photo credit: Francois Schnell

I just dropped $1750 on 5 Asus EeePC laptops. I’m hoping to get some bang for my buck with this purchase. I’ll be distributing these in my seventh grade classroom. The laptops will primarily be used for web browsing and document editing. Since I’ve been making more resources web-based, these laptops should be able to handle most of the computer work in class. This is my first attempt using Linux with the kids. I’ve used on Linux on and off for a few years now, however, its never been my primary operating system. I wonder how the students will do with the switch. I’m hoping that they pick up the UI pretty quickly. With any luck, I’ll be able convince several other classrooms to make the switch as well.

I’ll most likely be installing the Eeexubuntu operating system instead on the pre-installed Xandros OS. Eeexubuntu is the low-power variant of the Linux OS Ubuntu. I’m more familiar with this flavor of Linux. The EeeUser Forums have been an invaluable resource for mucking around the EeePC.

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