| Baltimore County Public Schools To Roll Out 150,000 Windows 8 Devices over 4 Years |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Over the next four years Baltimore County Public Schools will roll out 150,000 Windows tablet PCs as part of an ambitious personalized learning initiative featuring a 1-to-1 device component. The rollout is part of the district’s Students & Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (STAT) initiative, which also includes access to digital curriculum materials, upgraded broadband for schools, and an online platform for keeping parents and educators in better contact. The district aims to finish its implementation by the 2017-2018 school year. Starting in the fall, students in grades K-5, as well as those in the district’s 10 Lighthouse Schools, will kick start the 1-to-1 program using HP Elitebook 810 Revolve Windows 8.1 devices in what Microsoft has called \"the pilot phase of this district-wide conversion to a 1:1 digital learning environment.\" The device functions as a notebook with a detachable screen that can be used as a tablet. |
| Source: T.H.E. Journal (USA) | Published: May 5th, 2014 |
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