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Background
Located just outside of Houston, Texas, Klein ISD is a rapid growth district with over 41,000 students, 4500 employees on 35 campuses. Klein ISD's mission is to embrace the future and provide engaging learning experiences and resources in a safe and nurturing environment. To that end, the technology team at Klein has the primary goal of transforming teaching and learning through technology and to assure that all students have access to 21st century resources, as well as teachers who are prepared and skilled to use technology effectively to assure the academic success of all students.
Challenge
For the 2007-2008 Academic year, Klein's goal was to provide tablet devices at Krimmel Intermediate School for 6-8 graders. As the team at Klein researched similar programs throughout the country, they became concerned about the high probability of damage to their computers without a protective case. Nationwide, annual damage rates were typically 30-35%. This resulted in not only increased costs to districts in repair, but also more "soft" costs in downtime and potential data loss. Armed with this information, the team at Klein began investigating various alternatives which would reduce such occurrences at Krimmel. The goal would be to not only effectively reduce damage costs and improve the districts Total Cost of Ownership, but also work to keep machines in the hands of the students for round the clock learning.
Solution
After careful consideration, Klein chose the InfoCase Endo Protective Sleeve to protect their tablet PC’s. The lightweight sleeve design of the Endo is engineered to resist compression. So when placed in a student's backpack of choice, the molded foam shell protects machines from not only impact damage but also from damage caused by pressures from textbooks and other accessories that students tend to stuff into it . The Endo sleeve is custom fit to the tablet, thus taking up little additional space. At 14oz, the Endo adds little additional weight to the backpack while transporting the tablet.
Results
The data compiled by Klein midway through the 2007-2008 Academic year showed that out of 1300 units, only 30 were damaged. This equates to a damage rate of only 2.3%! Annualized over a year's time, this would translate to a total of 60 machines, or 4.6%
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Susan Smith, District Technology Coordinator
Background
Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS), located in western Kentucky, boasts a proud history of academic excellence. CTBS norm referenced tests indicate that they're above the national average in every subject, at every grade level and in every school. ACT results exceeded state and national averages. However, there remained one caveat - the high school results, though impressive, were not improving and were actually declining relative to the other grade levels.
Proposal
In an effort to raise the high school scores to par with the rest of the district, the eLearning initiative was proposed. The three phase initiative aimed at increasing student engagement planned to place a laptop in the hands of every student by 2009. The pilot program was launched in 2003.
Challenge
Protecting 1,800 laptops is a daunting challenge. Initially, DCPS chose to use a neoprene sleeve. Regardless of who helped offset the financial burden caused by the damages, the academic process was suffering. These results were less than acceptable and led DCPS to search for an alternative laptop case to protect and ensure the safety of their investment.
Solution
Starting in September 2006, DCPS switched to the InfoCase Exo™ Always-On case. The patented Exo™ case is designed to provide lightweight, rugged protection for your laptop 24/7. Students are allowed full machine functionality without ever removing it from the case. The unique retention system assures your laptop stays in the case even if you pick it up by the handle with the case open!
Results
2005-06 damage rates without InfoCase:
- Cracked Extended Batteries: 74% cracked
- Broken Keyboards: 12% broke
- Cracked Screens: 18% cracked
2006-07 damage rates with InfoCase solution:
- Cracked Extended Batteries: 1.6% (98% reduction)
- Broken Keyboards: 4.2% (63% reduction)
- Cracked Screens: 11.1% (40% reduction)
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