How to Choose a Computer for School
Content Type: Product Information & Documentation | Article ID: 000094738 | Last Reviewed: 01/04/2024
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Description
How to choose the right computer for a student or a teacher, and what features to consider.
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To upgrade a device for students or teachers for general school use, there are a variety of factors to consider that can impact daily learning and teaching, including performance, form factor, connectivity, video and audio capabilities, security and manageability, and cost.
In general, when purchasing a new device for students or teachers, the more processing power a device has, the more applications and activities students and teachers can do.
- All students and teachers need devices that can support collaboration, video, and content sharing programs used for remote learning access and in the classroom.
- Elementary school students will additionally need enough processing power to access and use digital content and educational, touch-based applications and, eventually, basic productivity tools for creating documents and simple presentations.
- Middle school students will need increased performance as they use their devices for more intensive and varied activities, including data analysis, computer programming, or multimedia content creation.
- Teachers and high school students need devices that can do all of this and have the processing power for increased multitasking and more resource-intensive applications, such as those required in advanced classes and electives such as engineering, data science, and graphic design, or activities such as esports.
This graphic can help you determine what processors are recommended for a range of grades and uses.
