Imagine you’re a builder and are contracted to build a house. The client approves the building plans and agrees to a budget and a completion date. You start the building project and in the process you encounter numerous unanticipated problems. …
We have all heard about ghosts – and may even be scared of them – but few of us have seen them. Often the things people see as ghosts later turn out to be something else, such as a pale…
In high crime areas, insurance can be a life-saver of the technology in your classroom. You lock up all your devices or you bolt them down, and just when you think you’re safe, your classroom becomes a target of criminals. …
Many people are surprised when they knock a laptop off a table, or drop a data projector, and the vendor tells them that the warranty does not cover the repair of the item. This refusal raises questions about the value…
When you decide to bring technology into your classroom some of the potential costs are concealed – nobody told you about them and you couldn’t have imagined them in your wildest dreams. These nasty surprises are called hidden costs and…
Recurring costs are predictable – they refer to those expenses that come back on a regular basis – monthly or annually. Don’t overlook these costs when you plan to bring technology into your classroom – in many instances they exceeds…
In most cases a single piece of technology is not adequate for classroom use – you’ll need a combination of different pieces of hardware and software. For example, a laptop on its own has little value – you’ll need software…
The initial cost of technology is the up-front cost of the item you’re purchasing. This could be a computer, an interactive whiteboard, a data projector or any other device you’re contemplating for your classroom. A sizable portion of the total…
We are all into keeping the planet green. One way of doing this is by being conscious of paper consumption. One tree can yield about 8 000 sheets of paper (of course, it depends on the size of the tree…
Does a dust cover for a piece of computer equipment serve a useful purpose? You don’t notice how dusty computer rooms are until you look into a shaft of sunlight coming through the window. The dust particles are so small…
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