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color=#0000ff size=2>Just got a single notebook trolley with 10 ACERs much
against my recomendation. Hope that the machines last.....
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color=#0000ff size=2>In the past, I have had bad experience with notebooks in
classrooms - more than twice the price (esp. including more frequent amd much
more expensive repairs); last less than half service life (include
downtime); less classroom efficiency for teacher (get trolley, supervise
handout, supervise use, wait till students start them up, supercvise return to
trolley c correct connections to chargers; return trolley and plug
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color=#0000ff size=2>Think that this is a very temporary fad until students all
have "personal" computers as seamlessly as they have
phones.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Robert
Minato<BR><B>Sent:</B> 31 August 2006 03:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 12 Information
Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab usage<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Our school does not
let students into computer rooms unless under teacher supervision. We have three
computer classrooms and another computer room attached to the library. Students
are allowed to use library computers whenever library is open.<BR><BR>We have
recently gone down the path of setting up three cows (computers on wheels). The
library staff take bookings for these laptop trolleys; nine laptops per trolley.
Teachers book the cows and can use them in any classroom. The advantage I have
found with the cows is that you can sometimes just book one cow as not all
students need a computer at the same time; ie others are doing prac
tasks.<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Robert Minato<BR>Technology Leader<BR>Catholic College
Wodonga<BR>1 Bowman Crt<BR>Wodonga 3690<BR>02 6059 1222<BR><BR><BR><BR>On
31/8/06 2:52 PM, "Brendyn Hancock" <hancobr@nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au>
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR>All<BR> <BR>We are currently undergoing a
review of the way in which we use our computer labs here at Nagle
College.<BR> <BR>Current issues and questions revolve around the
following:<BR>Should students be allowed into a lab without teacher
supervision?<BR>Should one of the labs be set up in such a way that it is
supervised all the time (by a tech or a teacher) and teachers are free to send
small groups of kids there at any time knowing that they will be
supervised.<BR>Should we have more mini labs? (maybe several of these in the
library learning centre)<BR> <BR>If any of you care to comment or have
any procedure/practises that you find effective it would be
appreciated.<BR> <BR>Here or
directly.<BR> <BR>Thanks<BR> <BR> <BR>Brendyn<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Arial>Brendyn
Hancock<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">IT Manager<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">---------------------------------------------<BR><B>Nagle
College<BR></B>5152 6122<BR>Bairnsdale VIC 3875 <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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