MFL MarMac will be a 1 to 1 laptop computer school next year for grades 9-12. The HS staff has been working hard on professional development and training all of this school year to get ready for this. I would like to give parents and students a chance to have some input:
1) What questions do you have?
2) What do you expect this to look like?
3) How do you think this will "change" the traditional classrooms?
I feel it is a great chance to improve our children’s learning capabilities. But also feel it needs to be "watched" or "followed" closely to be sure they are used appropriately.
ReplyDeleteAs a parent of 3, 2 who will be in high school next year, I'm looking forward to this. For cost I can handle reasonable ($50-$150 per child/per year)
I hope this will allow the kids to dig deeper into a subject and not just skim fastly through a book.
Good luck, I will do what I can to make it a successful adventure.
I've talked with a lot of students and they are excited too about this new venture!
ReplyDeleteI think that 1 to 1 is a good idea because it will help students prepare for the future and will stop wasting time in class, because the students would not have to walk all the way to a lab. I expect that teachers will use it as much as they can.
ReplyDeleteI think that this would be great. I am really excited for this to come. This school could really used a technology upgrade. I feel it would make school easier for students and teachers. This school would be way better. (:
ReplyDeleteI feel this will be a great experience and will open doors to ways of creating projects and finding information, we as students have never been able to do before. It is definitely going to take some time to get us to for everyone. It will be interesting to see how some of the teachers adapt. Unfortunately i feel that it is going to be a bit crazy for a while well everyone tries to figure out the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteI think that one to one will require cooperation from both students and faculty. I hope that everyone realizes how much adjusting and work that will come from switching to this form of education. I also hope that our school doesn't expect drastic grade improvements simply because they issued us a laptop. Seniors especially won't try very hard to adjust to this because we're leaving next year and want to finish learning the way we have been for the past 12 years. I'm personally excited, but its a lot to change in a short amount of time.
ReplyDeleteI really don't feel that the teachers will be able to adjust for the first year. As seniors, we need the education rather than technology. Hopefully it will work out, and if we can get past the battle of knowing just how to incorporate the usage into the classroom, the computers will be awesome. -Zach
ReplyDeleteThis is a great thing to do. I hope it works out!
ReplyDeleteAs an educator I am very excited about the opportunity this will provide for ALL students in our District. This initiative will be an extension of student learning. There are endless possibilities!
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing seems like a great idea and I'm looking forward to it. Technology becomes more useful every day, and the school could really use an upgrade. Our school will appear more advanced compared to other schools and it will make us look good.
ReplyDeleteThe 1 to 1 program is going to be a good thing. I believe that it will allow students more opportunities and hopefully get them more excited about doing homework since they will have a laptop they can call "their own."
ReplyDeleteI think the whole thing is a good idea because nowadays everyone uses technology in their daily lives. I think that the school will look more advanced compared to other schools.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good idea for the school. It will help students prepare to use computers for their jobs. It will make learning easier, and we can learn more information that is up to date, rather than out of books made a few years back. It will be easier to find information, and to work on homework. As a student, I am excited to have the laptop, and be able to use it when I need it, rather than when I have the chance to get one from the library.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about having laptops, but all the homework on them and the typing is not going to be fun. I'm not the best typist in the world so I will probably be behind on some of the typing papers.
ReplyDeleteI think that one to one will change greatly change teaching for the better. It will also help when teachers are gone they will be able to send the students the work that they want completed. It will be a great convinence for students and teachers.
ReplyDeleteI am very excited about the laptops next year. I think that it will be exciting and good. The laptops will be very convenient for when someone is absent, the can get caught up at home and not fall behind in class when they return to school. I think some teachers will struggle getting use to having the technology, but I'm sure that they will find a way to incorporate into their class. It is going to be much better not having to go down to the computer labs. I think the laptops are going to be great and will increase students learning.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is a great idea that our school is modernizing and getting one to one. I have concerns that some teachers won't need to use it or they just won't but it seems like most of them are excited and embracing the change. I am hoping that once we get the laptops things will be much simpler. We will no longer have to go to the lab or worry about having a computer at home to write papers on and such. What I am expecting once we get our laptops is they will become like a universal textbook we take to every class. When teachers ask us to get them out we will and once we are asked to put them away we will. All in all i don't think the school itself will be greatly effected, just the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteI think the one to one initiative will be convenient for us as well as the teachers. It will give us a chance to use to internet and the computer applications. It will better our typing and technical skills. I think it will give us a chance to do a variety of different things.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the new step towards technological advancement is beneficial. With these new laptops, we won't need to fight for the lab rooms. We probably won't need as many notebooks either. The only question I have is what the Lab rooms will be used for once we move on.
ReplyDelete1. How will the laptops be used? are we going to do things the same but only be using computers more or will it be a complete different way of teaching? What will happen to the computer labs?
ReplyDelete3. I think that you won't be seeing kids taking notes by hand hardly ever, there will be alot less paper being used.
I think that this will be a good step for the school. Students and Teachers will be learning the "new" technology that is used in the real world. As students, we will be learning a lot more responsibility because a textbook can handle a lot more than a computer and also you hand in a text book at the end of every year. With the one to one you have the computer for your entire high school education so my personal opinion is that people will be more responsible and considerate of school property. The only problem I can see with the one to one is if the internet connection at school has a problem then people might have a problem when doing their homework or even receiving assignments.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that the 1 to 1 program is a great idea an even tho some students might have trouble with it. I think that they would easily get the hang of it very quick. It will also eliminate the waste of class time with it we would not have to walk down to the lab.
ReplyDeleteI think that 1 to 1 is an excellent idea! First of all the teachers will not have to book time for the labs so we can just start working right in the class room. It will be easier and faster to get things done. I think that at first it will be hard to get use to but then once we get the hang of things it will be smooth sailing and maybe we can become a paper free school like some other schools are becoming with their 1 to 1. A question that I have is will we have the same computers every single year? I think that this will hopefully improve our school and I am very excited for this to happen. With 1 to 1 when things are due you can just send them to your teacher. People won't be able to make excuses as easily as they would now. This is really exciting that our school is going to 1 to 1 and I can not wait!
ReplyDeleteI think that going to one is going to help our school advance in better ways. We will be able to do so much more, because we will be able to use different computer applications in class. The best part about it is that our computers won't be slow, and we won't have to worry about not having available lab space. Myself I feel that, I would be more tempted to do my homework knowing that I have a computer right in front of me.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to have one to one in our school. I think it will give us many new learning opportunities. We will be able to do a lot of new things once we get one to one laptops.
ReplyDelete1. How much will we use them? Can we be on Facebook? How much will it cost?
ReplyDelete2. I think the computer lab will become some sort of storage or a meeting room since we all will have computers.
3. I think there wont be as much paper homework. The teacher will just send us the assignment online.
I am happy about getting the laptops next year. It will make things a lot easier for us because we use technology all the time. It will provide more opportunities for us.
ReplyDeleteI think the one to one is a good idea. It gives us students an opportunity to do more. It will also give us more responsibility to take care of a labtop and to get the homework assignments done.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be an awesome thing to have. It would change the teachers way of teaching and we wouldn't have to use txt books all the time. We could go on the internet and do things on their. I expect this to be more independent of ourselves and not have teachers over looking us all of the time.
ReplyDeleteI think its going to be good because we will have more technology. The world is starting to revolve around technology so its a good thing to start using it in high school to get used to it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that we get to spend a lot of time using are computers next year. I think it will change the rooms some so that students will enjoy the class more then say they do now.
ReplyDeleteI think one to one will be a good thing for us I think it is going to make the classroom more exciting and easier to get assignments.
ReplyDeletei think its a good idea because it would take away the whole "well i don't have a computer so i can't type my assignment" excuse. and people who really don't have a computer will be able to get there assignments done with out having to worry about if they will get a lesser grade for no typed assignments.
ReplyDeleteI think this will be a new adventage for both to teachers and students to learn. Everyone should like it. I hope we get to actually use them a lot during class not just to write papers.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a very good idea. it will make doing homework a lot easier and give students better access to there internet projects.
ReplyDeleteI'm very anxious to see how the 1 to 1 program is going to turn out. I think the idea of this program is a great idea. It will give students and teachers a different learning and teaching style, along with learning new things involved with technology.
ReplyDeleteI think the one-to-one program is an excellent idea. They will be more fun to use than just having to listen to teachers talk all of the time. We wouldn't have to carry all those books around. Teachers will be able to let students work on their own.
ReplyDeleteI think the one-to-one program is a very good idea. It will be very useful to use the laptops instead of the teachers giving away one million papers a day. It will also allow students to do a lot more homework at home without bringing a lot of stuff home every night.
ReplyDeleteI am very happy that we are getting the laptops. it seems we are always in the lab or the library on the computers so it will will be very easy. If people dont abouse it by not doing the class work and messing around on there computers. but what if you dont have the money for them? will you not get one and be left out?
ReplyDeleteThe 1 to 1 is an awesome idea. It gives everyone the option to become better educated. It will be easier to do projects and papers. The subs will be able to tell us our assignment even when they are gone. We wont have time for any excuses because we already knew about it. It will change our classrooms a lot and it will be a lot more productive. I have no questions besides what will happen if teachers find us on facebook? I'm very excited!
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited about receiving a laptop next year! I think it will be a great change for our school. We will definitely put it to good use once the teachers figure out the way they will be teaching things and how the computers are going to be used in the classroom. I think it will be cheaper in the long run because of paper and ink and computer maintenance.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the 1-1 computers will give students more possibilities and save drastically. They can explore and be creative on a whole new level that was never before. And no more using flash drives to transfer documents from home back to school. But that will also mean that students will be expected to use them more, and being that I do not have internet at home, will make researching much harder. Now students are given time in school during classes. Will that be taken away? I could type at home, but nothing else. Will that put me behind? I also believe that people will lose social skills. They will forget how to have a face to face conversation because everything is dine electronically. But overall I believe that it will be an improvement for the school.
ReplyDeleteP.S. What will be the rules on downloading (such as games) and restrictions? I would like to know.
I think that the 1 to 1 will give us students a chance to help improve are knowledge and research more stuff. It is going to help us because we wont have to worry about haveing to many books to carry around. I think this will change the class room because we wont have to use has many not books because we can just type stuff and then send it to the teachers.
ReplyDeleteI think that having our own computers is a good idea. It will be exicitng and an easier way of doing homework.
ReplyDeleteI think it will be a good thing and make learning easier. I also think it will make it easier for me to actually do my homework.
ReplyDeleteI think that 1 to 1 is a great idea and a new exciting way of learning! Our generation is more interested in technology, so we'll also be interested with 1 to 1 next year instead of learning straight from a book most of the time. It's something new and a big change that many people are looking forward to. I expect it to be fun and more students will pay attention in class. It will also guarantee students to always have their homework done, printer complications will no longer be an excuse or lack of computers available. My question is - will you be able to download certain things onto your computer? Also, what will happen will social websites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc?
ReplyDeleteI think the 1-1 computers are a good idea for the students to do their research the stuff they need for the class. the students would have easier to have their homework done quicker in the class room. It would be easier to have these computer.
ReplyDeleteWell I think using the computer would be very helpful, but I think we should keep teaching old school. Only because in the begining of this school year we had problems with the computers and hardly anybody was able to teach because of it. Every teacher is relying on computers.
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