than we think!
We are so much closer than just a few years ago...
Susan Ferris
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Norman
Maynard<nmaynard@thorntonfriends.org> wrote:
> "If I were a betting person, I would wager that within the next few years
> there will be no need for students to make a transition from a mini keyboard
> to a standard one, i.e., from a netbook to a laptop, because" . . . all
> computers will have input devices that make input via one letter at a time
> obsolete. As in, we'll all be talking to one another, the way we used to,
> only it will be by voice /video via our very small computers.
>
> : )
>
> But maybe instead of being a bettor I am just an optimist? Or simply
> hopeful?
>
>
> In peace,
> *Norman Maynard*
> Interim Head of School
> *Thornton Friends School* <http://www.thorntonfriends.org/>
> Silver Spring, MD 20904
> 301.384.6672
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Ross Lenet <lenet@patriot.net> wrote:
>
>> If I were a betting person, I would wager that within the next few years
>> there will be no need for students to make a transition from a mini keyboard
>> to a standard one, i.e., from a netbook to a laptop, because netbooks will
>> have replaced laptops in schools that have adopted or are thinking about
>> adopting laptops.
>>
>> I say this because I see netbooks as solving what I still regard as one of
>> the peskiest issues with traditional laptops: their relatively hefty size
>> and weight. If the trend in netbooks continues, their weight will eventually
>> be measured in ounces rather than pounds. This will be huge. This could
>> finally allow all students to carry the thing comfortably and be able to put
>> it in a locker comfortably. I see this as huge. There are already netbooks
>> out there that fit in a large pocket and weigh barely more than a pound.
>>
>> Yes, the ever-shrinking keyboard will not be ideal, but I suspect that
>> students will have larger computers at home and the tradeoff of size for
>> extreme portability will be too hard to resist. What I don't know is whether
>> netbooks will be just another stop on the road to even smaller devices that
>> students will routinely use.
>>
>> But as David said, everyone adapts.
>>
>> Ross Lenet
>> Sidwell Friends School
>>
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>
>
>
> In peace,
> *Norman Maynard*
> Interim Head of School
> *Thornton Friends School* <http://www.thorntonfriends.org/>
> Silver Spring, MD 20904
> 301.384.6672
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