All Discussions Tagged 'gOS' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T15:01:30Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=gOS&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow far away are we from using Everex computers, freeware and online apps?tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-16:649749:Topic:891902007-12-16T01:41:47.123ZDerwin Kitchhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/derwink
My questions is this:<br />
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How far away are we from schools being able to use something like Everex's $200 gOS computer and nothing else but online applications and freeware?</b> This would drastically reduce hardware and software costs. Then increase Internet bandwidth with the extra cash.<br />
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A students supply list could be pencils, pens, 3 ring binders, account to Zoho, account to Google Apps, etc.<br />
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>How much of your curriculum could be taught using free online apps and freeware on…
My questions is this:<br />
<b><br />
How far away are we from schools being able to use something like Everex's $200 gOS computer and nothing else but online applications and freeware?</b> This would drastically reduce hardware and software costs. Then increase Internet bandwidth with the extra cash.<br />
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A students supply list could be pencils, pens, 3 ring binders, account to Zoho, account to Google Apps, etc.<br />
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>How much of your curriculum could be taught using free online apps and freeware on gOS?<br />
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>What do you see as the benefits and drawbacks to this?<br />
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The reason that I bring this up is that I'm new at my school and we've recently been having a lot of tech meetings lately where I'm trying to convince the school that an 8 year rotation of computers to at least a 4 or 5 year rotation (8 years is scary I know). They keep mentioning the costs and I threw out the idea that we're not that far from cheap computers using a gOS, for example, and nothing else but online apps and freeware. They looked at me like I was nuts.<br />
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Am I? :)