We have had vandalism of desktop keyboards also. A new keyboard is cheap
& easy. A laptop keyboard is harder to replace, though the Lenovo I did
a while ago was pretty easy for a laptop, and only $25 from Lenovo.
You can plug a reg keyboard into a laptop. Use an old ugly one, maybe
they won't like the "anchor".

 
 
David Isham
Network Administrator
Grand Isle Supervisory Union
5038 US Rte 2
North Hero, VT 05474
802-372-6921 vox
802-372-4898 fax
 
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From: School Information Technology Discussion
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Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:10 AM
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Subject: keyboard protectors for laptops

We seem to be having more and more issues with kids prying leys off
laptop
keyboards. It's impossible to watch every one of them every second.
One
solution proposed is keyboard covers. There's at least one company out
there making them for many common models of laptop. Has anyone tried
these? Do kids just tamper with these instead of the keyboard, or does
it really put a stop to it? Any other experiences worth sharing?

Note that we've never had these problems with desktop keyboards. What
is
it about the laptops that makes this so tempting? We sometimes have
runs
on certain keys, like a bunch of Ps will disappear, or the delete key
also
seems to be popular at times, so I don't think thiee is just random
accidents.

Bob Wickberg
Technology Coordinator
Brattleboro Union High School District # 6
802-451-3418

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