@aral you could claim that of any device in a school, iPad same, PC same, android tablet same, surely this means no computers in schools?
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@andykinsey Not the same at all. You are not forced to use the cloud and business models are different. -
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@andykinsey Indeed — & it is up to the schools to make sure that kids are both educated on this and to defend their privacy as much as poss
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@aral Chrome OS in itself is a pretty good idea and opensource for real – there should be an opportunity for custom non-Google setups of it -
@voxpelli That I’d have no problem with. - 1 more reply
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@aral No different to a Windows machine. Or Mac. -
@scottymeuk Very different. You are not forced to place your data in the cloud. And different business models. -
@aral But schools that are adopting them generally already use Google Apps. So it's no different, just cheaper for them.
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@aral@bruces Students will have to make a g+ account just to read e-textbooks#scroogledThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@bruces Saw schoolkids in Sweden with Alphasmarts http://is.alphasmart.co.uk/ much more sensible (I use one for note taking)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral @milonoblet Come on, get a life! Chrome books are one of the most secure computing environments, going. Far more secure than Windoze!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Lucky us, we don't even get that hardware.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I think it is important to teach kids the existence of open hard/software. avoid big corporation alternatives as MicrosoftThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral the question I wonder, are children told to use technology before being told about privacy?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I've heard Israeli PM Netanyahu getting a Glass demo from Google executives.He was thrilled and hoped for a day every child can use itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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