•# of laptops = # of students in the most crowded science class + 1
- The science department is the only group responsible for the maintenance and usage of the class set of science laptops. In addition, they are to be used ONLY for science-related activities and lessons.Save your laptops from the others ! Do not let anyone switch their own (used -old) laptops with the new science laptops.
Laptop options: Option#1 - DELL Latitude 3570 - $819.85 Vendor: Brighten 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti Glare (16:9) WLED Intel® Core™ i7-5500U Dual Core 2.40GHz, 3GHz Turbo, 4MB Cache, Processor 1x 8gb 1600MHZ DDR3L Memory 500GB 2.5inch Serial ATA (7,200 Rpm) Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce 830M 2GB Graphics 4-cell Lithium Ion (58WHr) Battery Windows 7 Option#2 DELL precision 3510 - $1118.65 Vendor: Brighten 15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD IPS (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit Intel Core i7-6820HQ Quad Core 2.70GHz, 3.60GHz Turbo, 8MB Cache, Processor 1x 8gb 2133MHZ DDR4 Memory 500GB 2.5inch Serial ATA (7,200 Rpm) Hard Drive NVIDIA Quadro M1000M with 2GB GDDR5 dedicated memory 56Whr Lithium Ion polymer battery Windows 10 Electric extension :https://www.steelcase.com/products/computer-support/thread/ Laptop Power Stations: http://www.powergistics.com/ Video, Sample Quote download for POWER Stations Why do we need laptops in high school ? (2012-2013 edu. year) 1. Laptops/iPads are required for for PBL level 1 investigations and level 2/3 digital presentations and e-portfolios 2. Laptops are not supplementary materials , required for experiments
3. They will be used for online assessment and tutoring like ;
STEP BY STEP LAPTOP MAINTENANCE:
1- Keep all physics, chemistry and biology laptops in one cabinet.They will not be signed out by teachers and will be kept in a locked cabinet that will be available for all science classes and science teachers.Please do not use laptop carts to keep the laptops. PICTURE 1-2 2- Share the laptops for each lab and keep them locked in the related lab. (2/3 groups of laptop and assign one teacher for each group for maintenance and security)
Note: Order only windows-based laptops; they should be strong enough to render movies; Minimum dual core i7 processor is preferred no need CD driver , finger print etc . Campuses are used to prefer DELL from the vendor Brighten Technology Solutions , Please try ask for a better quote from other vendors Brighten Technology Solutions 11000 S Wilcrest Dr Ste 150Houston, TX 77099 Phone: 281-495-2004 x 115 Fax: 281-495-2006 |