Maine High Schools Surveyed on 1:1 Interest

Maine high schools weigh in on their interest in the state's 1:1 high school plans.

From the Kennebec Journal (ME):

http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/6206227.html

Anti-theft laptops to be issued to Australia students

As past of Australia's grade 9-12 1:1 laptop program, Lenova, the Chinese laptop supplier, promises to foil would-be thieves with built in security features:


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25323465-421,00.html

Australia invests in 200,000 Lenova laptops

"NSW students currently in Years 10, 11 and 12 will be given one laptop between two students to use in class, and those computers will be in schools by the year's end. All the laptops will come with Microsoft Office Professional, giving students access to programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint."

From the Australian:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25274027-5013404,00.html

Rwanda: Laptops Will Increase Quality of Education

"The State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education has said that the use of computers by students will help increase the quality of education in Rwanda."

From the New Times:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200904010021.html