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Question of the Week Archive
March 10, 2008 - March 17, 2008
Laptop Alternatives
Equipping every student with a laptop computer is still prohibitively expensive. Devices like One Laptop per Child's XO, Intel's Classmate and the ASUS Eee PC cost $300 or less, though there are trade-offs in terms of operating system, memory and storage.
Would these laptop alternatives be acceptable as the device of choice for 1-to-1 computing initiatives? |
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a) Yes, they are rugged, mobile and do a good job on the basics. They won't be the only computer that students have access to. |
 36.4% |
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b) Yes, but it may be hard to get students to accept a device other than a traditional laptop. |
 27.3% |
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c) Maybe, but we need to see several large and successful implementations first. |
 18.2% |
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d) No, the tradeoffs are too significant for anything other than a traditional laptop to be acceptable. |
 18.2% |
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