"laptop" lies (Score 1)

I'm the tech coordinator for a Maine school district. The governor's proposal to put a "laptop" in the hands of every 7th and 8th grader in Maine is based on the worst lies that government perpetrates. First, this is about a legacy for a man in the grips of unbridled hubris, Governor Angus King. There is no relationship to the needs of kids in Maine. Governor King sold this idea on the basis of a gift of wireless iBooks ($1400 ea) to one Maine school district by a large paper company. He proposes to distribute a $450 wireless internet device to all teachers and students in grades 7 & 8 but promotes this one site with real computers as is "project". Many (probably most) tech coordinators don't want these. They'd rather have fewer full featured real laptops that would give access to our students. Maine is about to adopt a one-size-fits-all solution to every school district regardless of their plans or needs.