While Choate does not yet have a laptop program, we have no particular biases regarding such programs. Our hesitancy to implement such a program stems from our assessment that modifying our curriculum to improve technology integration is a prerequisite for a required laptop program. Consequently, I was quite surprised to read some of the report findings because planned curriculum revision was not mentioned. Laptop students spend more time engaged in collaborative work than Non-Laptop students. Laptop students participate in more project-based instruction.
Laptops lead to more student writing and to writing of higher quality.
Laptops increase access to information and improve research and analysis skills. Laptop students make more presentations than Non-Laptop students.