Anyone see the 20/20 episode about One Free Laptop Per Child?

[ehoez.com]

Anyone see the 20/20 episode about One Free Laptop Per Child?


Great ideal. and nice notebook
aprox cost $100 each, and with donations give them out free to the poor nations of the world...

What was funny, they was all using google and clicking on ads on the show.

http://www.laptop.org/

 

[lpstong]

Yes this program has been going on for a while. But I also know with current news that has been going on about this program. Which is ideal and wonderful. But many school districts across the US are having a hard time maintaining them for serveral reasons:Such as

abuse of porn sites or unrelated educational websites,
viruses, trojans,
students not taking care of laptops.
Money to replace broken laptops

The districts do not have the manpower and or resources to clean the virus off or make sure updates are current. They are finding it more costly than the $100 to maintain for several of the issues mentioned.