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Leading and Learning with 1:1 Laptops
Oretha Ferguson, Teacher and Technology Coach, Southside High School

What's so great about 1:1 laptops in the classroom? See how a secondary teacher engages students, enhances instruction, and increases learning on a daily basis in a 1:1 computing environment. Learn how to transform a traditional classroom in to a 21st Century collaborative environment with the use of netbooks.

Deploying Technology: A Teacher Centered Approach
Pat Kelly, Ed Tech SPED, Fayetteville Public Schools

See the process used to identify and fulfill teacher technology needs in the Fayetteville ARRA project. From the initial steps of inventory and needs identification through the procurement procedures to deployment and training, hear how FPS and the Special Education team was able to upgrade seventy classrooms in fourteen buildings throughout the district. Over a million dollars of technology was successfully placed in a little over one year’s time.

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