The document explores the relationship between student achievement, participation, and attitude in the classroom, highlighting the role of various technologies such as laptops, smart boards, and calculators. It presents data on student performance in language arts and math across different grades and technology usage. Overall, it suggests that incorporating technology can enhance student engagement and participation during lessons.

2. Student achievement in the classroom (top bread) Student attitude (bottom bread) Student participation (peanut butter) So many different types of technology (jelly)

3. Demirtas & Gulek Pink = Lang. arts grades Black = Math grades End of Course grade 6 th gr. Non laptop 6 th gr. laptop 7 th gr. Non laptop 7 th gr. laptop 8 th gr. Non laptop 8 th gr. laptop A 50% 40% 38% 33% 39% 37% 23% 30% 36% 24% 39% 23% B 42% 41% 32% 31% 45% 38% 33% 32% 54% 36% 40% 29% C 7% 14% 21% 20% 11% 18% 28% 21% 10% 20% 17% 28% D 1% 2% 6% 6% 3% 5% 9% 8% 0% 20% 3% 11% F 0% 3% 3% 10% 2% 2% 7% 9% 0% 0% 1% 9%

4. Laptops impact fall into 2 categories Student Outcomes Teacher Outcomes

5. Gulek & Demirtas Program Enrollment Grade Lap top Non Lap top 6 3.50 3.13 7 3.28 2.94 8 3.23 3.07

6. Calculators SMART Boards Immediate Response Devices Computers Web-based applications Spreadsheets

7. The use of technology during lessons will increase student participation. Students become more involved with the interaction. For example: SMART Boards

8. Math Calculators SMART Boards Spread Sheets Graphing tools Immediate Response Devices (IRD) Reading SMART Board Headphones (listen to book) Microphones (record a reading of a book) Computers Phonic and Vocabulary Videos Writing Read, Write, Gold (computer system) Speech to Text SMART Boards Computers Recording Device (tape thoughts)

10. Achievement Participation Technologies Attitudes