The Classroom Practitioner’s List of Specifications »

By Paul McMahon on Jun 7, 2009 in Appropriate Hardware for Education, Learning for a Flat World | 0 Comments

It seems like everywhere I look around me at the moment schools are evaluating some aspect of 1:1 computing. There are many reasons for this including the netbook revolution, Mr Rudd’s plan to put a computer on the desk of every Year 9-12 student in Australia and many more enlightened schools realising that standards for [...]

Laptop Programs »

By Paul McMahon on Nov 18, 2008 in 1:1 access in schools, Appropriate Hardware for Education, Education in Hong Kong, Electronic Whiteboards, Learning for a Flat World, Triathlon | 2 Comments

Hong Kong , and probably the greater Asian region, seems to be in the grip of laptop programs at the

Are We Heading Towards Split Schooling? »

By Paul McMahon on Mar 14, 2008 in 1:1 access in schools, Appropriate Hardware for Education | 1 Comment

I have been meeting with and receiving workshop proposals from more and more teachers lately as a result of my organising this conference. What this has lead me to see is the stark difference between how schools view the use of 21st Century tools for learning. Some schools are right behind the use of Web2.0 tools [...]