A computer lab is a
location where all or most of your students can have their own machine.
This is an ideal situation for following situations.
Introduce and teach new skills
Collect resources
Accelerate whatever
process you are working with in your centers, groups or individual
computers
A computer center is located in a
classroom and would consist of a few computers that students could
use during the day to improve skills and acquire information.
Independently practice the skills that were learned in the lab
Complete projects and assignments outside lab time
Groups working with Interactive/Simulation software
While a center allows students to work on
the same assignment at different times during the day or week.
Another method for deploying your computers in a classroom would be
to assign a machine to each group or team. This would allow the
machine to become a resource for the group as they work through a
project. Team members could share the following responsibilities;
Much has been
written about the one computer classroom. While not an ideal
situation, you can accomplish many technology goals with one
computer in your classroom. While we hope that you have access to
both labs and small groups of machines in your classroom, we need to
be aware of what can be accomplished with a one computer classroom.
Presentation Tool
Research Center
Groups working with Interactive/Simulation Software
Whole Class working with Interactive/Simulation
Software
Whole Class Brainstorming/KWL Charts
Independently Practice the skills that were learned
in the lab
