Version vom 7. Mai 2009, 10:15 Uhr

Teammembers

• Martin Häpp
• Alexander Desch

Questions on working with a laptop at school:

1.) Would you like to have a laptop for yourself in class and at home? Say why (not)!

Yes:

• but only if I won't have to carry all my books with me any more
• at last an own computer!!
• unlimited entry to the internet
• I can get information more easily from the internet also at school!
• you can easily correct writing mistakes and thus a cleaner look of your workbook

No:

• too slow (concerning this laptop we're testing)
• keyboard is much too small and it takes a lot of time to get used to it
• battery is weak
• touchpad is circuitous

2.) What do you think would be the best way to use it at/for school? Think of different subjects!

• no more heavy schoolbooks
• an own computer is perfect for the subject informatic!
• you can easily draw functions in mathematics
• the teachers won't have to print all the worksheets any more because they can write it in a document thus a lot of costs for printing can be saved

3.) Do you think a laptop can help you to learn better / more effectively / faster ...? How would this work?

No:

• because I will do anything at the computer but learning

Yes:

• some pupils may write faster on the keyboard than by handwriting
• there may be some programs for learning vocabulary for example

4.) What disadvantages/problems do you see in working with your personal laptop at and for school?

• the pupils don't learn a correct handwriting
• high costs for voltage because the batteries aren't strong enough to operate the laptop whole the time at school
• the pupils may get problems with their eyes because of looking at a display whole the time