[DM-MUG] Register's piece on laptops in DM Schools.... and others?

[John Turnage]

on 12/13/03 11:24 AM, jim Lagnese at jlagnese@mac.com wrote:

> Probably the big thing is where their Director of Technology stands, if they
> have one. If he/she is anti-mac, forget about it. Which brings me to my next
> question, who takes care of technology at the local school districts? I have
> heard that Urbandale has 1500 Macs, but you'd be hard pressed to know this.
> Is it a situation where teachers are enlisted in taking care of the
> technology? If that's the case, it's a shame. With out pro Mac techs working
> for districts, it will be harder to keep that technology there or introduce
> it. 
> 
>> From: "Victoria L. Herring" <VLHerring@HerringLaw.com>
>> Reply-To: dmmug@dmmug.org
>> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 08:39:45 -0600
>> To: dmmug@dmmug.org
>> Subject: [DM-MUG] Register's piece on laptops in DM Schools.... and others?
>> 
>> I hope you all noticed it == I have sent off an email to whatever
>> emails I could find at Apple.com, but thought if anyone here can get
>> people at Apple thinking that it could and should partner with the
>> Task Force to make this happen, that'd be great.
>> -- 
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"Enlisted" is a poor choice of words.  Maybe out of necessity.  And when you
make the remark "it's a shame" when referring to teachers and their lack of
expertise when it comes to Macs, those are "fightin' words".  Back off.  Our
tech is next to useless.