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Teachers Write Their Own Online Textbooks ==== Article from EdWeek on an online curriculum developed by their teachers using free software distributed over the web. ====

 [|One Laptop Per Child]
 * This program aims to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. To this end, they have designed hardware, content and software for collaborative, joyful, and self-empowered learning. With access to this type of tool, children are engaged in their own education, and learn, share, and create together. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.
 * To view this international project in action, watch the following video in which TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investment in the region.  [|TED Video]

__1:1 Initiative __
 * International Conference on 1 to 1 Education
 * A background paper was written summarizing current practices, international comparative research evidence and policy implications in February 2010.
 * The paper states that there is a need for additional information and experimental studies to show that the 1:1 model helps to improve academic achievement and reduce the digital divide. However, the article provides recommendations for program use and ways to assess student and teacher learning goals.
 * To view the paper in its entirety, visit the following website: [|1 X1 Education Report]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">[|Mooresville, North Carolina School District]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">To witness an example of the 1 X 1 program being used in a public school, visit the hyperlink above to watch an inspirational video by Public Broadcasting Systems. In Mooresville every student enrolled in grades 4-12 learn exclusively on laptop computers. According to the Superintendent, since the introduction of laptop computers, his district has experienced an increase in academic achievement, an increase in the number of students receiving their high school diploma, a decrease in the district's drop-out rate and a decrease in the overall number of district suspensions. He also briefly explained the initial implementation process, which focused on professional development for teachers one year prior to providing computers to students and the need for "technology help desks" at each school site.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 22.6667px;">[|California’s Digital Textbook Initiative]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">This initiative, launched in May 2009, has three phases. The state is currently drafting the third stage of this initiative.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Use the link above to view a written description of each phase and online materials which have been reviewed and approved by the state

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Article from EdWeek - July 25, 2011
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino','serif'; font-size: 25.3333px;">South Korea to Replace all Textbooks with Digital Content **