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School District Enhances Educational Experience With Improved Technology Tools

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Overview Jefferson County Public Schools wanted to increase its teachers' use of and comfort with technology for a more dynamic classroom environment. The district opted to standardize on Tablet PCs running the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, rather than desktop or portable computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP. As a result, teachers and students are more engaged, and the district is decreasing IT costs.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	November 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Desktop Systems - PCs, Windows XP, Tablets

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