Microsoft Brings 'Educational PCs' To India
September 14th 2007 14:48
Some claim Microsoft is using India as a testing ground to release a general OEM Microsoft PC (much like Apples ridiculously over priced range of Macs) but to me it screams of 'teaching impressionable young *Indian* kids to use Windows computers'.
The technology behind these education focused PCs is great, it allows for multiple mice to be connected to the one computer which obviously instantly multiplies the usability of any one PC by the number of mice it has. Unfortunately the computer itself seems to only have room for one display, so there will be a lot of multicoloured cursors on the monitor.
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The technology behind these education focused PCs is great, it allows for multiple mice to be connected to the one computer which obviously instantly multiplies the usability of any one PC by the number of mice it has. Unfortunately the computer itself seems to only have room for one display, so there will be a lot of multicoloured cursors on the monitor.
Microsoft's research group developed some sample instructional programs, including software that displays multiple cursors in different colors on the screen, Toyama said. Other tools include a utility that keeps track of how each student does on an instructional program. The group also developed a voting mechanism that lets students switch to a different PC application only if the majority of them click their mice in favour, Pawar said.
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Comment by Anonymous
Selling gizmo's to Gov's and promising them it will change their world is absolute BS. We got socialist liars and capitalist liars in this ring duking it out over mind share of children and of course government money.
You want a kid to learn something about a computer dump the children's toys, they sure as heck won't see these things in the work place. Stick the kid in front of a real computer with a competent instructor which has a solid plan.