121+Questions

· How did you decide on the vendor?
· Did teachers receive laptops before the students? · What professional development did teachers receive before the laptop roll-out · What ongoing professional development do they receive? · What training did you provide to student and parents? · How are computers used in a typical class? Did 121 replace all textbooks? · What policies did you develop for student and teacher use? · Do you still have labs and how are they used?
 * =====What was the biggest problem you faced in the implmentation?=====
 * ===== What would you do first if you had a chance to do it over again? =====
 * ===== What did you think would be a problem that wasn't? =====

**Extension of Implementation forTeachers**

 * =====What was the best preparation that you received for using the laptops effectively?=====
 * =====How has it changed how you teach?=====
 * =====How has it impacted your classroom management, lesson planning, assignments, assessments?=====
 * =====Are you using online texts?=====
 * =====What changes do you see in student to student/ student to teacher interactions in the classroom?=====
 * =====How has it impacted your class preparation and adminsitering of exams?=====
 * =====What software/ websites/ applications do you now depend on?=====
 * =====**W**hat was the hardest/ easiest aspect of the transition to 121?=====
 * =====What was an unexpected outcome?=====
 * =====What would you tell our teachers?=====

**Extension of Implmenetation for Students?**

 * =====How has it changed how you learn?=====
 * =====How has it changed how your teachers teach?=====
 * =====What types of things do you do in the classroom with your laptops?=====
 * =====What percentage of classsroom time is spent using the laptops?=====
 * =====Are the laptops used equally in all your classes?=====
 * How do you managey our batteries/ bookbags/note taking?
 * **W**hat was the hardest/ easiest aspect of the transition to 121?
 * What was an unexpected outcome?
 * What would you tell our students?


 * Evaluation**

· How has having student laptops changed what is happening in the school? · Are there stated expectations for use in the classroom? · How is the program being evaluated?
 * What has been the administrative stance towards those (teachers) not interested in transforming their classroom?

**Management** · How often are the computers refreshed? · What issues have you seen with the hardware? · How responsible have the students been in taking care of the computers? · How do the students carry the units? · What are the expectations as to students being "electronically" prepared for class and what are the consequences? · Under what circumstances are loaners given out? · What is the ratio of loaners? · How is the battery life? · What accommodations are made for a laptop that runs out of charge? · Any problems with having multiple models over time? · How are repairs handled? · How much breakage is there, both inside and outside the standard warranty? · Did you purchase accidental damage insurance or do you self-insure? · Any thefts or lost laptops? · What type of wireless infrastructure do you have? · Where and how do students save their files? · Do they have access to their files when off campus and if so how? · How responsive is the vendor to issues that come up? · How are laptops stored when the students are in outdoor activities? · Did you have to hire extra tech staff to support the program? **Finance** · How do you finance the program? · What factors lead to your decision to go with this financial model? · What are the specs of the most current unit including costs? · What have you done to ensure financial sustainability of the program? · Do students have the option of buying the laptop when they graduate? What if they leave before graduation year?

Did the switch to 1-1 mean that the classroom furniture/set-up/physical space needed to change as well?