[Infographic] 7 Reasons to Choose the ThinkPad X131e Over the iPad for your Classroom

Classrooms have gone digital, and teachers need devices to keep up. The Lenovo ThinkPad® X131e was designed specifically with education in mind. This tough, customizable, and easy-to-use computer helps teachers, and empowers students. See the top 7 reasons why you should choose the X131e for your K-12 classroom.

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[Infographic] Best in Class: ThinkPad X131e Chromebook vs Apple iPad

Teachers need the right device to keep up with today’s digital classrooms. That’s where the ThinkPad® X131e Chromebook comes in. It was designed to make teachers more effective, IT managers less stressed, and students further empowered.

For the always budget conscious educators and school administrators, Chromebooks cost less than most high end tablets and according to the IDC, require 69 percent less labor to deploy and 92 percent less labor to support than desktops, laptops or netbooks.*

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*Based on research performed by IDC, August 2012, “Quantifying the Economic Value of Chromebooks for K-12 Education”

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Tracking Cloud Adoption in Schools [Infographic]

Originally Posted by Corey Murray, EdTech Magazine

With the rise in mobile computing and increasingly crowded servers on campus, the question has always been when, not if, schools would eventually move to the cloud.

That inevitable migration so far has been fairly tentative, with administrators launching pilot projects and limited deployments, allowing teachers and students to dabble in the possibilities — and identify potential trouble spots — without making a full-on commitment.

But, if this latest infographic from the writers at Online Colleges is any indication, that commitment is coming — and soon. In two years, it is estimated that K–12 schools will allocate an average of 17 percent of their total IT budget to cloud-related services. Five years out, that projection jumps to 27 percent, and skyward from there.

Want to learn what makes the cloud so appealing? Check out the infographic below, which contains information about the trend toward cloud computing in K–12 and higher education. (Disclaimer: prices listed in this graphic subject to change.)

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Tracking Cloud Adoption in Schools [Infographic]

Originally Posted by Corey Murray, EdTech Magazine

With the rise in mobile computing and increasingly crowded servers on campus, the question has always been when, not if, schools would eventually move to the cloud.

That inevitable migration so far has been fairly tentative, with administrators launching pilot projects and limited deployments, allowing teachers and students to dabble in the possibilities — and identify potential trouble spots — without making a full-on commitment.

But, if this latest infographic from the writers at Online Colleges is any indication, that commitment is coming — and soon. In two years, it is estimated that K–12 schools will allocate an average of 17 percent of their total IT budget to cloud-related services. Five years out, that projection jumps to 27 percent, and skyward from there.

Want to learn what makes the cloud so appealing? Check out the infographic below, which contains information about the trend toward cloud computing in K–12 and higher education. (Disclaimer: prices listed in this graphic subject to change.)

View the original post on EdTech Magazine

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