Tips to help educators working in laptop environments

• Plot your strategy.
• Give yourself some lead time.
• Involve teachers in key decisions regarding software.
• Differentiate instruction.
• Use your skilled teachers as trainers.
• Get the most from vendor training by tailoring it to your district’s needs.
• After the initial training blast, follow up on an ongoing basis.
• Evaluate teacher training.
• Create support documents and make them accessible (i.e. 1:1 Links)

**Information from this posting was gathered from the (July 16, 2008 issue) School CIO article, "Preparing Teachers for One-to-One: Ten tips to help educators working in laptop environments thrive" by Sheila Riley