| Wireless networks in schools is not a new thing | | | | first thing to break and all software will run off |
| but it's rare to see the wireless network used to | | | | the hard drive. The case needs to be a slim case |
| it's full potential. | | | | so students can have proper hand placement |
| Technology with out wires gives the teacher the | | | | when typing. Bluetooth devices are becoming all |
| ability to bring the technology to the student | | | | the rage so built in Bluetooth will be something to |
| instead of the whole class going to a computer | | | | think about also. Hard drive size should only be |
| lab. | | | | about 30gig because nobody is going to download |
| Wireless mobile laptop labs can be used for many | | | | music or large media files. |
| purposes:o Wireless Streaming Videoo Researcho | | | | 2. Mobile Laptop Carts - They need to be easily |
| Report Writingo Teacher Guided Instructiono | | | | moved, easy enough to take out and put in the |
| Report writingo Typing | | | | laptops, and have a built in power strip for |
| What ever a student can do in a wired lab they | | | | charging. Laptop carts can hold any where from 6 |
| can do with a wireless laptop mobile lab. | | | | to 30 laptops at once. I recommend using laptop |
| What are the features of a wireless mobile laptop | | | | carts of 15 or smaller and spreading them through |
| lab: | | | | out the school. |
| 1. Wireless Laptops - Laptops for schools should | | | | 3. Access points and printers - If you school can |
| meet the following specs. First they need to have | | | | not afford permanent wireless access points have |
| at least 512 mb of memory. Anything less will | | | | a wireless access point mounted on the card and |
| cause educational software to crawl. The laptop | | | | plug it into a network port when needed. Also the |
| should weight about six pounds, a heavy laptop is | | | | cart can have a printer on it if needed, but I |
| about eight pounds plus and a light laptop is about | | | | recommend network printers not desktops. |
| 4lbs. The ultra light laptops are over $2,000 each | | | | Studies have shown that students who use |
| and too expensive for schools. So six pound | | | | laptops in classrooms are more focused and have |
| laptops are easy enough for schools to carry | | | | an easier time typing. Wireless networks free |
| around. Now some people will tell me I'm wrong | | | | students from their desktops and frees them |
| but school laptops don't need cd-roms or DVD | | | | from having to go a computer lab to work with |
| -roms. Why you ask? It's because they will be the | | | | technology. |