On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:10 AM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >> James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >> >>> So where do we go to learn about blame-management economics? [politics?] >> >> I don't know, most people seem to learn that one very quickly on their >> own ... >> >> The larger question we should be asking is simply "Do computers belong >> in high schools?" >> >> My answer is: no. Therefore, I'm not really interested in the Windows >> vs. Linux battle in schools under collegiate level. I would rather the >> money go to books and supplies, thanks. >> >> A different question should be: "Do all high school students have access >> to a useful word processor?" That's trickier and may be a more useful >> tack. All students *need* a word processor in high school. Do all >> students who need that actually have one at home? I don't know. Others >> on the list may be better qualified to answer the question. If they >> don't, do they know where they can go get one? Is Linux sufficiently >> compatible with the school system to work like this? Nowadays, probably >> yes. A cheap USB stick handles moving things back and forth to school >> for printing. > > Hmmm, does anybody know of a list/discussion of the benefits to students > that are presumed to result from computer availability?
I found this. http://moodle.sandi.net/course/view.php?id=1042#open and this http://www.edtech.sandi.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177&Itemid=336 They were interesting. I have also seen on the news a story they did about how students involved in the Always-on learning inittialtive grabbed their laptops during a fire drill and brought them all back afterwards. Apparently the kids are a lot more engaged in thier courses since they started using LCMS(eg. Moodle, ATutor) and LTSP-type systems to deliver the course content. Robert Donovan -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
