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An investigation of purpose built netbooks for primary school education

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Russell Beauregard,

Mayank SharmaAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '09: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 36 - 43

https://doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551796

Published: 03 June 2009 Publication History

Abstract

This paper is a qualitative evaluation of student netbooks used in a classroom setting. Netbooks are thought to be one promising development in the next generation of learning devices, pairing everyday PC capabilities with a purposeful design built for students and schools. The findings suggest that the design is appropriate and engaging for the unique needs of individual primary school students. Nevertheless, the design and specifications of the netbooks do not yet address some classroom-level practices that are crucial to the success of the technology in classrooms. This paper describes some of the key findings of this evaluation, as well as a summary of design considerations for the future design of mobile PCs for education.

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Islam MGrönlund Å(2016)An international literature review of 1:1 computing in schoolsJournal of Educational Change10.1007/s10833-016-9271-y17:2(191-222)Online publication date: 27-Feb-2016
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An investigation of purpose built netbooks for primary school education
1. Applied computing
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IDC '09: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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DOI:10.1145/1551788

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