Comments on: Functionally and aesthetically-speaking: Asus Eee 1000 vs. Advent 4211

By: shefi

shefi — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:13:20 +0000

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/05/qualcomm-sho...

By: shefi

shefi — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:13:00 +0000

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/05/qualcomm-shows-off-snapdragon-based-netbook-tablet-concept/

By: Doug Belshaw

Doug Belshaw — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:31:04 +0000

I've got an officially unoffical wireless network in my room. That is,
the school know about it, but don't support it. As a consequence, I
use my own personal netbook for registers, admin, Google Docs and
checking stuff, and my school laptop to run my interactive whiteboard.

I've tried to not be the main event in my classroom, so have 'islands'
of tables, my desk at the back of the classroom, a standard whiteboard
on one wall, and the interactive whiteboard on another. Having a
netbook means I can show students their progress, what they need to
catch up on, etc.

The 6 netbooks I've bought with my E-Learning tutor budget are going
to be used to support learning in the classroom. Naturally, I'm
trialling them in my classroom first by using them with groups of
students before I produce a guide on how to use them. When I do that,
I'll put it on the elearnr website: http://elearnr.edublogs.org

By: shefi

shefi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:43:14 +0000

OK, so they're cool-looking, light, don't come bloated with software, and (relatively) cheap. I want one! But… where would I use it? At home? Keyboard and screen are kinda small, and my eyesight ain't getting no better (like my grammar). At work? Can't just bring along any ole laptop and plug into the LAN: need special forms, special permission and wait two weeks, and then the answers' “no!” So, where? Wifi? How you use it, Doug?

By: Doug Belshaw

Doug Belshaw — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:31:00 +0000

I’ve got an officially unoffical wireless network in my room. That is,
the school know about it, but don’t support it. As a consequence, I
use my own personal netbook for registers, admin, Google Docs and
checking stuff, and my school laptop to run my interactive whiteboard.

I’ve tried to not be the main event in my classroom, so have ‘islands’
of tables, my desk at the back of the classroom, a standard whiteboard
on one wall, and the interactive whiteboard on another. Having a
netbook means I can show students their progress, what they need to
catch up on, etc.

The 6 netbooks I’ve bought with my E-Learning tutor budget are going
to be used to support learning in the classroom. Naturally, I’m
trialling them in my classroom first by using them with groups of
students before I produce a guide on how to use them. When I do that,
I’ll put it on the elearnr website: http://elearnr.edublogs.org :-)

By: shefi

shefi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:43:00 +0000

OK, so they’re cool-looking, light, don’t come bloated with software, and (relatively) cheap. I want one! But… where would I use it? At home? Keyboard and screen are kinda small, and my eyesight ain’t getting no better (like my grammar). At work? Can’t just bring along any ole laptop and plug into the LAN: need special forms, special permission and wait two weeks, and then the answers’ “no!” So, where? Wifi? How you use it, Doug?