Comments on: The best netbook for an education context? http://sharepointineducation.com/the-best-netbook-for-an-education-context Mike Herrity's Blog about SharePoint in Education Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ross Isenegger http://sharepointineducation.com/the-best-netbook-for-an-education-context/comment-page-1#comment-1135 Ross Isenegger Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:08:49 +0000 http://sharepointineducation.com/?p=1181#comment-1135 I had some similar reactions to you. I was surprised that Dell doesn't like the idea of students collaborating around one netbook - since I have seen some research that implies that 2:1 is much better than 1:1. There also seemed to be quite a few shots - even in the sanitized student environment shown - with kids looking hunched over and vaguely uncomfortable using the technology. The touch-screen is intriguing. Can students manipulate objects in Geometer's Sketchpad or Flash-based animations using their finger like a mouse, or is additional programming necessary? In Canada, at least, I don't seem to be able to get a Linux operating system. The price points still seem rather high to me - I quickly got to $704 CDN when configuring the system. Cheers, Ross I had some similar reactions to you.

I was surprised that Dell doesn’t like the idea of students collaborating around one netbook – since I have seen some research that implies that 2:1 is much better than 1:1.

There also seemed to be quite a few shots – even in the sanitized student environment shown – with kids looking hunched over and vaguely uncomfortable using the technology.

The touch-screen is intriguing. Can students manipulate objects in Geometer’s Sketchpad or Flash-based animations using their finger like a mouse, or is additional programming necessary?

In Canada, at least, I don’t seem to be able to get a Linux operating system. The price points still seem rather high to me – I quickly got to $704 CDN when configuring the system.

Cheers,

Ross

]]> By: Netbooks - Ready for Education Prime-Time? | The Masterplan http://sharepointineducation.com/the-best-netbook-for-an-education-context/comment-page-1#comment-1134 Netbooks - Ready for Education Prime-Time? | The Masterplan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:46:25 +0000 http://sharepointineducation.com/?p=1181#comment-1134 [...] going to speculate on it’s advantages for school use but then found that Mike Herrity had beaten me to it.  Rugged design, options for large batteries and touch screens, and a specially designed charging [...] [...] going to speculate on it’s advantages for school use but then found that Mike Herrity had beaten me to it.  Rugged design, options for large batteries and touch screens, and a specially designed charging [...]

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