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Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook for the Childrens Is Crayola Rugged

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mGARANDEUR1
05/19/09

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My chemistry teachers write math very quickly on the board. Using a laptop just wouldn't work very well. A pencil and notebook still reign supreme when it comes to note taking.

I don't really see a need to incorporate laptops in classrooms.
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ripfire
05/19/09

@mGARANDEUR1: Why would you want to write on a chalkboard when you can just copy and paste from a collection of tools in a computer? Have you tried mathcad? It's freakin awesome! It's so much easier to understand differential equations modelled in real time.
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D0rk
05/19/09

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That wide, white bar at the top is the activity light? Shouldn't be too hard to disable assuming it's like all Dells with fairly easy access to open up the lid/screen segment.

I can't seem to find the 2100 on Dell's website though. Despite all those pictures, not a single one with the laptop actually open? Weak.
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matt buchanan
05/19/09

@D0rk: poof.
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Deaf Mute
05/19/09

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Honestly do kids K-12 even need their own personal netbooks in school?

College wise I understand, a lot of projects and work pile up and it is nice to have it all in one little place when it comes to large campuses or multiple campuses. Not to mention by that age you'd want your own computer so why not a transportable one.. but I remember by High School that even when we did need to use the internet or computer it would be typically in English or Science for a project and we'd use basic web search and word processing, something the school library and home computer combined are more than enough for.

Of course this may differ by some schools and their curriculum, but I see the gool ol' pen, paper, and binder being the best for education at that age.
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ripfire
05/19/09

@Deaf Mute: I don't see any reason why a computer can't be standard as any pen, paper or binder. I think it would help reduce the use of paper: easily distribute teacher notes, electronically submit homework, easier to collaborate with classmates when doing homework, etc.
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