Q. I'm going to be a freshmen in September and I'm not sure which laptop would be best for me. I would get an 11 inch air with 64GB flash and 8GB of RAM for $1040 or standard pro for $60 more. Would it be worth it to spend that much more for a pro? I would only really use the laptop at home for typing up essays and PowerPoint, emails, YouTube, and maybe some minecraft and FaceTime. To get the standard pro would be 1100 because of my student discount. I have about 10Gbs of videos and music so will 64GB be enough?
Answer
I suggest Macbook Pro
Round 1: CPU
The 13" MacBook Pro comes out strong in the processor department. The base model is equipped with a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz, and sporting 3MB of L3 cache. The 13" MacBook Air, on the other hand, must rely on the ULV variants. The base model offers a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz, also with a 3MB L3 cache.
There's no way around itâthe MacBook Pro easily wins in this category, with a processor than can do more in any given second compared to its competitor.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 2: GPU
Both machines feature Intel Core i5 processors with integrated Intel HD4000 GPUs. The core clock speed in the MacBook Pro is slightly higher, so in extreme cases it will likely outperform the Air slightly. But for all intents and purposes, it's the same GPU powering both machines, so this round is a draw.
Advantage: Draw
Round 3: RAM
Both base models come with 4GB of RAM, which we consider a minimum for anything more than light use. For this round, we're calling it a draw, but don't be surprised when RAM capacity comes into play in a later round.
Advantage: Draw
Round 4: Storage
The MacBook Air comes with a speedy SSD with what Apple claims is "4 times the performance" of a 5400RPM mechanical hard drive. The base model comes with a relatively paltry 128GB of storage space, however, which can quickly get eaten up with any serious photo, audio, or video work. You'll have to either pony up significant cash to Apple for extra internal storage, or rely on external storage.
A third-party upgrade may be forthcoming once the altered form-factor is reverse engineered, but don't bet on it being cheap, and the wait may be longer than you can handle.
The MacBook Pro, on the other hand, comes with ample 500GB of storage, though it is the relatively pokey spinning platter type. You can pay more for an optional SSD from Apple, but there are numerous options for either SSDs or larger HDDs from third parties.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 5: Display
This round is tougher. The Air is equipped with a much higher resolution 1440Ã900 pixel display, giving users more screen real estate. The LED backlighting is bright, and the screen is sharp.
The Pro comes with a noticeably lower resolution screen, with just 1280Ã800 pixels. But in its favor, the screen does have a significantly wider color gamut and dynamic range. For general applications, this won't matter much, but for color-critical work (like photography, graphics, and video) it will be highly advantageous.
Given that some users will weigh the importance of color accuracy over screen real estate differently, we're going to call this round a draw. But the difference is something to keep in mind when making your own choice.
Advantage: Draw
Round 6: Ports
The latest Air model comes equipped with the still nascent high-speed Thunderbolt port. It includes two USB 3.0 ports, an audio port, and the redesigned MagSafe 2 power connector. The 13" MacBook Air also has an SD card slot.
Round 7: SuperDrive
This round was a fast one. The Pro still includes a built-in SuperDrive capable of burning dual-layer DVD-Rs at 8x speed, as well as CD-Rs. If you handle lots of optical media, the Pro is definitely the right choice.
You can buy the external USB SuperDrive for the MacBook Air, but it will cost you an extra $79, and, again, it's something extra to carry around. For occasional use, we think this is an acceptable alternative. The advantage here still goes to the Pro.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 8: Weight
Both machines are from different weight classes, as we noted earlier. When it comes to toting around a portable device, less weight is always an advantage.
The 13" MacBook Air weighs just a hair under 3 pounds (2.96, Apple says), while the 13" MacBook Pro weights 4.5 pounds. Where every ounce counts, the Air takes this round easily.
Advantage: MacBook Air
Round 9: Battery life
The MacBook Air has a 50Whr lithium-polymer (li-po) battery, while the MacBook Pro has 63.5Whr li-po battery. That might seem to give the Pro the advantage, but the Air relies on an ultra-low-voltage processor, which uses less power. In the end, Apple rates both machines for seven hours of "wireless Web" use, which includes the screen at half brightness, WiFi on, and browsing the Internet. For average use, you should get a full day's work out of both machines on a full charge.
Advantage: Draw
I suggest Macbook Pro
Round 1: CPU
The 13" MacBook Pro comes out strong in the processor department. The base model is equipped with a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz, and sporting 3MB of L3 cache. The 13" MacBook Air, on the other hand, must rely on the ULV variants. The base model offers a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz, also with a 3MB L3 cache.
There's no way around itâthe MacBook Pro easily wins in this category, with a processor than can do more in any given second compared to its competitor.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 2: GPU
Both machines feature Intel Core i5 processors with integrated Intel HD4000 GPUs. The core clock speed in the MacBook Pro is slightly higher, so in extreme cases it will likely outperform the Air slightly. But for all intents and purposes, it's the same GPU powering both machines, so this round is a draw.
Advantage: Draw
Round 3: RAM
Both base models come with 4GB of RAM, which we consider a minimum for anything more than light use. For this round, we're calling it a draw, but don't be surprised when RAM capacity comes into play in a later round.
Advantage: Draw
Round 4: Storage
The MacBook Air comes with a speedy SSD with what Apple claims is "4 times the performance" of a 5400RPM mechanical hard drive. The base model comes with a relatively paltry 128GB of storage space, however, which can quickly get eaten up with any serious photo, audio, or video work. You'll have to either pony up significant cash to Apple for extra internal storage, or rely on external storage.
A third-party upgrade may be forthcoming once the altered form-factor is reverse engineered, but don't bet on it being cheap, and the wait may be longer than you can handle.
The MacBook Pro, on the other hand, comes with ample 500GB of storage, though it is the relatively pokey spinning platter type. You can pay more for an optional SSD from Apple, but there are numerous options for either SSDs or larger HDDs from third parties.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 5: Display
This round is tougher. The Air is equipped with a much higher resolution 1440Ã900 pixel display, giving users more screen real estate. The LED backlighting is bright, and the screen is sharp.
The Pro comes with a noticeably lower resolution screen, with just 1280Ã800 pixels. But in its favor, the screen does have a significantly wider color gamut and dynamic range. For general applications, this won't matter much, but for color-critical work (like photography, graphics, and video) it will be highly advantageous.
Given that some users will weigh the importance of color accuracy over screen real estate differently, we're going to call this round a draw. But the difference is something to keep in mind when making your own choice.
Advantage: Draw
Round 6: Ports
The latest Air model comes equipped with the still nascent high-speed Thunderbolt port. It includes two USB 3.0 ports, an audio port, and the redesigned MagSafe 2 power connector. The 13" MacBook Air also has an SD card slot.
Round 7: SuperDrive
This round was a fast one. The Pro still includes a built-in SuperDrive capable of burning dual-layer DVD-Rs at 8x speed, as well as CD-Rs. If you handle lots of optical media, the Pro is definitely the right choice.
You can buy the external USB SuperDrive for the MacBook Air, but it will cost you an extra $79, and, again, it's something extra to carry around. For occasional use, we think this is an acceptable alternative. The advantage here still goes to the Pro.
Advantage: MacBook Pro
Round 8: Weight
Both machines are from different weight classes, as we noted earlier. When it comes to toting around a portable device, less weight is always an advantage.
The 13" MacBook Air weighs just a hair under 3 pounds (2.96, Apple says), while the 13" MacBook Pro weights 4.5 pounds. Where every ounce counts, the Air takes this round easily.
Advantage: MacBook Air
Round 9: Battery life
The MacBook Air has a 50Whr lithium-polymer (li-po) battery, while the MacBook Pro has 63.5Whr li-po battery. That might seem to give the Pro the advantage, but the Air relies on an ultra-low-voltage processor, which uses less power. In the end, Apple rates both machines for seven hours of "wireless Web" use, which includes the screen at half brightness, WiFi on, and browsing the Internet. For average use, you should get a full day's work out of both machines on a full charge.
Advantage: Draw
Articles on how smartphones affect students and/or their achievements?
Adam Sulta
im doing an English project on how smartphones affect students and/or their achievements so i need some articles to take from but i just cant find any. and please give me the source (link) and thank you.
oh and if any of you can help me with some questionnaires that would be great like (yes/no) or (always/seldom/never)
and thank you very much 10 points for best answers.
Answer
the web page (below) provides: How To Use Technology To Increase Student Achievement Is Not a Mystery!
In 2012-2013, at Nan Chiau Primary School, Singapore, there were more than 700 third- and fourth-grade students using smartphones â Nokia 710s â every day in science and English, and in 2014 NCPS is expanding to math. Test scores, which were high to begin with â this is Singapore, after all â have gone up, especially in the area of 21st century skills: oral and written self-expression, creativity, etc.
In contrast, we read, on a regular basis, that schools buy technology â desktops, laptops and now mobile devices â and experience virtually no impact on student achievement.
Here are the key factors that are enabling the students at Nan Chiau Primary School to use mobile computing devices effectively:
Curriculum: Letâs start at the heart of the matter: Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact. Add an app here; add an app there; using technology as an add-on supplement canât ever lead to substantive change.
But, in alignment with Singaporeâs Education MasterPlan 3, the curriculum at Nan Chiau was revised, top-to-bottom, to be inquiry-based, to support students engaging in conversations, to support students relating their concrete experiences outside the school to the abstract ideas introduced inside the school. Yes, the students still used worksheets, but they too were changed to be more consistent with the types of reasoning and explanation skills that the students were developing in the inquiry curriculum.
Key was redesigning the curriculum to take advantage of the affordances of the 1-to-1 mobile devices that were being used. The technology was not bolted onto an existing curriculum at Nan Chiau; the technology was not a supplement, an add-on, used once in a while. Rather, the mobile devices (with a complement of appropriate software) were used as essential tools to support the learning tasks called for by the curriculum.
Teachers: The NCPS teachers are adept at direct-instruction, worksheet-based pedagogy. Look at Nan Chiauâs scores before the curricular change. But, in response to the principalâs vision â see below â the teachers changed and they learned new pedagogical practices. They brought in outside consultants (e.g., academics from National Institute of Education, as well as CN & ES), they spent time observing and critiquing each otherâs classroom practices, and they developed into practitioners of inquiry pedagogy. Most importantly, they developed into a community of practice â a professional group of educators who work with each other, who support each other, as everyone learns to be more effective.
Leadership: The principal of the school had a vision of where Nan Chiau needed to go: Nan Chiau needed to align its goals and actions with the Singaporean Ministry of Educationâs MasterPlan 3. MP3 emphasized inquiry pedagogy along with the development of key 21st century skills such as self-directed learning and collaborative learning. The principal also was an excellent motivator and manager; he was the schoolâs â and the teachers' â biggest cheerleader. And when problems arose, when missteps occurred, he stayed on course and addressed the inevitable bumps. And the principal was successful at fundraising; but fundraising is much easier when the school demonstrates clear results!
Technological Infrastructure: One-to-one is the only way to go; every child has his or her own device, 24/7 in the palm of their hands. How else can children engage in their own inquiry? The school said that children needed to be connected to the Internet 24/7 with WiFi in the school and cellular connectivity outside the school. And last, but not least, the choice of software was critical; the students used apps that supported the redesigned curriculum. MyDesk provided an initial suite of educational productivity tools, e.g., writing, concept mapping, drawing and animating. Then new software was designed to support new pedagogical initiatives.
Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/01/28/not-a-mystery.aspx#Pf6HmBmi1eYdGOZJ.99
the web page (below) provides: How To Use Technology To Increase Student Achievement Is Not a Mystery!
In 2012-2013, at Nan Chiau Primary School, Singapore, there were more than 700 third- and fourth-grade students using smartphones â Nokia 710s â every day in science and English, and in 2014 NCPS is expanding to math. Test scores, which were high to begin with â this is Singapore, after all â have gone up, especially in the area of 21st century skills: oral and written self-expression, creativity, etc.
In contrast, we read, on a regular basis, that schools buy technology â desktops, laptops and now mobile devices â and experience virtually no impact on student achievement.
Here are the key factors that are enabling the students at Nan Chiau Primary School to use mobile computing devices effectively:
Curriculum: Letâs start at the heart of the matter: Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact. Add an app here; add an app there; using technology as an add-on supplement canât ever lead to substantive change.
But, in alignment with Singaporeâs Education MasterPlan 3, the curriculum at Nan Chiau was revised, top-to-bottom, to be inquiry-based, to support students engaging in conversations, to support students relating their concrete experiences outside the school to the abstract ideas introduced inside the school. Yes, the students still used worksheets, but they too were changed to be more consistent with the types of reasoning and explanation skills that the students were developing in the inquiry curriculum.
Key was redesigning the curriculum to take advantage of the affordances of the 1-to-1 mobile devices that were being used. The technology was not bolted onto an existing curriculum at Nan Chiau; the technology was not a supplement, an add-on, used once in a while. Rather, the mobile devices (with a complement of appropriate software) were used as essential tools to support the learning tasks called for by the curriculum.
Teachers: The NCPS teachers are adept at direct-instruction, worksheet-based pedagogy. Look at Nan Chiauâs scores before the curricular change. But, in response to the principalâs vision â see below â the teachers changed and they learned new pedagogical practices. They brought in outside consultants (e.g., academics from National Institute of Education, as well as CN & ES), they spent time observing and critiquing each otherâs classroom practices, and they developed into practitioners of inquiry pedagogy. Most importantly, they developed into a community of practice â a professional group of educators who work with each other, who support each other, as everyone learns to be more effective.
Leadership: The principal of the school had a vision of where Nan Chiau needed to go: Nan Chiau needed to align its goals and actions with the Singaporean Ministry of Educationâs MasterPlan 3. MP3 emphasized inquiry pedagogy along with the development of key 21st century skills such as self-directed learning and collaborative learning. The principal also was an excellent motivator and manager; he was the schoolâs â and the teachers' â biggest cheerleader. And when problems arose, when missteps occurred, he stayed on course and addressed the inevitable bumps. And the principal was successful at fundraising; but fundraising is much easier when the school demonstrates clear results!
Technological Infrastructure: One-to-one is the only way to go; every child has his or her own device, 24/7 in the palm of their hands. How else can children engage in their own inquiry? The school said that children needed to be connected to the Internet 24/7 with WiFi in the school and cellular connectivity outside the school. And last, but not least, the choice of software was critical; the students used apps that supported the redesigned curriculum. MyDesk provided an initial suite of educational productivity tools, e.g., writing, concept mapping, drawing and animating. Then new software was designed to support new pedagogical initiatives.
Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/01/28/not-a-mystery.aspx#Pf6HmBmi1eYdGOZJ.99
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