Following are some resources that contain information about ubiquitous computing in schools. Check back regularly - more items are being posted.

March 2006

"Exemplary Technology-Supported Schooling Case Studies" project
The "Exemplary Technology-Supported Schooling Case Studies" project, co-directed by Ron Anderson of the University of Minnesota and Sara Dexter of the University of Virginia, was conducted from 1999 to 2003. After identifying the most exemplary schools in the United States with innovative classrooms that incorporated technology to improve learning in a major way, in-depth case studies were conducted in 11 school sites in order to understand the programs of educational improvement underlying the innovations, including the analysis of contextual factors that support and influence how these technology-supported practices are implemented. This site features the 11 school sites, a project overview, and multicase reports. Note: all content is not expected to be completed on this site until April 1, 2006.

December 2005

Policy Brief on starting laptop programs
The Ubiquitous Computing Evaluation Consortium has published a Policy Brief called Starting School Laptop Programs: Lessons Learned.

Center for Digital Education reports
The Center for Digital Education has published several reports about 1-to-1 computing, including a "K-12 One-to-One Computing Handbook."

Edutopia letter
Edutopia published an open letter to the Secretary of Education about 1-to-1 computing.

Education Week commentary
In its 12/14/05 issue, Education Week published a commentary called "It's Not Whether Every Student Gets a Computer, It's When" (subscription required for online access).

September 2005

Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) survey results
SIIA releases survey results of states’ use of e-Books.

Apple Computer's review of research
Apple Computer has made available a review of research on impacts of 1:1 computing.

New report from inTASC
Boston College's Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC) published a report in June called Technology Promoting Student Excellence: An Investigation of the First Year of 1:1 Computing in New Hampshire Middle Schools.

March 2005

Two new reports about Henrico County’s laptop program
Two evaluation reports conclude that the Henrico County iBook Teaching and Learning Initiative has been largely successful. SRI International published a detailed report, based on site visits to middle and high schools, that focuses especially on teachers' and students' uses of the laptops in mathematics and science classes. The report identifies a wide variety of benefits of 1:1 computing for students, teachers, and parents, as well as barriers. A report from Development Associates, based on survey responses from parents, teachers, administrators, and students, documents broad support for the Henrico County's laptop program.

• SRI International's detailed report
• Report from Development Associates

January 2005

A representative from the initiative in Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas, suggests this site which features examples of lessons and what research shows about using Palms in the classroom. http://www.palmone.com/us/education/studies/handheld_ed.html

December 2004

NEIRTEC has reviewed published lessons learned from many laptop initiatives around the country and has prepared a paper, "Lessons learned about providing laptops for all students".

In March, Florida's Learning With Laptops Task Force prepared a report to the state's Commissioner of Education about providing laptop computers in K-12 schools. http://etc.usf.edu/L4L/Index.html.

On its website, PalmOne provides stories about many schools and districts that incorporate handheld computers for instruction. http://www.palmone.com/us/education/studies/.

October 2004

"Miracle or menace: Teaching and learning with laptop computers in the classroom" reports on a study of teaching freshman psychology at West Point using laptop computers. The article appeared in Educause.

September 2004

A close-up study of two science teachers implementing 1-to-1 computing was completed in Maine (Report #5).

May 2004

The Metiri Group studied policymakers' views of 1-to-1 computing in 4 states.

A study of laptops' positive impact on students' writing was conducted in British Columbia.

An interesting article about the use of handhelds in K-12 classrooms was published by IEEE.

February 2004

A new Phase One evaluation of the laptop initiative in Maine was published.

In December 2003, the RAND Corp. published Quaker Valley Digital School District: Early Effects and Plans for Future Evalution.

EDUCAUSE published The Status of Ubiquitous Computing, an article on ubiquitous computing in higher education in May 2003.

January 2004

Classroom Response and Communication Systems: Research Review and Theory
A review of the research on classroom response system technology and the related pedagogy, and more advanced, but related technologies, particularly with regard to the popular use of these systems to enhance questioning and feedback.

Michigan's report about its 1-to-1 demonstration project, Freedom to Learn.

2003 and Earlier

Using Technology to Enhance Connections Between Home and School, an earlier research synthesis.

A brief history of 1-to-1 computing initiatives from the 1980s to the present.

Annotated Bibliography of Ubiquitous Computing Evaluations containing abstracts for 25 references related to 1-1 computing initiatives, especially in Math and Science. The references include evaluations and other related documents.