ARMs-based processors have traditionally been used in small devices such as mobile phones, but it emerged in October that ARM's technology would soon be used in Netbooks, the new breed of small, low-cost notebook PCs.
This would be an alterntive to OLPC's XO
First graders Lulu Witworth-Roberts, of Jacksonville, (left) shows Esperanza Garcia, of Normal, how to use a new computer Thursday morning at the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville. All of the elementary students received a free laptop through the office of Ill. Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.
An interview with Alan Kay, the man who envisioned the pre-laptop concept Dynabook 40 years ago, about the future of laptops.
Survey at 501 U.S. universities and colleges this fall collected students' attitudes on WiFi. Many feel it's an essential campus component and helps them make better grades. Many also admit to using laptops connected to WiFi to IM, check email, and visit Facebook while they're in the middle of class. [A complement to Cathy's earlier link about the laptop ban.]
The Aspirnaut Initiative is a pilot program in a rural Arkansas school district. The program focuses on expanding instructional time for students who have long bus rides in rural areas by providing these students with laptops and video iPods to use for math and science learning on the bus.
This is a brief story explaining the Maine's "laptop for every middle-
schooler" initiative. Though not a disruptive technology, it does relate
directly to our first reading in Disrupting Class.
A high school teacher discusses her misgivings about the way a one-to-one laptop grant was introduced in her school. At the end of the article, she raises some questions districts should ask as they plan for extensive schoolwide technology integration.
Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go — there's no need to rely on a single third party. What's more, Adeona addresses a critical privacy goal different from existing commercial offerings. It is privacy-preserving. This means th
Stillwater, MN, September 30, 2003 -- Stillwater Area Schools' Oak-Land Junior High School will be one of four National Demonstration Sites for student laptop computing for five years, providing a laptop for every staff member and student in the school.
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ARMs-based processors have traditionally been used in small devices such as mobile phones, but it emerged in October that ARM's technology would soon be used in Netbooks, the new breed of small, low-cost notebook PCs. This would be an alterntive to OLPC's XO
An interview with Alan Kay, the man who envisioned the pre-laptop concept Dynabook 40 years ago, about the future of laptops.
The Aspirnaut Initiative is a pilot program in a rural Arkansas school district. The program focuses on expanding instructional time for students who have long bus rides in rural areas by providing these students with laptops and video iPods to use for math and science learning on the bus.
Stillwater, MN, September 30, 2003 -- Stillwater Area Schools' Oak-Land Junior High School will be one of four National Demonstration Sites for student laptop computing for five years, providing a laptop for every staff member and student in the school.
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