tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961727131900697758.post2914744902260457270..comments2023-06-26T16:40:46.536+08:00Comments on Education WA: Laptop rollout in high schoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961727131900697758.post-7362693780950672342012-07-31T19:44:44.400+08:002012-07-31T19:44:44.400+08:00The Government gave public schools enough money fo...The Government gave public schools enough money for three years for laptops to be supplied to students. As far as I know this money has now run out and won't be renewed. It was only for students yr 9 and above, albeit some schools paid the difference and gave them to year 8's. <br /><br />Individual implementations differ, but many schools did not have enough infrastructure and staffing to maintain the laptops onsite, so gave the laptops to students on condition they kept them at home and maintained them until yr 12 (if they left early they had to give them back).Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342230372505375612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961727131900697758.post-11724827125017535852012-07-31T19:37:23.653+08:002012-07-31T19:37:23.653+08:00Hi I am a parent of a High School student. This si...Hi I am a parent of a High School student. This site got my attention as you mentioned the Laptops.<br />I just wondered as they are handing out notebooks at my sons school. Does anyone know if these are from Government money and for every student?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961727131900697758.post-47776828201424053682011-09-02T18:02:52.690+08:002011-09-02T18:02:52.690+08:00I totally agree - my child's school has gone 1...I totally agree - my child's school has gone 1-1 with macbooks and it seems to be a HUGE waste of money. How many extra teachers, resources, programs and consumables that tecahers' desperately need could it cover ?<br />As a teacher myself I couldn't imagine teaching to a room of laptop backs with that barrier between me and the class.<br />And all the resrach shows that a minimum of 2 students per pc/laptop is required rather than 1-1 to allow collaboration, peer tutoring and real learning to occur.<br />This whole thing just smacks of a 'we LOOK great' approach with no real foundation of actually improving the teaching-learning process.<br />(Plus as a parent I want my kid speaning LESS time on the computer not MORE)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com