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We (St Johnsbury k-8) have a few laptops on our cart missing a key. We don't replace them. They live with it, & I think peer pressure will win out. At some point they will need to touch type. - RickM -----Original Message----- From: School Information Technology Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob Wickberg Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:10 AM To: [log in to unmask] 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