[CASL-L] HS Library Computer Lab - 1-to-1 Chromebooks

[Loretta Sullivan]

Hi Michele,

We are 1 to 1.  At our high school, we still maintain a computer lab/area.
Right now we are down to 23 working computers.  Students use them to print
(since they can't print from their chromebooks) and they help support
students that may need them for certain programs they cannot use on their
chromebooks.  The technology classes have desktops for these programs, but
sometimes kids come up during their study halls or after school (if the
tech rooms are locked).  Students also use them when they don't have their
chromebooks and teachers send them with a pass to do work.  We plan on
keeping the computers as they still get enough use.  The only drawback is
that they are old, running slow and takes a long time for students to log
in.  Money has been an issue for upgrading, but I believe we plan on
replacing them with newer ones if/when money is available in the future.

Respectfully,

Loretta Sullivan
Library Media Specialist
Manchester High School



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On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 8:21 AM Michele Eligio <
meligio at northbranfordschools.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I know this question has been addressed multiple times; however, I would
> appreciate an up to the minute snapshot of what everyone currently has in
> their districts with respect to retaining a library computer lab with a
> 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative.
>
> We are a new 1-to-1 Chromebook school. We have many computer labs that the
> district is contemplating closing and most likely re-purposing to learning
> lab centers. The district technology director recently asked me to begin
> considering dismantling the computer lab in the library - 32 hardwired
> computers.
>
> I have some reservation as the lab is periodically used for testing, for
> student printing, etc... Plus, if the district is already considering the
> possibility of utilizing one or more of its labs to designate them as
> learning centers, I think this would be a natural fit for our library
> learning commons model to have such a center here. However, I am not sure
> we would need all 32 computers. I also don't know if because we are new to
> the 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative, if as time passes, we will find that the
> hard wired computers are used less and less.
>
> Therefore, I would greatly appreciate it if those of you at the HS level
> who have had 1-to-1 programs in your districts for a while would share your
> insight on this issue.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michele Eligio
>
> North Branford High School Librarian
>
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