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Though stationary units are most common, the prominent use of mobilecomputing devices in schools indicates the rise in 1-to-1 implementations.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 4 IN 5 DISTRICTS REPORT PROVIDING AT LEAST 75% OF THEIR TEACHERS WITH A COMPUTING DEVICE
- 12% OF STUDENT COMPUTERS ARE PORTABLE UNITS FOR USE AT HOME AND/OR SCHOOL
- DELL IS DISTRICTS’ MOST POPULAR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE PROVIDER, BY A 2-TO-1 MARGIN
How many of your teachershave a computing deviceprovided by the district fortheir exclusive use?
How are computing devices deployedin your schools?
Which mobile computing device providers aremost commonly used in your schools?
(Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.)
—Data courtesy of Jeanne Hayes (The Hayes Connection)and Tom Greaves (The Greaves Group).
Read about the full report, "America's Digital Schools 2007: A Five-Year Forecast,"here.
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2008 issue of THE Journal.