ECM Chatroom

[Paulius005]

As an engineering major at U of I, I get nearly any piece of software I want for free... including Windows 7, Office, Adobe Suite, which helps out quite a bit and they are up to date with their technology, all the engineering work stations are updated every year, everything is mainly online based. Go to lecture, take the exams on paper. Homework or papers are all turned in online. Most of the articles I have to read are PDF format, so I don't have to go to the library to read some ancient text, actually nearly any document here that is handed from one's hands to another's are PDFs.

As for my high school... They tried to get every student a tablet pc one year, but they failed miserably and saw how that would not work, need 10 times more powerplugs in each classroom and they would get stolen. I particularly think that teachers, who are sometimes completely computer illiterate, should not be required to do everything digitally, that may just spell hell for his/her students. Plus writing on a laptop still does not help me memorize nearly as well as writing stuff down.

I just don't think that going paperless in one year is the way to go.

[Paulius005]

I hate general chemistry.......................................

[Mike]

Some of you may know already but I am a senior in high school. My school has begun a transition to a digital learning environment. Basically they are buying all students in my school district a MacBook, replacing all books and adding other technology. In my school, 9-12, there are 2500 students. I have no clue how many total students there are. They have a 5.5 million dollar budget for making the transition and it begins this semester. Im all for the technology but I am not sure that it makes much sense to do it at this time. Also, damage control. I know people are going to break, sell, or lose them. Have any of you had a school like this? We are the first in MS, so there really isn't anyone who can answer questions. If you did have a school like this, did you like it? Do you guys think it is a good idea to spend 5.5 mil on computers? It has been a pretty hot topic here lately and I just wanted to see what other people had to say.

I went to a small high school in maine for half a year, and every student was given a lap top. This was in 1999 I don't think that this is a new concept it's just that most school districts cannot fund this type of change.

[Abailey4]

Yeah I'm gonna get it knocked out next week. Just the bottom though, the tops are fine and never have given me a problem.

Yo, make sure they knock you out!  They didn't do mine, and said it wasn't going to be that bad, they just novacained around each tooth.  Doc said they normally do two shots on each tooth.  I had all four pulled at once.  After the shots settled in they stared messing around...I was like "WTF OWWWWW!!!!!!"  doc looked at me like I was nuts.  I said "you better give me more or I'm gonna hit you"...(this was about ten years ago for me too...19 or 20, I don't know...but I'll be 32 in december)...  Now I am 6'2" and at the time probably about 235 lbs...so the doc was like OK...they ended up putting over 4 shots in each tooth, some got 6.  But I was awake during the whole thing...you don't feel anything but them pulling, and the pressure from it, but that's not even that bad.  HEARING your tooth as it's being pulled out is the last thing you ever want to hear, and I'll just leave it at that.

Mark

Yeah see that's the thing, I dont want to hear or see anything. LOL! I cant even watch TLC sometimes without getting an upset stomach.

[sherker55]

Yeah I'm gonna get it knocked out next week. Just the bottom though, the tops are fine and never have given me a problem.

Yo, make sure they knock you out!  They didn't do mine, and said it wasn't going to be that bad, they just novacained around each tooth.  Doc said they normally do two shots on each tooth.  I had all four pulled at once.  After the shots settled in they stared messing around...I was like "WTF OWWWWW!!!!!!"  doc looked at me like I was nuts.  I said "you better give me more or I'm gonna hit you"...(this was about ten years ago for me too...19 or 20, I don't know...but I'll be 32 in december)...  Now I am 6'2" and at the time probably about 235 lbs...so the doc was like OK...they ended up putting over 4 shots in each tooth, some got 6.  But I was awake during the whole thing...you don't feel anything but them pulling, and the pressure from it, but that's not even that bad.  HEARING your tooth as it's being pulled out is the last thing you ever want to hear, and I'll just leave it at that.

Mark

Yeah see that's the thing, I dont want to hear or see anything. LOL! I cant even watch TLC sometimes without getting an upset stomach.

I'm telling you man, it was worse then being in the delivery room when my son was born...how 'bout that!  

[Abailey4]

^Yeah that's not happenin either. Already been discussed. LOL!

[sherker55]

LOL, I hear, butyou should reconsider man, it was by far the coolest experience...Im not very religious, but that was a miracle...just make sure you have a good angle so you don't have to actualy SEE what's going on...haha

[slipkord]

^^3 more months and I'll be seeing things from that angle lol  

[timot_one]

Good use of the new smileys Mark!

[sherker55]

haha!  they are addicting!  I love the sick one!

Jeremy congrats man!

[Mike]

It's friday I'm at work, and i've never been so bored.

[timot_one]

Come over here and do my job for me then.  It's fucking busy today.

[slipkord]

Same here mike, I'm listening to two chicks complain about work, today is a very boring and nonproductive day

Oh btw, thanks sherker, going to be number 2, we've got a 6yr old now

[sherker55]

so far I've watched "go diego go"  and now little man is watching "bolt"  the hamster rhino is the best character!  I have been doing this stuff for almost a year now, and can't wait till December 3rd when I get my back surgery so I can go back to work, so I dont want to hear it!

[slipkord]

lol yeah sitting at home all day watching cartoons gets old. Actually, we were watching Bolt this morning before school. And you're right, Rhino the hampster is the funniest!