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Download full textGarthwait, Abigail; Weller, Herman G. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2005
Maine was the first state to put laptops in the hands of an entire grade of students. This interpretive case study of two middle school science-math teachers was driven by the general question: Given ubiquitous computing, how do teachers use computers in constructing curriculum and delivering instruction? Specifically, the researchers sought to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Middle School Teachers
Direct linkBisbee, Beverly – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2004
This article describes how the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) is changing the way the state's middle school students learn. MLTI is the largest education project in Maine's history, aimed at eliminating the digital divide by loaning a laptop to each seventh and eighth grade student and teacher in the state. The Initiative has put…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites
