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Tami Brass

Education Week's Digital Directions: Netbook-Laptop Debate - 4 views

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  • At about half the price of laptop computers—most are in the $300 to $400 range—netbooks may be cost-effective, but the savings can be lost in their scaled-down features and limited computing power.
  • Netbooks are defined as laptop computers that are smaller than 10 inches across, have slower and less powerful processors, and limited memory, making them useful for little more than accessing the Internet. They have smaller screens and keyboards, and are not equipped with CD or DVD drives and other features included in most laptops or desktop computers.
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      Tami Brass on 24 Jan 10
       
      I don't agree with the statement about netbooks not having the power for PPT or spreadsheets. We bumped ours up to 2GB RAM and have had good experiences w/both apps, provided we don't have more than 2-3 apps running simultaneously. This performance is similar to our lab machines.
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  • To be used successfully in the classroom, however, Wilson and others say that netbooks must be given the same kind of consideration as other technologies. Technical support, training for teachers and students, network capability, and curriculum are all still necessary investments whether using laptops, netbooks, or smaller, hand-held devices such as cellphones.
  • “With the onset of the netbook and the price-point difference [over laptops] and the movement in open-source courseware and cloud computing, ... they’ve made the distribution of netbooks a very exciting way to solve the problem at a cost less than laptops.”
  • The state is not discouraging districts from buying netbooks, Mao says, but he is advising school leaders to consider all of what they are getting, or not getting, for their money.
  • I guarantee that netbooks are completely sufficient for most internet applications, word-processing, and 99% of the spreadsheet tasks I do on a daily basis at my job! Yes, storage capacity is less in a netbook than in the average laptop, and laptops have optical drives where netbooks don't, and laptops have more powerful processors.
Tami Brass

Netbook comparison - which has the better battery life? | Netbook Review - 0 views

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shared by Tami Brass on 02 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Tami Brass on 02 Jul 09
     
    "Which netbook has the better battery life?" It's a question I haven't heard too often but it's one you should be asking yourself when you're about to buy a netbook. The term "netbook" is being thrown about a lot but it doesn't mean the same thing for battery life.
Tami Brass

Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent - 0 views

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  • Tami Brass on 02 Jul 09
     
    Great comparison of netbook to iPod Touch for classroom use.
  • Tami Brass on 02 Jul 09
     
    If I were given the choice in what kind of devices to get for my classroom, it would be an easy one. Since I'd want my students to blog, contribute to a wiki, create podcasts, and edit video, my choice would have to be netbooks. But, I'd want netbooks with plenty of memory and a larger screen. The current netbooks that are priced similarly to the iPod touch are underpowered and their 7 inch screen makes them annoying to use.
Tami Brass

Buying Netbooks for Students - Where to Begin? | School Technology Solutions - 2 views

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shared by Tami Brass on 08 Jul 10 - Cached
  • There are a few tricks to optimize your netbook to meet the needs of students. Regarding the track pad on the netbooks, we disabled the tap feature that allows students to tap their track pad rather than clicking the button. We found that tapping the track pad was very confusing to elementary school students so we disabled it. We also slowed down the speed of the pointer and the double-click speed. We made changes to the Internet Explorer so that it had minimal menus as screen real estate is such a premium on a netbook you do not need to waste it on things like a Google bar or tabs. As a bonus, the new Internet Explorer does have a full screen option (F11) which allows students to see a lot more of a website by going to full screen mode. It also includes a zoom feature, so if students need to they can zoom out to see the entire web page. Mind you, on a netbook screen, the text will now appear very tiny. Another way to increase screen capacity on the small netbooks is to set the task-bar at the bottom to auto hide.
Tami Brass

Learning in Hand - Netbooks - 0 views

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  • Two trends in the world of technology are making a big splash in education: web applications and netbooks.
  • Simple Spark, a directory for web applications, has over 9,900 web apps listed. Besides looking there, check out the list of links to the right. These are web applications I've recently bookmarked. Click here to see my complete list.
  • Advantages to using netbooks in schools is that they are about the size of a hardcover book, easily fitting into a backpack. Would-be thieves can't tell a netbook is in a bag, unlike when students tote around laptop bags. Because netbooks are so small, they can have a place on a desk along with a textbook. Additionally, netbooks tend to have quick boot-up times, taking just 20 seconds to power on.
Tami Brass

The Netbook Project - Netbook Project - Department of Education and Early Childhood Dev... - 0 views

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  • Families participating in the Netbook Project will lease a wireless-enabled computer for their child for $52 a year, the equivalent of $1 a week.
  • netbook is the most recent development in mini notebook technology and will be equipped with more than 28 educational software programs.
Darrel Branson

NSW seeks to build unhackable netbook network - Security - Technology - News - iTnews.c... - 3 views

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  • Darrel Branson on 28 Sep 09
     
    Make sure your read the comments on this one .. :-) "The world's "most hostile computing environment". The NSW Department of Education is using asset-tracking software, RFID tags, and BIOS-embedded filtering smarts to roll out 240,000 netbook computers into what CIO Stephen Wilson calls "the most hostile environment you can roll computers into" - the local high school."
  • Darrel Branson on 28 Sep 09
     
    Make sure your read the comments on this one .. :-) "The world's "most hostile computing environment". The NSW Department of Education is using asset-tracking software, RFID tags, and BIOS-embedded filtering smarts to roll out 240,000 netbook computers into what CIO Stephen Wilson calls "the most hostile environment you can roll computers into" - the local high school."
Mehmet Akyol

Review Of Toshiba Mini NB205-N330 Netbook | My Netbook World - 0 views

www.mynetbookworld.com/...a-mini-nb205-n330-netbook.html

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  • Mehmet Akyol on 04 Nov 09
     
    The Toshiba NB205 is one of the more popular netbooks released in the last half of 2009 due to its big touchpad, roomy keyboard, and stellar battery life.
Tami Brass

Learning in Hand - Netbooks - 1 views

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  • Simple Spark, a directory for web applications, has over 9,900 web apps listed. Besides looking there, check out the list of links to the right. These are web applications I've recently bookmarked. Click here to see my complete list.
  • Tami Brass on 27 Sep 09
     
    Tony Vincent's Netbook Resources
Tami Brass

Best apps for netbooks - 9 views

We are looking to use them mostly with google apps, so not much to install. I think we'll go with an open office application as a back up if apps isn't available. Tami Brass wrote: > What installe...

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Tami Brass

State of the Art - Buying the Best Netbooks for the Least-Bad Compromises - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • A netbook is a laptop with a shrunken screen, an undersize keyboard and a processor that’s so slow, you’d have laughed at it in 2007. The netbooks’ crucial attractions are tiny dimensions, light weight and low cost, usually $350 to $500. Otherwise, they’re all about compromises.
  • In general, these four have identical specs: Windows XP ;1 gigabyte of memory; 1.6-gigahertz Intel Atom processor; 160-gigabyte hard drive; Wi-Fi wireless; 3 U.S.B. jacks; a webcam above the screen; video output and Ethernet jacks; and a memory-card slot.
Tami Brass

Netbooks in Education - Blog - 0 views

www.netbooksineducation.com

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  • Tami Brass on 09 Jul 09
     
    UK Blog about netbooks in education
Tami Brass

Netbook101: Netbook Evaluation Wiki - 0 views

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  • Summary and particulars of Eustace ISD Technology netbook evaluations. A WORK IN PROGRESS....
Tami Brass

YouTube - K12 Netbooks - 0 views

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  • Tami Brass on 07 Jul 09
     
    Good video to explain various formats available for netbooks
Tami Brass

A Netbook for Every Student - 0 views

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shared by Tami Brass on 07 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Unlike stripped-down versions of full-function laptops, which they might resemble at first glance, netbooks provide sufficient computing power and all the basic features necessary for most educational uses—at lower costs than conventional laptops.
  • nearly 10 percent of the PC market could be netbooks by the end of this year
Tami Brass

Scratch 1.4 Release Notes - Scratch Wiki - 0 views

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shared by Tami Brass on 03 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Tami Brass on 03 Jul 09
     
    This version should work on netbooks
  • Tami Brass on 03 Jul 09
     
    We are happy to announce the release of Scratch 1.4. With this new version, you can ask users to input text from the keyboard (using the new "ask" and "answer" blocks), take photos directly from built-in or USB webcams, and control robotics with LEGO® WeDoTM. This version has a more flexible user interface, so that it can work on smaller screens, such as on netbook computers.
Tami Brass

Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent - 0 views

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  • Tami Brass on 03 Jul 09
     
    Netbooks vs iPod Touches
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