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One of the great things about 1:1 programs is that students tend to take ownership of the devices issued to them. Part of the taking ownersh...

Protecting Devices in 1:1 Programs

One of the causes of device damage in 1:1 programs is often simple neglect by students. If your students don't think that they devices a...

The Top 10+ Sites for a Successful 1:1 Laptop Program: Experiences from the Trenches

 Greetings from Rock Valley, Iowa, the land of cows and corn! As we wind up our school year this week, I have begun reflecting on just how m...

What My Dog Can Teach Us About Managing 1:1 Classrooms

I have two dogs, Morrison and Max. Morrison is my older dog, he's between ten and thirteen years old. Morrison was an adult when I adopt...

Chromebooks in the 7th Grade Classroom

Gene Tognetti is a 7th grade Social Studies teacher and vice-principal at St. Leo the Great in San Jose, California. This is Gene's acco...

The Natural iPad

A few weeks ago I wrote 10 Things You Can Do To Make Yourself an Ed Tech Star This Summer . One of the things on the list was, "try a t...

GoClass - Create and Deliver Lessons on iPads

Last week I wrote about NearPod which is an iPad application for creating and delivering quizzes to students. This morning, through David K...

Google Earth Gallery Now Available on iPads & Android Tablets

Yesterday the Google announced some nice updates to the Google Earth app for iOS and Android. For schools using iPads or Android tablets in...

Teaching in a 1:1 Environment in Maine - Guest Post

Editor's note: Whenever I travel out of Maine, teachers ask me about Maine's 1:1 MacBook program for middle schools. Since I don...

The School That Launched 1,000 iPads

Patrick Larkin is the principal of Burlington High School in Burlington, Massachusetts. His school has one of the most forward-thinking poli...

Register Now for the New England 1:1 Summit

On March 10, 2012 Burlington (Massachusetts) Public Schools is hosting the New England 1:1 Summit . This free event is open to teachers, adm...

Soap Box - A Backchanneling Tool for Tablets, Phones, and Laptops

Soap Box is a new service that enables teachers to gather instant feedback from students through their cell phones, tablets, or laptops. So...

I Don't Hate iPads, but...

Last night I re-T weeted the following from Gary Stager ,  I took my iPad away for the weekend instead of my Macbook Pro and it's not r...

10 Ideas to Help You Prepare for Teaching in a 1:1 Classroom

A couple of years ago I was asked to participate in a brainstorming conference call with some folks from the Maine International Center for ...

Juice Defender - A Battery Preservation App

Between yesterday and today I spent nineteen hours in airplanes and airports (that's why no new blog posts appeared yesterday). During t...

Museum Webquests, Sites and Apps for Using iPods or Laptops in Your Classroom

As I attended the Iowa 1:1 Technology Conference this past week, it has become apparent, now more than ever, that technology is vastly chang...

Test Drive a Chrome OS Notebook

Yesterday, Google made a big announcement regarding their development of Google Chrome OS. Originally announced last fall , Chrome OS is de...

Develop an Android App Without Coding

It's almost as if I wished for something and Google developed it last night. Last night after spending many, many hours experimenting/ h...

Buying Stuff Won't Fix Your or My Problems

Reminder: This blog does not represent the official position of my employer or any other organization with which I'm affiliated. And fo...

Join 1000+ Students in a Fight Against Hunger

Tomorrow MLTI's 7th annual Student Conference will be held at the University of Maine. This is an annual meeting of middle school stude...