Case Study: LocknCharge and Chromebooks in St. Aloysius Institute
Criteria for Selection Cart
In the past, St. Aloysius Institute found evaluating device carts more simple. They simply looked for good cable management and the ability to charge a singular device type (mostly Windows Laptops) in a secure cart.
When working on their new deployment, they had new criteria emerge when evaluating how to charge and securely store their devices. The solution must be:
- A universal solution – accommodating Chromebooks, tablets and more.
- Portable – the carts are kept in a safe environment where administrative colleagues can keep the devices safe, clean and charged but the devices need to be easily Transported to where theywill be used.
- Stylish and Modern – the solution must be both functional and stylish blending more seamlessly into the school’s environment.
- Value – rather than going for the most expensive or least expensive solution, the cart needs to providence a good value for the price.
St. Aloysius Institute
LocknCharge solutions facilitate device management
Once agreeing upon the criteria and reviewing solutions available on the market, the St. Aloysius Institute selected the Carrier 40 Cart which met all of their criteria . The cart charges and secures twenty 13“ Chromebooks, but but the organization has the flexibility to charge up to 40 devices as their deployment grows. The cart can be used for tablets or other devices to a maximum size of 13”. The devices are kept in the colorful Baskets that allow the devices to be easily and quickly moved to different rooms in the building. All of these features make it easy for us to create a shared device environment allowing teachers to build technology into their lesson plans.
Benefits:
- Stylish Cart blends into surroundings while in central location in the building.
- Quick and easy transportation with Baskets.
- Two adults (or 4 children) can safely carry 20 devices
- The Cart offered a good value with extra features like Baskets and multi-device compatibility compared to less expensive solutions.
- The Cart includes a remote for controlling the charging of the devices.
So what is the result?
Device management has always been a struggle for the school in the past. Now with the LocknCharge Carts they’re able to easily distribute and manage devices.
“Device management has always been a struggle for our school in the past. Lately we have been transforming our organization and device management policy to tackle these problems.” - Davy Van Hemelen IT Coordinator
While the school was initially worried about the maximum device size accommodated by the Baskets, the users have found they work perfectly for their wide variety of devices.
