One to One Reflection

     I was surprised by what I saw in the video we watched of the one-to-one classroom.  The teachers, as well as the students, in the Denali Borough School District seemed very benefited by the way their school now ran.  When I was first asked to think about running a one-to-one classroom, I was overcome by the potential hazards that could go along with that.  I feared that the students would not progress in their learning as well, and I feared that they would be distracted easily.  I was also worried that the students would know more than I would about the technology, and they could possibly use this knowledge to take over the classroom.  When I really started thinking about it, I thought of the ways in which classrooms, students, and teachers could be benefited by the laptops.  I was hopeful that as a teacher, I could be successfully trained and prepared to handle such a classroom. This would be very helpful to me because I would learn a large amount.  Also, the students would not be limited by what was in their textbooks.  Instead, they would have this whole world of information to find and sources to be able to utilize.  While watching the video, I observed the constructive environment that the students were in.  The students and teachers seemed comfortable with what they were using, and the students were still absorbed in their work.  The teachers were much more happy with the change than I expected them to be, and they claimed that their thinking was stretched as well.  They enjoyed all of the up-to-date information that the students were able to access, and their textbooks could still be used as resources. The internet enabled the students to be part of the "real world" The classroom still ran smoothly, and one teacher said that it really worked because if she needed to address the classroom, she would just have the students close their laptops.  It was really nice to see the students really working together with assignments or projects, and it was obvious that the laptops encouraged this more than hindering it.  I feel more comfortable with the idea of teaching in a one-to-one classroom, and I know that if I am a little unprepared I can learn along with my students and profit from the experience.  This was an excellent video because it showed me the type of classroom that was being discussed, and I was able to view the advantages and support that came with it.