[LM_NET] ELEM: netbooks in library?

["Clark, Molly" <mclark2@OSWEGO.ORG>]

Hello! I recently heard that I will probably be getting 10 netbooks to supplement 
the 10 desktop computers in my library. I had requested additional desktops 
computers in order to accommodate a full class of students, and this is the 
solution that was offered for the time being. (our classes range from 20-25 K-6) 

I want to make the best of the situation, but I'm not sure how to manage a class of 
25 students with 10 on netbooks and 10 on desktops. Our students' technology skills 
range from below basic to expert.

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has experience using netbooks with students. 
I've never used a netbook, but I hope they'll have one for me to borrow and 
practice with before school starts.  Aside from size, are there any significant 
differences between a netbook and a laptop? What is the youngest age you would 
recommend using a netbook? I'd like my K's and 1's to get started, but think that 
may be unrealistic. What are the pros and cons? 

I'll post a HIT.  Thanks in advance! 


Molly Clark,School Librarian
CER Elementary School
Oswego, NY
mclark2@oswego.org
        
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much 
time in the library as they do on the basketball court. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 



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