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whitepaper Supporting Personalised Learning - The Interactive Logbook University of Birmingham0000-00-00 Higher Education Funding Council for England
  The Interactive Logbook was developed as a research project within the Centre for Educational Technology and Distance Learning (CETADL) at the University of Birmingham. The aim was to design a flexible suite of software applications optimised for use on tablet PCs which, in conjunction with a secure Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), could support student learning in a variety of settings - lecture theatres, libraries, common rooms and individual workspaces. Installed on a tablet PC, the Logbook will support learning tasks involving discovery, problem-solving, collaboration and the sharing of resources. Taking a personal device wherever you learn encourages a sense of ownership of learning and increases control over the learning process, building evidence for personal development planning.

Tags: Tablets, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Learning Without Boundaries: A University for the 21st Century0000-00-00 Higher Education Funding Council for England
  The widening participation agenda will increase diversity among the student population, with more students coming into universities without formal qualifications. Increasingly, they will have substantial part time jobs in order to fund their education. The issue of retention will consequently be significant, and technology-based solutions will be required to deliver learning and support wherever students are, whenever they want it. Every student receives on enrolment a personal fourth generation handheld device, including PDA and phone functionality, the costs of which are covered in part by tuition fees and in part by sponsorship. When a student arrives at the campus, the student's identity is beamed to the desktop from the handheld.

Tags: Wireless LAN, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Bringing Technology to the Learner: Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology0000-00-00 Higher Education Funding Council for England
  Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology (Gloscat) serves a diverse region which ranges from city centres to traditional village communities in the Cotswolds. In 2003, the college purchased a satellite communication van (the Satvan), capable of connecting to the internet via the Global Positioning System (GPS) from almost anywhere. The Satvan can enable hard-to-reach learners to develop new skills on internet-connected laptops in their own learning spaces - village halls, urban community centres, residential homes, and even the local pub.

Tags: Laptops, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Proxim Case Study: University of Tennessee Wireless0000-00-00 Proxim Wireless
  The University of Tennessee at Knoxville offers undergraduate, graduate and professional education to over 27,000 students and employs more than 4,000 faculty and staff. As one of the premier universities in the state, the University is at the forefront of using technology and has recently deployed a campus wireless network using Proxim's ORiNOCO AP-2000 dual slot access point to provide students and faculty with easy access to high-speed Internet and the wired campus network. Over 4,500 students and faculty are registered to use the wireless network and about 1,200 use it on a daily basis to wirelessly connect from their laptop computers.

Tags: Laptops, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper iBook Laptops Help Students Improve Writing Scores0000-00-00 Apple Computer
  The Peace River North School District encompasses rural, semi-rural and urban areas with a population of 5908 students, served by 20 schools of varying sizes. The district ranges from the one-county schoolhouse to an ultra modern senior secondary school with more than 850 students. Given the diverse school population, the challenge for the district's educators was to assist teachers in motivating their students to improve their writing skills. In February 2002, the Peace River North School District spearheaded the launch of a Wireless Writing Program that initially gave sixth- and seventh-grade students in five classrooms constant access to their own iBook laptops to use throughout the school year.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Apple Computer Case Study: Fremont High School0000-00-00 Apple Computer
  In most geometry classes, students use a compass, a ruler, and a protractor at their desks. But at Fremont High School (FHS), students who need to compute the volume of an object are more likely to grab a camcorder and an iBook laptop from the school's new Math Curriculum Mobile Lab and head out the door. Thanks to the wireless laptops and the faculty's innovative use of such programs as iMovie, Destination Math, and Mathematica, students are now using technology in the math curriculum from beginning algebra to AP calculus.

Tags: Laptops, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Internet Operations Center Case Study: Pontiac Schools-Wireless Network0000-00-00 Internet Operations Center
  Pontiac Schools needed to design a system to allow teachers to create/grade quizzes, pass out homework assignments and communicate with parents using a PDA. A major drawback to most programs is that each student must individually synchronize the PDA via infra-red "beaming" technology. With large numbers of students per classroom, individual beaming is not feasible. IOC needed to architect a system that would allow anyone, from anywhere in the classroom, to send and receive data concurrently.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Apple Computer Case Study: Hampton City Schools0000-00-00 Apple Computer
  One of the oldest cities in Virginia, Hampton is experiencing the challenges faced by many urban school districts. A large number of the city's 23,000 K - 12 students fall into the at-risk category. Access to technology tools at home is limited. With Apple's help, a long-term plan was put together for a phased rollout of the iBook laptop initiative. Some 260 teachers and students at Lindsay Middle School received the first batch of the wireless iBook laptops in the 2001 - 2002 school year.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Apple Computer Case Study: Wilson Elementary School0000-00-00 Apple Computer
  Knowing the background of Wilson's students makes the story all the more remarkable. Of the nearly 700 students in the school, 98 percent are Hispanic, 54 percent are English language learners, and 92 percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. In this rural community near Fresno, California many of the students' parents, who are primarily farm workers, have had little formal education. In most families, the annual household income is approximately $12,000. But listen to a presentation from the Wilson students for only a moment, and one thing is immediately apparent: These kids are going places. Their passport' A new laptop initiative, made possible with iBook Wireless Mobile Labs from Apple.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Dell Partnerships Support Successful TIP Program0000-00-00 Dell
  In order to introduce wireless technology into curriculums, the Texas Education Agency has formed the new Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP) program to provide wireless computer resources to students and teachers in an effort to develop technology skills, including schools with smaller budgets. Clarksville ISD, located in Red River County, Texas, is an ideal candidate for the TIP program. The district needded a technology partner that could provide more than just hardware and software. Through TIP, Clarksville ISD selected Dell to provide notebook computers and technology professional development training for teachers and students in each of its three schools.

Tags: Laptops, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   


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