Title:

Improving Learning with Take-Home Computers 

Presenter:

Stephen Holthaus 

Short Description:

A presentation on researching the benefits of giving disadvantage students computers to take home in order to improve their learning 

Category:

Classroom 

Length:

1 hour(s)

Skill Level:

Novice 

Long Description:

A Nike grant provided Leestown Middle School with $2500 to purchase materials to upgrade donated computers and make them available to disadvantage students to take home. To examine the effectiveness of this program a Technology Skills Assessment was created and administered to the participating students and to a random group. This presentation will take a look at the assessment used in this research project and examine the preliminary outcomes. 

ISTE Standards:

6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom. 7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. 9. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving. 

Research:

This will be preliminary data from scores of the Technology Skills Assessment developed specifically for this project.