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07/15/09
07/15/09
...until now. son of a bitch...
07/15/09
On a related note, are you having problems where your browser pops up as says that the scripts are too large, and asks if you want to end them? I like the new format, but its bogging down my system on threads that have tons of responses.
07/15/09
In Portugal, every schoolkids are getting a "Magalhães" laptop (based on Classmate), but I'm still waiting to see results about this. Now we will have a bunch of script-kiddies going amok once they find "Hackers" during puberty...
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There are problems with the idea, but overall, I'm leaning towards, I like the idea.
07/15/09
boo hoo tough shit. fat little bastards could use the exercise since the stranger-danger morons won't let their precious snowflakes walk a mile home.
07/15/09
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If you spend your years of education wasting time and throwing your textbooks at other people...then what are you going to draw your little hearts and "initials + initials = true love 4ever" in?
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Pros:
- Public school students cannot write in their textbooks (at least not in any CA school I attended). The Kindle could actually encourage more active reading strategies, including annotation (using both the highlight and note features) under such circumstances. I also think students would be more likely to use direct quotes as they can simply cut & paste them from the text file into their essay, although MLA or APA will need to address how to cite an eBook (if they haven't already--I didn't find anything on this last year, though).
- Search would be tremendously helpful helpful to students with text-based learning disabilities. Also, text-to-speech would also be helpful for dyslexic students. If they added an auto-translator or a selective translator, it would boost achievement for English language learners. (And lazy students who never bothered to use an index but grew up on Google as well...and there are a ton of these.)
Cons:
- Waaaaaaaay too freaking expensive. Every school I worked at got stiffed for thousands of dollars in lost book every year. While students have no books to lose, if they lose their eBook reader, that's the equivalent of them losing their entire locker.
- No color and pretty crappy graphics. I can't imagine trying to do science or study maps from a Kindle, such as they are now.
Eventually, this will be the way to go, but we're not there yet. Maybe in 5-10 years, depending on tech advances.
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Give it a year or two and then put it up for bid. The promise of a contract for millions will make serious waves and push development forward.
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