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whitepaper Technology and Internet Access Promotes Educational Success2005-09-23 03:00:03 Dell
  Students in Kristina Waalkens' special education class at Hesperia High School in Hesperia, Michigan, were all required to turn in one paper every semester for each of their classes. All of her special education students dreaded these assignments, and only two students out of eight turned in papers that had correct and adequate information. Knowing the variety of challenges these students faced everyday, Waalkens wanted to find a way to make learning fun and provide easy access to information. Waalkens decided to find a way to introduce technology and the Internet as a fun, accessible tool for researching and writing these papers. Waalkens received a Dell Inspiron 3800 [notebook] as part of the state's 'Computers for Teachers' program and could finally zip around on the Internet efficiently.   
whitepaper Technology Transforms the Liberal Arts2005-09-23 03:00:03
  Many schools have decided to pursue the laptop-for-every-student solution. Most have started in the past few years, while others are just adopting it now. If they want a glimpse of how to make the strategy work, they should look at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, where each entering freshman since 1993 has been equipped with a laptop computer, largely eliminating the need for computer labs. In fact, Hartwick has embraced HP as a partner to equip its students with notebook PCs, provide dependable and cost-effective networking, and most recently, to provide industry-standard servers for its underlying IT infrastructure. Its IT department is convinced that the partnership not only provides better solutions, but saves money.   
whitepaper Mission Hospital Discovers Something New in an Old Favorite2005-09-23 03:00:03
  Mission Hospital is a private, not-for-profit 138-bed hospital providing comprehensive health services to citizens of Mission and Western Hidalgo County, Texas. Having expanded its physical structure to handle the increasing patient population, Mission faced yet another challenge: to upgrade and expand the hospital's IT structure to accommodate its overall growth. To tackle this problem, they looked to the world's leading computer systems company, Dell and HIS vendor, MEDITECH. After extensive in-depth planning and asset management, Dell recommended its reliable and scalable PowerEdge servers, the Dell EMC FC4700 storage solution, as well as a number of Latitude notebooks and OptiPlex workstations.   
whitepaper Clayton County Schools Liberate Learning With Wireless Solutions2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  With approximately 51,000 students and over 54 schools, Clayton County Public School District, just south of Atlanta, wanted to bring the versatility of mobile computing to each classroom and student in the district. With the advent of 802.11b wireless technology and its enhanced security features, Clayton County Public Schools were able to significantly improve their situation by deploying a wireless solution. After an extensive analysis of several hardware technology providers, Clayton County School District decided that Dell provided the "best bang for the buck" and they purchased over 5,000 Latitude C640 notebooks, equipping each high school with 10 mobile carts and each elementary school and middle school with one mobile cart.   
whitepaper Standardization Enables Collaboration for Improved Learning2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  The Holmen School District in Holmen, Wisconsin, supported their diverse computer network using several types of computers and more than one operating system. These inconsistencies and the decentralized platform made exchanging and opening attachments and even simple e-mail correspondence difficult for the district's students, teachers and staff. This obstacle posed a significant challenge for teachers who shared classes and collaborated on curriculum resources. The school district's technology director researched the benefits of total cost of ownership (TCO) and, after evaluating a number of hardware manufacturers, decided to standardize the Holmen network on Dell OptiPlex desktops.   
whitepaper Wireless Lab Delivers Technology and a Better Education2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  Steve Spangler, assistant principal of Middlesboro Middle School in Middlesboro, Kentucky, noticed that many of his teachers were not meeting computing knowledge standards set by the state. Spangler decided to lease 30 Dell Latitude C610 notebooks and establish a mobile wireless computer lab that can be used in any classroom that has an Internet drop. The wireless computer lab is being used on a consistent basis, indicating that teachers are incorporating technology into everyday lessons.   
whitepaper Dell Case Study: San Lorenzo Unified School District2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  The challenge is familiar to school administrators everywhere: Yesterday's instructional methods are just not as effective in reaching today's students. But in San Francisco's East Bay, an innovative school district has found a way to address this problem by using wireless notebook technology to support new teaching methods that meet student needs. District officials entered an agreement with Dell to install wireless access points and deploy wireless-enabled notebooks in select schools.   
whitepaper Dell Case Study: Zion-Benton Township High School2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  A high school in Zion, Illinois has found that a targeted instructional program incorporating a one-to-one notebook computer initiative can help motivate average students to achieve beyond expectations. At Zion-Benton, located on Lake Michigan near Chicago, Ill., they were looking to reach out to the school's forgotten majority: The kids in the middle. The solution: A school-within-a-school that requires every student to own and use a notebook computer. Known as the school's "Technology Academy," this program has proved to be an effective way to ensure that average students don't slip through the cracks.   
whitepaper Cost-Efficient Notebooks Help Mobilize Texas Police Department2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  The Cisco, TX Police Department (PD) had six officers to protect the town of 3,800 people. Like law enforcement agencies nationwide, the department needed its officers to spend their time patrolling the community - not stuck doing paperwork. In particular, the department wanted to streamline the procedures involved with traffic stops. The Cisco PD first turned to Dell based on the recommendation of a trusted software vendor. The durability, reliability and flexibility of Dell notebooks were key selling points. But like for any other small, local agency, the final factor came down to price. In addition to notebooks, the department also selected software to simplify the creation of traffic citations.   
whitepaper Bringing 21st Century Skills to Life in Charleston County2005-09-27 03:00:03 Dell
  Charleston County School District needed to address the universal challenge that many schools districts face: the struggle of providing high-quality training to a large number of educators while maximizing limited funding and resources. To aid and empower CCSD, the Office of Instructional Technology designed and implemented the Showcase Technology School Project. Upon their arrival, teachers were excited to get their own Dell notebook for classroom instruction and administrative functions.