Toshiba Talks Education at 2009 National Educational Computing Conference
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Toshiba’s Digital Products Division : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fexp .. (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., is showcasing all of its latest educational products at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) being held at the Washington D.C. Convention Center (Booth #3218), June 28 to July 1, 2009. Toshiba’s mobile offerings for education include its newest mini NB205 for note-taking and laptop training in early grades.
Other offerings range from high-performance thin and light laptops like the Tecra® R10 and Portégé® R600 to the award-winning Portégé M750 Tablet PCs.
Toshiba Laptops for Schools
Toshiba has long been a pioneer in mobile technology for education as it was the first, partnering with Microsoft, to initiate the Laptops for Schools program in the United States. Toshiba created the program in 1995 to assist K-12 schools in successfully planning for and executing one-to-one laptop programs. Last year, Toshiba selected CDW-G, a leading provider of technology products and services for education, to collaborate this effort to further enable anytime, anywhere learning nationwide. Together, Toshiba and CDW-G donated more than $150,000 worth of education-focused technology products to three selected schools. The products include Toshiba TDP-TW100U wireless projectors for classrooms and Toshiba Portégé Tablet PCs for the teachers and students, as well as Toshiba accessories like Tablet PC port replicators and 6-cell slice batteries to enhance their anytime, anywhere learning experience.
This year’s recipients of the Laptops for Schools donations include.
- Antwerp Local School, Antwerp, OH
- Watauga High School, Boone, NC
- Kilgore ISD, Kilgore, TX
“As a pioneer of the one-to-one learning movement, Toshiba is proud to partner with CDW-G on the Laptops for School program,” said Patrick Mani, vice president field sales, Toshiba’s Digital Products Division.
“The program continues to grow providing innovative technology solutions to more students and faculty at schools throughout the United States.”
Watauga High School uses its Toshiba Portégé Tablet PCs for hands-on learning exercises in their freshman geometry classes. The Tablet PC’s unique digital pen allows students to work through geometry problems on the laptop’s touch screen and record their methods for solving them.
Watauga students share their problem-solving techniques with their peers using a collaborative teach-to-learn model which helps with critical thinking and dialogue.
Antwerp Local School’s Laptops for Schools program improves student learning and motivation by encouraging note-taking and improving communication between students and teachers. Traveling on a Learn & Serve America grant, five students from Antwerp will be attending NECC to learn about green technology and what they can do in their district to save energy and money. They will carry the donated Toshiba Portégé M700 Tablet PCs to document their findings at the NECC conference.
Scholarships and More
Toshiba has helped students by awarding more than $189,000 in college scholarship funds over the last 10 years as part of its annual Toshiba Classic PGA golf tournament. Through this event, Toshiba has given 110 laptops and more than $250,000 in support of local Orange County schools. To further support future leaders in innovation, Toshiba also distributes teacher grants to help establish innovative learning environments in schools nationwide.
Through Toshiba’s involvement with Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, the world’s largest K–12 science and technology competition, Toshiba has awarded more than one million dollars worth of savings bonds and prizes including laptops and portable DVD players to almost 250,000 students.
Since its inception in 1992, ExploraVision stands out as one of the nation’s leading education programs that promotes student interest in science and technological innovation.
The latest educational tools being displayed at NECC 2009.
Toshiba Portégé M750: The Tablet PC offer users more options suited for classroom use. The notebook-to-tablet convertibility delivers the ability to use this machine as a traditional notebook with a keyboard or twist it into a Tablet PC for pen and touch input. This enables users to draw diagrams, take notes or annotate documents in their own handwriting. The Portégé M750 features EasyGuard®1 Technology with PC Health Monitor that helps protect the laptop from spills and jolts as well as continuously checks the performance and functionality of the system’s critical hardware components and alerts users when the system is in need of a tune-up. The Portégé M750 also has built-in security features and Toshiba’s standard three-year limited International warranty2. Based on Intel’s Centrino® technology3, the Portégé M750 series is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down.
Toshiba mini NB205: The recently launched mini NB205 is a super-compact mini notebook that features a bright and vivid 10.1-inch diagonal widescreen LED backlit display, a full-size QWERTY keyboard and a generous laptop-sized touchpad, making typing and navigating the Web easy and comfortable. The mini notebook also runs Windows® XP, a familiar operating system with broad application compatibility. It comes equipped with a Hard Drive Impact Sensor that guards data from the daily bumps of mobile life and a USB Sleep-and-Charge4 port that enables users to charge various consumer electronics devices even when the unit is turned off.
Toshiba Tecra R10: The thin and light Tecra R10 features powerful Intel Centrino 2 with vPro™ technology3, enabling users to take full advantage of the latest applications. The Tecra R10 is Toshiba’s thinnest and lightest laptop featuring a 14.1-inch high resolution LED Backlit LCD screen. The series delivers portability with ample workspace while featuring EasyGuard1 Technology, TouchPad pointing device, an eSATA/USB Sleep-and-Charge4 port and Toshiba’s standard three-year International limited warranty2.
With an EPEAT™ Gold rating, the Tecra R10 is also Energy Star 4.0 and RoHS compliant, saving on energy at all levels of use.
Toshiba Portégé R600: The Portégé R600 ultraportable laptop is exceptionally lightweight, compact, portable and ideal for computing in any environment. The Portégé R600 series continues the tradition of offering a more durable chassis, a shock absorbing design and an enhanced LED backlit Indoor/Outdoor Transreflective 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen display. Weighing just three-pounds5, the Portégé R600 has a built-in DVD SuperMulti drive and features an Intel® Ultra Low Voltage Core™ 2 Duo processor3, an eSATA/USB Sleep-and-Charge4 port, among other preferred features. The Portégé R600 also includes Toshiba's EasyGuard1 Technology with PC Health Monitor and Toshiba’s standard three-year International limited warranty2.
Pricing and Availability
Toshiba laptop solutions start at $349.00 MSRP6. Laptops are available through Toshiba Preferred Partner Program resellers and WSCA.
Education pricing is available. More information about Toshiba’s laptops can be found at laptops.toshiba.com/education/for-schools : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Flap .. .
About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. Toshiba Corporation is a world leader and innovator in high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products. These products span from information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; as well as power systems including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 730 companies, with 199,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing US $67 billion (FY 2008). For more information on Toshiba visit www.laptops.toshiba.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
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1. EasyGuard Technology. EasyGuard technology comprises a number of features some of which may or may not be available on a particular Toshiba notebook depending on the model selected. See www.info.toshiba.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2F66. .. for detailed information.
2. Warranty. The terms and conditions of Toshiba's standard limited warranty, and extended warranty and service upgrade plans are available at www.warranty.toshiba.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
3. Processor. CPU performance may vary. See Processor Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
4. USB Sleep & Charge. The “USB Sleep & Charge function” may not work with certain external devices even if they are compliant with the USB specification. In those cases, turn the power of the computer ON to charge the device.
5. Weight. Weight may vary. See Weight Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
6. Price. Reseller prices may vary. MSRP means "Manufactures Suggested Retail Price."
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