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Quite.

Again, I refer you to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Learning_Vision for more education in this topic. One brief quote:

"Prior 1-to-1 laptop experiences in other countries have demonstrated tremendous gains in learning, more time spent on schoolwork, development of technological fluency, and a stronger sense of inclusion among the students. While the majority of prior experiences have been in wealthier countries, the experience in a rural community of Costa Rica in 2006 exemplifies the potential. Not only did the children go far beyond the usual curriculum, but also they learned to care for and repair their computers. The difference in how they treated and learned about their own laptops compared to the computers in the school lab was astonishing. The parents made covers to protect the laptops. The children learned to repair them so that they would not be deprived of their use. The parents entered into adult education in highly increased numbers. The teacher went from being dubious to a strong supporter after participating in the children?s gains. The greatest testimony was that families moved to this community so that their children too could get laptops and the education they enabled."

Posted by: mathandmetal   Posted on: 11/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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