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Here are a selection of recent 1:1 news stories we think will interest you!
We post the most up-to-date 1:1 news on our website. Check back frequently!
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
 We are currently compiling a list of constructivist, creative software tools for iPads and other tablets. What have you been using? Click here to share your recommendations! Please email us at service@aalf.org and let us know if you have a topic or story you'd like to share with the AALF community. The more we share, the more we'll learn!
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CONTRIBUTING TO AALF
The AALF worldwide newsletter readership continues to grow. With this in mind, we would like to invite foundation members to contribute to the newsletter. We are currently looking for articles on the following themes:
Current Issues in 1:1
Student Voice
New Learning Spaces
Teaching Practices & 1:1
Learning Frameworks
Action Research on Innovative Practices (Teaching Practices, Professional Learning, Project-based Learning, etc.)
If you have something you would like to contribute, please send a brief (50 word) article summary, along with your contact information, including your organization and title, to Justina Spencer (jspencer@aalf.org). We look forward to hearing from you!
AALF COACHING
AALF coaches provide support for educators at all levels and, working either individually or in expert teams, coaches and consultants support educators and policy makers at every phase of their 1:1 initiative.
For additional information regarding AALF coaching support, go to the Coaching and Mentoring Services page of our website, or contact Karen Ward at service@aalf.org
Coaching Services now available in Australia. For more information, contact: Susan Einhorn at seinhorn@aalf.org
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU!
We're currently looking for new 1:1 coaches to join the AALF team! If you're interested, please send a resume, describing any coaching and other relevant experience. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to write us by clicking here!
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SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE
Has your school or district switched from laptops to tablets or laptops to iPads? What have your experiences been?
Click here to share your expertise!
What type of evidence do experienced 1:1 schools rely upon to prove that technology has helped their students?
If you have any experience or thoughts on this question, please click here and share it with the AALF community.
Thanks for sharing!
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The Foundation thanks all its partners for their ongoing support.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the May edition of the AALF newsletter!
This month we have an editorial by AALF President, Bruce Dixon, who writes about scaling and sustaining innovation, as well as an editorial by Susan Einhorn, Executive Director of AALF, who writes about the shifting role of the teacher in a 1:1 classroom. This issue also includes an article by Robert Baker, Director of Technology at Cincinnati Country Day School, who discusses the benefits of 1:1 Tablet PCs, as well as an interview with Marilyn MacManus, Principal of Hiawatha Elementary School, concerning Haiwatha's 1:1 program, and an article by Andrew Zucker, Senior Research Scientist at the Concord Consortium, concerning their free software, Molecular Workbench. In addition, this issue includes a summary of Survey Says results from the past year, and some summer reading list suggestions by Powerful Learning Practice. As well, you'll find some of our regular features: Survey Says and Share Your Expertise.
Click on the link at the end of each article to read it in its entirety on our website. You can comment or add your stories to any of these articles. We would love to hear from you!
Enjoy!
 Justina Spencer
AALF Communications
jspencer@aalf.org
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THE SECRET TO SCALING AND SUSTAINING INNOVATION
In this editorial, Bruce Dixon, President of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation, asks why it is so hard to scale innovation across schools by drawing an intriguing comparison between the banking sector and the education sector. Click here to read more.
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THE CHANGING ROLE OF TEACHERS
 In this editorial, Susan Einhorn, Executive Director of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation, asks how the role of teachers change as 1:1 initiatives evolve and how community expectations impact this shift. Click here to read more of Susan's thoughts on this topic.
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REMOVING CONSTRAINTS
 In this article, Robert Baker, Director of Technology at Cincinnati Country Day School, shares his decision to deploy 1:1 Tablet PCs at his institution. As Robert discusses, Tablet PCs allow for more seamless collaboration, creativity and flexibility. Click here to read more about Cincinnati Country Day School and their 1:1 Tablet PC program. And be sure to watch Robert's screencast!
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LEARNING FROM OTHERS-- IDEAS WORTH REPEATING
This month's quote comes from John Seely Brown, visiting scholar at USC and the independent co-chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge. "I personally feel that in order to get hooked on something-well, that's the role of a great teacher, a great mentor. The role of the mentor is to get you to discover things you might not actually know you were interested in, to confront topics you may not be very good at understanding, but once discovered, you will."
Do you have any particularly inspiring education quotes to share? Email us and we'll spread the word!
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SUMMER READING LIST
**What's on your summer reading list? Send them here and we will collect and share them with the AALF community!**
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INTERVIEW WITH HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 Hiawatha Elementary School in Berwyn, Illinois, is part of South Berwyn's School District 100's one-to-one technology initiative. The program, which began in 2008, aims to provide every student with a laptop by the time school opens next year. We sat down with Hiawatha's principal, Marilyn MacManus, and asked her questions pertaining to the roles of the teachers, parent support, and the changes in curriculum ushered in by the program. Click here to learn more about Hiawatha Elementary and their 1:1 program!
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SURVEY SAYS!
Does your school use filtering software to block social media on students' laptops at home and/or at school?
Let us know by responding to our
10-second poll!
In a recent article entitled "It's not school's role to monitor kids' Internet activities at home", Maine resident Micah Brown, responding to the district's move to install 24/7 filtering software onto school laptops, begins by saying, "I can't believe what I've just read regarding Portland schools and limits on their laptops. If what I'm hearing is correct, the reasoning behind this is wrong."
What are your thoughts? Let us know by responding to the poll! Thank you for participating!
Survey Says Results From the Past Year!
Interested in learning what other AALF members had to say about E-books, defining 1:1, student voice, and more? Click here to read a summary of past Survey Says results!
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FREE STEM SOFTWARE FROM THE CONCORD CONSORTIUM
 In this article, Andrew Zucker, Senior Research Scientist at the Concord Consortium, shares the organization's free, open source Molecular Workbench (MW) simulations, which runs on a web browser and allows learners to investigate how atoms and molecules interact. Using MW, students can conduct experiments with osmosis, diffusion, protein folding, heat transfer, gas laws, DNA replication, and dozens of other phenomena. Click here to learn more about Molecular Workbench!
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EVENTS 
Check Events on the AALF website regularly to keep up-to-date on other events of interest to the 1:1 community. May 19, 2012 Blended Learning & Technology for Teachers Conference Providence, Rhode Island May 21-28, 2012 Ideas Festival - 1 a 1 en LatinoamÃmerica: Â ¿Hacia donde vamos? / A Festival of Ideas - 1 to 1 in Latin America: Where are we going? A virtual online conference organized by the World Bank, Education Impact, IdeasLAB, and AALF. *Registration now open* June 6-15, 2012 Berkeley Professional Development Conference Berkeley, California June 24-27, 2012 ISTE 2012 San Diego, California July 9-12, 2012 Constructing Modern Knowledge Manchester, New Hampshire July 15-17, 2012 Lausanne Laptop Institute Memphis, Tennessee July 18, 2012 Minnetonka 1:1 iPad Summer Institute Minnetonka, Minnesota July 19-20, 2012 Minnetonka Summer Institute - Transforming Education for the 21st Century Minnetonka, Minnesota |
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