Laptops: classroom management tips and advice

Whilst classroom management may not be the focus of support for a laptop program, it is important. So, here are some websites you can go to get you thinking about specific strategies.

• The Irving School District (Texas) website for teaching and learning in a one-to-one classroom. The Classroom management section, has suggestions (with v. short video segments) on beginning a lesson, monitoring students, peer instruction and positioning. As well there are video segments with suggestions for teaching in different subject areas. Maybe not earth-shattering stuff but should get teachers to think ‘I can do this, no problem, is that all!’. The other think I really like is the way the material is presented: clear, simple and organised.
• Tech support @ ASB: I think the location of this information really tells us its relationship with teaching and learning! However, we know that classroom management is an important – as is file management which this site covers (Productivity/operations). The classroom management strategies and tips may not be all that useful, however, it can serve as a starting point to get people thinking about what might be useful in different classrooms in the NSWDET context.
• Classroom management tips has 50 tips for managing classrooms using the internet, so not strictly learning with laptops, and also goes beyond administrative stuff, but interesting – it’s not always useful to separate classroom management from teaching and learning. Another useful example of information teachers will find useful and how it’s organised.