ERIC Number: EJ951445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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The Teacher's Laptop as a Hub for Learning in the Classroom
Parr, Judy M.; Ward, Lorrae
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v44 n1 p53-73 2011
This article presents data from a longitudinal study of the effects of providing teachers with personal laptop computers. It considers the role of teacher laptops in learning and teaching in three schools selected because technology was widely used there. Using multiple methods of data collection (observation in classrooms; interviews with teachers, leaders, and students; and document-come-file analysis), the authors investigated the conditions surrounding the infusion of the laptop into all aspects of teacher practice, including, critically, practice in the classroom. The examination of classroom practice illustrated how one computer came to act as a hub for a variety of other digital technology use. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Learning Centers (Classroom), Longitudinal Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Interviews, Content Analysis, Educational Practices, Computer Uses in Education, Case Studies, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Performance Factors, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Influence of Technology, Learning Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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