The Four Es

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The Four Es

• Why One to One is
• so Important to Education
• Mike Muir

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National Educational Technology Plan

• Provide every student access to e-learning
• Encourage ubiquitous access to computers and
  connectivity for each student

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Using Information Technology to Transform the Way
We Learn

• Based on our findings, information technology
  promises to help improve learning in very
  exciting new ways
• The overarching recommendation is that the
  Federal government set as a national priority the
  effective integration of information technology
  with education and training.

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A Computer on Every DeskKosmo Kalliarekos

• An open memo to US Secretary of Education,
  Margaret Spellings
• Encourages her to make 1-to-1 a national
  education priority

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But Many Are Skeptical

• Its expensive
• Theres no proof that kids learn better
• We dont have the staff to support it properly
• Kids will steal them or break them

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Steven Jobs

• Innovations dont want to be born. They cause
  too many problems.

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So Why Bother?
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4 Reasons for 1-to-1

• Equity
• Economy
• Engagement
• (Digital) Emigration

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Small Group Activity

• Everyone has one portion of the article on
  colored paper and dot on name badge
• Economy - green
• Equity - blue
• Engagement - yellow
• Emigration - orange

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The Process
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• Each person needs to find 3 other people with the
  same colored dot to make a group of four people

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• Spread out in big room, library, or hallway
• Each group should have at least one laptop

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Group Discussions

• Groups discuss the section and how their district
  is helping to push forward this issue
• One person in the group writes down group ideas
  in blog created for this activity

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The Blogs!

• Equity http//1to1equity.blogspot.com/
• Economy http//1to1economy.blogspot.com/
• Engagement http//1to1engagement.blogspot.com/
• Digital Emigration http//1to1emigration.blogspot
  .com/

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• Groups come back to large group and share ideas
  with home team (get together with others if you
  dont have a home team)

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Using the Blogs
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The Blogs!

• Equity http//1to1equity.blogspot.com/
• Economy http//1to1economy.blogspot.com/
• Engagement http//1to1engagement.blogspot.com/
• Digital Emigration http//1to1emigration.blogspot
  .com/

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Reporting Out
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www.mcmel.org
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