Comments on: iBooks for each student instead of textbooks http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20050822/2269/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: ilamma http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20050822/2269/#comment-795494 ilamma Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:38:02 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20050822/2269/#comment-795494 Well, 3 years after this, I regret that the idea hasn't been copied by other schools. I bet the textbooks lobbys managed to prevent schools from successfully applying this neat textbooks shuning idea. Maybe the era of Wikipedia will see some free online textbooks created... Wikitextbooks maybe... Well, 3 years after this, I regret that the idea hasn’t been copied by other schools.
I bet the textbooks lobbys managed to prevent schools from successfully applying this neat textbooks shuning idea.

Maybe the era of Wikipedia will see some free online textbooks created… Wikitextbooks maybe…

]]> By: Janine http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20050822/2269/#comment-15949 Janine Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:25:46 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20050822/2269/#comment-15949 One of the concerns I would have (if I were a parent )would be the cost of replacing a laptop that might end up "missing". If the schools are to expect the parents to pick up the tab, do the parents get a say on whether or not the school adopts this kind of program (?). Not sure if this is something available but I do remember reading about it a few years ago...do they have tracking devices for computers/laptops where if someone gets online, the device can be tracked/located? I remember reading about this kind of thing (a couple/few years ago) at a pocketpc forum that I belong to (aximsite.com) but I never really had a need to check it out. I agree with you that this is the future and I can't help but feel so cheated. Damn brats, they get everything :) One of the concerns I would have (if I were a parent )would be the cost of replacing a laptop that might end up “missing”. If the schools are to expect the parents to pick up the tab, do the parents get a say on whether or not the school adopts this kind of program (?).
Not sure if this is something available but I do remember reading about it a few years ago…do they have tracking devices for computers/laptops where if someone gets online, the device can be tracked/located? I remember reading about this kind of thing (a couple/few years ago) at a pocketpc forum that I belong to (aximsite.com) but I never really had a need to check it out.

I agree with you that this is the future and I can’t help but feel so cheated. Damn brats, they get everything :)

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