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I saw this news.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2012/oct/23/otter-luna-hp-officials-gather-hp-announce-major-partnership-laptop-contract/
I don't recognize the calculator in the photo. Is it even an HP? Is RPN going to be mainstream calculator for Idaho kids?
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Neither HP nor RPN - just a plain TI-30Xa.
Cheers, Joerg
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I concur, the calcualtor is a TI-30Xa.
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Giving every high school kid in the school district a laptop computer will achieve only two things, neither of which is desired:
- it will give the kid yet another electronic device to play with
- it will waste a whole lot of taxpayer dollars
Throwing "technology" at schools does not increase the learning of students.
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Sounds like more "empowering with resources"......ugh.
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Technology, with the right attitude towards using them, is awesome. The laptop is a tool just like everything else.