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Top tips to help make the right purchasing decisions
Look beyond the aesthetics of a device now – think about what it will look like after a school year and whether it is robust enough to survive that use
"Tablets and laptops designed with a school in mind can carry applications that are essential for pupils to be able to complete subject lessons"
or performance?
can be carried and dropped without fear. When Intel was researching the new iteration of its Classmate 3 device, which is 100% manufactured for the education market, the top teacher and student requirement was identified as portability without damage. Tablets and laptops designed with a school in mind can carry applications that are essential for pupils to be able to complete subject lessons, such as full versions of Microsoft Excel
and Word. They are simple to operate and as intuitive as the consumer device equivalent, and, crucially, they are able to work in conjunction with other devices, sharing and transferring information between student and teacher, to allow for BYOD or mixed device estate situations. It’s not that there’s no room for consumer devices like iPads in
schools, there’s plenty. It’s that there’s room for other hardware too.
A school’s success is judged
on its performance in the classroom and in examination results. Digital devices are absolutely, 100% crucial to that performance, to the new curriculum, and of course to student engagement. ET
Create a list of the applications and programmes that your teaching staff expect to use in the next school year, and make a decision based on which devices can support their curriculum choices
Rather than making an immediate order for your chosen device, speak to your suppliers, tell them what features and functionality you need, and let them help you choose a suitable solution
Think about integration – how will your new together with your legacy IT hardware and current infrastructure to deliver curriculum medium to long term?
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