Benefits+of+laptops

= The benefits of using laptops in the classroom = = =

The following list is a variety of aspects that can help aid student learning:

 * ====Laptops can facilitate faculty-student interaction====
 * ====Laptops can facilitate in-class participation and thus increasing engagement and active learning====
 * ====When laptops are present in the classroom, students tend to have more motivation in class====
 * ====When laptops are used in addition to web-based activities, students' overall class satisfaction is enhanced.====
 * ====Laptops enhance active and exploratory learning====
 * ====Laptops allow students to learn by researching and exploring the internet. The use of computers can keep students engaged for much longer than they would with encyclopedias.====
 * ====Students with special needs can benefit by using technology because it enables them to move at their own pace and even receive individual instruction from the computer, thus giving the teacher more time to concentrate on other students.====
 * ====A student can get instant access to information (wireless or internet connected laptops)====
 * ====A student can easily be moved around the classroom====
 * ====A student has the ability to communicate and research at multiple levels====
 * ====File sharing and the ease of transforming from one machine to another====
 * ====Digital brainstorming, outlining and presentations can be generated within the classroom walls====

For further information about the benefits of using laptops in the classroom, please visit these scholarly articles.

[|Laptop Computers in the K-12 Classroom.pdf]

[|Teaching strategies and student achievement of using laptops.pdf]