Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Windows 7 vs Windows XP: Say Goodbye to Windows XP


By Chris Bybee

            From the 4 weeks that I have been in the Tech Support class, I have been making runs around the school to pick up old windows XP machines. I would like to talk about the advantages of the windows 7 operating system in our school computers!

            Teachers have really had a problem with the windows XP operating systems because they are so outdated that they cannot ever keep up with the programs the teachers are using! The windows 7 operating systems is what the school should be using because of how easy the interface is and how up to date it really is! Windows 7 or windows 8 will easily be able to keep up and run at a fast pace with what the teachers need to do for everyday life in their classroom to teach their kids!

            To primary grade teachers, a windows 7 or 8 based operating system will help them because the windows XP operating system restricts you from using the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome. Windows XP will not allow some of the features on websites that lower grade teachers require to run effectively in their classroom! Some of these features are needed by younger kids because the interactives and animations help them learn concepts on these websites. Using windows 7 or 8 has tons of advantages over windows XP because it is just up to date and it can keep up with all the new programs and technologies that we are bringing into the school to help the learning experiences of all ages of students. Last April, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and releasing updates for it.

Screenshots are also a part of windows 7 or 8 and if teachers or students need website that has some questions for homework and they don’t have wifi at home than they can simply pull up the screenshot and have all of the problems that they need to get their work done!

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