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

  • 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.
Tami Brass

45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online | art, creativity, student a... - 0 views

  • The sites are labeled by grade level to help guide you to those that best suit your students. 
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    Many of these would ROCK on a netbook
Tami Brass

Open for Education Day - 0 views

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    List of the FOSS on govt year 6 netbooks in Victoria, Aust.
Tami Brass

YouTube - K12 Netbooks - 0 views

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    Good video to explain various formats available for netbooks
Tami Brass

A Netbook for Every Student - 0 views

  • 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

Teacher Tap: Interactive Websites, Games, and Activities - 0 views

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    Tons of websites that would rock on netbooks - especially w/touch; very interactives
Tami Brass

Scratch 1.4 Release Notes - Scratch Wiki - 0 views

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    This version should work on netbooks
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    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

Sugar Labs-learning software for children - 0 views

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    Curious if anyone is using this in their implementations?
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    The award-winning Sugar Learning Platform promotes collaborative learning through Sugar Activities that encourage critical thinking, the heart of a quality education. Designed from the ground up especially for children, Sugar offers an alternative to traditional "office-desktop" software.
Tami Brass

Netbooks and touch screens: A good marriage? | The Digital Home - CNET News - 0 views

  • Advantages
  • it's more intuitive. Users can simply drag their fingers around the display, making tasks simpler.
  • They are designed to give you access to e-mail, the Web, and some basic productivity elements to tag along while you're on-the-go. A touch screen might fit well with that aim.
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  • Disadvantages
  • Microsoft is offering touch technology only in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editors. Windows 7 Starter edition--the version of the software Microsoft is pushing on Netbook makers--won't have touch technology included.
Tami Brass

ArtisanCam - Activities - Super Action Comic Maker - 0 views

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    Very cool - would be great on netbooks w/kids for creative writing or in the digital storytelling toolbox!
Tami Brass

Vocaroo | Record and send voice emails - 0 views

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    Would be a great way to submit audio recordings to teachers
Tami Brass

SUMO Paint :: Online Image Editor - 0 views

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    Potentially cool tool to use on netbooks
Tami Brass

Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent - 0 views

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    Netbooks vs iPod Touches
Tami Brass

Put students to work: tips for a successful laptop program - 0 views

  • Committee work: Students contribute their unique points of view and technology expertise. Prepare students for committee work by practicing brainstorming and using consensus language.Internet safety and AUPs: Include students in the process of reviewing school acceptable use policies (AUPs) so the participating students will be better able to articulate the new rules to their peers.Security: Offer trained students a gradually-increasing access level between a normal student and a teacher.  Avoid putting even trained students in an awkward position by allowing unnecessary access.Student support for teachers: Students can work one-on-one with teachers to help integrate technology into planned lessons, can help provide floating classroom support, or even present the lesson themselves.
  • Integrate students with professional tech support: Some IT staff will not want to deal with students. In these cases, student tech support should focus on support for teachers using classroom technology.
  • Create student tech support teams:
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  • Students must be trained in tech support, customer service and follow up.
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