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Some research on laptop reliability. Not surprisingly netbooks have a higher failure rate, but on a two year replacement cycle, not too bad. 5% failure in first year. 20% after 3 years.

permission slip for student owned laptops to be used on their campus

Colleges manage to find a way to make students pay for a toy that does something that could be just as easily accomplished with a laptop or cell phone that they already have.  But hey, its better than nothing.

We need to analyse and come to a better understanding of the impact of technology, and in particular our 1:1 implementation in the Secondary School, on students and their media habits. Asking students to be using books more may not be the answer, and in fact may be a reactionary approach. Maybe we need to reduce the number of books on shelves to provide room for better designed spaces e.g. 'sound-proofed' smaller areas where 4-5 people can plug a laptop into a large flat screen and collaborate over research or other online/multimedia task Maybe we need to set up podcasting stations and higher-end computers for enhanced video work in areas that all can access, not just in specialist rooms Maybe we need to initiate more discussions based on the reading material available, eg latest magazines and encourage higher order thinking through interaction with other communities and libraries via video conferencing and virtual classrooms

those are quotes from the post. this is part of what i envision for the future of our library.

Wow - I thought that was your own thoughts - definitely on point

When faculty laptops are recalled for the summer, maybe we should install kindle app and some of these papers on them.  Most people won't read them, but a few might get curious.

Probably won't be recalling them this summer. But I like the articles! I'd like to get the Ning up and running and advertised before summer break. It would be great to have a place to get those that are interested reading, thinking, discussing the possibilities!

"Most of us went through school and, by and large, succeeded. When we had education done to us, we experienced what I call the "just in case model" of education. We learned things just in case they might be useful. Just in case they might be on the test. Just in case we might look for a job in that area. Just in case you might study physics later on. And a key reason that education developed this model was that the predominant mode of teaching, and hence learning, relied on the predominant technology of the day: paper. . . .

Great info about the battery status - would confirm the degradation of our batteries. I am using it on mine and I can see it has lost 13% of its original capacity

this clearly doesn't include the toshiba tablets.