21 Steps to 21st Century 1-to-1 Success
This step-by-step summary is an excellent resource for teachers and administrators who have already implemented or are considering implementing 1-to-1 student laptop programs. This publication was produced by the Queensland, Australia Department of Education and Training. Thanks to Cheryl Bobo for bringing it to our attention.
”Made in Alaska” Education Software Available
Alaska teacher and software developer Alan Degener recently completed two applications for use by educators. QuickieQ is a web-based on-the-fly student response system. goCloudware is an interactive site designed to help educators discover and review a variety of web-based instructional applications.
Student Produces Tech Support Podcasts
A student participating in CDL at Southeast Island school district has produced a series of podcasts designed to provide technical support to his fellow students. The podcasts give pointers on how to accomplish basic tasks all students using laptops in the district are expected to know, including publishing a website or calendar online and accessing the school server.
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Implementing 1 to 1 Learning in Your School
Watch educator-created videos to see successful 1-to-1 learning in action.
Video Podcast
Carl Rose Presentation: AASB’s Digital Learning Consortium
See Executive Director Carl Rose’s original presentation on AASB’s Consortium for Digital Learning to the House Special Committee on Education. Recorded March 21, 2006.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm
Read the speech Carl Rose references in his presentation: Norman Augustine's 10/20/05 remarks to the U.S. House Science Committee on globalization and the job market our children will face.
Audio Podcast
The World Is Flat - Book Review by Angus King
Angus King served as governor of Maine from 1995-2003. He is credited with leading the creation of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative in 2002, which provided every 7th and 8th grader in the state with a laptop computer. In this audio podcast Mr. King gives his perspective on Thomas Friedman’s book, The World is Flat, and how education needs to prepare students for the global economy.
Association of Alaska School Boards
1111 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801
(907) 463-1660 www.aasb.org email aasb
Click on the links below to learn about each district’s digital learning initiative.
New Apple Professional Development Courses, Team Leader for Alaska
Apple has unveiled a new catalog of professional development courses for Alaska school districts, and Sally Eberhart is named state Apple PD Team Leader.
New CDL Professional Development Website Launched
The Consortium for Digital Learning, in conjunction with The Chariot Group, is proud to announce the launch of a new website featuring a comprehensive menu of professional development services designed for CDL districts.
2011 CDL Progress Report: “We’ve made the shift. There’s no going back”
To evaluate the benefits and challenges of the CDL 1-to-1 initiative since its launch in 2006, AASB commissioned Dr. Jason Ohler to conduct in-depth interviews with key program participants and produce a project summary report. The new report also features profiles of CDL teachers from three regions of the state—Western, Southeast and Anchorage—to provide a classroom-level perspective before and after digital learning was introduced to their schools.
Study: Laptop use in curriculum results in greater writing achievement
Education Commissioner Susan Gendron and Maine Gov. John Baldacci hailed the results of a study that offers, for the first time, quantifiable data showing that the use of laptops in classrooms improves learning.
Critical Issues - The New Literacy:
21st Century Learning in Alaska
Students learn better when they are engaged, and research on what engages them points to technology. Learn about 21st Century skills, how digital learning builds them, and why Alaska’s students need them for success in the global economy.
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CDL Movies Document Digital Learning in Alaska
These new films feature segments produced by internationally acclaimed teacher/filmmaker Marco Torres with assistance from Apple and AASB. They document the CDL initiative’s progress in preparing Alaska’s students for success.
1 to 1 in Alaska is an overview of the CDL initiative featuring Eek school.
View more movies on the CDL YouTube digital learning channel.
Preparing Alaska’s Students for Success in the Global Economy
CDL Progress Report
Learn about the current state of the statewide CDL initiative in this new report by Dr. Jason Ohler
Consortium for Digital Learning
