Don Milani di Rivoli elementary school in Turin, Italy, will eschew the use of text books in favor of water-proof, mini-laptops for its 60 students. The decision to switch from traditional books to computers is part of a year-long experiment to determine whether a personal computer (which is less expensive than a year's worth of books) can improve student learning. Link to BBC.From the way it's described, it sounds like they're talking about the Olidata's JumPC Notebook (pictured), but we're not certain on that.
Don Milani di Rivoli elementary school in Turin, Italy, will eschew the use of text books in favor of water-proof, mini-laptops for its 60 students. The decision to switch from traditional books to computers is part of a year-long experiment to determine whether a personal computer (which is less expensive than a year's worth of books) can improve student learning. Link to BBC.From the way it's described, it sounds like they're talking about the Olidata's JumPC Notebook (pictured), but we're not certain on that.