Going One-to-One in Urban Schools: An Evaluation of the XO Champions Initiative in Project LIFT Elementary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Beaver, Jessica K.; Englander, Katie; Leow, Christine; Barnes, Marvin
Institution	Research for Action
Titel	Going One-to-One in Urban Schools: An Evaluation of the XO Champions Initiative in Project LIFT Elementary Schools
Quelle	(2015), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Program Evaluation; Elementary School Students; Laptop Computers; Outcomes of Education; School Support; Professional Development; Facilitators (Individuals); Technology Education; School Turnaround; Program Implementation; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Mixed Methods Research; Access to Computers; Internet; Elementary School Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Interviews; Focus Groups; Observation; Teacher Surveys; North Carolina; North Carolina (Charlotte) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulförderverein; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung
Abstract	Beginning in spring 2013, students in seven elementary schools throughout the Project LIFT zone in Charlotte, North Carolina began to receive XO laptops provided by the organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for use both within their classroom and at home. This report details Research for Action's (RFA) mixed-method evaluation of the first year and a half of the implementation of this initiative, including data from the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years. The authors provide descriptive information on how often and for what purposes teachers and students used their XO laptops, as well as analyze success and challenges with XO laptop integration. This report identifies the conditions that impacted, both positively and negatively, XO Champions integration efforts in the seven LIFT elementary schools. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, Project LIFT began to move away from XO Champions as its primary technology solution. However, the lessons learned from the project are applicable to LIFT schools (that still use the XO laptops), and are relevant to a broad set of policymakers and education leaders who are considering implementing similar one-toone initiatives in their schools or districts. The descriptive analyses of XO laptop use indicated: (1) Students and teachers used the laptops, on average, for one lesson per day; (2) Within schools, usage of XO laptops differed by grade level--lower grades reported using the laptops more frequently than did upper grades; (3) Internet-centric activities were the primary focus of XO laptop classroom usage; and (4) Students brought their XO laptops home infrequently, resulting in minimal XO laptop use at home. The following are appended: (1) Methodology; and (2) Additional Analyses. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01