Coming this fall, a new innovation to replace the classroom 20th century pencil-and-paper technology!
Laptops for all children.
Neverware makes this possible with CloudReady, a new technology which turns almost any old laptop into a Chromebook with support to ensure the device works. Schools become Google Apps for Education schools, receiving email, word processing, presentation, spreadsheet drawing and more. All this is free and uses a collaborative platform (aka students can work with each other and experts).
What's more you no longer need to be connected to the internet to access your work in the Google Apps suite. When you do connect, your work is updated.
You have all the paper, pencils, notebooks, calculators, drawing pads and more, in other words, your back to school list, in one device. That, along with a helpdesk, and productivity software.
How you get the device is irrelevant. Students can bring their own. A company can donate devices they no longer use. A laptop cart of old devices can be revived.
If you've made this far it's because you are wondering why I haven't told you what the cost is. You might be expecting the cost to be too high for schools to afford. But remember, I told you this can be done more affordably than the pencil and paper classroom.
The cost is only $25 a year per device per year including maintenance. If the computer is lost, the license can be transferred to another device. Too good to be true? They're offering a free trial right now. You can sign up here for a limited time.
Districts can drop their Microsoft Office contracts. They can nearly eliminate printing and save millions by providing every child with a laptop.
Knowledge is power. Laptops and internet are the key to that knowledge today. Cost is no longer a barrier. When every child has a laptop, how will that change how teaching and learning happens where you work?
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