Wireless technology is enabling exciting new solutions, such as the Mobile Classroom

Give your students access to technology where they want to work — at their desks, on the floor, down the hall or in the library. The   Wireless Mobile Classroom combines the management and control of a computer lab, the freedom of portable computing and the power of the Internet into a rolling solution. It has everything you need to get your computers up and running quickly and easily.

Schools are waking up to the idea of wireless networking within classrooms. This negates the need for costly cabling to all the desks in the room and gives the pupils access to all the ICT services including the internet from their desktops.

Providing sufficient IT resource to meet user demand puts constant pressure on most schools, many of which are hindered by a lack of space and limited budget. However, using wireless technology the innovative ‘mobile classroom’ – a suite of laptops and trolley – is proving to be a flexible and effective solution.

As technology becomes further entwined with curriculum delivery, the fair allocation of IT resources between different   departments and classes remains a burning issue. A “mobile classroom” comprising 10 to 30 laptops, a wireless hub and an accompanying portable storage/recharging unit can be installed, thereby widening accessibility and availability of technology for students.

One wireless lab can become ten or more classrooms, for as many teachers. Budgeted funds and grants go farther, enabling administrators to bring the benefits of technology to more students.

How does it work?

This versatile solution can be 'wheeled' into any classroom on site, for learning any time and anywhere. Students simply 'undock' a laptop from the trolley, return to their desk and log on as normal. There are no cables, plugs or sockets, as the laptops connect to a wireless access point via a radio link, which then connects directly to the main network. Once the lesson is over, students simply place the notebooks back in the secure trolley, which is then returned to the IT department.