How I Use Laptops in Grade 5 Classroom
Our classroom has 11 desktop computers … they take up a lot of space. I wish that four years ago someone would have had the foresight to have seen the future of mobile computing.
The solution … ask kids to bring in their own. So many parents are one their second, third or fourth laptop. What happens to the old one? I asked kids to bring in a laptop if they have one and I would train them on how to use them. So far 16 of the 22 students have brought in their own laptop. Dell, Lenovo, Panasonic, Asus, Macbooks, Fujitsu, NEC, Samsung … they can all be found in my classroom. Mobile computing is great.
I have found laptops to save time, space, increases quality of work, help organize and collect work into one place. It has increased self-directed learning, develop higher-order thinking, and more time on task. When students have access to mobile computing 24/7, their research, writing, calculations, presentations, and problem solving are likely to be better organized, more thorough, and more polished.
It’s been a great treat to work with the future … I can’t wait for the next generation!
