Blog Bits, November 2011

When I talk about a netbook running Linux, many people lose their minds because it’s not an Apple device.
—Ben Grey

Culture and pedagogy, I feel, contribute to the argument that the Linux-based netbook simply can’t allow students to do 90 percent of what a MacBook can do.
—Darren Draper

Is your school one that traps students in the past or one that empowers them as 21st-century learners?
—Lisa Nielsen

I think at this point we can safely say that the Fire will not be an iPad killer; however, Amazon’s new announcements should definitely have an impact on the tablet market.
—Bob Sprankle