GEN: Wireless computers in the library?

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@SHS.K12.NY.US>]

My principal just stopped in with an interesting idea.  He'd like to put a
wireless computer lab in our building, and wanted to know if I would like
to have it in the library.

He'd like to use the Ibooks and something called an airport.
This would give the students the freedom to sit anywhere in the library
and work on a laptop computer, log in to the internet, etc.

I  am not against the idea, but I do have some unanswered questions:
1. reliability of the equipment - the kids hate the Imacs we have now
2. can they be allocated enough memory for students working on powerpoint
presentations (the graphics use up so much memory)
3. do I really want kids sitting all over the room with these computers,
or do I want to keep them all in one place as I have them now

So, I need some feedback.  Is there anyone out there with some experience
with these computers?  Is it time to go wireless?

TIA


Mrs. Carolyn Gierke,  Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY  14228
Phone: 1-716-250-1227
FAX:    1-716-250-1360
email:  cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

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