--- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:48:59 -0600 >From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #9221.2 (!) H1N1 flu preparations >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> One of our campus lab directors jokingly suggested Keyboard Kondoms (TM) as a million-dollar business idea. I'm trying to figure out if we could do something of the sort with plastic food wrap. I think it might make an acceptable, disposable, one-use keyboard cover, for students who want to use it. I'm going to try different thicknesses and brands, to see which feels best for typing. I think I can cover the mouse, too. I don't like to introduce more ecological wastefulness by introducing disposable plastic items to our labs, but I am ready to do it to protect student health. I also rationalize that keyboard wipes, hand sanitizers, and illness all have their environmental costs. If anyone else has ideas along these lines, I would love to hear from you. I will post the results of my experiments. Derek *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************