A study of the use of the laptop XO in Brazilian pilot schools

Computers and Education

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 263-273

  Guimarães, Lia Buarque De Macedo ^a   Ribeiro, Jose Luis Duarte ^a   Echeveste, Marcia Elisa ^a   De Jacques, Jocelise Jacques ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital inclusion; Education; Laptop; User's perception; XO

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INCLUSION; EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS; INDIVIDUAL LEARNING; INITIAL RESISTANCE; LAPTOP; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; USER'S PERCEPTIONS; XO;

EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TOOLS;

LAPTOP COMPUTERS;

EID: 84881434762     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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