Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Re: "Mobile Computing?"

Whatever device you plan to standardize on remember to demo it first.

We are moving toward mobile computing beginning with our foreign
language program, so I had a netbook delivered to me to demo. The
resources we plan on implementing simply didn't "look" good on the small
10" screen.

I even had a couple teenagers check out the netbook using the selected,
online resources and both agreed with me preferring a larger screen.

I'm now in the process of evaluating inexpensive laptops - under $500 -
and will use the same "focus group" to do the comparison.=20

Battery life will be an issue, but if I make the process simple enough,
anyone can plug them back in when done.

Thanks,=20
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Joe Frost, MS CIS
Director of Technology & Operations
Department Chair Technology=20
http://www.phoenixchristian.org

-----Original Message-----
From: John P. Charney [mailto:CharneyJ@winchesterthurston.org]=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:13 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: "Mobile Computing?"

Our urban, private school (PK-12 -- 640 students) recently spent a day
discussing our technology vision amongst the technology department
members. The result is moving in the direction of netbooks as the
primary device for students. Our goal would be to have enough netbooks
to support at least one third (1/3) of the student body at any given
moment. We would move away from traditional desktop equipped labs in
favor of using the "tool" (netbook) wherever it is needed.

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1. Anyone using this model and what are the successes and
challenges?

2. Anyone seriously considering this direction?

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Would love to open up a dialog with someone in either of the above
situations.

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John

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John P. Charney

Director of Technology

charneyj@winchesterthurston.org

412.578.3757

www.winchesterthurston.org

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