Evaluation of Inspired WritingEvaluation of Inspired WritingVoices of Littleton StudentsVoices of Littleton Students

September 27, 2010September 27, 2010

Evaluation of Inspired WritingEvaluation of Inspired WritingVoices of Littleton StudentsVoices of Littleton Students

September 27, 2010September 27, 2010

Continuing the Use of LaptopsContinuing the Use of LaptopsContinuing the Use of LaptopsContinuing the Use of Laptops

Tools for Better WritingTools for Better WritingTools for Better WritingTools for Better Writing

- Improved Physical - Improved Physical AppearanceAppearance

- More Focus on Content- More Focus on Content

- - Less Physically StrenuousLess Physically Strenuous

- Faster Writing & Editing - Faster Writing & Editing

- Fosters Creativity- Fosters Creativity

- Word Processing Tools- Word Processing Tools

- Improved Physical - Improved Physical AppearanceAppearance

- More Focus on Content- More Focus on Content

- - Less Physically StrenuousLess Physically Strenuous

- Faster Writing & Editing - Faster Writing & Editing

- Fosters Creativity- Fosters Creativity

- Word Processing Tools- Word Processing Tools

Back before laptops, ... I was too concerned with having correct grammar and correct

spelling. While they are still important today, they do not consume all my attention when I am writing. I spend more time developing my

ideas and my sentence structure. With laptops, we can spend more

time making our writing perfect.

Access to InformationAccess to Information

Computers open a door from the classroom into the world. There is so much more

knowledge accessible to students who have access to computers than there is to those in traditional classrooms. Instead of remaining ignorant to the issues that spread all over the

world, students can educate ourselves in order to make a difference.

The Internet: The Internet: Learning Outside the ClassroomLearning Outside the Classroom

The Internet: The Internet: Learning Outside the ClassroomLearning Outside the Classroom

The presence of laptops in class enables instant

learning. If no one knows the answer, they can look it up and learn immediately.

Without laptops, many things would go un-learned

or researched at a later date. [E]verything relevant

to a subject should be learned at one time, so it

can be grouped in a brain as one.

Engagement with New Media

Engagement with New Media

Now students can’t wait for math, writing, and science because we get to use the laptops and it is way more fun

with the laptops

the little laptops make 5th grade a little bit easier and more exciting

I now feel that what I am writing is much more relevant. This semester our

class wrote a paper but instead of writing a black and white paper, we made a

website and added links, pictures, and videos. Writing that paper, or website for

a lack of a better term, made me feel empowered because I felt that what I was doing mattered and related to the world

around me.

A New Creative WritingA New Creative WritingA New Creative WritingA New Creative Writing

Share & Learn from PeersShare & Learn from PeersShare & Learn from PeersShare & Learn from Peers

- More Comfortable with- More Comfortable with Sharing WritingSharing Writing

- Provides Fresh Eyes/- Provides Fresh Eyes/ Different PerspectivesDifferent Perspectives

- Formulate Complex - Formulate Complex Questions and Questions and ResponsesResponses

- Analyze and Challenge- Analyze and Challenge InformationInformation

- More Comfortable with- More Comfortable with Sharing WritingSharing Writing

- Provides Fresh Eyes/- Provides Fresh Eyes/ Different PerspectivesDifferent Perspectives

- Formulate Complex - Formulate Complex Questions and Questions and ResponsesResponses

- Analyze and Challenge- Analyze and Challenge InformationInformation

Having the laptops in class increases my enthusiasm to actually come to class, and

participate in online discussions. I look forward to having my laptop

everyday, and that makes me enthusiastic before I even step in

the door, and that positively affects my writing [style] and pieces.

More Efficient &More Efficient &Productive LearningProductive Learning

More Efficient &More Efficient &Productive LearningProductive Learning

Whenever we [discuss a book], about half of the class is in the "inner circle" and they just

talk. [T]he rest of the class is in the "outer circle" and they [blog] about the same subject as the inner circle. This way, the whole class can talk about something and we all wouldn't have to wait to hear what everyone had to say about one thing before moving onto another because everyone has their own time to say

things.

Maximized Time & ProducivityMaximized Time & ProducivityMaximized Time & ProducivityMaximized Time & Producivity

More Individualized &Differentiated Instruction

More Individualized &Differentiated Instruction

- Less Reliance on - Less Reliance on Teachers/PeersTeachers/Peers

- Less Time Spent - Less Time Spent on on Inquiries of Other Inquiries of Other StudentsStudents

- Write and Learn at - Write and Learn at Own PaceOwn Pace

- Motivated to Take - Motivated to Take Initiative Initiative

- Less Reliance on - Less Reliance on Teachers/PeersTeachers/Peers

- Less Time Spent - Less Time Spent on on Inquiries of Other Inquiries of Other StudentsStudents

- Write and Learn at - Write and Learn at Own PaceOwn Pace

- Motivated to Take - Motivated to Take Initiative Initiative

I have learned responsibility and I have also learned that thinking outside the box isn’t just going farther than the question asked,

its finding things out for yourself and challenging the system that is given to us.

Remaining Relevant in aRemaining Relevant in aTechnological WorldTechnological World

Remaining Relevant in aRemaining Relevant in aTechnological WorldTechnological World

There are very few jobs left that do not require knowledge of computers in some way. In

colleges, students will be required to type up their papers, fill out online applications, and

use the internet to complete research papers. If schools are to prepare students for success in

today's world, they must spend money on computers.

I used to not like writing but now I keep looking at the time and inside I am saying, "Is it time for writing

yet?" If you don't believe me come visit us…. You have to see it to believe it because your

eyes will pop out.

I used to not like writing but now I keep looking at the time and inside I am saying, "Is it time for writing

yet?" If you don't believe me come visit us…. You have to see it to believe it because your

eyes will pop out.