core subjects and assessments. Potential reasons for one to one programs failing include simply deploying devices without meaningful changes, lack of network support or professional development, and multi-user devices instead of single-user tablets.

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Findings from Project Red
The research project looked at:
• 997 schools, representative of the U.S. school
universe, and 49 states and the District of Columbia
• 11 diverse education success measures
• 22 categories of independent variables, with many
subcategories
• Comparison of findings by student-computer ratios
(1:1, 2:1, 3:1, etc.)
• Comprehensive demographic data correlated to
survey results

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Key Implementation Factors
• Intervention classes: Technology is integrated into every intervention class
period.
• Change management leadership by principal: Leaders provide time for
teacher professional learning and collaboration at least monthly.
• Online collaboration: Students use technology daily for online collaboration
(games/simulations and social media).
• Core subjects: Technology is integrated into core curriculum weekly or more
frequently.
• Online formative assessments: Assessments are done at least weekly.
• Student-computer ratio: Lower ratios improve outcomes.
• Virtual field trips: With more frequent use, virtual trips are more powerful.
The best schools do these at least monthly.
• Search engines: Students use daily.
• Principal training: Principals are trained in teacher buy-in, best practices, and
technology-transformed learning.

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Keys for Success
“Respondents at higher implementing schools
reported that committed leaders, thorough
‘planning, teacher buy-in, preliminary
professional development for teachers, and a
commitment to the transformation of student
learning were keys to their successful
implementation of Technology Immersion”
(Shapley et al., p. 46, 2010).

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Reasons Why One to One May Fail
• 1. Deploying and doing nothing else
• 2. Failing to secure these shiny, portable objects from theft or damage
– insurance
• 3. Ignoring the importance of the network
• 4. Choosing an immature platform – mentioned going cheaper, but no
support from manufacturer for educational processes
• 5. Focusing on content apps - teachers looking for very specific apps
to start with instead of looking at the broad apps and narrowing down
later
• 6. Lack of professional development for the teachers and specific plans
for them to follow
• 7. Thinking the tablet is a computer and can do the same work
• 8. Allow the tablets to be multi-users devices – meant to be single use
devices
• 9. Lack of storage (memory)
• 10. Damage to item and lack of replacements

8. Device IPAD Mini IPAD
Costs
Macbook Kuno Cart Laptop BYOD
64 GB 64 GB Pro (Android) Replacement Lease
Unit Cost $529 $699 $1,275 $588 $1,275 $1,275 $0
Quantity 300 300 300 300 60 300 0
Case $100 $100 $100 Inc. 0 0 0
Warranty $100 $100 $100 Inc. $100 $100 0
Software, Apps $100 $100 0 $100 0 0 0
Professional $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $6,000 0 0 0
Development
Assist $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $20,000 0 0 0
Setup 0 0 0 $29,760 0 0 0
Microsoft EES $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 0 0 0
No Lease – one $268,160 $82,500 0
time purchase
2 Year Lease $210,350 $235,850 0
4 Year Lease $196,625 $103,125 0

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• Keystone Exams
• Insurance
• Policies
• Professional Development
• All grades – some grades
• Questions???????