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Learning in—and outside—the classroom
“The goal of our Tablet PC program was to put
learning into the hands of the students,” says Danielle
Klaus, the Tablet Program coordinator. “What we’ve
seen is that they not only take on their own learning in
the context of their classes, but also branch out into
other areas and explore on their own.”

“The Tablet PC opens up more possibility for rapid
access to knowledge, for sorting through that
knowledge for what matters, and for developing even
more creative opportunities for problem-solving and
critical thinking.”
Stephen Kennedy, Head of School, Trinity School

That includes learning both in and outside of the
classroom. “The 1:1 aspect—each student having 
his or her own computer—is an important part of the
program’s success,” Ciccarelli notes. “They’re familiar
with it, comfortable with it, and it’s always available.”
Once students are assigned an HP Tablet PC at the
beginning of the academic year, it’s theirs to use 24
hours a day for the rest of the year.

“If they’re here for a few minutes before a carpool
arrives, they have their Tablets out and they’re
exploring programs and things,” Klaus says. “They’re
learning more on their own because they’re really
engaged and interested. They might be looking 
up something they were talking about with their
friends, or in class; or they might be blogging.”

“I’ve had a good, long-lasting relationship with HP.
Standardization helps us cut down on time devoted to
IT management and problem-solving.” 
Tammie Ciccarelli, Technology Director, Trinity School

Student Caroline Richardson adds, “I’m a better typist
and my grades are higher. It’s a more interesting way
to study.”

Math teacher Kristi Story recalls that during a lesson
on Mayan math—a base-20 system—one student
asked a question to which she didn’t know the answer.
“That’s a great question,” she responded. “Why don’t
you go research it for me?” By the end of the day, 
the student had found the answer. “It’s not just that 
he could find the answer using his Tablet PC, but that
he wanted to,” she says. “That’s where we’re seeing
the educational experience really change.”

Trinity’s use of HP Tablet PCs has solved another 
age-old school problem: the conundrum of homework

eaten by the family dog. “In the past, when we had
our homework on paper, sometimes we’d forget it 
at home,” admits sixth-grader Caroline Richardson.
“Now, even if we forget it, we can always take out 
our computer and get the document up and just 
print it out in class.”

School standardizes on HP technology
Most classrooms at Trinity are equipped with an 
HP Color LaserJet 3600n printer that supports the
entire class. “We wanted students to be able to 
print whatever they work on without having to go 
to a central location and take time away from 
class,” explains Ciccarelli.

She says the Color LaserJet printers were a natural
choice. Color, because it’s important to be able to
print color in order to capture all of the content the
students develop in various software programs, she
notes. And the choice of HP LaserJet printers? “Well,
as far as we’re concerned, HP is the clear choice when
it comes to printers,” Ciccarelli says. “The LaserJet
printers had the performance we needed, fit the price
range, had sufficient memory to handle our needs and
were fully networkable.” The school’s technology labs,
which serve the other grade levels, have LaserJet
3800n printers.

In fact, Ciccarelli says, the school has essentially
standardized on HP technology products, from the
Tablet PCs to HP Compaq notebooks and desktop 
PCs, and HP ProLiant servers that provide the
underlying infrastructure.

“I’ve had a good, long-lasting relationship with HP,”
she says. “Standardization helps us cut down on time
devoted to IT management and problem-solving.”