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Paulo Freire, located in Oosterhout, Netherlands provides primary education to students in group one through eight. Its teachers and administrators are committed to delivering the essential knowledge that will enable their students to succeed in a diverse, global world where information technology is becoming a core component in not only education but in every day life.
Serving approximately 1,000 students, the Camden School for Girls (CSG) is a comprehensive secondary school for girls in the London Borough of Camden in North London. The school’s co-educational sixth form offers a blend of academic courses with extracurricular activities as a means to involve everyone in taking an active part in the community. CSG has been rated as “outstanding” in its last three OFSTED inspections.
The Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) located in downtown Oakland, CA serves 600 students and with a teaching and administrative staff of 75 employees offers a combination of a college- preparatory curriculum and a conservatory-style arts education.
The slowing economy and housing market woes have placed tremendous budget pressure on school districts across the United States. In Georgia, the 16,000-student Dougherty County School System (DCSS) needed to cut student computing costs while demand for more computer access continued to grow. “We looked at buying new desktops, but costs were too high, and support and maintenance would have overwhelmed our IT staff,” said Les Barnett, Educational Technology Coordinator with DCSS.
Aging computers, difficulty managing software deployments and mandatory state testing drive need for change
Old, slow and difficult to support school computers in desperate need of attention
The director Dr. Modesto Rivera Elementary School, Domingo Leduc del Valle, had a simple vision for his school. “As we all know, technology moves at the speed of light. As technology improves, so does the need to educate our children. We owe it to them to assure that when they grow up and leave the school, they are able to communicate effectively in the world of commerce, having learned on the latest equipment and software applications.”
Aging computers create drag in classrooms
Nelson County Schools was struggling with outdated computers across all of its campuses. Nearly 70 percent of the student workstations were more than five years old, creating an array of problems and adversely affecting user experience. In some cases it was taking five minutes or more just to login at the beginning of class, making it difficult for teachers to keep students focused.
About WAD
Since 20 years Weiterbildungsakademie gGmbH Dresden (WAD) successfully coaches students from the application process through medical and commercial education to to their career entry. Every year WAD teaches 500 students social and professional skills with the goal of a high job placement rate for their graduates. At the medical school 3000 physical and occupational therapists as well as other medical professionals and therapists get educated.
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