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ShawnaceeDillay
English11
Mr.Salow
November12,2015
AnnotatedBibliography
Benefitsofa1:1computingprogram(GreensboroDaySchool).Thisarticlepointsout
what1:1schoolinghelpswith,orwhatitdoesexactly,suchashowitencouragesandenables
studentstoworkontheirownandworkwhereverbestmeetstheirneeds(GreensboroDay
School).Thisarticleisleaningmoretowardslogic/logos.Theauthorusesinductivelogic,
becauseheismakingmultipledatapointsabouthow1:1schoolingisthebestroutetogofor
learning.Ittalksaboutallthereasonswhyitisbetterthanjustlearningoutofbooks,it
offers
powerfulcollaborativeandinclasspossibilities.ThelaptopPCexpandsthenumberofavailable
opportunitiesforstudentstocollaborateandlearninwaysthatsuitthembest,givingthem
confidenceandhelpingthemachievetheirfullpotential(GreensboroDaySchool).Theauthor
ofthisarticleisstatingallthereasonswhy1:1schoolingisbetterlogically.IdontthinkIcan
includeEthosorPathosinthisspecificarticlebecauseitisn'taimedinthatdirection,it
specificallytalksaboutlogos,thereisnoemotioninthetextorbias.

Recognizingthatwenowliveinadigitalratherthananalogworld,manyschoolsare
implementingonetoonecomputinginitiativestohelpaccomplishtheseacademicgoalsand
manyothersareconsideringmakingthetransition(Sauers,Mcleod).Inthisarticle,NicholasJ.
Sauers&ScottMcleod

talkabouttheresearchdonewith1:1schooling,andhowithas

actuallyimprovedacademicsgreatly,improvementsinwriting,literacy,science,examscores,

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andGPAsallhavebeennotedinvariousresearchstudies(
Sauers,Mcleod).Forethostheysaid
thatastatereportfromMichiganalsohighlightedsomebenefitsofitsonetoone
program.(Sauers,Mcleod)Thisisbiasbecausetheyresayingifthewholestateofmichigan
madeastatereport,soitmustbebeneficial.InthisarticleIwouldn'tsaythatthepathosis
emotionalorsympathetic,it'smorelike,ifyourkidsdontlearnon1:1schoolingtheywon't
becomewhattheycould'vebeeniftheydid.Theyimplythisbystatingastudyfoundthat
studentsinalaptopprogramoutperformedtheirpeersinthecontrolgroupinliteracyresponse
andanalysisaswellaswritingstrategies(Sauers,Mcleod).Theyalsoconcludedthatevenbythe
secondyearthekidshaveimprovedgreatlythanthenthefirst.Lastly,theyusedDeductivelogos
bystatingalltheirpointswithlogicandmadeaconclusion/discussionaboutit.ItsnotInductive
becausetheydidn'tjustdobulletpointsofinformation,theyhadreasoningonwhytheyhadtheir
pointsandresearchtobackitup.Thisrelatesbacktomytextbygivingreasoningonwhyitis
bettertolearnontechnology.
Chromebooksenhanceteachingandlearningacrossmultiplesubjects(LakeStevens).
Inthisarticletheyusepathosbytalkingtothekidsabouthowtheythinkaboutthechromebooks
andhowtheyhavehelped,Wehavealotmorefreedomnowtolearnatourownpaceplus,
theChromebooksarereallyfuntouse(LakeStevens).Forlogostheyhadmultiplebargraphsof
informationprovingthatthechromebookshavehelpedincreasetestscoresinallsubjectsin
2013.Lastly,forethostheyarebiasbecausetheyaremostlyforit.Thisarticledidntreallyhave
ethos,pathos,orlogos.Iuseditmostlyforthedatathattheyhadwiththegraphs,that'showit
relatesbacktomyresearchproposal.

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Formystudy,Ithoughtitwouldbeinterestingtoseewhichdevice,Chromebookor
Ipad,enhancesstudentcollaborationandstudentoutcomesmore(TheaJanitschke).Inthis
paper,theauthormakesherownobservationsandstudiesonherclassesthatshehaswithher
fellowcolleagues.SheusesDeductivelogosbecauseshegivesallherpointsandthenbriefly
talksaboutwhatallthedatasaysasawhole,sheusesdifferentgraphstoshowherresults.For
Ethossheiskindabiasedattheendingsayingthattowardsthebeginningofclassstudentsare
moreproductivewiththechromebooksorIpads,thenduringthemiddleandtheend,whichit
doesshowthroughherresultsfromthegraphs.ForPathos,shedoesnotincludemuchemotion,
sinceitsaresearchpaper.Herresearchfindingswithherclasshelpedmewithminebygiving
mepointersabout1:1schoolingandreasonsonhowithelpsstudents.
Tenobservationsabout1to1educationalcomputingeffortsaroundtheworld(Michael
Trucano).Inthisarticlehemakestenobservationsonhow1:1schoolingchangesthingsaround
theworld.HeusesInductivelogos,becausehelisthowthingsareandhedoesn'treallyhavea
conclusiontobackitup....Kenya,Mxico,Per,Rwanda,Turkey,Uruguay...thesearejust
someofthemiddleandlowincomecountrieswithsubstantial1to1projects,orplansfor
them(MichaelTrucano).Pathoshesays,itishearteningtonotethatimpactevaluationisbeing
takenmoreseriouslyinmoreandmoreplaces(MichaelTrucano)withhiswordingheaddsa
littlebitofemotiontothisarticleeventhoughit'smoreonthelogicalsideofthings.ForEthos
hesayssimplyleavingstudentstotheirowndevicesdoesnotmeanthat'personalizedlearning'
willhappenjustbecausetheynowhavetheirownlaptoportablet.whenhesaysthisheis
statingthatonlyyoucanlearnwhatyouwanttolearn,Heisbeingbiasedinthisway.This

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articlefromEduTechsaysthat1:1schoolingisgoodanduseful,butyouhavetoteachstudents
onhowtousethisdeviceforlearningtogetitsfullpotential.

Schoolsaroundtheworldareatlonglastembracingtheimplementationof1:1
computing.However,manyofthebestintentionsarestymiedbyalackofleadership,narrow
visionandaninabilitytocommunicateambitiousgoalsthatjustifytheinvestmenttocautious
stakeholders(Stager).Whilereadingthisarticleinoticethatitisfor1:1schoolingbutitsalso
sayingthatweshouldn'tfullychangehowteachersshouldteach.Inadditiontothelaptops,
teacherswillbeencouragedtouseotherprimarysourcematerialsinthecurriculum(Stager).
UsingotherprimarysourcesarestillusingTextbooksincertainclassroomssuchasscience,
english,math..etc.Stagerusesdeductivelogic,Ithinkthisbecauseofthewayhepresentshis
logictohisreader,Thelaptopsofferthepotentialtodayforstudentstoengageintherealwork
ofmathematicians,scientists,composers,filmmakers,authorsandengineers(Stager).For
Pathoshesays,Everychildinourdistrictshouldbetaughttoprogramcomputersand
understandthecriticalrole..(Stager).LastlyforEthoshegiveshisopiniononthecertain
questionsaskedabout1:1schooling.Abouthowitworksandthenecessities.Toconcludethis
article,Iwouldsayithelpedmeunderstandthefullmeaningof1:1schooling.

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EduTech
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"UsingDigitalDevicestoImproveStudentCollaboration."
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"WhatDoestheResearchSayaboutSchoolOnetoOneComputingInitiatives."
BriefCastle
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