Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Re: Best Platform for a New School

I already gave you my pro-Mac screed off-list, but when asked why my
schools have Windows and Macs both, I always reply "plaform diversity."
It's tongue-in-cheek a bit to invoke the d-word in this context, but on
the other hand I really believe it. I want to teach kids how to use
technology, not a single platform - making them switch back and forth is
good for the brain. And it's very possible to have both platforms log into
the same account, same home directories, etc.

-Doug

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Doug Alexander
Director of Academic Technology
Lincoln School
401-331-9696 x3137

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Too bad one of your tasks is "...choosing between Mac and PC" for
>your new school. Count me among those school folks who do not
>believe that a school should be single platform environment, either
>WindowsPC or Mac.


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