Laptops & Learning: How Technology Is Giving K-12 Education a New Look
May 18, 2022
This special report examines the massive expansion in the use of laptops and digital curricula in K-12 education over the past two years. It takes a hard look at the pros and cons of integrating regular use of new technologies into classrooms and provides a sobering assessment of what will happen if school districts don't start putting in place strategies for how they plan to pay for 1-to-1 computing programs in the years ahead. The report also features exclusive survey data from educators about the use of laptops in instruction.
Classroom Technology Case Study: The Hard Transition to 1-to-1 Computing ContinuesEighty-five percent of educators said their districts now have a device for each individual student at all grade levels.
IT Infrastructure & Management What Schools Can Do Now to Ensure Their New Technology Lasts Beyond the COVID Cash BoomDevices bought with federal emergency funds are going to be outdated in a few years, with no new money to replace them.
IT Infrastructure & Management Q&A What We've Learned From a Quarter Century of 1-to-1 ComputingA school district tech expert outlines how the expanded use of laptops in schools has created opportunities and challenges.
IT Infrastructure & Management From Our Research Center What the Massive Shift to 1-to-1 Computing Means for Schools, in Charts1-to-1 computing has expanded at a rate few could have imagined prior to the pandemic, creating opportunities and problems.
Artificial Intelligence 5 Ways to Use Technology to Improve Teaching and LearningHere's an outline of the priorities schools need to address, with links to helpful resources.
IT Infrastructure & Management Stopping Cyberattacks Is Top Priority for Ed-Tech Leaders. But Many Underestimate the RiskMost K-12 district tech leaders rate common cybersecurity threats as just low or medium risk, survey shows.
Science 4 Teaching Ideas Students Will Benefit From Now and as AdultsProblem solving and entrepreneurial thinking are being integrated into STEM instruction in very creative and relevant ways.
