This document discusses the concept of a "new learning ecology" brought about by the rise of 1:1 computing environments in schools. It outlines several theoretical underpinnings of this new learning ecology, including the ideas that it allows for immediate access to information, personalized and relevant learning, highly developed teacher capacities, and learner dispositions focused more on self-direction than just content expertise. The document also notes some educational challenges in fully realizing this new learning ecology and discusses concepts like technological pedagogical content knowledge, project-based inquiry, Bloom's taxonomy, performance-based assessment, and professional learning communities, which could help schools transition to this new model of teaching and learning.