This article is unique in that it compares schools who have implemented 1:1 computing to look at common treads and ask the question that everyone wants to know: is it worth it? There is a high cost to this and every school has unique needs. Every school went about it differently, and every school had success. Does the improvements in academics justify the cost? Yes, if you don't put a price tag on learning. Clearly 1:1 computing is a great to to individualize curriculum, stir creativity, and promote abstract thinking. In the end though, technology is a tool, and not enough in and of its self. Right now 1:1 computing is a goal or ideal for most schools, and reality will have to wait.
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