Re: [Edu-sig] gimme more computers (rant)

2014-11-29 Thread kirby urner
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:17 AM, kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP But the marketing of the Big Money Firms in IT-industry will pay off some time. Hey, lets burn lots of money for more computers in school - sounds GREAT. Crazy... Christian I think many students would

Re: [Edu-sig] gimme more computers (rant)

2014-11-26 Thread Christian Mascher
Hi Laura, Children all over Sweden are getting ipads, ruggardized from the school districts. They are 240 x 170 mm, and apple has done a very good job of convincing education officials that this is where the 'computer literacy' money should be spent. I think the public attitude to computers

Re: [Edu-sig] gimme more computers (rant)

2014-11-26 Thread kirby urner
SNIP But the marketing of the Big Money Firms in IT-industry will pay off some time. Hey, lets burn lots of money for more computers in school - sounds GREAT. Crazy... Christian I think many students would be better served if the emphasis were on creating for them a safe personal