[Year 12 IT Apps] Off Topic: Laptop agreements

[Russell Edwards]

On 27/07/2007, at 8:34 AM, Sylvia Pastore-Bautista wrote:

> Hello there
>
> I was wondering if anyone had a laptop agreement for staff that  
> they are willing to share. We are in the process of deciding on  
> whether to have laptop program for our staff and wanted to know  
> what others do regarding it.
>
> Few questions: Do staff pay for them?
> DO you allow staff to install their own programs?
> Do you have an agreement that staff sign?

I'm at a government school. The education dept have a laptops for  
teachers program. Staff pay for them, about $8 per fortnight deducted  
pre-tax from your salary.  Staff are given administrator privileges  
so I assume we're allowed to install our own software. Downsides are  
that staff have to write a whole spiel and huff and puff about how  
they're going to do all the latest edubabble with the laptop  
(ePotential, eLearning, ePDs eTc), and also it takes quite a long  
time between requesting one and getting one. IMO one should not have  
to grovel if one is paying! Also in general I believe you're required  
to take a used laptop if one becomes available before the next  
rollout of new laptops. This is a bit rich when you're expected to  
pay the same amount for it as a brand new one.    All in all, it's a  
lot less hassle to just go down to Harvey Norman and buy your own--on  
credit if needs be.  A number of staff at my school took that option  
although I doubt it could work out nearly as cheap as the  
department's leasing option.

cheers

Russell



> I have other questions but thought to stop there.
> Sylvia
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