Laptops: A successful approach to teaching

Barone and Wright (2008) explore experiences of using laptops to demonstrate successful approaches to teaching with technology. Three key ideas from this article include:

• Using laptops enables students to accommodate to the 'literacy demands' that are present in the current social and educational environment and those that will be present in the future.
• One misconception with laptops in classroom is that it is a new phenomena, although they have been in existence for almost 20 years. However, bringing new literacies into a classroom environment is a new phenomena that is not an easy task. Barone  and Wright (2008) explain that this is because 'teacher feel underprepared to use technology' (p. 292).
• The use of laptops and the internet by students in an educational context enables teaching and learning to occur both inside and outside of the classroom. As explored by Barone and Wright (2008) students, like Michael can leave school 'ready for out-of-school learning' (p. 298).

Reference to this article can be found below:

Barone, D., & Wright, T.E (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies. The Reading Teacher, 62 (4), p. 292-302.