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A certain teacher wanted to change her classroom from a teacher-centered (teacher lecturing) location to one that was student-centered and project-based. Her goals for the reorganization were: to allow for more learner-centered work, raise chances for shared work, increase the resources that learners had available for research and learning, and to maximize the use of the limited technology resources in her classroom. The teacher redesigned her classroom in four areas, each taking up about a quarter of the room- A technology center, a group work area, a research/writing center, and a “conversation pit”. The areas were separated by portable office walls. The teacher had 6 computers in the class which she distributed over the 4 centers.