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>Just came back from a one wek workshop about using computers in the classroom
>at the ACOT site in columbus ohio. Since I am starting at square one, I think
>that laptop would be the way to go. Not only for their portability, but to
>keep free valuable lab space. Also I worry about the effect of corresives in
>chem on the computer and this would solve any possible proble. The only
>disadvantage would be security.
>Jay Waldstein


I agree.
We use a Power book 180 with a sensornet interface, and all the sensors in
a toolbox of sorts. Easy to carry, easy to set up, and both can run on
batteries, so we can take the whole mess outside. We've even set it up on a
school desk on a dolly that the kids push down the walkway, using the sonic
ranger to graph velocity, displacement, and acceleration.
The MBL stuff is easy to move around, and easy to secure, just put it all
in a locked part of a file cabinet and you are all set. We have set up
appletalk conections all around the lab, so the students can then transfer
the MBL data onto the network, or to the printer. This is neat because the
students can then analyze their data and write their lab reports from many
machines on campus.
Our next project involves using the MBL interface to study the pH and temp
of a stream from several sites, to determine pollution types and sources.
Works great for us.

aloha
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Bill Wiecking
Honolulu Hawaii
Bill@ahi.pbrc.hawaii.edu
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Bekesy Lab of Neurobiology
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