TeacherTabletPC

From Working in Ed Tech:

One-to-One Institute’s Leslie Wilson did a great job identifying the main pitfalls of a 1:1 and how to avoid them. I heard her speak last week at the Intel Visionary Conference in D.C. She previously organized all the professional development for Michigan’s Freedom to Learn program.

The savvy 1:1 administrator:

• Tells stakeholders why school is pursuing a 1:1
• Provides relevant research (One-to-One offers this)
• Stays well-informed on trends and best practices
• Eats his own dogfood i.e. uses the technology himself
• Stays available and willing to work through issues
• Makes PD a priority each year of the program i.e. budget!!
• Ensures consistent communication with parents
• Chooses relevant assessment metrics and uses rubrics to measure progress each year

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this clear and concise of a list and I’m hoping that people trying to make 1:1 computing happen read this and follow it. The One-to-One Institute looks like it’s got a lot of good resources, too.