PDAs and Schools - Bringing Windows Mobile to the classroom

Dr.Cox · Post by **Dr.Cox** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:44 pm

well no wonder nothing gets stolen were you live... the population of mexis is like 0% >_>

JimmyBeGood · Post by **JimmyBeGood** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:16 pm

well even if they wouldn't get stolen i doubt most of the kids at my school are responsible enough to keep track of them. plus what do you think would happen to the screens and buttons on those things after a couple of years? they'd be in horrible condition

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:36 pm

and also obsolete. buy new ones after getting rid of the old ones.

schools and businesses already do this with computers, they lease them for a period of time, then when the lease is up, they give them back and lease a bunch of new ones.

JimmyBeGood · Post by **JimmyBeGood** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:39 am

most school districts cant afford to do that

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:44 pm

No offence but you make out to be a kid at a rich school who just wants more... we have math books from the 90's and computers that still run win98... stop complaining.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:58 pm

Angry Man wrote:No offence but you make out to be a kid at a rich school who just wants more... we have math books from the 90's and computers that still run win98... stop complaining.

Most of our computers run 98, we're a public school, so we can't possibly be rich, and our school system overall just sucks. I want to make it good to begin with.
Our math books are so old, we get them used from other schools who returned them because they sucked so bad.

JimmyBeGood · Post by **JimmyBeGood** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:56 pm

then how on earth are you going to afford giving every student a PDA??

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:43 am

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:
Angry Man wrote:No offence but you make out to be a kid at a rich school who just wants more... we have math books from the 90's and computers that still run win98... stop complaining.
Most of our computers run 98, we're a public school, so we can't possibly be rich, and our school system overall just sucks. I want to make it good to begin with.
Our math books are so old, we get them used from other schools who returned them because they sucked so bad.

Um...

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:We have 60 computers, all brand new, in our library alone.
We have 6 computer labs, most with 30 brand new IBMs (these things are better than my two desktops combined).

Now your just digging yourself a hole

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:29 am

Yeah exactly. There's no way my school could afford anything like that (PDA's) if you think your school system sucks, the "I.T." teachers in my school tell you how to use Paint ... wtf

Dr.Cox · Post by **Dr.Cox** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:02 am

Angry Man wrote:
FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:
Angry Man wrote:No offence but you make out to be a kid at a rich school who just wants more... we have math books from the 90's and computers that still run win98... stop complaining.
Most of our computers run 98, we're a public school, so we can't possibly be rich, and our school system overall just sucks. I want to make it good to begin with.
Our math books are so old, we get them used from other schools who returned them because they sucked so bad.
Um...

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:We have 60 computers, all brand new, in our library alone.
We have 6 computer labs, most with 30 brand new IBMs (these things are better than my two desktops combined).
Now your just digging yourself a hole

He is An Idiot.

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:50 pm

Armed Civilian wrote:
Angry Man wrote:
FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:
Angry Man wrote:No offence but you make out to be a kid at a rich school who just wants more... we have math books from the 90's and computers that still run win98... stop complaining.
Most of our computers run 98, we're a public school, so we can't possibly be rich, and our school system overall just sucks. I want to make it good to begin with.
Our math books are so old, we get them used from other schools who returned them because they sucked so bad.
Um...

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote:We have 60 computers, all brand new, in our library alone.
We have 6 computer labs, most with 30 brand new IBMs (these things are better than my two desktops combined).
Now your just digging yourself a hole
He is An Idiot.

Short, Simple, Very True.

x088x · Post by **x088x** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:48 pm

I see a few potential problems with this..

1. Theft
2. Kids playing games on their PDAs rather than doing work.

When I was in 6th grade, all of the advanced students were given personal palm pilots to use for the year. They were supposed to help keep us organized and on top of things. Instead, they were just a tool for kids to play video games in class without getting caught.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:01 pm

We already have the same problem with graphing calculators, so it wouldn't be a new problem. No one has had their TI-83+ stolen, but that very well could happen.

And also, I don't give a d*** about your school, or what you think of mine. We are not a rich school, we're an average school. We are the only high school in my city, it is a public high school. Our books are so old we got them used from other schools. The only reason we have any computers is because it's part of some state regulation. We rarely use them. The school system itself sucks other than that.
I guarantee you, my school system is perfect for this and there would be no problems that don't already exist.

Dr.Cox · Post by **Dr.Cox** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:04 pm

I Dont Know if i belive anything u say cuase your probably just lying... you LIEZOR!

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:39 pm

http://www.strongnet.org

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:21 pm

Cool! i can burn your school down now!

No.. i wouldn't do that... sorry i said that..

Disclaimer: IT WAS MENT AS A JOKE

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:36 pm

Sounds a lot like my school. Most of the rooms in our school have a built-in projector that can hook up to the laptops that the teachers carry around. Also, the rooms have dividers that can easily be extended to divide the classroom to make two smaller rooms.

EDIT: Yes, I know the mascot is retarded.

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:45 pm

It's alright my school mascots are worse, yes mascots. there are 4 of em. A Black Panther (lol, gotta keep the KKK away), a Purple Dinosaur (wtf?), a white thingy (no1 knows what it is) and a gold lion. We have 4 becuause, and yes this is EXTREMLY lame, my --High School-- is divided into houses like freakin harry potter... My god i'm not 7! It's ok tho because it's only the staff that really care about the houses, the student couldn't give a

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Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:19 pm

Ours Is prolly worse. Our mascot is a Jackrabbit >_>

But since our school is pretty much the Gem in the district, we're getting new stuff this year. All the mac that can be loaded with OSX are being loaded, G5's comming in daily, and the PC lab is being loaded with brand spanking new Dells running XP. All the class PCs are being fully updated now too.

angry man · Post by **angry man** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:25 pm

... We get the computers the CANADIAN ARMY can't use anymore.. and u know how low their standards are..