Netbook computers as an appropriate solution for 1:1 computer use in primary schools

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Larkin, Kevin and Finger, Glenn. 2011. "Netbook computers as an appropriate solution for 1:1 computer use in primary schools." Australian Educational Computing. 26 (1), pp. 27-34.
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Netbook computers as an appropriate solution for 1:1 computer use in primary schools

ERA Journal ID20268
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLarkin, Kevin (Author) and Finger, Glenn (Author)
Journal TitleAustralian Educational Computing
Journal Citation26 (1), pp. 27-34
Number of Pages8
Year2011
PublisherAustralian Council for Computers in Education
Place of PublicationCanberra, Australia
ISSN0816-9020
1443-833X
Web Address (URL)http://acce.edu.au/sites/acce.edu.au/files/pj/journal/26_1Netbooks_p27-34.pdf
Abstract

As schools increasingly move towards 1:1 computing, research is required to inform the design and provision of this access. Utilising the Activity Theory (AT) notion of contractions and expansion as a theoretical underpinning, this article suggests netbooks as a viable option to provide 1:1 computing for primary school students. Decisions regarding the appropriateness of the netbooks were made using a modified version of Keegan’s (2005) Functionality / mobility and eLearning / mLearning continuum which categories mobile computing devices. Based on data collected from 119 Year Seven students and their four classroom teachers, the study revealed that the netbooks were considered an appropriate computing device providing an ideal balance between mobility and functionality in meeting the computing needs of primary school students.

Keywordscomputers; primary education; 1:1 computing; mLearning
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390405. Educational technology and computing
390304. Primary education
461199. Machine learning not elsewhere classified
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Griffith University
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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