This document argues that all learners need laptops now for three main reasons: 1) Textbooks and traditional classroom materials are outdated and do not accommodate different learning styles, while laptops can provide personalized and differentiated instruction. 2) Laptops allow students to access a wealth of up-to-date digital resources and collaborate globally, better preparing them for the modern world. 3) Affordable laptops can empower all students to develop important 21st century skills like creativity, problem-solving, and digital literacy that will help them succeed.

1. Why ALL LearnersNeed Laptops NOW! By Wesley Fryer: 1 Sep 2010 www.speedofcreativity.org

21. Works Cited: Title slide: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/3080620068/ 1 Textbooks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djfoobarmatt/494643489/ 2 Heavy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjamingolub/2368947423/ 3 incomplete history (Jim Thorpe): http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjamingolub/2368947423/ 4 clock: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dklimke/2828380947/ 5 global (Afghanistan female students): http://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/4882646127/ 6 pencils: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19539651@N00/2052767312/ 7 PBL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/863323961/ 8 Poor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26604660@N08/2942333106/ 9 digital curriculum: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/4588648148 10 media powerful: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thezionview/3176097299 11 affordable: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrichard/3743686850 12 not all learn the same: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/3021782396/ 13 need differentiation: http://www.flickr.com/photos/behruz/1137484283/ 14 hyperlinks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/83456132@N00/268387185/ 15 creativity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoomar/460568859/ 16 competitors: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/3926768401/ 17 North America from Apollo 16, 1972: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~jeffery/astro/earth/nasa_earth_004.gif 18 empower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/20899094@N02/4595941969/ 19 thinkers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40279385@N08/4791960050/ 20 kids deserve: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/2959807121/