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It needs a touch screen for elementary schools kids. Fine for older kids.

• post-it 7mo ago
  We started using computers with keyboards in class in grade 2-3.
  • rbanffy 7mo ago
    Current school laptops also have touchscreens for drawing and other activities. It’s a cheap feature.
    • mbreese 7mo ago
      Pen input is the one factor that forced one of my kids to a Windows laptop for school (a Surface Pro). It was a required feature for his school. Seeing how much he uses it for note taking, I get it. So yes, drawing is a key feature for schools. Another school uses iPads with keyboards for the same purpose, so I'm not sure where the school market is for these. Maybe only older kids, but a lot of edu-tech is expecting some kind of touch/pen input.
      • rbanffy 7mo ago
        It might be a fine laptop when you are on the move. I have an educational Lenovo for that purpose, but I would appreciate a Mac for that same use. When I need more power away from my desk I can use the MacBook Pro or my Lenovo T series (both a lot heavier than I’d like). I just wish the Mac had 16GB of RAM but my tiny Lenovo has 8 and it’s been working OK so far - I haven’t even set up a proper swap partition and it’s running on zram.
• sreekanth67 7mo ago
  wow. are elementary school kids using chromebooks? my kids is in pre-K this year. i dont know about the elementary school chromebook thing.
  • chrisgeleven 7mo ago
    Yes, my kids all started using one in Kindergarten, although it took to 4th grade before my oldest started bringing home one every night.
  • adrr 7mo ago
    They take standardized tests on it. Questions have a button to speak the question. Same with answers.