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One Desktop per Child - miniPCs for Schools?
gwjenkins asks: "I'm a teacher in charge of IT in a small school. We would like to bust out of the computer lab model but don't want a trolley of laptops wheeled from class to class. I've drooled over wi-fi PDAs but just can't afford a set for class (and the batteries drain too fast). In a classroom, space is at a premium and teachers won't use a technology that takes too long to set up. Most of the time the kids are just researching (Google), or typing (Google Docs), the rest of the time they can go to a lab. I would love to have a desk-based solution. Can you run a wi-fi mini-pc (sitting under the desk) from a 12-volt rechargeable battery (also sitting under the desk) with a 7" LCD (sitting on the desk), that boots from flash card into FireFox? No wires! No setup time! Has anyone done this? How? Alternatively can anyone say why this is silly?"
I would love to have a desk-based solution.
Ah, then you want one of these. And don't even tell me that's not practical. Because it totally is. And by practical, I mean awesome.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
I totally agree, CounterStrike should be an essential skill
to learn at an early age. It will teach teamwork, anger management,
and social skills. Plus all the kids can be reward for the number of kills
per month, and the student who scores the highest can be known as the
"Fragger of the Month".
"And I'm sure pupils would love the idea to do a walk to a different classrom."
Better yet, have each classroom be a different server/level, make
3-B "Dusk", and 4-A "Office".