Lexington students begin taking 1:1 laptops home

From the Lexington Clipper Herald (NE):

http://www.lexch.com/articles/2009/02/25/news/local/doc49a56e91d2fc3003017551.txt

Students enthusiastic about new 1:1 laptop program

"If the effectiveness of giving every student a laptop were measured in enthusiasm, the results so far in the West Bend School District would show success."

From the Journal Sentinel (WI):
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/40065842.html

Use of technology grows at the elementary level

From Madison Daily Leader (WI):

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20268625&BRD=1302&PAG=461&dept_id=181987&rfi=6

By the Numbers: Educational technology in the school budget

From the Ridgefield CT Press:
“The reason blackboards lasted so long in the classroom,” Josh Smith told the school board, “is because every day when you walked in, you knew that chalk was going to work.”
http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20848:with-over-3000-pieces-of-equipment-schools-tech-department-seeks-10-budget-increase&catid=46:rfd-local&Itemid=778

One Laptop Per Child gets cheaper...

From the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/02/11/cheaper_cheap_laptop_promised/

Laptops for all high school students in Kerala India

From Sify News:
All the 1,016 government-run high schools in Kerala will be supplied with a laptop each as part of the IT@School project.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14852990

16,000 Georgia Students equipped with NComputing Virtual Desktops

From MSNBC:
Dougherty County School System in Georgia has began to expand computer access for its 16,000 students using NComputing virtual desktops connected to PCs.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29011761/

Australian state working toward 1:1 by 2011

The Canberra Times:
The New South Wales (AU) government expects the current ratio of one computer for every 8 high school students will decrease to one laptop per student (1:1) by 2011 across grades 9-12:


http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/laptop-rollout-starts-to-compute/1421682.aspx?storypage=0

Positive Results from PA's 1:1 Program

From THE Journal:

Pennsylvania Ed Tech Initiative Shifts Students to Project-based Learning

http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23893