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“We chose HP products in part because we have experience with HP products. We know they’re durable and provide good value.”
—Elizabeth Hoover, Ph.D., executive director of Technology Services, Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, VA.
Objective:
Integrate PC technology into the high school instructional program
Approach:
Alexandria City Public Schools has equipped every student and teacher with an HP Notebook PC, enabling use of a learning management system and a variety of computer-based instructional resources
Business benefits:
• Improved technology literacy
•Ability to test, re-teach and re-test on state standardized tests
•Near-paperless workflow
•Access to external instructional resources, including a virtual teaching consortia
•Guaranteed quick turnaround or immediate swap for notebook PC hardware service needs
• Three-year lease program through HP Financial Services meets school district’s cash flow needs, while helping to assure regular technology refresh
In the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), where every high school student and teacher has an HP Notebook PC, the reality of 1:1 technology access is living up to the promise.
“We use technology in instruction to help student achievement and deepen student understanding,” asserts Elizabeth Hoover, Ph.D., executive director of Technology Services for the Alexandria City Public Schools. “Technology doesn’t drive instruction, but instead, supports it.”
Technology is treated as an integral part of ACPS curriculum and practices. The department of Technology Services coordinates implementation of the system’s technology plan, with input and involvement from students, teachers, staff, administrators, parents and citizens.
