Mobile/Wireless
Sprint today announced that it is providing Sprint 4G service and
4G-enabled notebooks from Dell to classrooms across the country.
With 13 sites up to 12 miles apart, wireless mobility in a cost-effective solution was a necessity for Madison School District in Rexburg, Idaho.
Amherst School District in New Hampshire
made the decision to
upgrade its ad hoc wireless network after complaints from users about
frequent dead spots, as well as concerns from school board members about
security issues.
Five years ago, school administrators
using smartphones or PDA s to check
the status of hallway loiterers or read
email under the table during dull staff
meetings were the height of cool.
The Isle of Wight County Schools in Virginia has implemented an Aerohive controller less WLAN solution throughout its nine K 12 school campuses
Virginia students take nearly two million Standards of Learning (SOL) tests online annually, and by 2013, online will be the primary delivery mode for all SOL assessments.
Nestled in the heart of the Ozarks of Missouri, the Dallas County R I School District offers a wide array of educational opportunities to nearly 1,800 students attending its five K 12 schools.
With pertussis reaching an epidemic level in California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is using every tool at its disposal to help inform students, parents and residents about the potentially deadly disease.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has launched the nation’s first complete social studies curriculum for the iPad.
As the 155 students in
Matthew Norris’ six math classes begin the school year, each has use of a
tablet computer with access to a multitude of programs and the
internet.
Last fall, Grand Prairie Independent School District
(ISD) took a pioneering step for K-12 education when it became the
first district in the nation to launch a digital teaching platform.
As part of the district’s ongoing commitment to leverage instructional technology to improve students’ academic performance, Wayland Public Schools has adopted an individualized learning platform
California Secretary of
Education Bonnie Reiss joined Long Beach Unified School District
Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser and others recently at Washington
Middle School in Long Beach to launch a year-long pilot of the first
full-curriculum Algebra app for the Apple iPad.
For years, the Vail School
District in Vail, Arizona has been known for innovative approaches to
education
The largest school in
Kentucky opened its doors for the first time on August 3rd to an eager
crowd of over 1,200 students and staff.