Microsoft Australia Education - Schools

Overview

By providing students with their own laptops and helping teachers integrate technology into their curriculum, you can foster personalised 1-to-1 learning, exploration, critical thinking and collaboration. You’ll find that students are highly motivated by relevant, contemporary learning where technology is as immersive as it is in their everyday lives where they play games online, use mobile phones, share music and photos and express themselves through blogs and social media.

1-to-1 Learning - Personalised learning for every student (PDF 15MB) Learning space: information for educators, students and parents The power of 1-to-1 Learning: A guide to getting started (PDF 878 KB)

Getting started with 1-to-1 Learning in 4 easy steps

Plan
To help you plan your 1-to-1 deployment we have provided four sample vision statements and six written case studies from a diverse selection of schools, all with different approaches to 1-to-1 learning. To further assist your investigations we also feature two short video clips of schools using technology in innovative ways to support 21st Century learning.

Videos
- Using Web portals in schools (256K wmv)
- Using MARVIN to inspire students (256k wmv)
Planning resources
Case studies
Decide
Once you have a vision and a plan it's time to start defining the scope of your 1-to-1 learning deployment. It's a good idea to engage early with a Microsoft partner who can help you choose appropriate educational software, arrange affordable school licensing, and help you choose from the new generation of small, light notebooks designed especially for students. Use the search feature on the right of this page to locate a partner near you.

Review Software
Web Portal Case Studies
- Cranbrook School
- Luther College
Budget
There are many costs which need to be budgeted for besides student laptops. You'll also need to factor in Internet connections, power, cooling and network security, to mention just a few. Work with a Microsoft partner to budget the immediate and ongoing costs of 1-to-1 learning in your school; the budget checklist included below is an excellent starting point.

Tools to help you
Prepare
Now is the time to define your school policies regarding 1-to-1 learning. To help you we’ve provided a selection of useful school policy documents, which can become the starting point of your own discussions. In addition to this, we’ve provided some links to great teaching resources to help staff plan new lessons incorporating ICT.

Lesson plans and templates
Policy and procedures
FAQs
- Questions you may face at parent meetings (PDF 101KB)
Professional development

To help teachers gain the skills they need to integrate technology into their curriculum, the Innovative Teachers Network provides access to professional development materials, rich teaching resources and collaboration initiatives for online projects and learning.

Find an IT Specialist

Computelec 1300 361 988 www.computelec.com.au info@computelec.com.au
Synergy 1300 784 838 www.synergy.com.au
Data#3 1300 23 28 23 www.data3.com.au

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Microsoft Australia Education - Schools - 1-to-1 Learning

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Overview

Getting started with 1-to-1 Learning in 4 easy steps

Plan

Videos

Planning resources

Case studies

Decide

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Web Portal Case Studies

Budget

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Prepare

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