The latest hot thing in computing, theyre flying out of the London-area public school boards virtual store. <\/p>\n
Almost 1,000 Chromebooks at $250 a pop have been sold since the fall, a favourite among teachers who use them for collaborative learning and cloud-based projects in their classrooms. <\/p>\n
Its affordable, its mobile and it allows for flexible use within and between classrooms, said Kenji Takahashi, a learning technologies co-ordinator with the Thames Valley District school board. <\/p>\n
The London District Catholic board, on the other hand, is practicing device agnosticism. <\/p>\n
It doesnt matter what the device is as long as it does what you want it to do, said Catholic school board superintendent John Mombourquette. <\/p>\n
Most Catholic schools use iPads or iPad minis, Surface tablets or Microsoft-compatible tablets with Windows installed. <\/p>\n
The Thames Valley board made the Chromebooks which blend tablet and laptop technology available for teachers and schools to buy for class use in the fall. <\/p>\n
Since then, 895 have been sold. <\/p>\n
Chromebooks are so named because they dont have any software and operate in the cloud on the Google-owned Chrome browser, using apps and online tools. <\/p>\n
Theyre a great way to augment whats on the cloud, said Takashashi, who works with schools to help with their technology use. <\/p>\n
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