1.+Project+Introduction

[|Weaver Lake Elementary School]: A Science, Technology and Math School (K-6) = = = = =**Our Question:**= = How does the use of student personal devices in school impact the classroom? = = = =media type="custom" key="5608061"= =[|Link] to blabberize= = =
 * Laurie Toll, Tech Integration Specialist
 * Mary Moran, 6th grade classroom teacher
 * Lisa Koch, Curriculum Integration Coordinator
 * Mary Litwinczuk, Library Media Specialist
 * Gretchen Peel, Principal

=** Project Proposal: **= = = Weaver Lake is piloting a project for our district where students are asked to bring in handheld devices to class. The project was named [|Project Copernicus] by our district technology department. Our 6th grade students have been using their personal devices in one of our classrooms for a few months. At this time we have only anecdotal evidence of increased engagement, collaboration and student learning. Our proposal is to collect both quantitative and qualitative in order to create a clear picture of the impact of student personal devices in the classroom. We are also interested in collecting data from parents and students to determine if learning continues outside of the school day.

=**Project Objectives:**= > >
 * 1) To expand opportunities for students to use their personal devices for learning in the classroom and at home.
 * 1) To determine whether or not student use of personal devices will increase:
 * Student collaboration
 * Student engagement
 * Student learning (outside the classroom)
 * 1) To define a plan for 2010-2011 implementation