The Apple MacBook Pro An I-Search Project by Mr. Maxfield.

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The Apple MacBook Pro An I-Search Project by Mr. Maxfield

What I Knew Before

What I Wanted to Learn & What I Found Will a MacBook be compatible with my current computers at home and school? YES

Laptop Survey What percentage of teachers/staff own laptops? 54% Laptop Breakdown Dell = 37%HP = 18% Toshiba = 12%Acer = 6% Compaq = 6%Gateway = 6% IBM = 4%E-Machine = 2% Sony = 2%Unnamed = 2% Apple = 6%

What percentage of teachers/staff who own laptops use them to help teach or prepare? 72% What percentage of teachers/staff who do not own laptops would use them to help teach or prepare if they owned one? 93%

What percentage of teachers didn’t take the time to answer a 4 question survey? 40% 

Laptops in Kansas City Public Schools “I could not have even fathomed how successful we’ve been to this point,” said Assistant Superintendent Cynthia Lane.

Fast Facts 5500 laptops = $6.4 million over 4 years So far 9 have been lost or stolen but 5 have been recovered.

Students pay a $25 insurance fee and $100 if their laptop is lost or broken. MacBook

Finally, Options, Price and Purchasing Low End and Refurbished = $1499 High End with all the bells and whistles = $2900+ What should Mr. Maxfield do?

“Beauty Redefined.” No date. Online image. IPelagos.com. 27 Feb “i-mac.” No date. Online image. Apple Images. 27 Feb “Ipod Nano.” No date. Online image. Apple.com. 27 Feb “MacBook.” No date. Online image. Apple Images. 28 Feb “Macintosh Computer.” No date. Online image. AppleFritter.com. 27 Feb “Mac Wallpaper.” No date. Online image. MacRumors: Forums. 27 Feb “Windows XP Logo.” No date. Online image. GeniusDV. 28 Feb Image Citations

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Maxfield, William A. “Teacher Laptop Survey.” survey. 13 Feb Wilson, Rothman. "First Hands on: Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 [Office Returns to Mac]." Gawker: Gizmodo 2 Jan Regional Business News. EBSCO. Mehlville High School Library, St. Louis. 7 Feb < direct+true&db=bwh&AN= &site=ehost-live>. Works Cited (cont.)