That will not go far when software purchasing comes from that budget too. Older school buildings are another obstacle in getting technology to the classroom. The wiring needed to get to the classroom to network computers and the telephone lines needed for internet access have made computer installation a costly and time consuming endeavor. These older buildings don't often have pop up ceilings to run the wiring and many concrete walls need to be drilled to get wiring into classrooms. 3 Security is also an added but necessary expense to the price of the computers.
Care needs to be taken so that theft and vandalism is less of a possibility.
Also with knowledgeable students, security in individual computers needs to be taken so that those with access to the computer do not have access to unauthorized information or possibility of altering software or operating systems, or altering network setups. Up until recently each teacher's belief about instruction, personal knowledge of technology and prior attitudes of machines determined the students' use of computers. Few schools provided teachers with computers to practice with and seldom was technical support available immediately when computers broke down. There would be nothing worse than for a lesson to center around computer work and then the computer having a malfunction that the teacher couldn't figure out. Being prepared for a class before they enter is a necessity when working with teenagers.