alice-teacher Netbooks

[Kristin Bedell]

FWIW: I've been using netbooks with my 5th graders, since the lab is usually
booked, and it has been difficult.  They are forced to constantly scroll,
which makes coding/debugging difficult and the text is so tiny that it is
hard for some of them to read.  They are great kids and have been willing to
work through the difficulties, but I can see where older students might be
less enamored/motivated.  I wouldn't recommend netbooks if there is any
other option.

-Kristin Bedell

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Don Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> A forwarded question to the group…
>
> Don Slater
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Netbooks
> Date:   Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:50:56 -0500
> From:   Wendy Marshall <Wendy.Marshall at armstrong.edu>
> To:     Wanda Dann <wpdann at andrew.cmu.edu>
>
>
> Wanda,
> How are you?  We are moving forward with purchasing netbooks for our
> students using Alice and wondered if you might be able to post on your Alice
> discussion board the question of what people recommend we purchase, in terms
> of a netbook, that will successfully handle running Alice?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Wendy
>
>
>
> Wendy J. Marshall
> Director, Educational Technology Center
> Georgia Department of Education
> Armstrong Atlantic State University
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> Savannah, GA  31419
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