Public School System, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)
CMNI Public School System wanted to equip students with access to knowledge that would globalize their learning experience. 6,000 students in grades 7–12 were provided a Dell™ Latitude™ 2100 netbook with access to Dell Connected Classroom technology.
Date
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5/1/2011
Our island has become a classroom. We map where students are congregating with their netbooks, and 68 percent of network activity at Wi-Fi hotspots shows some form of classwork interaction.
Craig H. Garrison, current principal, Marianas High School, Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands
Challenge
CMNI Public School System wanted to equip its students with access to knowledge that would globalize their learning experience.Solution
CNMI Public School System provided students with Dell Latitude™ netbooks and Dell Connected Classroom technology to enhance learning environments.Benefits
• Improved students’ academic performance by approximately 34 percent• Increased students’ use of multimedia through netbooks by 32 percent
• Reduced paper consumption by 35 percent
