What is the Kennedy Middle School technology planning initiative?

Who is on the Kennedy Middle School 1:1 Steering Committee?

What’s the main benefit of a 1-1 program to students and teachers?

Are students required to purchase/lease a device?

What has been done so far?

Why isn’t the school system buying devices for all students if this is the direction things are going?

Does the computer take the place of the textbook?

Will teachers give homework that requires the use of these devices at home? If so, isn’t this a problem for students who do not have access to these devices after the school day because they can’t afford to purchase/lease one?

How does this program affect our special education students?

Will students be penalized if they don’t have a device?

How will we handle the appropriate use of devices?

How will you manage social networking (IM, Facebook, YouTube, Internet) and other distractions in the classroom?

What’s the timeline for putting the 1:1 initiative in place?

What happens when students move to eighth grade?