Welcome to the SC iAm Laptop Project Website

Welcome to the web page designed to provide you with many ideas and resources related to integrating your laptops into your curriculum as well as assisting with the evaluation responsibilities. We will add links to other sites as we are made aware of them. Reviewing other sites can help you maximize the opportunity of engaging students to enhance their learning experience.

For the 2008-09 academic years, we will focus on specific outcomes and changes observed because of the laptops. Our primary goal is to determine the effects that the laptops have on students, teachers, and families. As a participating teacher you will be asked to complete surveys and submit lesson plans that incorporate technology.

The site will be checked regularly to evaluate how it is being used and by whom. You have asked us for sample lesson plans, for the option to submit and download lessons from other iAm Laptop teachers. In addition, you have asked for ways to communicate with one another. We agree that these are important components to program success, so we will make the site as robust as possible. Questions or comments may be directed to Catherine Watt.

NOTICE

If you are here for the first time, you should have received an email from Twiki that asked you to verify your email and confirm your log-in name. We have already registered teachers. Now, all you have to do to log-in is click on the upper right hand corner. If you are confused at all, please email Catherine.

Announcements and Reminders

Announcement -- You might be very interested in the New York Times opinion pieces on education. Specifically, Sunday's column is devoted to use of laptops in the classroom and challenges incurred at one school http://lessonplans.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/putting-technology-in-its-place/

NEW - As noted, we will be asking you to respond to questions much more often, focusing on the number and types of lessons conducted using technology. Teachers, please email the answer to the following questions to cwatt@clemson.edu by Sunday, October 26th:

1. How many lesson plans were implemented the weeks of Oct. 13th and 20th, using the laptop, without internet access?
2. How many lesson plans were implemented the same weeks, using internet connectivity?

Student surveys are active.

Reminder - have your 9th graders take their initial survey click here

Reminder - have your 10th graders take their welcome back survey click here

Teacher's survey is active and has been extended to Oct. 31.

Reminder - please complete you survey by this Friday click here