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EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE UPTAKE AND USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN A 1:1 COMPUTER INITIATIVE- POSSIBILITES AND CHALLENGES FROM A PUPIL PERSEPCTIVE
Marcia J. P. Håkansson Lindqvist Umeå University Sweden
The uptake and use of digital technologies is
studied in the One-to-One (1:1) research project Unos Umeå in
Sweden. This paper studies the use of laptop computers from a pupil
perspective, through an online survey (N=52) and a written task
(N=23). Using the Ecology of Resources Model (Luckin, 2010),
possibilities and challenges are analyzed. While laptops provide
motivation and involvement and make schoolwork more fun, challenges
are seen in increasing computer skills, helping pupils focus on
schoolwork and assistance in creating their own learning
environment. The results of this study point towards the importance
of the teacher’s role in the digitalized classroom. |
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