Ann-Kathrin Krappmann and Eva Melber

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Thursday, 07.05.09

We would lhttp://wikis.zum.de/rmg/skins/common/images/button_bold.pngike to have laptops in class and at home for ourselves because...

no need for worksheets, pads and folders anymore (lighter school bags)
you´ve got all your things with you ==> you'll never forget anything and surprises in changing lessons are no problem
more orderly homework
chatting with classmate would be much easier
exercise working on pc ????

subjects you can use it in well: German, English, Latin, Maths, Biology, History, Geography
use it for essays (easier to read than handwritings of some pupils) and other homework
graphs can be drawn very easily ==> easier (as) !!! to imagine how they look like (maths, physiks)

Yes, searching the internet is more faster and easier than looking in books and libarys
No, searching-mashines give to much websites
No, information in the internet could be not right, just silly

some pupils will defnetly play instead of learning during the lessons
doing your homework not by yourself would be very easy...
problems with using the laptop: writing with ten fingers, difficult software, low battery
pornography and violence videos can be distributed faster among the children

pupils use it to exchange answers in tests
pupils download pornography
hack into local business or dchool administration
found way around network-security and put how-to into the web
pc´s break down
servers breake down
pupils don´t ask teachers for help, try to help themselves by using the internet ==> breaking down of system/server/etc due to overload
PC isn´t helpful in educating students TO DO / LEARN WHAT???
abused by pupils (e.g. ???)
don´t fit into lesson plans
logistical, technical problems
teachers have to know how to use laptops ==> have to be trained

no/little use and effect on test scores
many schools give laptops back again
no differences between students that used educational software and those who did not
high costs