The Berwick campus is built on a sloped site with a number of portable classrooms, making it difficult to provide fiber-optic connections in all buildings. Because of these constraints, Berwick was selected as a potential site for a wireless network. Since most of Victoria s schools will eventually have wireless infrastructure, their mobile PCs will be equipped with wireless cards. With mobile PCs and wireless access, anytime, anywhere computing will become a reality for all of Berwick s teachers. We're convinced of the benefit.
Paperwork is reduced, record-keeping is more efficient, and it's easier to update reports.
Teachers can take their notebooks with them when they leave school, so they can do classroom preparation at home. It has been a great boon for us. The students now perceive their teachers in a new light. It has been beneficial for both parties. 11 million requests a day, with usage increasing by 1 million requests a day every two to three months.