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Here are some articles on 1:1 and 21st century learning from Arlin Sorensen. Arlin's advice on technology in the school is: 1. Start with network infrastructure-without that nothing happens 2. Staff training and equipping: make sure staff is comfortable and have applicable examples of the technology that will be used 3. Rapid support response: through the use of monitoring and management tools which managed service providers leverage for customer support.

Arlin also says that devices can be provided by our students since most have their own anyway. The school will find it hard to keep up with the changing upgrades. He has found that schools have a hard time effectively using 1:1 becuase of the expense and moving it along too quickly. Arlin also said that we need to come up with a goal we want our learners to focus on (how are we going to teach our students in the 21st century) then we need to ask ourselves if 1:1 or any other technology is going to help us achieve that goal. He also said that technology is a tool and needs to be implemented to help meet a goal not to be the goal.