14 DAY TRIAL // Environmental issues could soon be taught in school, making pupils more aware of their impact on the environment and highlighting the importance of smart, eco-friendly decisions. However, even if this initiative is welcomed by conservationists, using piles of paper is far from reflecting any sustainable goals.
In order to overcome this disadvantage, Samsung is doing its best to indicate the advantages of paperless teaching, using the most advanced technology developed so far. The company has decided to bring its high-tech gadgets to New Media Middle School in Columbus, Ohio.
The company is eager to help both kids and teachers go green, while introducing its Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apparently, this goal coincides with the school's green values. New Media Middle School was open last year, in an attempt to educate students using the latest technology.
This is why the school seems like the perfect place for Samsung to exhibit its lightweight, 8.6 millimeters-thin Galaxy Tab 10.1. Its 10-inch touch screen will most likely capture the attention of pupils and make teachers think about replacing books with high-tech gadgets.
This initiative is part of a much more ample program, entitled STEM, developed all across the US by the major company, hoping to change mentalities, make learning processes more entertaining, interactive and eco-friendly, while cutting down the enormous amount of paper demanded by schools.
Microsoft and National Environmental Education Foundation are also actively involved in this project, following the same sustainable path to green up schools.
“Samsung and its partners are asking teachers to participate in its contest which will address a key academic challenge in our country: to increase the pursuit of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. With Samsung and schools joining together, we’re looking to foster interest in these subjects among students and illustrate the practical impact applying these subjects can have,” reveals the company.
In order to make its strategy more appealing to hundreds of pupils from the US, the company is putting a $1m (€782) prize in technology on the table, to renew the promise of a paperless future.