Put The Books Away: Preparation and Support For a Middle School One-to-One Laptop Initiative

Maninger, R. M., & Holden M. E. (2009). “Put the Textbooks Away: Preparation and Support

For a Middle School One–To-One Laptop Initiative,” Vol. 38, Issue 1, p. 5-33, 29 p. Sign On ebscohost.com. Web 13, July, 2011.

           This article doesn’t have an intended audience. The article is about a study on the use of laptop computers provided to each student from fifth through eight grades and their teachers, and how the use of laptop computers could allow for long term learning and teaching success. In recent years the size of laptops along with other technologies, have become more compact. Costs have diminished, wireless internet connection widely available, this could help increase schools using technology in combination with all curriculum.

The use of technology is increasing within all phases of a global economy, with the use of technology increasing also in educational environments. Technology is changing at a pace of every 72 hours, which is changing the use of technology by society. Students are using some form of technology that is compact in their daily lives, to communicate, collaborate, and take videos of one another to show in social networks. Education with its various strategies and techniques in the way it is being delivered, must keep up with this change, in order to enhance the power of education, and help students become self efficient, self directed, motivated, life long learners.