Spreading the Wealth: University Partnership with Community K-12 Schools

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Title:Spreading the Wealth: University Partnership with Community K-12 Schools (ID: EDU0146)
Author(s):Patricia Idol (Wake Forest University) and H. David Womack (Wake Forest University)
Topics:K-12 Programs, Laptop and Notebook Computing, Student Computer Initiatives
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2001)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Once a laptop program is in place on your campus, what do you do with used laptops students return? Wake Forest University, an IBM ThinkPad campus, began addressing this issue in 1998. This presentation describes our solution to the problem, including details of the new partnerships we formed in the community during this collaborative process.
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