Dr. Cooper feels fortunate that his support resources in terms of personnel are superior to many K- 12 schools, where teachers are often needed to perform administrative tasks on classroom PCs. We want the teacher to concentrate on helping the students to be better with math and reading and social studies and science. If they're worrying about the PCs, it's taking away from their effectiveness in the classroom. For Carrollton City, having computers that are easy to use helps teachers integrate the technology into their curriculum. Having computers that are easy to administer enables their technical specialists to accomplish far more for the teachers and students.
Reliability is also an issue for the school environ-ment.
But, to a teacher, the classroom is also a mission-critical environment. To use the technology, I have to know that it's going to be reliable, that it's going to work when I need it. If it fails repeatedly, I'm going to have to move on to something else because I have to teach a class. Back to Top Low-Cost Desktops Seen as the Answer Carrollton City schools needed a solution that would address their support concerns, keep total cost of ownership under control, and grow with them. We were trying to decide whether to continue using it or invest in new equipment.