Qualcomm to Gives 100 Smartphones to Students in North Carolina
February 5, 2008 10:05 AM | Smartphone | Comments (0)
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Digital Millennial Consulting and Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced the joint distribution of 100 Smartphones to four high schools in three school districts across the state of North Carolina. |  |
Project K-Nect video footage is available online by visiting www.qualcomm.com/.../education.html.
The project will run through June 2008 and be followed up with an extensive research study examining the viability of utilizing Smartphones to increase student achievement in mathematics. Safeguards will be in place to assure that students are able to communicate only with authorized users and that they observe acceptable use policies for the Smartphones. The Smartphones are enabled by CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO and EV-DO Rev. A technologies.
The project aims to increase math achievement as measured by proficiency in state testing and improved classroom performance by improving the academic involvement of harder-to-engage students who have struggled with math. It also seeks to dramatically impact the current digital divide by providing supplemental learning through mobile Smartphones with high-speed wireless connectivity to students who to otherwise might not have access to a computer at home.
The Project K-Nect partnership includes:
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, implementing the program in four public schools, including Dixon High School, Southwest High School, Southern School of Engineering and Carver High School.
- Digital Millennial Consulting, managing the technology development, implementation, support services, professional development and monitoring and evaluation of the project.
- Qualcomm, as the primary sponsor of the project through its worldwide Wireless Reach™ initiative.
- Drexel University, through its Math Forum, is Project K-Nect's primary subject matter expert and is responsible for the design of all the mathematics content, curriculum development, and alignment to standards and professional development.
- Choice Solutions is providing technology resources, expertise in the architecture, design, development, testing and deployment for Project K-Nect.
- SOTI, through its MobiControl product, is providing tools to remotely monitor in real time all activities undertaken by the students on their designated devices.
- Florida State University, through its Florida Center for Interactive Media, is managing the development of all multimedia for the mathematics content available on the Smartphone. Psymes Consulting is the responsible agent for all research related activities associated with Project K-Nect.
- The Wireless Foundation
- The Futures Channel
- BrainPop
- Motricity
Digital Millennial Consulting is a cross-sector consulting firm specializing in the education technology sector serving both public and private entities by delivering focused solutions for schools, state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education and nonprofit or for-profit organizations to effectively develop and implement technology strategies and systems to maximize academic achievement for our millennial students.
Qualcomm believes access to advanced wireless voice and data services improves people's lives. The Company's Wireless Reach initiative supports programs and solutions that bring the benefits of connectivity to developing communities globally. By working with the Company's partners, Wireless Reach projects create new ways for people to communicate, learn, access healthcare and reach global markets. For more information please visit www.qualcomm.com/wirelessreach.
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