Desktops in all classrooms and labs. Laptops for administrators, tech staff and Instructional Coaches who travel to all our buildings. But as more and more of our educational "stuff" is online rather than on server or on workstation, we will be moving to netbooks or whatever devices are invented by that time.
J.Pod. Wood Dale School District #7 ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Lampson, Mike" <[email protected]> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Quick Poll - Laptops Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:21:17 -0500 >Not at our school. Mostly desktops because of price and >reliability. > >Mike Lampson >Rowva Cusd 208 > >On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Michael Bendorf ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> In the last two and a half years I have bought 11 >> desktop-type computers, received ~100 desktop type >> computers via donation, bought 24 laptops, and bought 72 >> netbooks. We are not 1-1 but have found it less expensive >and much easier to buy "mobile cart netbooks" then to >> re-wire more space for a stationary lab. We have our same >> stationary labs as before and they are and will be >> replaced with desktop-type machines (most likely via >donations such as computersforlearning) but any expansion >> will be via laptops and netbooks. We are integrating more >> and more "technology" and "lab time" into our curriculum >> and the netbooks make that much easy. It will also make >for a much smoother transition to 1-1 when we get threre >> (next couple years I'm sure.) >> >> >> That said, I'd love to stand up some decent workstations >> for CAD and 3-D drafting, but that hasn't happened yet >> either - we just use the P4 machines we have available. >> >> --Michael T. Bendorf-- >> Technology Administrator >> A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 >> 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 >> DID #: 217.476.6019 >> Cellular: 217.306.6824 >> >> "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions >> that you do during your lectures so that I do not need >>you any more." >> A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to >> light the way for others. >> >> "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be >> misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto >> standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor >>adaptations of incomplete ideas." >> - Alan Kay >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Dana Fellows >><[email protected]>wrote: >>> For School Administrators = Yes >>> For Teachers = some but not all >>> For labs, students, etc... = NO >>> >>> Dana Fellows >>> Computer Technology Instructor / Network Administrator >>> Whiteside Area Career Center >>> 1608 Fifth Avenue >>> Sterling, IL 61081 >>> Email, [email protected] >>> Website, www.wacc.cc >>> Phone: 815-626-5810 ext. 206 >>> Available via phone between 2:30 and 3:30 PM Central >>>Time >>> MCP, MCSA, MCSE, A+, Network+, CIW >>> AAS - Network Administration >>> BA - Information Systems >>> MS - Instructional Technology >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Jesse Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:52 AM >>> To: tech-geeks >>> Subject: [tech-geeks] Quick Poll - Laptops >>> >>> Just gathering fellow geek opinions on the following >>> statement made by a board member... >>> >>> "Most schools are buying laptops now instead of >>>desktops" >>> Agree? >>> Disagree? >>> Comments? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Jesse >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > >-- >Michael Lampson >Rowva CUSD 208 >335 N Joy Street >Oneida, IL 61467 > > >| Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Podraza Director of Technology Wood Dale School District #7 655 North Wood Dale Road Wood Dale, IL 60191 email: [email protected] voice: 630.766.6210 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
