Innovative storage to charge your devices By Rosie Clarke, Editor
Australian schools have more devices than most other OECD countries, and Australian students also spent a highly significant proportion of their time using those devices compared to other countries, according to OECD data.
their pedagogy. Accessible tech storage in classrooms, breakout rooms and libraries seems essential here, as teachers and students can more seamlessly reach for devices as needed. Increasingly, school storage is designed to be a secure charging station that is lockable via pin code, RFID, or other secure access, as well as an essential storage solution for books, stationery and other supplies.
This high-use of computer-based technology and high number of digital devices means charging is a big issue for schools, as well as secure storage. This is critical whether schools purchase devices themselves or run a Bring-Your-Own-Device program. Beyond laptops, schools need to safeguard, store, and/or charge tablets and smartphones. The latter is particularly necessary
Innovative tech storage comes in a vast range of styles and forms now and is highly customisable to meet the unique needs of Australian schools. Lockers are space saving options, whether they are large permanent wall units or mobile, more modular designs, they increasingly offer built-in charging facilities where cables are tidily stowed away, and are designed not to overheat.
Schools want techfocused storage solutions right now.
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where schools are implementing phone bans. School necessities like USBs, printing devices, headphones, monitors and cables also require accessible secure storage, not to mention the extraordinary wealth of edtech in daily use, including
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robotics equipment, cameras and microphones, gaming equipment, and infinitely more. Research has shown that teachers in non-forward-facing classrooms tend to be better able to integrate technology into
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