<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[West Des Moines Community Schools Technology]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Brian Abeling]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/author/wdmtech/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Why 1:1?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="2875" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/wireless/laptop-2/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg" data-orig-size="900,1174" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331287072&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="laptop" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=230" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=785" class=" wp-image-2875 alignleft" alt="laptop" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=229&#038;h=300" width="229" height="300" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=229&amp;h=300 229w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=458&amp;h=597 458w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/laptop.jpg?w=115&amp;h=150 115w" sizes="(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px" /></a><br />
The following is a collection of sites and resources put together during <a href="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/11-study/">our district&#8217;s 1:1 study.</a></p>
<h1>What does the research say?</h1>
<p><a style="line-height:1.714285714;font-size:1rem;" href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3RphNkFHPvrNWViNGUwMGEtMmExMS00NjdhLWExY2ItMGVkMDI4ZWJhZWM5/edit?pli=1">What does the research say about school one-to-one computing initiatives?</a><span style="line-height:1.714285714;font-size:1rem;">  by Nicholas Sauers and Scott McLeod, 28 Oct 2011</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/feb11/vol68/num05/One-to-One_Laptop_Programs_Are_No_Silver_Bullet.aspx">Research Says… / One-to-One Laptop Programs Are No Silver Bullet </a>  by Bryan Goodwin Feb 2011</p>
<p>Project RED: <a href="http://projectred.org/about/research-overview.html">The research </a> and <a href="http://www.projectred.org/about/research-overview/findings.html"> the findings</a>  Published by Project RED, 2010</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/Page/3381">Why One-to-One: Research and Best Practices from Kent School District</a>, Washington</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Why</em> </span>do schools implement 1:1?</h1>
<p><a href="http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2012/09/why-11-why-chromebooks.html">Why 1:1?  Why Chromebooks? </a> by Jason Markey, 17 Sept 2012</p>
<p><a href="http://tjonajourney.blogspot.com/2013/01/our-journey-to-11.html">Our Journey to 1:1</a>  by TJ Shay, 20 Jan 2013</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12WsEzE8UcrCXm8RUKuYyUyClO5nKFkcCPHd7AkZj0Kw/edit#slide=id.g42e28dc8_0_17">Benefits of 1:1 in the English Classroom</a> by Shaelynn Farnsworth &amp; Karen Hammers</p>
<p><a href="http://bremen1to1.weebly.com/">Why 1:1?</a>  Bremen High School</p>
<p><a href="http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/educational-services/digital-learning-initiative/why-11">Why 1:1?</a>   Spring Lake Parks Schools, Minnesota</p>
<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/04/why-every-student-should-be-in-a-11-classroom/">Why every student should be in a 1:1 classroom</a>. (Differentiation)  by K. Walsh  18 Apr 2012</p>
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<h1>What schools in Iowa are currently implementing 1:1 programs?</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/1-to-1-conference/11-schools-in-aea-267/">Google map showing which Iowa districts are implementing 1:1 programs  </a></p>
<p><a href="http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2011/07/11-laptop-initiatives-in-iowa-videos.html">1:1 laptop initiatives in Iowa</a> [Video] by Scott McLeod 10 Jul 2011</p>
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<h1>General articles, tips, advice about 1:1&#8230;.</h1>
<p><a href="http://1to1schools.net/2013/03/implementing-a-11-program/">Implementing a 1:1 Program</a>, Nick Sauers, 19 Mar 2013</p>
<p><a href="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/11-study/st-paul-schools-11-feedback/">Feedback from 1:1 pilot in St Paul Schools</a>,  collected by Julia McGuire 11 Apr 2013</p>
<p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/109779099.html?refer=y">1 student, 1 laptop proves costly</a> by Sarah Lemagie 21 Nov 2010</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/education/04laptop.html?_r=0">Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops</a> by Winnie Hu  4 May 2007</p>
<p><a style="line-height:1.714285714;font-size:1rem;" href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/01/4-tips-to-make-a-laptops-in-school-program-succeed009.html">4 Tips to Make a Laptops-in-School Program Succeed </a><span style="line-height:1.714285714;font-size:1rem;">by Lynette Owens 9 Jan 2013</span></p>
<p><a href="http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/01/16/the-6-pillars-11-initiative-brett-clark/">6 pillars of a 1:1 initiative </a> by Brett Clark  16 Jan 2013</p>
<p><a href="http://edudemic.com/2012/04/one-to-one-technology/">How 1:1 Technology is making school more real</a> by Jeff Dunn  30 Apr 2012</p>
<p><a href="http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/01/29/technology-integration-design-kristen-swanson/">Technology integration by design</a> by Kristen Swanson 29 Jan 2013</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B__OTXR_u3RbQ3F5d0oweXNEdkE/preview?pli=1">North Country School Increase Collaboration and Brings Learning into the 21st Century</a>,  Case Study by Google.</p>
<p><a href="http://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/11-computing-more-than-devices/">1:1 Computing: More than devices</a>  by Eliot Levinson 14 Jan 2013</p>
<p><a href="http://edudemic.com/2013/03/our-school-would-be-better-off-without-ipads/">Our School would be better off without iPads</a>  by Jeff Dunn  21 Mar 2013</p>
<h1>Other general articles&#8230;</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/08/21/the-tech-driven-classroom-is-here-but-grades-are-mixed/">The Tech-Driven Classroom is here, but grades are mixed</a>.  by James Marshall Crotty  21 Aug 2012</p>
<p><a href="http://edudemic.com/2012/07/4-questions-to-ask-before-implementing-education-technology/">4 questions to ask before implementing educational technology </a>by Neven Jurkovic  12 Jul 2012</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSHLuUtPKTI&amp;list=ECA913F5818E2D4F7B">Chromebooks for Eduction Case Study: KIPP Academy</a>  dated 6 Jul 2011</p>
<p><a href="http://www.d123.org/technology/Forward-Leading1.cfm">Forward Learning Video</a>, District 123, Oak-Lawn Hometown, Illinois</p>
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