disinfect laptops and desktops

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Wylie on September 8, 2009 at 6:51pm

Wow. You guys are a lot cleaner than our school. Not sure our keyboards have ever been sanitized...?? but I could be wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Marsie Welch on September 9, 2009 at 6:49pm

We have a Purell dispenser just inside the door. Children disinfect their hands before sitting down. This doesn't cover the situation when someone sneezes on the keyboard though. This might be the year to think about doing more.

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Onyskin on September 10, 2009 at 2:43am

I do sanitizer on the way in to the lab (just before going to computers after floor lessond for kinders), and about once a week I try to wipe down the kbds and mice with Lysol (or similar) wipes before I turn on the computers. This year, I'm also wiping down the kbds and mice of kids with severe allergies (peanuts/lysol) just before they use the computer... though I'm not sure that would prevent transfer if it was there or not.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Tullis on September 10, 2009 at 9:39am

I was thinking of also using a spray (daily?)as I only use wipes once a week or so. Does the spray get into the keyboard though? I don't want to end up with a bunch of broken keyboards. The wipes seem to stay on top of the keys pretty well without dripping down.

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Permalink Reply by Emily on September 10, 2009 at 10:58am

there is also getting a disinfecting spray and using a cloth or paper towels, but that gets expensive as well. My problem with Purell on the way into the classroom is that for some of my classes the kids are carrying laptops in with them, and I don't want them to drop the laptops.
But at least I have a few ideas to bring up to administration.
thanks for all your help

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