laptop+pilot

Hi BCMS Tech Committee. As discussed at our last meeting, we are creating a BCMS image for the laptops. After the meeting we completed an inventory of the request--and now I have a couple questions.

1. You have requested laptops for Tom, Amy, Jim, and Tim. Before we proceed with this, this would make the teacher station in each lab a laptop. If somebody else uses the lab, they wouldn't have a teacher station available to them. Did you realize this when you made these requests?

Tom: No one else is using Tom's lab except for homework club. Most of the time Tom is at school past 3:45 anyways, and will most likely leave his machine in the room for the teacher. Jim? the same thing, No one else uses his classroom. As for Amy and Tim, they are the only ones who use the lab and since both of them have laptops, problem solved.

2. You turned in an Apple laptop that has been turned in before. Can you identify another computer to replace this choice.

Tom: As far as we know, the Apple laptop was not turned in before because we would have handed it in and given it to Mac or someone else in our fearless tech staff; per protocol from previous computer exchanges.

3. You identified a Dell 260 in Room 16. The computer in Room 16 is actually a Dell 620. With this in mind, do you want to change your trickle-down?

Tom: As for the 620 in Rm. 16? You might want to ask Tim about that one when he gets back. He is the one that finalized the list that was shown to our committee. We as a tech committee would probably want to keep that one in there since it is a higher model than once thought.

4. The projector is in. You have a new laptop designeated for the projector. Do you want to dedicate a new laptop to a location that will only use this computer, I would assume, occasionally?

Tom: As for the projector laptop? the committee thought this is what we were using the replaced Apple for?

5. You have designated 3 student laptops in Tom Michalek's room to be replaced by new laptops. These could go to 3 teachers and have teacher computers go to the students. Is this what you intended.

Tom: We intended to have the two house laptops turned in from Tom's classroom replaced with two laptops, it was our understanding that some of the teachers, through their requests, preferred the desktops. However, if the intent is to put laptops in teacher classrooms for this round of replacements, replace out the old machines with the new. As for the third computer? It is the teacher station. As far as I'm concerned whatever will make everyone happy is fine with me. Keep my teacher station as is, it is very slow and needs updating. As for the other Dell laptops being replaced? Replace them with desktops and give the laptops to the teachers if the committee wishes. I personally would like to see what some of the students can do with them IN the classroom. The issue of empty teacher stations was something the Committee has discussed in the past and can be revisited at the next meeting if needed. Sandy: Thanks for all your work. I would think that the laptops should not be used by students at this time. I'd like to talk about placement a bit more at the meeting on Tuesday. Thanks. Finally got on here!!!! (Monday)

Thanks for considering my questions. Excelsior!

--Mac