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It's funny, after reading all these responses, that it's still difficult to get the definitive answer! Big mix of emotional responses and practical issues. It's undoubtedly a band wagon, but that alone does seem to motivate teachers and children. The over-hype is a small price to pay for more confidence and enthusiasm for ICT. We've just massaged the first 20 units of LearnPads into a school and they do look like a viable alternative to the iPads. (We don't sell them, so there's no hidden agenda here!) Some pros and some cons - here are a few that spring to mind Pros - Centrally managed solution - Android based, so a much more open approach than Apple. - Cost - Built in Educational Apps - Group/User based experience. You log on and get a tailored environment. Apple will apparently never support this. - It supports Flash - Alternatives to native apps. (Keyboard, browser, email client etc., can all be changed.) - Easy data exchange using USB flash drives. Cons - Educational apps on marketplace are not as extensive as Apple community. - No rear facing camera - BIG disappointment that they need to address. Multimedia is one of the key reasons the schools are looking at iPads. - All a bit Beta at the moment, but very promising!

Is should possible to schedule SIMS to print out an attendance exception report when registration has ended. Much shorter than a full attendance list. There will always be a risk with fire and attendance registers. If there is a fire 2 minutes after the children get into the classroom, before either a paper or electronic register has been taken, you have no records to check against. Surely it's about minimising the risk when going over to an electronic system, knowing it will not be 100%. I would plan for the registers not being available. I would also NOT plan on a technologically challenging solution to work or be operated successfully during a real fire. Use the technology to prepare for "back to basics" when this happens.

VPL-EX3 - Worst projector we have ever installed! Air filter system does not work, so lamp gets clogged up and fails. We replace teh lamp once a term. When the dust builds up so much in the projector, then the image gets very dim. Sony will charge you for this "repair" even though their support staff admit there is a problem with the unit. My advise is to avoid this model!

Thanks for the quick response. I understood the instructions in the previous posts. My problem is that the zip file once downloaded will not unpack. On two different systems using winrar, winzip and XP built in, errors in the zip file are reported. Can anyone let me have a clean up-to-date copy of this SDK? Thanks

Hi, Came across this and thought it would be a good method for us to link our Active Directory sync utility to SIMS. Can you repost the zip file again, as this version appears to be corrupt. Thanks!