• Best Practices

    Effective schools have a commitment to excellence. This begins with a vision that informs a plan and focuses on implementation, assessment, and new ideas. Schools all over the country are committed to transforming schools into real learning centers. Of course, technology is an essential component. In this Best Practices section, you will find case studies, success stories, testimonials, and other examples of how technology is working in model classrooms around the country.

  • NEW VIDEO: Henrico County Public Schools shares key learnings from a one-to-one computing experience, with a focus on the high school level.

  • Glendale Unified School District and Dell Professional Services drive technology momentum.

  • Mitchell School District established a one-to-one computing program using Dell Latitude notebooks. A cohort of teachers was trained by Dell to help other teachers in their schools learn to integrate computer use in the classroom.

  • Roanoke County Public Schools’ one-to-one Dell Latitude laptop initiative has evolved one step at a time.

  • Winning With Wireless: Culver Academies in Indiana has found success in student centered learning.

  • This large district is supported by a relatively small IT staff. The tech team needed an efficient way to implement a far-reaching, district wide technology refresh

 

Testimonials

“Because of Dell’s Intelligent Classroom, I am able to design and develop lesson plans that engage my students in a learning environment that prepares them for the 21st century.”

—Skip Tyler Math Teacher, Varina High School Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia

“Our teachers are deserving of the best teaching tools we can provide them. These computers have placed a world of information in our teachers’ hands...the technology will open new avenues of learning in our classrooms.”

—Fred Sanderson Superintendent Cobb County Public Schools

“Students have become empowered. They help each other. It’s opened their eyes to so much more than they ever thought existed.”

—Lori Harper Science Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy Baton Rouge, Louisiana

“I can create math problems at home (often using an electronic library of pre-configured geometric shapes), email them to myself at school, and then call them up on the electronic whiteboard connected to my computer. Students can drag and drop shapes and manipulate them to see if they will fit in the pre-configured space. This kind of hands-on interaction enriches the entire learning experience.”

—Lee Grams Bellevue School District Redmond, Washington

What is a Model Intelligent Classroom?

Students today have embraced technology in their personal lives and they crave that interaction with technology when they enter the classroom. A Model Intelligent Classroom is a combination of computers and related technologies such as projectors and cameras that together transform classrooms into high-tech, interactive learning centers in which students acquire the 21st Century skills they’ll need to compete in the digital economy.

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