The 'Concerning Tech' Contest: What's Your Ed Tech Dream?

Asking the readers for advice.

We are several years into our 1:1 TabletPC program at school and are now reviewing things in an attempt to keep just a nose-hair's length ahead of the curve.

Now, if we agree that the network and mobile access are the touchstones of the new paradigm, how would you advise an administration on what kinds of hardware and what sorts of systems best complement a school's role in the technological gestalt?

We're looking at Open Source and Cloud Computing vs. the traditional software driven means. We're weighing the pros and cons of laptops versus netbooks. We're trying our best to position the school's tech resources and capabilities (and our own thinking about it all) in such a way that we meet the future pro-actively.

So the question for you all...

Say you had a blank slate and a bottomless bank account and were in control of your school's tech decisions. What would your tech offering, system, and computing culture look like next year? I'm talking machines; I'm talking operating systems; I'm talking ways of thinking about the networked and mobile environments.

You need hardware? You got it. You need training and mentoring? Got you covered.

And nobody will complain. (Yes, you are dreaming).

So, beings that you've entered the dream-state, come on and tell us what your dream school looks like (tech wise)!

To add to the fun, we'll cast the ideas to a vote and see what the TeachPaperless readership-at-large thinks.

In fact, we'll make this into a little contest. We'll call it: the 'Concerning Tech' contest.

I say top honors should earn a special prize.

Hmm. Money? (Right...).

Hmm. Trophies? (Nah...).

How about: Guest Blogging for a day on TeachPaperless? (Thrilling, indeed).

Entries (in the form of comments to this post) will be culled for voting this Friday, Nov 13th. Voting will then take place through Tuesday and the glorious winning proposal will be announced on Weds.

So, let's go; pony up some ideas! Think big! (And offer us all some good arguments why you're favoring one thing over another). Thanks in advance.