Schools rich in money can afford tablets and
wireless access for all students, while poor schools struggle to keep the schools safe, maintained, and heated during winter.
Not exact matches
Each
student will have a
wireless - enabled laptop
for use at school; those without a PC and Internet
access at home will have that provided, too.
Indeed, many schools that embrace technology to drive personalized learning have actually moved in the opposite direction: extending the school day to build in time
for students to do more project - and team - based learning, meet one - on - one with teachers and advisors, and even just
access on - site
wireless Internet.
(I continued to allow
wireless - free use
for the other half of classes, when
students work in small groups on projects
for which
access to readings is helpful and can hold one another accountable.
These innovations include virtual courses
for students (e.g., Virtual High School and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every
student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has
wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops
for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online program).
When
students enter a classroom, they identify the strength of the
wireless access point, and they help peers log on to devices using the «hands - in - pockets» philosophy of talking peers through the process instead of doing it
for them.
The school district owns a 10 - gigabyte fiber connection, and while it has a good internal
wireless network, IT leaders plan to expand the network with federal E-rate dollars so
students can
access the Internet at home and on school buses, said William Sperin, technology director
for White County Schools.
The BCPS
wireless network has been installed in the public library branches, providing
access for students to systemic resources while they are out of school.
His programs include the development of a 4G wide array
wireless network that is making high - speed at - home internet
access available
for thousands of
students unable to gain commercial
access to such service.
QuokkaPad is a
wireless handheld computer and has been optimised
for the mobile office worker, technician, and
student including
access to corporate applications, manuals, sales material, browsing the web, email and many other functions.
The real reason the service was launched is because Greene County school system gave out «2,000 laptop computers into the hands of
students through the Apple iBook program and created a possible market
for wireless Internet
access.»