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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 21:09:25 GMT -5
Our school is switching from Ipads to Chromebooks after four years. Teachers get to keep their Ipads because we have apps we bought. For example, I bought the Folger Library's Macbeth app for $9.99 when I first got it. It performs the play orally plus has a lot of cool activities. My kids don't have it, but I can share it with the dongle. So we kept the Ipads to access stuff like that. They are Ipad 2's so they aren't going to be worth much when the district sells them. The damage fees will probably be more than they make on resale.
I also got a new Chromebook. This is cloud-based computing so it is necessary sometimes that I see what the kids see. It is touch screen so it is not as bad an adjustment as I feared.
Before I got the school Ipad, I bought a Kindle Fire. I wouldn't do that now because there are so many devices here, but I do like the smaller size and lesser weight. It slips nicely into my purse.
Oh, and there is an old laptop in the closet. I think it was bought in 2007. I'm not even going to count the desktop that is in my classroom.
So there are six computers in this house. (All of our phones are dumb phones.)
Is anyone else this overloaded?
By the way, I like the Chromebook so far for $249!
ETA: I counted but didn't mention the his-and-her desktops in our office.
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Post by Malarky on Apr 15, 2015 21:51:41 GMT -5
DH is a computer programmer. That I know of, he has a desktop with 2 monitors in his home office, a work laptop, a personal laptop, two tablets and a smartphone. At least two external hard drives and who knows how many random hard drives from previous computers. I'm not sure how many he has at work.
DS is also a computer geek. He has this massive thing he built from scratch with two monitors, a laptop and a smartphone.
DD has a laptop, a tablet and a smart phone.
I have a laptop, kindle fire, an older kindle and a smartphone.
Sometimes when the kids have friends over there will be six or more laptops all in use in the living room, in front of the giant TV.
We have issues.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 15, 2015 22:27:34 GMT -5
I just have my desktop as far as computers. It's a gaming PC, so pretty nice. I also got work laptop. It's just s standard dell.
Since I'll be traveling more for work, I have considered purchasing some type of tablet PC.
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Post by resolution on Apr 15, 2015 22:34:10 GMT -5
DH and I have three desktops and one laptop that are currently used. We have four more old ones in the basement that we keep for parts. I wouldn't mind getting a tablet for when I travel, but since it is usually just once a year I really can't justify the purchase.
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Post by 973beachbum on Apr 16, 2015 7:19:27 GMT -5
We have 2 laptops, one that stays on the desk and everyone uses (I know but we have no reason to carry it around) and DD's that she has with her at college. We also have a desktop in the living room that I use mostly. Other than that DD and DH have smart phones and DS and I have older smartish phones. Not exactly a flip phone but not exactly a new samsung note either. Other than that we have 3 kindle fires. Of all of them those are the most loved. We can do basically everything we want on the internet plus read, text, and play games all while being able to slip them in our pocket basically. All for close to $100.
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Post by justme on Apr 16, 2015 7:43:35 GMT -5
I have a laptop, desktop, tablet, kindle, and a smart phone. Another laptop if you count my work one.
Now my parents...two smart phones, two tablets, two laptops, and at least three desktops.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 16, 2015 11:54:04 GMT -5
Desktop, 3 Kindles, 4 smart phones, 2 personal laptops, 2 school issued laptops and a partridge in a pear tree. ETA: and 5 people
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 16, 2015 11:59:23 GMT -5
Desktop, 3 Kindles, 4 smart phones, 2 personal laptops, 2 school issued laptops and a partridge in a pear tree.
ETA: and 5 people Make sure the partridge doesn't poop on any of those electronics
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Post by jlbear71 on Apr 16, 2015 13:23:27 GMT -5
DH works in IT so we are teched out. In just the living room,
Me - Current Laptop, Work laptop, 2 previous laptops that DH needs to reset so I can sell, iPad mini, DH - Current laptop, 2 work laptops, iPad Air, iPad 1, Kindle Fire, Acer Tablet
Add in 2 iPhones and all the miscellaneous ones in the basement.
Plus we just recently sold 2 netbooks, 2 laptops and my Kindle Fire.
ETA, It's just the two if us.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 16, 2015 14:08:00 GMT -5
So there are six computers in this house. (All of our phones are dumb phones.)
Is anyone else this overloaded?
LOL! TD and I just got iPhones (his dumb phone finally bit the dust). We bought them outright and are using Ting. So far, so good.
When I came out here, I had a laptop and a desk top. I brought the laptop with me, and just recently unpacked the box that had my desk top. I used to use that for writing and statistics for my classes as I found that working with large spreadsheets of numbers was difficult on a laptop. My laptop that I brought with me is on its way out, and I needed a high powered desk top and laptop to run some of the graphics programs I use for my classes. Both programs are incredible memory hogs. I also cannot carry my old laptop, so needed to buy something lightweight. So at the end of last year I spent about $2000 on a new CPU and a light lap top that I can carry to class. The desk top is easier for me to do my CAD/Solid Works assignments on.
TD bought me an iPad while I was in the hospital. It's an iPad 2 and I have maxed out the 32 GB it has. I also got a Kindle paperwhite to read books on. So I have 2 laptops, 2 desktops, a smart phone, a Kindle and an iPad, so 7 (ok, one laptop is almost dead).
TD has a desktop downstairs he hasn't touched in years. He bought a cheap laptop about 7 years ago and was using that until recently. It was really heavy, so he bought a light one to carry for business. When I bought my Yoga, he bought another laptop to replace the cheap one that's having problems. So with his smart phone, he has 5.
Between us, that's 12.....and 2 are on their way out.
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Post by giramomma on Apr 16, 2015 14:09:47 GMT -5
We have a lap top and desk top at home for personal use. The kids have a kindle fire and ipad Mini. DH has a tablet and a smartphone. I have an ipad and laptop for work.
So: 3 computers, 4 tablets, and one smart phone for 4.5 people.
The peanut doesn't really count as a high user...She gets around netflix fine. But that's it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 15:22:10 GMT -5
1 laptop, 1 Chromebook, 2 smart phones, 2 ipod touches and a Leap Pad. I'm thinking of getting a desktop to put in the dining room but not sure. I qualify for a $200 credit towards computer purchases on my state taxes every year and it would be nice to have something with a big monitor that is windows based for DS to do his homework on. The Chromebook is good, but there are some limitations...or maybe it's just things I find annoying.
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Post by Malarky on Apr 16, 2015 16:01:39 GMT -5
1 laptop, 1 Chromebook, 2 smart phones, 2 ipod touches and a Leap Pad. I'm thinking of getting a desktop to put in the dining room but not sure. I qualify for a $200 credit towards computer purchases on my state taxes every year and it would be nice to have something with a big monitor that is windows based for DS to do his homework on. The Chromebook is good, but there are some limitations...or maybe it's just things I find annoying. Yes to the limitations of a Chromebook. If you get a desktop to put in the dining room you have to monitor the dining room. So much easier to watch the kids on the laptop in the living room on the couch next to you. Or at the kitchen table while you're cooking. It was much easier for me to monitor the kids once laptops came into play when they were younger. I could make them move to where I needed to be in the house.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 16:14:44 GMT -5
So what are the limitations of the Chromebook? I am curious, but remember that I am looking at it from a student productivity standpoint. The district isn't providing these so they can play games, listen to music, etc.
So far the biggest limitation seems to be the lack of Notability, an app that allows you to write on a PDF. A couple of teachers are having their students play around with seeming substitutes. What are some of the others from a student productivity point of view?
The biggest pluses seem to be the ability to split a screen and run flash. The split screen allows the kids to pull up their textbook and their classwork simultaneously. Many of the online textbooks require flash to fully utilize their programs. Oh, and I forgot the biggest . . . because I haven't had kids with Chromebooks before. There is an app that will allow me to see every students' screen. I can screen shot it if necessary to explain that Jr. was playing around instead of doing the assignment. I have no idea if it works like the one in the library where I can send the students a message to tell them to get back to work, but I hope so.
It would be nice to know the other limitations. If they affect school productivity, we need to be looking for a work-around.
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Post by Ryan on Apr 16, 2015 17:03:59 GMT -5
I have an PC laptop, 2 ipads (ipad 2 and new one) we have 2 iphones, my wife has a macbook air, I have a macbook pro, and i have a pc laptop for work.
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Post by bean29 on Apr 16, 2015 19:43:06 GMT -5
We have a desk top in the basement we never use. DH has an old laptop at the house, he is waiting for his new technology budget to replace it. I have a Dell Laptop. DH just bought DD a levono laptop, DS is at college with a laptop. DH has an I pad, DD has Kindle Fire and a Samsung Galaxy Nook. I have a Nook glowlight. We have 3 I phones and an Android. That's 12.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 20:27:14 GMT -5
DH has a desk top. I think he also has 2 laptops and a tablet for work. I have a laptop and a kindle paper white. DD has a kindle fire and will need a new computer soon. We all have smart phones. We recycled some of our more outdated stuff before the move.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Apr 16, 2015 20:34:37 GMT -5
We have 2 desktop PC's, DH has a work laptop, I have two tablets and an IPad2 Air. DH also is a computer geek and has at least 2 more PC towers and assorted parts that he uses to rebuild computers for our church preschool Plus. a couple of external hard drives and I don't know what else he's got in there.
We both also have smartphones and I have an IPhone for work.
Too much!
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Post by quince on Apr 16, 2015 20:34:55 GMT -5
1 desktop (idle, no time for serious gaming since spawning) 2 laptops (idle, broken screen on one, broken touchpad on the other, still usable, but not in use) 1 ancient iPod (idle) 2 smartphones 2 laptops 1 tablet 1 Kindle
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Post by Formerly SK on Apr 16, 2015 22:22:21 GMT -5
So what are the limitations of the Chromebook? I am curious, but remember that I am looking at it from a student productivity standpoint. The district isn't providing these so they can play games, listen to music, etc.
So far the biggest limitation seems to be the lack of Notability, an app that allows you to write on a PDF. A couple of teachers are having their students play around with seeming substitutes. What are some of the others from a student productivity point of view?
The biggest pluses seem to be the ability to split a screen and run flash. The split screen allows the kids to pull up their textbook and their classwork simultaneously. Many of the online textbooks require flash to fully utilize their programs. Oh, and I forgot the biggest . . . because I haven't had kids with Chromebooks before. There is an app that will allow me to see every students' screen. I can screen shot it if necessary to explain that Jr. was playing around instead of doing the assignment. I have no idea if it works like the one in the library where I can send the students a message to tell them to get back to work, but I hope so.
It would be nice to know the other limitations. If they affect school productivity, we need to be looking for a work-around. What is the name of that app? We have kids goofing off on Chromebooks in class and the teacher can't tell because they don't see the screens.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 22:46:15 GMT -5
So what are the limitations of the Chromebook? I am curious, but remember that I am looking at it from a student productivity standpoint. The district isn't providing these so they can play games, listen to music, etc. Oh, the Chromebook is perfect for DS (12). But, for my own machine I want something that I can load software on and use actual MS Office instead of Google Docs.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 22:56:10 GMT -5
One computer per person at a time for DH and me. DH has a clunky desktop. I have an Asus convertible but almost never use it as a tablet. I have a smartphone, DH doesn't want one.
Typically we buy a computer only when one dies or is close to it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 6:24:07 GMT -5
So what are the limitations of the Chromebook? I am curious, but remember that I am looking at it from a student productivity standpoint. The district isn't providing these so they can play games, listen to music, etc.
So far the biggest limitation seems to be the lack of Notability, an app that allows you to write on a PDF. A couple of teachers are having their students play around with seeming substitutes. What are some of the others from a student productivity point of view?
The biggest pluses seem to be the ability to split a screen and run flash. The split screen allows the kids to pull up their textbook and their classwork simultaneously. Many of the online textbooks require flash to fully utilize their programs. Oh, and I forgot the biggest . . . because I haven't had kids with Chromebooks before. There is an app that will allow me to see every students' screen. I can screen shot it if necessary to explain that Jr. was playing around instead of doing the assignment. I have no idea if it works like the one in the library where I can send the students a message to tell them to get back to work, but I hope so.
It would be nice to know the other limitations. If they affect school productivity, we need to be looking for a work-around. What is the name of that app? We have kids goofing off on Chromebooks in class and the teacher can't tell because they don't see the screens. It is called Hapara Teacher's dashboard. I have no idea what it costs because it came preloaded from the district.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 17, 2015 6:50:57 GMT -5
Me: laptop and smartphone Hubs: macbook, smart phone, his dad's mac mini.
We are luddites compared to most people here!
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Post by midjd on Apr 17, 2015 8:20:06 GMT -5
We have a 8yo Macbook Pro, a first-generation iPad, and an old desktop that I keep telling DH to wipe and take to Goodwill or sell on Craigslist. Plus two iPhone 5Ss (both eligible for "free" upgrade in December, I think).
I do probably 90% of my internet browsing and other computer tasks on the iPhone -- the Macbook is just for when I need a physical keyboard. I'm thinking about retiring it and getting some type of tablet, but I haven't decided what to get and the Macbook is still chugging along (albeit very slowly), so I can't really justify a new purchase at this point.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 17, 2015 13:37:03 GMT -5
Desktop, 3 Kindles, 4 smart phones, 2 personal laptops, 2 school issued laptops and a partridge in a pear tree. ETA: and 5 people Someone mentioned their iPod, there's one of those in the house too. A Touch. So that's 12 devices total. No wonder we never talk to each other.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 17, 2015 14:07:48 GMT -5
Ok, even before I start listing I know this was going to be embarrassing. DD - Smart phone Desktop (hand me down gaming pc from DH, so still pretty powerful) Laptop (hand me down gaming pc from DH, so...) Kindle Ipod Me - Smarter phone Laptop (used when I have a lot of typing or spreadsheet work, keyboard on the all in one is touchy) All-in-one tablet (I spend the bulk of my time on this, it's basically a windows tablet that has a detatchable keyboard) DH - Smartest phone Super juiced gaming laptop Super juiced graphics/gaming desktop. DH also uses this for work when he's on call so it's work related, yea... Desktop that is used as a file server/network base for our home network. We also have a few serviceable laptops sitting around as well as a newer desktop that DH got from a relative who passed away. DH is thinking about setting up some type of array-thingy for the home network simply because he can. We used to wipe the hard drives and reconfigure old computers to give to relatives who were not quite as well off. That ended up backfiring as DH was then expected to be full time IT support for them so we don't do that anymore. AND since I've recently started dabbling in graphic arts I'm thinking about getting a better monitor and desktop. My adobe and paintshop keep crashing my tablet. It's totally 100% self indulgent and I don't care.
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Post by midjd on Apr 17, 2015 14:10:59 GMT -5
Sorry for the hijack, but can you tell me more about this? Is it a wholly separate keyboard or is it attached to the cover? Do you like it?
The main thing that holds me back from using the iPad for all my internet and computing purposes is the lack of keyboard. I had a bluetooth keyboard for it but I didn't like having to haul it out whenever I wanted to type (the iPad + keyboard were as bulky as a laptop and in 2 pieces so not even as easy to carry).
My admin assistant has a cool carrying case for her smartphone that flips around and turns into a physical keyboard... I'm thinking about one of those.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 17, 2015 14:43:12 GMT -5
Sorry for the hijack, but can you tell me more about this? Is it a wholly separate keyboard or is it attached to the cover? Do you like it? The main thing that holds me back from using the iPad for all my internet and computing purposes is the lack of keyboard. I had a bluetooth keyboard for it but I didn't like having to haul it out whenever I wanted to type (the iPad + keyboard were as bulky as a laptop and in 2 pieces so not even as easy to carry). My admin assistant has a cool carrying case for her smartphone that flips around and turns into a physical keyboard... I'm thinking about one of those. No worries. (Leans over to pick it up from my backpack) It's an ASUS T200TA. The price has actually gone up by about $60 since I bought it. The keyboard is detatchable and it functions quite nicely as a tablet. The touch screen is so sensitive you don't actually have to touch it to get it to register. When the keyboard is attached it only opens and closes like a standard laptop (no flip over). It runs windows 8 which takes a bit of getting used to, but it makes more sense in a touch screen interface environment. You can also run a standard windows interface if you want to, but I adapted pretty quick. I opted for the extra HD in the keyboard so storage is not an issue. I've got about 60% of my total memory available even after loading the full MS office suite, Quicken, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, our entire music library (over 150 CD's) three movies and multiple data files. I actually use it to create my playlists and listen to music in my office and when commuting. It has a wireless adaptor and camera built in plus tons of other neat stuff I haven't got to yet. Two full USB and one or two micro usb ports. Plus other ports and thingy's that I have no idea what they're for. It does not have a CD drive or Floppy drive. Anything to be loaded or transferred has to be via USB cable or wireless. Now the real beauty of this beast? It sips power. Seriously - I can go 8-9 hours easy on battery alone. That's huge for a communting machine. The keyboard is a bit touchy (not surprising - it's not full sized) and I fat finger a lot of stuff on the touch/mouse pad. I have yet to find a sub-size keyboard where that is not a problem, though - which Is why I still have a desktop when I have to do a lot of typing. Only downside is the graphics programs I loaded are a bit too much for the CPU. Not surprising since it is NOT a gaming machine so I can't really count that against it. Can you tell I seriously love my little tablet? Which says a lot since I essentially saved my lunch money to get it. (Happily switches playlist to Captains' happy place #2 and slips is back in her bag) www.amazon.com/Transformer-12-Inch-T200TA-C1-BL-Detachable-Touchscreen/dp/B00NMVEWC6/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 14:43:44 GMT -5
Sorry for the hijack, but can you tell me more about this? Is it a wholly separate keyboard or is it attached to the cover? Do you like it? The main thing that holds me back from using the iPad for all my internet and computing purposes is the lack of keyboard. I had a bluetooth keyboard for it but I didn't like having to haul it out whenever I wanted to type (the iPad + keyboard were as bulky as a laptop and in 2 pieces so not even as easy to carry). My admin assistant has a cool carrying case for her smartphone that flips around and turns into a physical keyboard... I'm thinking about one of those. I have a Kensington Bluetooth keyboard case for the school's Ipad. I don't have to haul it out; I just turn it on when I want to type. The rest of the case functions like any case . . . you can prop it up, etc. I can even turn the keyboard backwards so that it's not in my way when I'm using it. It's also very protective, but you can still take pictures with it on, etc.
It's not perfect, but it would keep you from having to buy another tablet.
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