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Subject:    [suse-linux-uk-schools] RE: [suppliers] Appalled at primary teacher's gift
From:       s-clarob () st-aidans ! cumbria ! sch ! uk
Date:       2002-08-15 12:50:28
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I did not complain that we were given 12 Free laptops. I don't care what 
they come like as they don't stay like it for more than 5 seconds after the 
come out of the box.

They are not going to be able to cost effectively supply pre configured 
laptops that have the software mix that each school requires. Hence 
providing a basic off the shelf system. I consider this to be the most 
sensible idea. That way they can spend more money on providing decent 
hardware rather than software that a lot of people don;t want.

Robin

At 13:11 15/08/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Laptops for Teachers (see http://lft.ngfl.gov.uk/ ) does have as a minimum
>specification an office suite and a configured dial-up ISP. The more
>sensible of the LEAs/suppliers did specify OpenOffice or StarOffice as the
>suite, if only because schools can purchase MS cheaper than the OEM supplied
>price. None that I am aware of were sensible enough to buy them with no
>operating system or DRDOS or (god forbid...) Linux, even though the same
>situation would exist with the school purchasing of MS operating systems
>too.
>
>The problem in the end is that most or all purchases of these laptops (both
>under LfT and previous schemes) were done without the guidance of someone
>operating at the sharp end of school ICT, along with the lack of proper,
>skilled, education focused, IT support in primaries and indeed many
>secondaries.
>
>But hey, what would I know? I'm only a skilled and experienced IT
>professional who's been specialising in the education sector for nearly 3
>long and painful years... :-}
>
>Cheers
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Pizey
>To: suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com
>Sent: 8/15/02 1:14 PM
>Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Appalled at primary teacher's gift
>
>Hi,
>
>A friend of mine has just recieved a HP laptop from Estelle.
>
>It is completely unconfigured, with a standard windows XP install.
>
>No teacher specific applications.
>No education specific ISP setup.
>No nothing.
>
>Surely we could do better in an afternoon.
>
>The machine was from Oxford LEA under a programme called 'Laptops for
>Schools'.
>
>I think something should be done.
>Any ideas?
>
>Apparently over 60 percent of teachers at the school have a laptop
>delivered at different times, but with no customisation at all, so they
>don't get used.
>
>I think this is awful.
>
>cheers
>tim pizey
>
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