Daniel, Can you point to any studies that confirm the 3:1 minimum ratio? I've been asked by a school board member here to find (among other things) some studies on the issue, and since you're mentioning it now, I'm asking you first. :) Thanks, Matt Daniel Howard wrote: [Fri Sep 29 2006, 03:57:22AM EDT] > Steve Hargadon wrote: > The lessons seem to be: > > > > 1. Decision-making about technology in most schools is not made by > >the teachers themselves, but by higher-level policy-makers. And this > >is a political game, with lots of money at stake. > > 2. Teachers are extremely busy (it was a little heart-wrenching to > >hear John S. talk about the restructuring in his area that has made it > >even harder for teachers). We cannot place the burden on them to learn > >about and integrate technology into what they do, as most simply don't > >have the time and are measured on other factors. > > 3. There are early-adopter teachers who are utilizing technology > >actively in their classroom, but their adoption pattern is not the > >same as the average teacher, and so attempts to roll out technology > >initiatives on their experience historically haven't proven effective. > > 4. Even though billions of dollars have been spent on educational > >technology, the computer has not really penetrated or transformed the > >average classroom experience. > > 5. For technology to be truly integrated into the classroom, it > >will have to be so reliable and easy to use so that average teacher > >can participate in a grass-roots movement to bring it into the > >classroom, since it will likely buck the trend of decision-making at > >higher levels. > > > > Steve, add one more to this list: > 6. There need to be enough computers in each classroom so that all > students can access them daily for integration across curriculae. A 3:1 > student to PC ratio appears to be a minimum. > > Regards, > Daniel > > -- > Daniel Howard > President and CEO > Georgia Open Source Education Foundation -- Open Source Software Engineering Consultant http://majen.net/
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