Week 07-2: Learner Autonomy and the One-computer Classroom

One-computer Classroom

Strategies and Applications for the One Computer Classroom
1. Use the computer as teacher tool
2. Use the computer as multi-media chalk board or flip chart
3. Have students use the computer as a tool for individual input or part of a larger group or class project
4. Use the computer as learning center or station
5. Use the computer as cooperative learning tool
6. Have student use the computer to do individual work for practice or assessment

Strategies for Management of the One Computer Class
1. Place the computer in an easily accessible and supervised place.
2. Keep the computer away from direct sunlight, water, magnets, and chalk dust.
3. Create ‘stations’ or multiple activities using the computer as a just one (station) of the tools to complete assignments
4. To avoid distortion, project the computer screen onto a 32-inch or larger screen.
5. To prevent traffic in rotation, encourage students to quickly print articles and read them at their desks.
6. Plan circumspectly and be particularly organized.

7 Categories of Classroom Computer Use
1. Administrative Tool
2. Presentation Tool
3. Communication Station
4. Information Station
5. Publishing Tool
6. Learning Center
7. Simulation Center

Sources:
-‘Strategies and Applications for the One Computer Classroom’ by Linda J. Burkhart.
http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/strat.htm
-‘How to Thrive -- Not Just Survive -- in a One-Computer Classroom’ by Glori Chaika.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech092.shtml
-‘7 Categories of Classroom Computer Use’ by Donna Ashmus
http://www.seirtec.org/present/onecomptr.html