Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Big WLAN on Campus

Big WLAN on Campus

Commentary from IEEE Wireless
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL TAKES WIRELESS CLASSROOM A STEP FURTHER
Cutting the wires isn't enough, one American high school has discovered.
Educators in Hinsdale, Illinois had established a wireless local area
network, but still found that upright screens on PCs hindered real
collaboration in the classroom. They literally were a barrier to effective
student-teacher and student-to-student interaction. Now, the school leaders
believe they have taken wireless technology education to the next level by
teaming wireless projectors with PCs that lay flat on student desks. This
technology adjustment has led to real improvements in classroom
interaction, says a story in eWeek:

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