The Colonial Heights school in Kingsport, Tennessee has integrated technology throughout their campus using Wi-Fi devices in accordance to their Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) program. Instead of banishing all smartphone and tablet use at school, students and teachers are building a system of respectable use that embraces the benefits of a tech-savvy environment. Wi-Fi devices are being welcomed to school for a round-house integration, all in the name of education.
Sessions are being held where in some cases, the students are handing out lesson plans to the teachers. Not only is this expanding the world wide web usage for teachers that maybe haven’t had as much exposure, but it’s giving students first-hand experience in communication and instructional demonstration. Look around the web, technology communication skills is in demand.
So what’s hot in educational technology? iPads, iPods, and iPhones. No, this is not a plug for Apple (it’s a plug for Worthington Direct) but the truth is that Apple offers excellent educational discounts and keeping devices updated and synced is a breeze. While more and more students have their own iPhones or iTouches many don’t have the allowance budget to swing their personal iPad.
Expensive tablets like these are usually school property where classes can use the iPads and then move them 30 at a time from classroom to classroom on a laptop storage cart. Having a central cart allows the iPads to be controlled by single MacBook that syncs and charges them. Here comes that intended plug… visit Worthington Direct today for educational discounts on all kinds of laptop storage cabinets for your school’s next BYOT bash.
In addition to being a fantastic divider of space, room dividers have many uses which you may not have known about. Screenflex room dividers come in various heights and lengths. Offered are 38 exciting colors and 5 fabulous fabrics to choose from. These options allow you to customize your dividers to suit your specific needs or customize your dividers to be used again and again for a multitude of purposes. Here are some ways to use Screenflex:
Depending on the type and size of classroom you need, Screenflex offers various heights and lengths to customize the perfect size walls for your school. Setting up a classroom with Screenflex is simple. For example, with one 13 panel room divider you can create several options for an open classroom for your students. If your room is 24′ wide, you can divide the room in half creating two 12′ rooms. Your second option uses the same 13 panel room divider and one wall by bending the divider into an “L” shape. This option creates an approximate 13′ x 11′ room. Another choice includes creating a “U” shaped room by using one wall and bending the 13 panel divider into a “U” shape, creating an approximate 7’4″ x 7’4″ room. There are many different size rooms you can create with Screenflex.
Screenflex room dividers can be set up in minutes to direct the flow of traffic. Use room dividers instead of manpower to direct students or parents where they need to go. You will also see Screenflex at airports to designate a closed terminal or to re-route traffic. Several room dividers can be latched together with multi-unit connectors to create endless divider length.
Back from the drawing board, the newly redesigned Z-Stools by National Public Seating (NPS) are now available to keep you going at your drawing board. The Z-Stools by NPS are fairly new to the market, and now include several upgrades to keep their popularity stong. It was important to NPS to provide a niche solution for the most demanding lab and art environments. The Z-Stool is a stylish seating option for modern classrooms, labs and studios, yet uncompromisingly mammoth in quality and construction. 
The updated lab stool now has an ‘eye’ shaped tubular steel frame, still constructed in hearty chrome-plated 12-gauge steel. Stools are equipped with an ergonomic blow molded polypropylene seat providing maximum comfort. U-shaped sled base legs with specially designed glides are permanently attached with embedded thermoplastic polyurethane and provide quiet and smooth gliding on all floor types – including VCT tiles.
The Z-Stools are available in three heights; 18″, 22″ and 24″. The 22″ and 24″ Z-Stools have always had a welded footrest, but with the redesign, these footrests now have an extra rear cross brace for added strength. Footrests and support braces are also chrome-plated 12-gauge steel to support a range of body types.
Another upgrade for NPS’s Z-Stool is the newly added fan-back style backrest. These stylish backrests are also made from black blow molded polypropylene and are contoured for continuous comfort. Spend a little extra time on your painting, these backrests have curved cutouts to allow air to circulate around your back while you work.