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SarahShevrovich1266
Mr.Salow
English11
30November2015
RoughDraft
OnetooneiswheneachstudentisgivenanelectronicdevicesuchasanIpadorLaptop.
Theyregivenadevicetobecomemorepreparedforthe21stcenturyworkforce.Nowadaysyou
needmorethanjustbasicpaperandpenciltobereadyfortherealworld.Imgoingtoanalyze
howgroupsofpeopletalkaboutonetoone.Thispaperisabouthowtheystatetheirargument
thatonetooneisbetterorworseforschools.Theystatetheirargumentsusinginformationand
researchabouttheeffectsofonetooneinschool.Howtheyuseethos,pathos,andlogosto
supporttheirarguments.Theyrehowtheyuseethos,pathos,andlogosintheirarguments,likeif
theargumentismainlybasedonethositsmainlyabouthowtheauthorpersona,iftheyuse
pathositsmainlyabouttheemotionsofthetext,oriftheyuselogositsmainlyaboutthe
evidenceinthetext.Onetooneiswidelydebatedsomeofthemainargumentspeoplehavewith
onetoonearehowtheteacherscanaffectonetooneinschools,howitpreparesthestudentsfor
the21stcenturyworkforceandcollege,andhowonetoonethecanbeanimprovementinthe
schools.
Oneofthemainargumentsoftheonetoonedebateisteachersbeingapartin
onetoone.Teachersareabigpartinonetoone.Itsalluptotheteacherstousetechnologyin
theirclassrooms.Alsotheteachershavetobethepeopletoteachthestudentshowtousethem.
Howteachersimplementtheonetoonedevicesintheirlessonsisuptothem.Theauthorofan

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article,
OnetoOneComputing,OnetoOneLearningPredictorsforImplementationof
DifferentiatedInstruction,
talksaboutteachersroleinonetooneprocess,whereshemainlyuse
logosforherargument.InanarticlewrittenbyPatriciaMurthy,shetalksaboutatlengthabout
howiftheteacherscanteffectivelyteachwithonetoonedeviceshowarethestudentssupposed
tousethemeffectively.Sheismainlyusinglogos,butveryminisculesheusesethos,butalsoshe
usesalittlebitmorepathosthanethosbutdefinitelynotasmuchaslogos.Thisisanexampleon
howsheuseslogos:Asthequantityandcomplexityoftechnologyinschoolsincreases,teachers
needdirectionandtrainingonhowtousetechnologicaltoolseffectivelytoimprovelearning
(Murthy1).Schoolsneedtohaveteachersthatcanlearnand/orknowhowtousethetechnology
effectivelybecauseitisconstantlybecoming,morecomplexandmoreadvanced,tobeableuse
iteffectivelyintheclassroom.Teachersareabigkeytohelpingthestudentsuseonetoone
effectivelyintheirclassroomandhelpthemwithusingthemintheschoolingeneral.Anarticle
writtenbyBarbaraWasikandRobertSlavinisabouttheeffectsofonetooneinschools.This
anotherexampleabouthowtheteacherareabigpartofonetoone:Takentogether,the
evaluationofProgrammedTutorialReadingsuggestthattheprogramhaspositiveeffectson
studentsreadingachievement,buttheeffectsaresmallerandlessconsistentthanthoseforthe
programsthatusecertifiedteachers(WasikandSlavin195).ThereisastudydonebyWasik
andSlavinthatsabouttheeffectstheonetoonehasonthestudentsregardingtoiftheteachers
arecertifiedornottousetheonetoonetechnology,andfromthisquoteyoucanseethatthe
teachersthatarenotcertifiedtheeffectsofonetoonewereverysmallandnotveryconsistent
comparedtoteachersthatarecertified..Withoutteacherslearninghowtousethetechnology
effectivelyinturnthestudentswontbenefitfromonetoone.

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Anothermainargumentinonetooneisisitpreparingthestudentsfor21stcentury
workforceandcollege,solifeafterhighschool.Beingpreparedforthe21stcenturyworkforce,
collegesandtheworldchanging&evolvingbecauseoftechnology.Schoolisallaboutteaching
andgettingthestudentspreparedforlifeafterschool.Soyoucouldsaythatsaprettyimportant
partofhowonetoonecanbesoeffective.Collegesandemployersarelookingforpeoplewho
canusetechnologyeffectively.InanarticlethatiswrittenbyAlanNovembertitled,Why
SchoolsMustMoveBeyondOnetoOneComputing,talksabouthowbigadealteachersplayin
onetooneinschooling.Youcanseethathelikestheideaofonetoone.Hetalksabouthowhe
likestheideaofonetoone:ifeveryteacherweretrainedtousethesedevices,thenstudent
learningwouldriseautomatically(November4).ThisshowshowAlanlikesonetoone.
Besidesthefactthatthisisshowinghowhelikeonetoonehesalsomakingapointonhowif
theteachersarewelltrainedthentheycanteachwiththemeffectivelyinhopesthatthestudents
willalsodobetter.InanarticlewrittenbyEdPolhilltitled,ImplementationofaLearning
ManagementSystemintoaOnetoOneHighSchool,themainpurposeofthearticleistotell
peoplehowschoolsneedtochangeandevolvealongwithtechnology.Thisarticleaddresses
problemslikeaboutteacheradministrativestaffroleinonetoone,howitcanhelpstudents,
teachersreadiness,ifitcanbeusedinaprofessionalway.Educationisinthemidstofa
revolutionarychange,centeredaroundthe21stCenturySkillsandmeaningfultechnology
integration,intothefabricofteachingandlearning.Sincetheworldischangingandevolving,so
shouldhowtheyteachyoutobereadyfortherealworld.AlsoanarticlewrittenbyCarmen
WeaverandClifMims.Theytalkabouthowhowonetooneisbetterforthestudents:Many
teachersseethebenefitstechnologycanprovidestudentsincludingindividualizedlearning

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opportunitiesandskilldevelopmenttohelptheminatechnologicalsociety(WeaverandMims
186).Thisquotesaysthatwithbettertechnologytheteacherscouldseeanimprovementintheir
students.Nowthatthestudentsknowhowtousethetechnologytheyremorelikelytodevelop
skillsthathelpthemwiththe21stcenturyschooling/workforce.
Onemoreoftheargumentsthatisdebatedononetooneinschoolishowisthemoney
wellspentonthedevicesthattheschoolbuys.Howonetoonecanimproveschools.Schools
payingforonetoone.InanarticlebyHelenCromptonandJulieKeanetitled,Implementation
ofaOnetoOneiPodtouchprograminamiddleschool,isaboutaboutthisstudywasto
investigatetheinitialphaseoftheimplementationofaonetooneiPadTouchprojectinamiddle
schoolinsoutheasternUnitedStates.Thearticleisfocusedmainlyontellingyouhowitcanbe
badbutfollowingupwithhowitsmostofthetimenotthatandtheyreright.Thearticlegivesa
bunchofinformationbuttheinformationiffromotherpeopleatthebeginningtoshowthatother
peoplehad,hadthesameresults.WhentheytalkabouthowmLearninghasdonetwostudieson
onetooneinbothaprimaryschoolandtwosecondaryschoolsthatseemstobeonethefirst
timetheyactuallyintroducetheirowninformation.ThearticlegoesontosayhowThe
availabilityandaccessibilityoftheiPodTouchcanprovideopportunitiesformeaningfuluseto
supportteachingandlearning,butitalsocallsforafundamentalshiftinpedagogicalpractice
(CromptonandKeane3)canbehelpfultostudents.Thisquoteisabouthowonetooneare
supposedtobeveryhelpfulforthestudentsandhelptoimprovetheschoolimmensely.Another
articlewrittenbyBryanGoodwinthattalksabouthowonetooneiscostly.Someschoolsthat
implementedStruggledsomightilywithincorporatinglaptopsintolearningthateventhree
yearsafterimplementation,itsstudentswerenotusingtechnologyanymorethanstudentsin

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schoolswithoutlaptops(Goodwin2).Thisquoteissayingeventhoughsomeschoolcangetthe
moneyitdidntmatterbecausetheschoolhastroubleactuallyusingthemwithintheschoolinan
academicway.Evenwithonetoonebeingcostlymostofthepeoplemakingtheargumentfor
onetooneinschoolssaythatitisagoodinvestment.
Inconclusion,then,asIgavetheinformationearlier,thedefendersfortheonetoone
debatesaythatitsgreat,buttheoffenderssaythatitsterrible.Inhopethativewrittenmy
papercorrectlyyounowknowtwosidesoftheargument.Onetooneisstillanargumentthatis
highlydebated.Weatherthedebatedbeabout,howtheteacherscanaffectsonetoone,howit
preparesthestudentsforthe21stcenturyworkforceandcollege,orhowonetonecanbean
improvementinschools,andallthelittleargumentsinbetween.Thispaperisherepurelyto
informyouabouttheeffectsonetoonehasinschoolsbasedoffofothersresearchand
knowledgeononetoone.Schoolsalloverarechangingtoonetoone:Thereisresearchbeing
doneallovertheononetoone,Spice,OliverandCorn,agroupofresearchersfromNorth
CarolinaStateUniversity.IfthereisresearchbeingdoneononetoonethenitIfschoolsare
changingovertoonetoonepeopleshouldlookitupandeducatethemselvesononetoone,
weighingtheprosandthecons.

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