[rclothier]

Turns out none of our school district computers run Windows 7. I assume the Classmate does, but programming on the Classmate is slow and difficult. So we are left with either spending $100 to purchase Windows 7, or being limited to a tiny, slow computer for our programming.

If it's true that only computers running Windows 7 can use the Kinect, that is going to leave some teams in a bind. If so, it would be gracious and professional of Microsoft to donate a copy of Windows 7, or at least give a reduced cost.