Dear Listers,
As promised here's a hit of recommendations and advice regarding the purchase of
thin clients and laptops for each teacher. Thanks to all who kindly replied.
Based on these responses and other factors we have decided to forgo the thin
client. We have also decided to go forward with a purchase plan for a laptop for
each teacher.
Mitzi Thomas
mthomas@gsjax.org
The Greenwood School
Jacksonville, FL 32225
On Nov 15, 2007, at 4:36 AM, Mitzi Thomas wrote:
Good Morning,
Does anyone have any informtion they are willing to share about thin clients? What
are the down-sides? If you have anything to share I would be most grateful. Our
business manager is looking into purchasing thin client computers and would like
any information from current users.
Additionally assigning each teacher a laptop is another plan we are considering.
If you have any experience with how this works or doesn't please let me know.
We're looking for the good and the bad.
Mitzi Thomas
mthomas@gsjax.org
the Greenwood School
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Hello Mitzi,
I never thought I would hear the words "Thin Client" again. Our previous tech
department instituted thin client in our middle school computer labs leading
everyone to believe that it would save the district money.
The system never worked. The computer lab teachers couldn't do anything for almost
2 weeks. Needless to say....thin client went away real quick!
Good luck, if you get it and I hope it works, because it didn't work in our school.
Janis Thomas
Librarian
Chichester Middle School
Chichester School District
one thing we learned when teachers were suddenly provided with thin
clients... Make sure everyone is provided with and shown how to use a
flash drive. Teachers used to be able to save stuff to a floppy,
with thin clients, there is no floppy drive.
Suzanne Ng, Librarian
South Mountain Elem. School
South Orange, NJ 07079
email: sng@somsd.k12.nj.us
http://www.southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us
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Mitzi,
I know a little about both - possibly enough to be dangerous.
Regarding thin client - one of my schools is using Citrix thin client
for the PCs that the students use, and frankly, because we don't have
an onsite tech person I don't like it much. When there is a problem
related to printing or something else, it seems to affect all of the
machines. Also, the windows seem a little hard to get used to - I
can't really put my finger on it, but it just isn't too impressive.
Regarding teacher laptops, I've run one laptop for teachers program
where the teachers applied and we had a certain number to give away.
They had to say how they'd use it in the classroom. If they were
selected, they were required to attend two days of training. We gave
them a laptop, a case and a printer (they could bring home the printer
if they wanted to).
My school now has a rotation program every three or four years where
each division (Lower, Middle and Upper) can trade in for a new
machine.
It looks like you're in an independent school? If so, the ISED email
list has a lot of tech people on it at independent schools. It would
be a good list to join and a good one to post your question to.
Michelle
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Michelle S. Ohnstad, MLIS
michelle.ohnstad@gmail.com
Library Media Specialist (1/2 time)
7th Grade Service Learning Coordinator
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad, CA
Web: http://www.pacificridge.org
Head Librarian (1/2 time)
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA
Web: http://www.ljcds.org
Wiki: http://www.independentschoollibraries.wikispaces.com
Blog: http://indy-school-librarian.blogspot.com/
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