Comments on: iPhones in education http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/ Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh computers, iPods & iPhones Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Raul Erazo http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-11051 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:04:21 +0000 http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-11051 Can someone explain how you are using iphones in teaching math? I am interested in cathing up with this trend.... Can someone explain how you are using iphones in teaching math?
I am interested in cathing up with this trend….

]]> by: Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-10465 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:23:39 +0000 http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-10465 [...] Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh computers & iPods. … Instead of portable notebook trolleys will we see racks of iPhones in the library … Browse… [...] […] Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh computers & iPods. … Instead of portable notebook trolleys will we see racks of iPhones in the library … Browse… […]

]]> by: Orange: 30,000 iPhones sold so far in France http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-10060 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:20:05 +0000 http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-10060 [...] iPhones in education at Aus Mac Ed Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh computers & iPods. … Instead of portable notebook trolleys will we see racks of iPhones in the library? … [...] […] iPhones in education at Aus Mac Ed Online hub for Australian educators using Apple Macintosh computers & iPods. … Instead of portable notebook trolleys will we see racks of iPhones in the library? … […]

]]> by: Steve Adcock http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-16 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:28:08 +0000 http://ausmaced.org/2007/02/01/iphones-in-education/#comment-16 Departments of Education across Australia enforce policy and often the technology policies are never updated quick enough. At pesent in WA schools, in terms of wireless infrastructure, integrators that win contracts are instructed through policy to install Cisco 1200 access points at around $700 each. This has been the case for a few years. In a class where you have 20 laptops and one access point it might handle things better than say the Cisco 1100 ($300) but not by much, it will also do a better job than the Apple Airport by quite a way. However if you have 2 or 3 access points in a limited area for those laptops things change. The 1100s work better at $1200 cheaper (from our experience) if you have Apple airports in the mix for some reason the 1200s are ignored while the 1100s seem not be (i am sure this can be sorted with some configuring but its a pain). Departments do not fully test situations and change policy to suite due to the fact that it would be to costly, yet they still come up with policy anyway. If you want the 1200s to do just as good a job plus have the greater range that they provide you need to spend thousands of dollars on Cisco monitoring and mangement hardware and software. Now that n protocol is appearing I have seen no evidence of policy change and probably wont for a couple of years. Money is a huge issue for keeping up with technology and unfortunately this wont change when education in Australia is low on many parents and governments prority lists. People might say Education is high on their list but when it comes down to it they often choose it second to whatever the other choice is. Our relaxed, layed back society has its cons in terms of education. Departments of Education across Australia enforce policy and often the technology policies are never updated quick enough. At pesent in WA schools, in terms of wireless infrastructure, integrators that win contracts are instructed through policy to install Cisco 1200 access points at around $700 each. This has been the case for a few years. In a class where you have 20 laptops and one access point it might handle things better than say the Cisco 1100 ($300) but not by much, it will also do a better job than the Apple Airport by quite a way. However if you have 2 or 3 access points in a limited area for those laptops things change. The 1100s work better at $1200 cheaper (from our experience) if you have Apple airports in the mix for some reason the 1200s are ignored while the 1100s seem not be (i am sure this can be sorted with some configuring but its a pain). Departments do not fully test situations and change policy to suite due to the fact that it would be to costly, yet they still come up with policy anyway. If you want the 1200s to do just as good a job plus have the greater range that they provide you need to spend thousands of dollars on Cisco monitoring and mangement hardware and software. Now that n protocol is appearing I have seen no evidence of policy change and probably wont for a couple of years.

Money is a huge issue for keeping up with technology and unfortunately this wont change when education in Australia is low on many parents and governments prority lists. People might say Education is high on their list but when it comes down to it they often choose it second to whatever the other choice is. Our relaxed, layed back society has its cons in terms of education.

]]>