Abstract The focus of this chapter is the results of a 3-year implementation of a
one-on-one laptop program in a Midwestern school district. Using a mixed
methods quasi-experimental design including classroom observations; percep-
tion data from students, teachers, and parents; and achievement scores from
state-mandated and supplementary assessments of writing and problem-sol-
ving, we found that a technological innovation can serve as a change agent in
making learning more problem-based and constructivist in nature. Further, the
combination of the student ‘‘owned’’ laptops and the transformed classroom
environment resulted in sustained gains in writing and problem-solving relative
to comparison students. Implications for practice and research in technology
integration are drawn from the results