What Do Teachers Perceive as the Benefits and Problems
of Integrating Technology in Laptop Versus Cart Classrooms?
The last research question addressed teacher perceptions of the ownership of
laptops versus using school-provided laptops. The limited number of responses
(laptop ¼ 9; cart ¼ 3), can only suggest trends in teacher thoughts. Consistent
with the student responses, teacher perceptions of the benefits of the laptop
computers were positive. All the teachers agreed that the 1:1 access increased
the students’ interests in learning, although, the laptop teachers were in greater
agreement than were the cart teachers that the use of the computers increased
student writing and research skills as well as their overall performance. Laptop
teachers were also in higher agreement than the cart teachers that the laptop
increased their own personal ability to use computers, integrate the technology,
and to use higher-level and project-based learning activities. Last, the laptop
teachers may have felt additional accountability to the parents who had to
purchase the laptops for their children and gave additional consideration to
using the computers every day.