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NSW is going netbooks (Lenovo) for every teacher and yr 9-12 student with their DER funding : interesting to see how that goes<BR>
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personally i'd think netbooks might be better suited to primary & early secondary like the Vic trials <BR>
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don't think the cost difference to a more powerful laptop is that much- i'd prefer to use something with higher specs and i think many senior students might as well - we'll see how it goes i guess<BR>
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don't know about the video card issues; but i do performance becomes an issue on them using flash if trying anything too ambitious<BR>
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cheers<BR>
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rob<BR>
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From: yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of Clare, Ian J<BR>
Sent: Fri 10/30/2009 10:09 AM<BR>
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<BR>
Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] Netbooks/Laptops/Notebooks program Year 7 next year<BR>
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Thanks Kevork for starting the discussion. We are also looking at it but<BR>
having a great range of discussion as to what year level we give too. We<BR>
can only fund one year level. Some have said that Year 10 would be<BR>
better, I argue that year 7 because they may have been exposed to them<BR>
in primary school. (Primary schools in our region were given netbooks<BR>
for year 5s and some of the small schools bought them for year 6 also).<BR>
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I have heard that the insurance is quite expensive.<BR>
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Any input for other would be helpful. LWT suggested that you ensure you<BR>
get one with a hard case.<BR>
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Ian Clare<BR>
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ICT Co-ordinator<BR>
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Casterton Secondary College<BR>
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From: yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au<BR>
[<A HREF="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</A>] On Behalf Of Kevork Krozian<BR>
Sent: Friday, 30 October 2009 10:58 AM<BR>
To: yr7-10it@edulists.com.au; offtopic@edulists.com.au;<BR>
tech@edulists.com.au<BR>
Subject: [Yr7-10it] Netbooks/Laptops/Notebooks program Year 7 next year<BR>
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Hi Folks,<BR>
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Sorry for the cross posts.<BR>
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We are at an important crossroad/milestone in our school regarding<BR>
Netbooks/Laptops/Notebooks for Year 7 next year.<BR>
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We are committed to introducing new Netbooks/Laptops/Notebooks in 2010<BR>
which students keep, take home, are responsible for and need to manage.<BR>
I know it sounds like horse before cart but we are determined to make it<BR>
work.<BR>
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We are keen hear from any other school expecially regarding any<BR>
pitfalls, issues, preferred choices for brands, reliability, service,<BR>
software and hardware, application installations, warranties etc etc.<BR>
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I would say feel free to email me off list but I am sure others would<BR>
like to hear about these experiences for their own research also.<BR>
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As usual if none of this interests a subscriber there is the delete<BR>
button.<BR>
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With thanks<BR>
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Kevork Krozian<BR>
Digital Learning Manager<BR>
Forest Hill College<BR>
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k.krozian@fhc.vic.edu.au<BR>
Tel: 0419 356 034<BR>
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