With each student using a wireless Tablet PCs, Samantha Swann of Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County, said she changed how she teaches her sixth grade science and math classes.

"It's allowed me to individualize math," she says. "I can do workshops and help students with certain skills, instead of teaching the whole class at the same time … They can ask me a question when they think of it, and move on with their work … "

Instead of an entire class following along in a single textbook, students work at their own pace on their Tablet PC, including taking tests and doing homework.

From her Tablet PC, Swann can track the achievement level of students and split them into small groups, so they can work with others at their level.

And this is only an early sample of mobile PC uses in Lemon Grove classrooms.

Kudos, Swann and school district. I appreciate Goal 2 in your district's list of goals and objectives.

Every child incorporates technology in problem solving, communicating, and extending his or her learning. (Goal 2, 2005-2006 District Goals and Objectives, Lemon Grove School District, California.)

Congratulations for your clear, concise commitment to student learning.


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