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

[jim Lagnese]

You proved my point. If the DIT is against Macs, forget about it.

> From: David Thrasher <idave@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: dmmug@dmmug.org
> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:50:45 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
> To: dmmug@dmmug.org
> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Register's piece on laptops in DM Schools.... and
> others?
> 
> Being someone who used to work for the district, I can tell you that the
> Director of Technology is 100% behind Dells and he and his staff when I left
> were doing everything they could to eliminate Macintoshes from the district,
> ignoring anybody with any other ideas. They had a "one size fits all"
> philosophy which unfortunately made things a little more difficult for
> classrooms needing Macs because of their strengths (desktop publishing,
> media). The Technology Department's tactics were not all together above board
> in accomplishing its goal of Dells in every classroom. There was a Journalism
> department that was given the choice of a classroom of older Macs culled from
> around the district or a roomful of new Dells. All of the high school
> principals were given new Dell laptops to use. Talk to staff around the
> district and I'm sure you could hear more stories.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim Lagnese <jlagnese@mac.com>
> Sent: Dec 13, 2003 11:24 AM
> To: dmmug@dmmug.org
> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Register's piece on laptops in DM Schools....
> and    others?
> 
> 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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