HP Makes the Grade with One-to-one Computing

HP Makes the Grade with One-to-one Computing

One-to-one computing – where each teacher and student pervasively use a notebook or tablet PC in their everyday teaching and learning process – is proving to be a highly effective educational practice at many schools across the country.

Extending a longstanding, collaborative relationship, Kershaw County chose to work with HP due to its comprehensive portfolio of technology solutions and services and its continuing commitment to improve student learning and teacher efficiencies through one-to-one computing initiatives.

“One-to-one computing encourages greater collaboration and critical thinking from students while catering to a myriad of learning styles in an interactive school setting,” said Cathy Martin, director of education, Government, Health, and Education – Americas, HP. “Beyond offering a broad portfolio of technology solutions and services, HP works with key industry partners to help ensure schools are getting what they need from their technology investment, including the training and professional development to learn how to use technology in the daily curriculum.”

Kershaw County School District serves one of South Carolina’s rural student populations. As part of the growing popularity of one-to-one computing in K-12 education, Kershaw County’s four-year contract will put HP Compaq nx5000 notebooks into the hands of the district’s 3,000 high school students and 200 high school teachers.

Demanding more than just a hardware solution from its technology providers, Kershaw County wanted a mechanism to ensure that its teachers were equipped with the knowledge to effectively implement technology into the curriculum. When assessing technology providers, the district decided that HP had the most comprehensive professional development solution to meet its training needs.

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