April 2003Going WirelessMark Edards and 25,000 laptops dash into the future
by MARK A. EDWARDS
The superintendent in Henrico County, Va., has introduced 25,000 laptops in a quest to see wireless technology alter the instructional landscape.
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by GREGG G. MOWEN
A principal’s fair warning: Be ready for every eventuality when you issue a computer to every student. Mowen is principal of D.C. Faith Middle School in Fort Benning, Ga.
by BRETT SCHAEFFER
As school districts invest more heavily in wireless technologies, the early adopters are finding modest cost savings in infrastructure and printed materials but big gains in technology access. Also: Where the savings are. Brett Schaeffer is an education free-lance writer based in California.
by CATHLEEN A. NORRIS AND ELLIOT M. SOLOWAY
Why handheld technology offers the greatest possibilities for access, according to the leadership of the Center for Highly-Interactive Computing in Education. Cathleen Norris is a professor of technology and cognition at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Elliot Soloway is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Center for Highly-Interactive Computing in Education at the University of Michigan.
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