CALL and the "$100 laptop"

Authors

  • John P. Madden St Cloud State University, U.S.A. Author

Abstract

Providing students with laptop computers has been found to support literacy development, including for students of English as a second language (ESL) (Warschauer, 2008; Warschauer, Grant, Del Real, and Rousseau, 2004; Silvernail, 2007). This article reports on a brief test of the XO-1, the ”$100 laptop” being developed by the One Laptop Per Child Association. ESL students and their teachers will find that small laptops like the XO support basic writing and collaboration. Training and technical support will help teachers meet students' needs.

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Published

2024-03-04

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2009): CALL-EJ July Issue

Section

Research Articles

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Copyright of articles is retained by authors and CALL-EJ. As CALL-EJ is an open-access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings. Sources must be acknowledged appropriately.

How to Cite

CALL and the "$100 laptop". (2024). Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal, 11(1), 1-16. https://callej.org/index.php/journal/article/view/186