Sam Liberto's Blog (2)

After 4 days and many workshops at ASB Unplugged, one inescapable direction emerges. Movement toward a one to one computing environment is inevitable and it’s only a question of "how long" and not "if"it should happen. To quote the keynote speaker, Scott McLeod, “Taking a pencil away from a child will soon be the equivalent to not allowing laptops in the classroom.” We have a golden opportunity at QA to distinguish ourselves as the premiere technical literacyschool in the region by moving to a… Continue

Here I am with the technical group at ASB Unplugged. It is standard to stick this group as far as possible below ground. But, the technical people at ASB are soooooo skilled. They are knowledgeable and responsive. They are the core of support that makes the laptop project at this school work. They have set up a very robust network with well tested equipment. EVERYTHING WORKS (although with so many teachers at the conference we overwhelm some of their nodes). We got to see the ASB students in act… Continue