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Notebooks for Schools Program   These special purchase schemes are for specific customers eligible under these schemes. Other customers may purchase from our authorized resellers.

 

Toshiba has been the preferred Mobile Solutions Partner for a number of academic institutions. The following leading educational institutions have put in place a computer-based learning program into their curriculum.

National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

Preferred notebook partner by National University of Singapore for five years. Go »

 Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Preferred Mobile Solutions Partner by Ngee Ann Polytechnic for four consecutive years. Go »
Temasek Polytechnic

Temasek Polytechnic

Preferred Mobile Solutions Partner by Temasek Polytechnic. Go »

 Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University

Preferred Mobile Solutions Partner by Singapore Management University. Go »

 

Toshiba has been a very active participant in providing notebooks for schools and academic institutions. There has been a realization in the academic world that students, who will manage the future of our increasingly automated world when they leave school, should be trained in important hard-skills like computer skills.

In the US, Toshiba is a partner in the Intel Model School Program. This is a program that provides schools in the US with computing technology such as notebooks. Over in Australia and New Zealand, the Schools Notebook Access Program (SNAP) provides notebooks to students at education pricing.

Already into our third year, Toshiba Singapore's Notebook for Schools Program (NFSP) provides selected academic institutions with quality notebooks at education pricing for students and staff.

For academic leaders, teaching staff and parents;

The world that we live in is run with computers. In the future, more areas of our lives will become automated with the help of computers. There are already tiny microprocessors that are embedded in your cell-phones, washing machines, rice cookers and virtually any electronic device - even toys. Computers are replacing typewriters and it is likely that every office you work in has a computer. Even in transport, computers are starting to make an impact. For example, the new mass rapid train line running northeast through Singapore use "driver-less" trains. Complex computer systems will automate this new line. Such sophisticated systems require strong computer skills to administer. There is very little doubt that computing skills are not a luxury but a necessity to survive in an increasingly automated world.

Some academic institutions around the world are realizing that the onus is on them to lead the way in teaching children and students these key skills. When the schools, that are the bedrock of education, don't lead the way, is there anyone else that will? You can read about how some schools have prepared to introduce notebooks into their learning curriculum below.

They have decided to introduce notebooks rather than desktops because the students could carry their school assignments home in their notebooks. It would be un-wieldy to try to manage this with desktops.

There is growing evidence that introducing computers into the teaching cirrulum actually improve other skills in students. For example, Notebook students actually performed better in writing assessments. They frequently use notebooks for research and writing, and are able to choose the right software tool for the required school project. This ability to adapt computer tools to solve the required problem cannot be rote-learned and can only come about with frequent usage on computers. It will be a useful skill for the students when they start work.

Here is a three-year study by Rockman Et Al, an independent research organization based in San Francisco, on the impact of notebooks in teaching and learning. The research company conducted an evaluation to document how student learning and teaching change when every student and teacher has a laptop computer loaded with Microsoft Office;

For Students;

With a notebook, not only will you be able to use your notebook to type up notes and projects, you will be able to use email to collaborate with your classmates on class assignments with less frequent meetings. The Internet also allow you to have access to the all kinds of research materials that scientific and academic institutions publish frequently - really useful for your projects.

There are also thousands of free and commerical software tools that can be used to assist you in solving problems. For example, you can make use of a statistical program to run ANOVA tests on your collected data to try to determine which collection of data is significantly important for your project. Such kind of computer skills you pick up will be extremely useful when you leave school for work.

If your school of choice has a program in place for computer-based learning, it is likely that some financial assistance program has been put in place by the school for needy students. Alternatively, some schools may also have arrangements with local banks to provide students with computer-purchase loans at attractive interest rates. You can ask the school administration for more details.