Huntsville City Schools implemented the digital 1:1 initiative where every student grades 3 through 12 received a laptop computer, and grades K through 2 received iPads. While it is an exciting feeling to see students who did not have laptops now have technology in their hands, there have been some frustrations. Students need to be taught the responsibility that comes with technology and that responsibility ranges from how to take care of a laptop to the importance of digital citizenship.
Students may can work around the firewall, yet they do not know how to operate in Word or PowerPoint, let alone, how to properly shut down the computer. These areas are where teachers have to step up and teach students the responsibility that comes with laptops. They must realize there is more to a laptop than social media and the internet, but instead, there are programs that students can use to improve their academic success in the classroom.
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