Senior Honors Thesis
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AbstractTechnology has been evolving for quite some time, but it was only recently implemented into classrooms, specifically elementary school classrooms. This implementation caused many teachers, parents, administrators, and students to make an adjustment in their roles, actions, and attitudes. Some schools took the technology and ran with it, while others left it on the shelf and only fell further behind. This case study offers a snapshot of one of the success stories, a one-to-one technology school in Michigan, where a fifth grade class learns, creates, and communicates all on electronic devices. By comparing these personal interviews to prior research, it is clear that technology has a place in the classroom, as long as all of the affected groups are willing to put in the effort to implement it correctly and are knowledgeable about the best uses of the technology.
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