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Advantages of Properly Implemented One-to-One Technology
PROJECT RED REVOLUTIONIZING dren do. Teachers of an older generation Hayes: The reality is the inability to
Education), an alliance of technology educa- arent as connected and need the technol- separate the urgent from the important.
tion leaders, released its findings ogy first to be empowered. Administrators are very busy. If a school
from their study on Oct. 20 DA: Some of the key imple- gets new computers, its exciting and its
after examining how technol- mentation factors included human nature to want to distribute them
ogy is implemented in nearly using technology in inter- as soon as possible. Its about being proac-
1,000 schools. DA spoke with vention classes, monthly tive, however, rather than reactive.
the Project RED President professional development DA: According to the study, prop-
and CEO of the Hayes Con- and using technology daily. erly implemented one-to-one schools
nection, Jeanne Hayes. What is the takeaway for reported improvement on paperwork
district administrators? reduction, disciplinary action decreased
DA: Project RED is led Hayes: Time on task and fre- improvement on high-stakes test scores,
by five education technol- quency are critical. There also and a reduction in dropout rates. How
ogy innovators and leaders needs to be leadership overall. do you explain these huge advantages?
from across the nation. If teachers know this genera- Hayes: We believe that one-to-one com-
What brought you together? tion of kids is different and needs to be puting can operate in schools as kids are
Hayes: Weve spent our careers tracking taught that way, it will make a huge dif- used to operating in the rest of their lives.
education technology. There are three ference. Many students feel they enter a technol-
things we started with: how technology DA: Despite large investments in tech- ogy-free zone inside the classrooms. Its a
can save money, how technology helps nology infrastructure, why do some way to truly personalize learning.
learning, and whether schools that have schools fail to follow through with vital www.DistrictAdministration.com
a one-to-one student-to-computer ratio implementation factors? Read the full interview with Jeanne Hayes.
outperform schools with a lower student-
to-computer ratio in terms of improving In 1:1 schools, daily use of technology in the core
dropout rates and student achievement. curriculum classes ranges from 57 percent to 62 percent.
DA: A surprising finding from the
report, The Technology Factor: Nine
Keys to Student Achievement and Cost
Effectiveness, is that without proper
implementation, a one-to-one comput-
ing rollout is no more likely to improve
student achievement than traditional
tactics with computer labs. Why is
implementation so critical?
Hayes: It is better, so its not fair to say
its no more likely to succeed, but essen-
tially, yes, that is correct. A proper rollout
involves knowing what works and what
doesnt. So many respondents said teach-
ers receive the technology when the chil

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