[elearning] mac vrs pc

[Cameron Bell]

That is something you can't know until you allow it to happen. But 
having duel-boot means you can test the waters without alienating the 
staff. Those who want to stick with Windows can. The worst that could 
happen is you have paid more for a windows box than you needed to have, 
but you are opening up a whole new range of applications for staff and 
students. After three years, survey the community - you can always go 
back to beige in the next cycle/lease.

Cameron


Mclean, Rachelle L wrote:
>
> If we are running Macs but booting to Win XP then is there much of a 
> benefit? I definitely like the pedagogy of students being able to use 
> computers, not just Windows, with a broad exposure to operating 
> systems and software, but if it is dual boot, I wonder how often 
> they’ll be booted as Macs, and therefore, is it worth it?
>
> Rachelle
>
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> [mailto:elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Roland 
> Gesthuizen
> *Sent:* Monday, 25 February 2008 9:29 PM
> *To:* elearning Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [elearning] mac vrs pc
>
> Not really .. Macintosh computers can now be easily configured to dual 
> boot with Windows XP and Max OSX so your staff can easily pick and 
> choose when they start up the computer. I have even seen them 
> configured at Monash Uni to run any of Mac, Windows or Linux 
> applications. Took me less than a min to figure out the Mac keys and 
> mouse, you can easily write this up on a crib card and post nearby. 
> Most good opensource softwares (Firefox Inkscape Gimp Scribus etc) 
> will run independent of the software platform so you can easily 
> coinstall and configure. Once you have a machine correctly configured, 
> it is now easy to deploy the image to all the other Apple Mac 
> computers. I would encourage you to consider a 3 year lease with a 
> next day repair option. Robust hardware certainly worth considering.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_boot
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 25/02/2008, *Mclean**, Rachelle L* 
> <Mclean.Rachelle.L at edumail.vic.gov.au 
> <mailto:Mclean.Rachelle.L at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> We are considering replacing a computer lab of 26 machines with Macs 
> and are trying to weigh up the benefits and costs. This isn't in the 
> art wing, so significant PD will have to go into skilling up staff on 
> Macs if we do decide to go down this path.
>
> Has any of your schools looked at this option?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rachelle McLean
>
> Karingal Park Secondary College
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