Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Conclusion | Credits

Introduction

Over 60% of adult education teachers in Maryland with computer access for instruction have access to only one computer in the classroom. In order to successfully integrate technology into instruction, it is important to determine what you want the technology to do for you. Through this Webquest, you will be able to identify strategies and applications that will allow you to make the most of the only computer in a class.

Your task is to:

• identify things you need to consider before using one computer in the classroom.
• identify strategies and applications for the one computer classroom.

To accomplish your task:

1. You will divide up into pairs.
2. One person in each pair will research considerations, the other person will research strategies and applications.
3. Click on the appropriate topic link below and begin your research by using the resource links provided (you will have 25 minutes to complete your reading).
4. Meet with members of other pairs who have researched the same topic to discuss the most important points (you will have 15 minutes for this activity).
5. Report back to team members.
6. Return to UC 310, hook the laptop up to the TV and try out some of the applications you read about. Discuss implications for use of the software in the classroom. You will later share the information you have discovered with the rest of the training group.
   

Click on the link to locate resources for your topic. Be prepared to discuss key points in each article when you have finished reading the articles.

Topic: Considerations before using one computer in a classroom

Topic: Strategies and applications for the one computer classroom

You will have developed an understanding of the best ways to use a computer in a one computer classroom.

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