Adjusting to a smaller screen
This summer, many of our teachers are having their Toshiba R10s swapped out for Toshiba M700s. This fall, we’re downsizing our student computers – Toshiba A8s just a couple of years ago to mostly Intel Classmate Convertibles (with one grade of Toshiba M700s remaining from a pilot last year). In doing so, users will get [...]
Classmate Tablet Vs Kindle…
Yesterday I received the May Tech & Learning. On the cover was a photo of two really cool pieces of hardware – the Intel Classmate Tablet and the Amazon Kindle. When my middle school kids saw it, one even said, “Mrs. Brass, our Nobis are famous!” I’ve been following the Kindles for a while. I [...]
Digging Blue Dolphin
When we first evaluated the Intel Classmate tablets, I noticed they came with an application called Blue Dolphin. To be honest, it didn’t impress me much at first. It reminded me of the old Mac Launcher we used back in the 1990′s on lab machines. launcher.gif (GIF Image, 400×190 pixels) via kwout After a discussion [...]
Nobi Pilot – Week 1
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve likely read about my experiences with the Intel Classmate tablets – AKA Nobis (the branding Equus, our vendor is using). If not, here it is in a nutshell… Last winter, I stumbled onto info about the Intel Classmate tablets (C2Go). It’s basically a hybrid of the Intel Classmate [...]
Ethnography of Tablets and Kids
Here’s a cool video explaining some of Intel’s research behind the Classmate tablet. And another showing how kids react to the tablets:
