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SRI International, an independent not-for-profit research and development organization, is coordinating a consortium that will evaluate the impact of ubiquitous computing in K-12 classrooms. SRI International is teaming with six other leaders in the field to create and maintain an active network of evaluators and to develop a common framework for understanding how desktop, laptop, and handheld computers are currently used in mathematics and science education.

The consortium includes several well-known institutions in the technology and learning field, including the University of Virginia, the Metiri Group, Kent State University, ROCKMAN ET AL, and EDC's Center for Children and Technology. In addition to collaborating on a national level, each organization is working separately to evaluate a number of computing initiatives in several states.

"With more teachers and students using laptops or handheld computers on a daily basis, it is essential that policymakers and practitioners alike understand the effect that ubiquitous computing has on a classroom environment," said Dr. Andrew Zucker, Principal Investigator for the NSF grant. "By pooling our resources and sharing research findings with the other institutions in the consortium, we'll be able to develop the comprehensive framework and the knowledge policymakers need to understand and guide the widespread adoption of computers in math and science classrooms."