Should Netbooks be Required?

When schools will make netbooks required materials, much like calculators for a math class, or gym shoes for gym class? With netbooks selling for $150 or less from time to time on sites like woot.com, I can’t help but ask: At what point does a netbook computer or other internet-connected device become something that schools can simply expect their students to bring to school with all of their other supplies?

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