Monte Cassino School (Tulsa, OK) started a 1:1 computer learning pilot program with 72 Tablet PCs and has recently grown to 250 students using HP Tablet PCs. This is part of an initiative that will include all 3rd through 8th grade students.
Tulsa’s KOTV featured the school’s program. "’Instead of losing a paper and then not having it at home, and not having your homework in the morning, it’s saved on your computer, so when you get home you just pull it up and it’s always there,’ said Tanner Burke, Monte Cassino eighth grader."
The school’s website has additional details:
Only six months into the pilot program, our successes include:
- Increased responsibility shown by students
- Improved handwriting
- Eagerness to complete assignments
- Differentiated instruction
- Improved technology skills
- Advanced academics including graphing and reference materials
- Increase in science and other scores