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Empowering students in the Netherlands

Posted 1 month ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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It’s always great to see excitement for technology and innovative ways in which teachers and students are using it every day. My colleague Chiara Pesatori got to see this first hand last week at the ICT Platform Onderwijs Nederland (IPON) event in Utrecht, a city in the heart of the Netherlands. She shares details and photos below … IPON is one of the most important annual education shows in the Netherlands. The Dell team spent two days empowering teachers with the latest tools and...
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Today is World Autism Awareness Day: Supporting every child’s desire and ability to learn

Posted 1 month ago

by DELL-Kelli H
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Looking back when I started my career as a teacher working with individuals with disabilities, I never imagined I would someday be working at Dell. As a teacher, I would spend countless hours trying to find technologies that would empower my students to be as independent as possible and have great quality of life. Today as a member of Dell's Education Team, we have a new Assistive Technology Service that is going to have a huge impact for students with disabilities in K12 and Higher Education...
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Dell Helps Lowell Observatory's Discovery Channel Telescope Reach for the Stars

Posted 1 month ago

by Leigh Ann Browning
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Over 80 years after the discovery of Pluto by one of its astronomers, Lowell Observatory is setting its sights on celestial objects even farther away with their new $53 million telescope powered by Dell Poweredge servers and Precision workstations. Lowell Observatory, a private, non-profit research institution operates a number of telescopes in Arizona in partnership with universities including Boston University and Georgia State University. Lowell also offers programs for K-12 students as well...
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SXSWedu is March 6-8 ... see you there!

Posted 2 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Thousands of teachers and others passionate about education and learning will be in Austin, TX at SXSWedu March 6-8. We’re excited to help welcome them to our hometown, as well as join in for the activities. Along with my Dell Education teammates, I’ll be at SXSWedu where we’ll host two conversations. Students from Round Rock Independent School District will talk with us about new ways of learning during “Are students leaving us in the digital dust?” on Tuesday from...
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Learn about possibilities with automation: Live chat on March 6, 8 am CT, 14:00 GMT

Posted 2 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Join us to learn how you can save time and money in your schools by simply automating management tasks. Please click on image below to learn more and to register for this live chat.
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See you in Austin this week - it's TCEA time!

Posted 3 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Our Education team welcomes thousands of educators and school leaders to our hometown of Austin this week for one of the nation’s premiere education tech shows -- TCEA . If you are in Austin this week please join us. You will see lively sessions from our Dell team and partners throughout the show. You can see full list here . I’m excited to see them all but a couple that I’m really looking forward to participating in are ideas of how to empower students with accessible technology...
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Rise of Digital Content, Devices & Solutions in Schools [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted 4 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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This Saturday we are bringing together a group of educators, administrators, and community leaders for an Education Think Tank at the BETT Show in London to discuss how technology has the potential to transform teaching and learning inside and outside of the classroom. This group is part of our globally connected group of Education leaders that has grown since our first Education Think Tank in New York last Fall . This is just the beginning of a great dialogue as we continue to broaden this conversation...
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At BETT Show: New Education Cloud Solutions and Services to Improve Learning Outcomes for Students

Posted 4 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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We’re in London this week meeting with teachers, school IT leaders and students during the BETT Show and we’re very happy to be sharing the news that we launched our new education cloud solutions and services . This means that we are more prepared than ever to help each and every student around the world reach their full potential at a time when the traditional school environment is going through monumental changes. We’re bringing together resources used in a classroom; ebooks...
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Digital Promise to open doors for teachers, students and technology

Posted 5 months ago

by DELL-Kelli H
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I recently had the opportunity to attend an event at the White House announcing the launch of “Digital Promise,” a bipartisan initiative created by Congress to help spur breakthrough technologies to transform teaching and learning. As an independent nonprofit, Digital Promise will seek to empower schools to revolutionize education through digital content. The team behind Digital Promise has identified three primary goals for its research and development. It plans to identify breakthrough...
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Chat with us on Nov. 17 about virtualizing your learning environment

Posted 6 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Learning from school leaders at Educause we found out there is a keen interest to hear more about the possibilities with virtualizing learning environments. We’re seeing that schools are taking advantage of this to effectively manage many different devices, maximize the use of labs on campus and as a way to put more software in the hands of students. At Educause we brought together five IT leaders in schools and universities to talk about why they decided to virtualize their systems. Now, we’re...
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Coming together to bridge the digital divide [Infographic] #DoMoreEDU

Posted 6 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Last weekend we brought together a group of educators, administrators, and community leaders to discuss how technology can serve to transform teaching and learning inside and outside of the classroom. Our vibrant group discussed everything from how social media can be used in the classroom to how do we personalize learning to how can administrators can help support innovation . You can find a summary of the discussion on Storify or add your ideas via this Google Doc . This is just the beginning of...
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Experts share virtualized learning advice

Posted 6 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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The best way to learn about emerging education technologies is to talk to those who have tried them. During the Educause Annual Conference last week, our team had the opportunity to host an interactive conversation about virtualized learning environments with a group of IT visionaries who have first-hand experience. The discussion, moderated by Vice President of Dell Higher Education John Mullen, centered on specific goals of virtualization as well as the challenges and obstacles the panelists have...
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Dell to expand Virtual Lab Solution to greater impact student learning at higher education institutions & beyond

Posted 6 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Dell is committed to lowering the barriers preventing schools from using the best technology, and we’re happy to announce we’ve expanded the services for the Dell Virtual Labs with version 3.0. We work with key industry partners to make the process easier for IT staff and are excited to announce that the Virtual Lab Solution is now the first-ever VMWare Ready Certified solution for education. Virtualization can solve many of the problems universities and colleges face today, and will...
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Dell and USM implement virtualization solution to help bridge the gap, provides Maryland students access to key educational learning tools

Posted 6 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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When it comes to virtualization, the University System of Maryland (USM) strives to stay ahead of the curve, providing their facilities, faculty and students with the latest cutting-edge technology. That’s why, when they wanted to explore a new method for linking multiple campuses, they turned to Dell for breakthrough thinking and solutions. The new partnership is enabling USM and Dell to jointly explore an effective virtualized computing model, called the Dell Virtual Labs Solution environment...
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Dell Education heading to Educause 2011 – see you there!

Posted 7 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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The Dell Education team is heading to the Educause Conference in Philadelphia next week, and we have lots of exciting activities planned. First and foremost, we are being joined by some very special guests – a group of IT visionaries from schools and organizations that partner with Dell for their education technology solutions: Vince Kellen, CIO, University of Kentucky; Dr. Robert Owen, CIO, Western Kentucky University; Dr. Michael Carlin, Deputy CIO University of Maryland Baltimore County;...
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Dell Education team heading to Educause 2011 – see you there!

Posted 7 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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The Dell Education team is heading to the Educause Conference in Philadelphia next week, and we have lots of exciting activities planned. First and foremost, we are being joined by some very special guests – a group of IT visionaries from schools and organizations that partner with Dell for their education technology solutions: Vince Kellen, CIO, University of Kentucky; Dr. Robert Owen, CIO, Western Kentucky University; Dr. Michael Carlin, Deputy CIO University of Maryland Baltimore County;...
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Professional Development - Key to Enhancing Science Classes in Kentucky Schools

Posted 7 months ago

by Ana Cantu
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Though some critics have recently questioned the value of technology in schools , Sam Sanders, superintendent of LaRue County Public Schools in Kentucky, saw an opportunity to improve instruction. Sanders said his district, which serves 2,500 students, started looking at One-to-One Computing back in 2008, and officials made four site visits to other schools in Kentucky to see how it was working. “When we saw the student engagement and we saw what was happening in those other districts...
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Dell Education customers get free admission to Dell World!

Posted 8 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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If you haven’t heard about Dell World 2011 , now is the time to clear your calendar for Oct. 12-14, 2011. That’s when Dell will host its first-ever interactive, collaborative event for IT professionals, focused on “Unlocking Innovation in a Virtual Era,” in Austin, Texas. This is not your typical technology conference - it’s an immersive experience designed to bring together top industry professionals and prompt discussions that spark innovation. For our education...
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University learns the tangible benefits of virtualization

Posted 8 months ago

by Ana Cantu
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When colleges and universities turn to virtualization , they can present their increased IT efficiency as a selling point to students . But what are the tangible benefits to the institutions themselves? Germany’s Jacobs University reports that virtualization cut annual server maintenance costs by 50% as well as reducing power and cooling costs. The private university, which saw enrollment rise rapidly in the last decade, had built a mixed infrastructure to keep up with demand. And...
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Back to School Tips for IT Admins and District CIOs

Posted 8 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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As we head into the school year, administrators and school district CIOs have to ask themselves tough questions about how technology can better work for their classrooms and students. Here are some top tips from former CIO, Bob Moore of Dell Education to help you kick-off the school year ! Move into a digital learning environment. We all know that students are growing up in the digital age – whether they’re listening to music or researching projects online, it’s all about access...
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Interactive classrooms sparking young minds

Posted 9 months ago

by Nicole Smith
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By what grade do you think the average child is versed in how to order films from Netflix via the TV in their living room, video chat on a smartphone or get homework help on the Internet? Middle school at the latest, I’d say. So, it’s not surprising that schools are looking for ways to make classrooms more interactive now that many kids are increasingly solving problems and finding resources with technology at home. In Dell terms, a Connected Classroom is “a comprehensive ecosystem...
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Trinity College in Dublin: Developing tomorrow’s business leaders today

Posted 9 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Many developed countries are focusing on their “knowledge economies” as traditional industries, such as manufacturing, are replaced by services-based sectors. It’s why centres of learning such as Trinity College, Dublin , are so important – and why its work is so crucial to the success of Ireland. Among Trinity College’s many faculties sits the School of Computer Science and Statistics , which nurtures some of the finest computer and engineering brains in the country...
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Tech-enabled learning comes to life in Derbyshire

Posted 9 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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Tim Beeby, our education account director in the UK, recently hosted customers and press at schools in the English county of Derbyshire to see first-hand what's possible with technology in schools today. Tim shares his experience below to shine a light on how these schools are personalizing learning for their students in partnership with Dell ... From Tim: The event, hosted by Tim Sheppard, director of UK Public, Dell Services; Ian Graham, Education director, Dell Services and myself, was...
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Digital Artists winners . . . drum roll please

Posted 9 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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I’m happy to announce the winners of Dell’s Digital Artists competition! Thank you to everyone who submitted entries. Every single entry was inspiring making the judging very challenging. We received submissions from all ages and in a wide variety of formats from photos to movies. Finalists were selected by our teams and the work was displayed at an event at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. This work truly celebrates the convergence of art and technology and showcases the...
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Case study: Tablets shake up one classroom’s rules of engagement

Posted 10 months ago

by Kari Sherrodd
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How does technology-based instruction actually impact students? Do they learn faster, delve deeper, and enhance critical thinking abilities? To answer these questions and more, Dell is participating in a number of pilot programs, one of which recently wrapped up at Union County Public Schools in Monroe, N.C. Susie Austin, the Lead Instructional Technology Specialist and a doctoral student who is focusing on the program as the subject of her thesis, recently shared with us some of her observations...

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