We did it a couple of years ago for all 8th and 9th graders (which, to be fair, isn't all that many in a district our size). That was under a state grant.
I think a couple of years ago, though, the technology wasn't quite ready for prime time. Now it's reaching a point where a reasonably powerful laptop can run all day on one battery charge and won't cost an arm and a leg. I definitely see this in the future. The way textbooks are priced, I you could switch to e-books and have just about enough money left to buy laptops! John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Friday OT - Web cam case I doubt we will see it in Florida within my life time. The taxes are low to keep the retires coming and the politics of introducing a state income tax would just about kill any party promoting it. Jon On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Kennedy, Jim <kennedy...@elyriaschools.org<mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org>> wrote: That will change, it is happening very quickly in public schools. Maine is all over it, other States are too. Many HS's are now public hot spots. Ours new HS probably will be one......there is no way around it. Laptops/Tech are a part of Americas way of life. We are charged with getting them ready for that way of life, so we can't ignore it. Now, how to pay for it. That is the real rub. NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
