The number of laptop computers in U.S. schools is growing at a
rapid rate. This timely book analyzes the types of learning that
take place in one-to-one wireless classrooms where all students use
laptop computers. With a particular focus on students' literacy
practices, the text covers reading and writing, information use,
and multimedia development. Featuring critical analysis and
practical examples, this book is essential reading for everyone
concerned with making effective use of new technology to meet the
educational needs of culturally and linguistically diverse
students. This book: looks at the literacy challenges of the 21st
century and examines whether and how laptop use contributes to
meeting them; draws on extensive research in schools that have
implemented one-to-one computing and provides details from those
that are successfully using technology to enhance learning; uses
rich examples from urban, suburban, and rural areas, with children
in regular classrooms as well as in ESL, gifted, and special
education programs; and, provides details from schools that are
successfully using technology to enhance learning.
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