[ISLMA-Share] Chromebooks vs Touchscreen Chromebooks

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Oops...that sentence should read..."After a year of observation, we have
learned that at first this is true, but as the students become more
comfortable with using trackpads and keyboard, they are MUCH more likely to
use the trackpad and keyboard, NOT the touchscreen."

Michelle Harris

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> My elementary school went with one cart of Touchscreen chromebooks for the
> Kindergarten because we felt perhaps 5 year olds who couldn't read would be
> more likely to be able to manipulate a touchscreen.  After a year of
> observation, we have learned that at first this is true, but as the
> students become more comfortable with using trackpads and keyboard, they
> are MUCH more likely to use the touchscreen.  By the end of Kindergarten,
> they rarely use it much at all.  We've determined that we'll never buy
> another touchscreen Chrome. The initial benefits don't last and aren't, in
> the long run, worth the extra $$$.
>
> One other drawback is that students who use both (touchscreen and
> non-touch) spend a lot of time being reminded "don't touch the screen! this
> one you're using today isn't a touchscreen!"
>
> I can only imagine that this would be greatly magnified at the HS level.
> Most of the programs, apps, extensions, and add-ons do not REQUIRE touch,
> so most students have no NEED for it. Since it isn't faster, it isn't used.
>   The one thing we did learn with older students and Chromebooks is that
> many needed initial lessons in how to effectively use a trackpad (like the
> two-finger-touch since you can't "right-click").  Students who got used to
> a trackpad tend to prefer them, others couldn't get used to them and bought
> themselves a wireless mouse.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Michelle Harris
> District Librarian
> Heyworth CUSD #4
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> My high school is looking into the possibility of adding another
>> Chromebook Cart into circulation and we have the option to go with the
>> standard Dell Chromebook like we already have or upgrade to Touchscreen
>> Chromebooks (for an additional price of course). I was just curious if
>> anyone else has purchased or uses the Touchscreen Chromebook and if anyone
>> has found advantages/disadvantages between the two. Thanks for the feedback!
>>
>> Staci Thompson
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