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https://www.learningliftoff.com/how-laptops-in-the-classroom-improve-student-learning/

Their research found that when schools provided students with laptops for use in the classroom and at home, learning improved in a number of subjects, including science, math, and English. Students received more feedback on their writing, edited and revised their papers more often, drew on a wider range of resources to write, and published or shared their work with others more often, Zheng concludes in the study.

When the SCHOOL provides the LapTop, it's beneficial

It doesn't just arbitrarily conclude that students bringing their own Smart Devices is beneficial.

It doesn't mean students get to bust out their LapTop whenever they want in class.

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/does-learning-improve-when-every-student-gets-a-laptop
Schools that provide each student with a laptop computer, as well as the appropriate support for both students and teachers, see significant improvement in academic achievement, a new paper indicates.
School provided only, not arbitarily let students bring their own personal laptops into the class room.

In the past couple decades, one-to-one laptop programs have spread widely, but so has debate about whether they are cost-effective and beneficial to educational outcomes, said Zheng, assistant professor of educational technology and lead author on the paper. I believe this technology, if implemented correctly, is worth the cost and effort because it lifts student achievement, enhances engagement and enthusiasm among students, improves teacher-student relationships and promotes 21st century skills such as technological proficiency and problem solving.
That means you need to setup the machine in a very specific way to improve the students educational outcomes.

Just putting a laptop before a student doesnt really help them with anything, Zheng said. Technology should not be implemented for technologys sake.
You can't just throw any old laptop at a student.

But one-to-one laptop programs, in which each student in a class, grade level, school or district gets a computer, can improve educational outcomes when there is teacher buy-in, suitable technical support and professional development for teachers, and appropriate implementation with the curriculum.
That's alot of requirements by the teacher, tech support, training of teachers, and curriculum before it'll even benefit said student.

That's not always an easy task in the busy life of a teacher.

The researchers reviewed nearly 100 academic studies on one-to-one laptop programs dating back to 2001, although only 10 of the studies were scientifically rigorous enough to use in a statistical meta-analysis in the paper. Zheng said more in-depth studies are needed to further identify what works and what doesnt with one-to-one laptop programs.
Only 10 / 100 studies were scientifically rigourous enough to use in a statistical "Meta-Analysis".

Not exactly a high vote of confidence.

With the price of some laptops now falling below $200 and schools in the United States and other countries using more computerized assessments, a growing number of schools are considering implementing individualized laptop programs.
Notice how it's "Under Consideration".

And it's not just a blanket solution to be thrown at the students willy nilly or a pass to let the student bring in their own LapTops into the class room.

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