By Michael Garofola | Wed June 25, 2014
With the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference right around the corner, I thought we could talk about some important ways printing solutions help the education industry to save money, meet security concerns and enhance productivity:
- Take control & save green. The use of color in a classroom is very important. in fact, it’s so important that it can help increase student retention by 78% while also increasing students’ willingness to read and participate by up to 80%*. Pretty cool, right? But with budgets always a concern, schools cannot afford to allow everyone to print in color whenever they want. To help deal with these concerns, many printing solutions are out there that control printer usage by setting up who and what can print in color, in black & white, or not at all. By limiting color usage, the school/district can allow color printing to benefit student learning, while also saving some green.
- Print on-the-go. As technology becomes more and more advanced, the concept of bringing-your-own-device (BYOD) is a growing trend in the classroom setting. Therefore, schools are creating a more dynamic learning environment, where students use mobile devices –like tablets – in the classroom. Yet despite the obvious perks, BYOD brings a ton of security concerns, as well as considerations relating to mobile device printing. Offering easy-to-use printers that are compatible with mobile devices and include security features are necessary for the schools of the future.
- Get more done, faster. Because testing students and analyzing results remain intricate and time-consuming processes, teachers aren’t given the opportunity to address student learning gaps. While every type of testing has its challenges, schools have reached the point where additional efficiency is needed. Teachers should focus their time on teaching, and districts need to find solutions to severe budget challenges. Providing schools with solutions that can increase efficiency (such as an automated test grading solution) will benefit not only the educator, but also the student who will get more one-on-one time with their teacher.
In education as in other settings, it is important that printing solutions exist to control costs while helping improve daily processes and workflow.
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