CORPORATE PROFILE: DELL

Connecting education

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tudents today are growing up in a digital age, communicating and learning via technology now more than

ever before. To prepare students for future success, schools are embracing technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience and transform education. Educators, policy-makers, and IT leaders

agree, however, that simply adding computers to the classroom in order to achieve this is not enough. To truly transform learning for the digital natives, schools must integrate technology tools that can broaden the education experience and connect the classroom with the 21st century. While technology is a tool used by educators, it is not a replacement for the influence every member of the education system has on student achievement. Technology must facilitate these relationships. An entire learning environment is needed in which students, teachers, administrators, and parents can easily communicate and collaborate with each other, share secure information around the clock, and, ultimately, access a world of knowledge beyond classroom walls.

Students are more engaged

ICT empowers students to engage in the learning process, giving them a vested interest in their personal education. By integrating ICT into the classroom, students have the ability to learn more effectively, collaborate with each other, and explore the world around them. Anytime, anywhere access to internet-based tools is necessary to encourage learning inside the classroom and beyond.

Teachers are more interactive

ICT gives educators the opportunity to transform the way learning happens, and enable student development. Up-to- date training, tools and resources to help educators interact with students and engage them in a more meaningful way are critical to this process.

Parents are more involved

ICT opens the door for parents to become an integral part of their children’s education, turning the home into an extension of the classroom. Communication tools that help parents interact with teachers, monitor student performance, and become more actively involved in class projects will have positive knock-on effects for every child’s education experience.

Technology professionals are more efficient

Enabling ICT change can be a complex

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Company name: Dell UK Headquarters: Bracknell, Berkshire Contact: www.dell.co.uk/schools

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challenge – technology professionals must balance the needs of students, teachers, administrators, and parents within realistic budgetary constraints. IT professionals have to deliver the

right technology at the right time and manage infrastructure proactively and efficiently. Applying useful tools to help IT professionals streamline this process and improve efficiency is important.

Administrators are more effective

ICT empowers school administrators to transform the teaching experience by connecting the learning community internally and externally to critical information resources. Specific ICT tools are necessary in order to build schools for the future, and enhance education by successfully integrating technology into every aspect of the learning environment.

The Dell ethos

Dell is committed to helping schools transform education for the digital age by addressing needs across the entire school system – from the classroom to the data centre and into the home, an extension of the classroom itself. Dell’s approach provides the right technology needed to connect

each member of the education environment to effectively transform teaching and the learning experience, positively impacting student achievement in the global community. Dell designs solutions specifically for

schools, with technology tools and services that address the ICT needs of the learning community. Dell’s Connected Classroom solution

addresses the needs of schools with a set of integrated capabilities that blend Dell hardware, software and services providing a purpose-built ICT solution for education. The mission is simple: to help learning

organisations improve the quality of education delivery through technology and innovation. As technology can help all students

reach their highest potential, a dedicated team of Dell specialists works closely with practitioners to play an active role in programmes such as Building Schools for the Future. For more than

25 years, educators have viewed Dell as a long-term technology partner who understands the needs of their local schools.

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