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BYOD ‘WIDENING SOCIAL GAP’, SAYS UNION LEAD
SCHOOLS CONFUSED OVER PC ENERGY SAVINGS
New research shows that a lack of understanding among ICT managers around PC energy savings is hampering the shift towards a reduction of power consumption. A survey of ICT managers by PC energy
management provider Verismic found only nine per cent of education respondents have ‘considerable knowledge’ of PC management software. Moreover, nearly 50% believe savings from PC energy management solutions to be less than proven savings of £60 per PC, per annum. The research also showed that a dominant reason cited for lack of priority around energy-based savings in education was the idea that ‘cost savings cannot be clearly defined’. Ashley Leonard, CEO of Verismic,
The general secretary of the National Union of Teachers says schools should give pupils free iPads to bridge the ‘digital divide’ between rich and poor. Christine Blower told the Telegraph that paid-for bring your own device (BYOD)
schemes, where schools ask families to pay between £200 and £300 for a piece of kit, was fuelling social class divisions. She said schools should give iPads to all pupils for free and they should be
maintained by the school’s IT department to ensure all children have the same opportunities and any stigma associated with coming from a poorer family is avoided. She went on to say that pupils risked being excluded from lessons if their
family could not afford an iPad in schools where BYOD was the norm. “Schools need to be aware that initiatives which seem on the surface to be
logical and progressive can leave many pupils behind,” she commented. “If such items are given free of charge to all pupils and are maintained and
repaired by the school then that would be…one way of ensuring all pupils have the same access and equal opportunities without stigma.” A survey by the British Educational Suppliers Association in May found more
schools were considering BYOD schemes. As many as 67% of schools surveyed believed BYOD as a method of product
adoption was important. BESA director Caroline Wright warned schools to take caution: “The growing
interest in BYOD schemes comes with many important considerations for schools, given that the device is owned by a pupil rather than the school. We recommend a formal school policy.”
september 2013 \
www.edexec.co.uk FAST FACT 34%
education cited their institutions’ carbon footprint as ‘very important’
of IT managers in 45% and
‘somewhat important’
commented: “Despite great interest, there is sadly a lack of immediate priority by IT managers in education to deploy energy-based cost savings measures – a leaning towards likely use in 18 rather than 12 months. For PC energy management specifically, I believe this can be directly attributed to a lack of knowledge around the benefits for the institution and misperceptions as to the realistic and reportable cost-savings.”
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