King Middle School, located in Maine, is the most ethnically and economically diverse school in the state. 60% of the students at King Middle School qualify for free lunch. There are also 28 different languages spoken in the school alone. King Middle School does not use textbooks, but uses laptops that are provided by the school. The school is working to make their students the authors of their own learning. The test scores of this school have improved from the bottom 1/3 to the top 1/3 in the state because of the use of technology. King Middle School wants to provide high quality learning to produce high quality work.
I think it is pretty amazing that King Middle School is able to incorporate so many uses of technology into their classrooms. I especially love the fact that they do not have textbooks, but use the computer and internet. Textbooks go out of date so quickly, this is a way to stay up to date with the most current information. What would be interesting to know is how the school affords such technology considering the fact that the school is located in a poor area. Government grants maybe? This video podcast can found on Edutopia.
Wow, that is really interesting! I remember posting on someone's blog last week about the possibility of schools going paperless in the future, it looks like the future is already here! Having kids do work on paper handouts or turn in paper assignments just seems out of place at a school that doesn't use textbooks.
ReplyDeleteI wonder happens when their tech department has a glitch or is down. It happens in my district at least once a week!