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"Grace Lutheran is one of many schools that is taking advantage of the new Chromebooks for Education program, announced earlier this summer at Google I/O. For $20 per month per device, schools can rent the netbook-like, Web-only devices. There have been lots of criticisms of the Chromebooks from tech bloggers - they are underpowered computers for the price. But according to Iles, Chromebooks were the logical choice for his school."

What's interesting to note here is that Fessenden isn't replacing Macbooks and desktops but adding Chromebooks.

"Grace Lutheran is one of many schools that is taking advantage of the new Chromebooks for Education program, announced earlier this summer at Google I/O. For $20 per month per device, schools can rent the netbook-like, Web-only devices. There have been lots of criticisms of the Chromebooks from tech bloggers - they are underpowered computers for the price. But according to Iles, Chromebooks were the logical choice for his school."

"As summer vacation ends and students prepare for the year ahead, we want to share stories from the first three schools to hit the ground running with Chromebooks for Education. Chromebooks decrease wait times in the classroom with a super-fast bootup, protect against viruses with enhanced security, and regular updates from Google mean that Chromebooks actually get better over time, saving thousands of dollars on maintenance and software upgrades. We asked these three schools to share their stories about how they plan to use Chromebooks this year to make the collaborative classroom a reality. "

Schools actively engaged in Chromebook deployment

"Computerworld - The city of Orlando, Fla. has deployed 600 Chromebooks to employees and the early verdict is that they're low maintenance devices. The Chromebook is relatively lightweight and easy to set up -- and help desk calls from users have so far been mainly about lost power cords and battery charging issues."

Doubtful students would need desktop access but staff might. Would be good to look into that option as teachers fully migrate from a desktop device to a cloud terminal.

"Computerworld - The city of Orlando, Fla. has deployed 600 Chromebooks to employees and the early verdict is that they're low maintenance devices. The Chromebook is relatively lightweight and easy to set up -- and help desk calls from users have so far been mainly about lost power cords and battery charging issues."

Google Chromebooks: Why You Should Just Say No

Default webpage for students when opening Chromebooks.

Default webpage for students when opening Chromebooks.

"Google will provide advanced notice of a model's EOL Date on this page as soon as it is launched, giving our customers time to make purchase decisions. EOL dates may be pushed later than the initial date published, but will never be sooner than listed, which will be at least a minimum of 5 years from launch of the hardware. Models that have not reached their EOL date will continue to receive OS updates and function with the Enterprise management service."

"This article details the spread and scope of large-scale 1:1 computing initiatives around the world.What follows is a review of the existing literature around 1:1 programs followed by a description of the large-scale 1:1 database. Main findings include: 1) the XO and the Classmate PC dominatelarge-scale 1:1 initiatives; 2) if professional development was conducted within a 1:1 initiatives, itwas done at the onset of the project by venders of the hardware; 3) funding for 1:1 initiativesappears to be provided initially but not as a reoccurring expense."