Computers on wheels: An alternative to 'each one has one'
Abstract
Four fifth-grade classrooms embarked on a modified ubiquitous computing initiative in the fall of 2003. Two 15-computer wireless laptop carts were shared among the four classrooms in an effort to integrate technology across the curriculum and affect change in student learning and teacher pedagogy. This initiative - in contrast to other one-to-one programmemess and stationary labs - offers public schools alternatives to budget constraints and instructional-space overhead. Results indicate positive teacher technology competence and confidence, as well as instructional strategies that were student-centred made meaningful uses of technology. Teacher technological knowledge and efficacy, pedagogical knowledge, and a supportive school community seem to be strong indicators for impacting technology integration in this context. © British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, 2005.
Publication Title
British Journal of Educational Technology
Recommended Citation
Grant, M., Ross, S., Wang, W., & Potter, A. (2005). Computers on wheels: An alternative to 'each one has one'. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36 (6), 1017-1034. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00571.x
