The one computer to one student is an inititatives that was not possible until the prices of the computing hardware came down. Budgets are still a major problem for schools, and will continue to haunt them. The automation of the classroom through the use of on-line text books will be a common practice as the costs of traditional text books are astronomical.
There are several key issues when thinking of the 1 to 1 inititatives in schools. They are; security, connectivity, availability of curriculum, and collaboration.
Security
Educators may open the districts for potential issues when sending laptops home with students and faculty with out the proper security. Security would include content filtering, hardware tracking and virus protection. United Systems has taken the time to put security solutions together protecting the students, teachers and school districts from the potential threats on the internet.
Pictured below is an example of a school district solution for content filtering and reporting on student and teacher laptops; even when the laptops are out of the district!