Thanks John, I will check that out! On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM, John Hornbuckle < john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote:
> Check out BigWords.com. I’ve bought every one of my books there as a grad > student, and have saved a fortune. I usually get the international versions. > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, March 05, 2010 2:44 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Friday OT - Web cam case > > > > Well, his signature indicates it's Taylor county > > I hear ya on the cost of textbooks John. I've recently gone back to > college to finish up an associate degree I started on years ago and the cost > of textbooks is insane. Almost $100 for a geology textbook, used, and > bought online, not at the schools bookstore which was over $100. We had a > survey last semester about the cost of textbooks and the least expensive > option was to pay a "rental" fee for an online electronic version of the > textbooks. That option was the most popular in the economics class I was > in. > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Kennedy, Jim <kennedy...@elyriaschools.org> > wrote: > > > > Are you in Broward County? I recall they jumped on it a few years ago and > had a lot of problems with the machines being taken home and broken. They > still provide them I think to every student in a test group of schools, but > they can’t go home. > > > > > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > *Sent:* Friday, March 05, 2010 2:33 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: Friday OT - Web cam case > > > > 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> > 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. > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
