tkt8763-01: [Fwd: tkt6733-01: iste-board: New Millenium Classrooms Act (fwd)]

[LaShona Oaks <lashona@ebicom.net>]

I did not send it to the sippers, so here is my opinion! I get lab
management and sip at 2 different addresses so I had not checked ra
before I sent it.  See ya'll tomorrow.
LaShona

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• To: "Larry S. Anderson -- NCTP" <lsa1@ra.msstate.edu>,tkt6733-01@ra.msstate.edu
• Subject: Re: tkt6733-01: iste-board: New Millenium Classrooms Act (fwd)
• From: LaShona Oaks <lashona@ebicom.net>
• Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:22:51 -0600
• References: <Pine.SOL.4.10.9903171753450.18182-100000@ra.msstate.edu>

I have mixed opinions on this.  I feel that if the computers are good
and have not been overused then they would be great for lower age
groups.  These younger children mostly use them for classroom games to
improve certain subject areas. I would think a school would accept
anything useful to get involved in technology regardless of the grade
level.  My computer now is a Pentium 66 and over 3 years old.  I still
am using it and it is fast enough for what I do. I am going to buy a new
one soon, but this one has served me greatly. As for increased cost, all
technology needs maintenance.  Maybe if the business would agree to fund
additional money for maintence for a year or so until the school could
get brand new computers.  I don't think any technology should be turned
away.  Granted, you would want these used machines to be internet
ready.  I would not want to get anything too out of date. My mom works
at the hospital and they get new computers every year.  They donate
their old ones to area schools and they are only a year old.  I guess I
am sort of straddling the fence.  I am going to have to lean more to the
side of the schools.  I feel that technology as long as not too outdated
would be a great gift from any business that has the abilities to
donate.

LaShona Oaks

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