Teaching and Instruction
- What is the impact on teaching behaviors, the curriculum, and instructional practices?
- For what sorts of tasks do teachers use technology, and in what subjects?
- For what sorts of tasks are students asked to use technology, and in what subjects?
- How often and for how long do teachers and their students use technology?
- How does classroom culture change (e.g., relationships between teacher and students)?
- Do teachers implementing a 1:1 initiative have the technical skills they need to use the technology effectively? Are they engaged in professional development to learn needed skills and strategies?
- What is the impact on teachers’ interactions with one another and on teacher communities? Are teachers sharing what they are learning?
- What are the most promising instructional applications of technology (e.g., specific pieces of software, or specific Web sites) used within a given 1:1 initiative?
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