de 1-5. We have been testing various models and brands with students and te=
achers in each grade. Our teachers in the grades 3-5 are extremely excited =
to use these and believe they'll fit perfectly into the classroom and curri=
culum. Our 1st and 2nd grade teachers are a little more hesitant because th=
ey think the netbooks are a little too small and these students would have =
trouble grasping the small screen/keyboard.=20
I'm curious if anyone else has been using/testing netbooks in the 1-5 envir=
onment. If so, what discoveries have been made regarding these age groups a=
nd netbook?
_____________________________________
Phil Zaubi
Director of Academic Technology
Porter-Gaud School
Charleston, Sc
843.402.4711
http://www.portergaud.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Pamela Livingston
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:14 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Netbooks
We (EdisonLearning, formerly Edison Schools my current employer) are also e=
valuating the Netbooks so I am very interested in this thread, plus interes=
ted in the 1-to-1 angle. Anyone test the Dell Mini, I think it's either 10=
or 11 inches?
Pamela
--------------------------------------
Pamela Livingston
http://www.1-to-1learning.blogspot.com
Author of "1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work"
Twitter: plivings
cell: 973-476-4819
=20
On Wednesday, April 08, 2009, at 10:50AM, "Alex Inman" <alex.inman@whitfiel=
dschool.org> wrote:
>Can anyone speak to how they hold up in a 1:1 take home environment?
>
>I am deeply evaluating the Lenovo S10e and Acer. The Acer was not robust
>enough and kids complained about the keyboard. I agree, it seems just a
>little too small. I am surprised with how many of the High School kids li=
ke
>the Lenovo. I am getting the HP for review. I am leaning heavily toward
>the S10 model right now.
>
>Take care,
>Alex
>
>Alex Inman
>Whitfield School
>St. Louis, MO
>
>On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Jeff Mesch <meschj@fatherryan.org> wrote:
>
>> I've been messing with them since I saw one for the first time at K-12 O=
pen
>> Minds.
>>
>> We've tried machines from Asus, HP (with a VIA processor), Acer, and
>> Lenovo.
>>
>> The Lenovo was by far the most popular one around here. The sizing was j=
ust
>> right all around. The other machines lost out because their keyboards we=
re
>> a
>> hair too small (Asus, Acer) or people had issues with mouse buttons bein=
g
>> on
>> the side (Asus, HP, Acer).
>>
>> I definitely will not touch one with less than a gig of RAM, ultimately
>> these will have to last us 3-4 years.
>>
>> The thing is that the market is changing so fast right now, it makes the
>> summer (my purchase time) seem very far off. So I'm going to wait for Ju=
ne
>> to come around and assess the situation again. Lenovo definitely has the
>> edge though.
>>
>> +++Jeff
>>
>>
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