“Using Technology to Support At-Risk Students’ Learning.” Written by
Linda Darling-Hammond, Molly B. Zielezinski and Shelley Goldman, the
report includes a review of the literature studying the impact of
technology on at-risk students. Based on their research, the authors
offer the following five recommendations:
1) Districts should aim for 1-to-1 computer access.
According to the authors, “Studies finding positive impacts on student
learning typically describe opportunities to learn where there is at
least one device per student, and the devices are readily available for
multiple uses by the student throughout the school day.”
2) Internet speed matters. The authors wrote, “In
studies using technology for learning, at-risk students participating in
blended and online courses recommended faster Internet connections as
an important factor for improvement.”
3) At-risk students benefit most from highly interactive technology.
The report stated, “Substantial research illustrates that activities
supporting many kinds of interactions between learners and the material —
including different visualizations of concepts; multiple ways of
seeing, hearing and learning about them; and opportunities to be active
in manipulating data, expressing ideas and other aspects of the learning
process — were essential to support learning by lower-achieving and
other at-risk students.”
4) Schools should encourage students to create their own content.
The authors found that “when students have opportunities to create
their own content using technology (for example, conducting research to
make decisions or draw conclusions from evidence, finding and
manipulating data, developing reports, creating websites, designing
PowerPoint presentations and creating spreadsheets), they become more
motivated and develop stronger skills.”
5) Blended learning works. The report concluded that
the most productive blended environments “are those that combine
structured learning of information with collaborative discussions and
project-based activities that allow students to use the information to
solve meaningful problems or create their own products, both
individually and collectively.”
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