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I'm confused. What's the advantage to wifi in schools? Is it just saving money on wiring the school with ethernet? Are students being permitted to take lapto
by amalcon 16y ago
I'm confused. What's the advantage to wifi in schools? Is it just saving money on wiring the school with ethernet? Are students being permitted to take laptops into school now?
I suppose the saving money argument is actually a pretty good one, but any new school will probably be wired anyway, so that should only apply to older construction.
- richbradshaw 16y agoI'm a teacher. Couple of good things: * We use laptops a lot in lessons, plus the kids can use their laptops/iPods/phones or whatever on the network as well. * We can move round the room much more easily than when using the ethernet cables, useful when using dataloggers in Science. * Useful for older parts of the school that aren't wired. * Useful outside
- amalcon 16y agoVery interesting, thanks.
- cmelbye 16y agoI can think of a lot of reasons: Teachers are able to use tablet computers without having to be tethered to the wall, classes that permit students to bring laptops or similar devices are able to use the internet, "mobile labs" (carts filled with laptops that can be brought into classes) are able to use the internet, students that bring iPod touches or other handheld internet devices are able to quickly look things up during class.