Considerations

Laptops won't make a difference. A good teacher with a laptop will make the difference" Always On podcast Episode 3
 * "Putting a bunch of laptops into a classroom isn't going to change the teaching skill or the teacher themselves. Instead of making a bad teacher better it can make a bad teacher worse....

1:1 in the classroom** @http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vels/level4.html

__**Changes to the way we teach and the way we plan**__ What do you imagine will change in your classroom... the ways you do things now (plan, prepare, assess) .... the way you manage the class and your lessons... the ways you connect to home...?


 * __Planning for laptops to go home__**
 * Are students ready to take them home? Have they completed the necessary sessions on how to be a respectful digital citizen?
 * Laptops are the necessary link between what the students are doing in class and how they can continue their learning at home.
 * Students should be able to set their own tasks for how they use their laptops at home. This could mean that the students want to take laptops home to show their parents/carers the work they have done. They may want to pursue a project from school. They may want to develop their skills in iMovie, Sam animation etc
 * We should avoid creating laptop tasks for homework purposes. Homework is proven to have a negative impact on learning in primary school years (books and research papers have been written on this topic) Linking laptops to homework is an association that we need to avoid.
 * Students need the permission of teacher and parent/carer before taking their laptop home. If a form is available it should be completed so that there is a record of the Macbook going home
 * Laptops going home shouldn't be used as a reward or punishment
 * There should be open communication between parents and teachers about how the Macbook program is working in both environments.
 * Teachers need to be vigilant in checking what is on computers (Are programs/toolbars/games installed without permission?) Check Internet history.
 * Parents will be expecting that laptops are allowed to go home regularly.(especially if they've paid a fee for this right) As a three way partnership it's important that teachers aren't the only partners who are making the decisions about how/when this happens.

MBWA - Management By Walking Around 45 degrees rule If teacher closes a laptop lid, only a teacher is able to open it, RATS: Read All the Screen before asking questions Ask 3 Before Me: ask 3 peers before asking teacher SAINTS: Students Assisting In New Technologies Remote Access software Parental Controls: restrictions for students who require added filtering as consequences (add websites students may go to for a certain amount of time) Able to disallow use of youtube, ichat etc... through controls if not used properly
 * Management from Always On podcast (accessed via iTunes)**

Rich tasks Inquiry learning: Digital literacy
 * Planning**

The laptop is going to create the first realtime link between home and school. What do we want these laptops to look like?
 * Physical look of laptop**