Common Challenges and Experiences of School Districts That Are Implementing One-to-One Computing Initiatives

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 346-358

  Topper, Andrew ^a   Lancaster, Sean ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1:1 laptop initiative; computer initiative; one to one; one to one computing

Indexed keywords

1:1 LAPTOP INITIATIVE; INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY; ONE-TO-ONE; ONE-TO-ONE COMPUTING; PROJECT EVALUATION; TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

TEACHING;

EID: 84890405308     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2013.844640     Document Type: Article

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