Project Hiller: The Impact of Ubiquitous Portable Technology in an Urban School

该项目将对一项由学区发起的为40名新生和20名教师提供笔记本电脑的项目所产生的自然发生的实验设计进行纵向研究。联合城学区承诺为这一项目提供三年的资金，并将在第二年和第三年增加40名学生和教师。通过使用民族志方法，该项目将审查学校总体改革努力、技术应用和学校成绩总体变化之间的关系。这项研究将关注学生的学习、教师的信念和做法、管理者的角色和家长的参与。总体而言，这项研究试图表明，在技术上的长期投资何时与课程和教学改革相结合。这些发现可供国家、州和地方政策制定者使用。

This project will conduct a longitudinal study of a naturally occurring experimental design resulting from a district-initiated project to supply a cohort of 40 incoming freshmen and 20 teachers with laptop computers. The district, Union City, has committed three years of funding to this project and will add 40 students and teachers in years two and three. Through the use of ethnographic methods, the project will examine the relationships between and among school reform efforts in general, the application of technology, and the overall changes in school achievement. The study will focus on student learning, teacher beliefs and practices, administrator roles and parent involvement. Overall, the study seeks to show when long term investment in technology is partnered with reform of curriculum and teaching. The findings can be used by national, state and local policy makers.