Oh yes. I have 8, not all for the 1:1 but it would be nearly impossible to
manage that many laptops with the osx server back end.
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
Brendan Porter wrote:
Do you run an Apple Server to help manage the Macs?
Sent from my iPhone.
On Sep 9, 2009, at 5:26 PM, "Karl Hehr" <karl_h...@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us>
wrote:
So far there are lots of positives to the 1:1. We started a 1:1 here at South
Hamilton this year. We went with MacBooks for all the students 7-12 (about
380). The most important thing in ANY 1:1 is professional development, the more
the better. If you can start now do so. One of the things we liked about Apple
was the PD that we were able to have that showed our staff how to use the tools
and create truly integrated lessons. Insurance is another big deal, work for
the best possible price for you and your users. One of the bad things is just
the sheer amount of work, there is a BIG increase in work so anything you can
do to streamline the process is going to be a big help. Also don't expect 100%
buy-in, you will not get it I think 1:1 would be a great topic for a future
tech coord meeting, since NF and SH are both 1:1 (Apple) and Poky (HP) will be
1:1 next year from what I hear. There are lots of things to consider, far more
than anything that can be put into an email. Last bit of advice for now, visit
as many schools doing 1:1 that you can, go to NF, go to West Side in Omaha.
Also any other question I know I would be happy to answer.
Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton
CSDwww.s-hamiltonk12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F)
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On Sep 9, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Brad Kruse wrote: We started discussing going to
one-to-one laptops grades 7-12 at MNW next year. If you have done this within
your district already, please share your thoughts (good and bad). We already
have a quote from the Apple rep. and will be working with HP also. We are and
have always been a Windows district. Apple has a good solution but very costly
in comparison. Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars!
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