Motorola AP-7131 - Wireless Access Point Brochure page 2

Challenges in today's
educational institutions
Professors in universities and teachers in K-12 schools
are leveraging the power of the Internet to enrich
the learning experience for today's students. Online
tests are common. Webinars and podcasts enable
professors to disseminate additional information on
virtually any subject. On-line posting of assignments,
grades, study guides and more helps teachers and
administrators ensure student success.
In addition, today's students — the earliest of
technology adopters — are growing up in a wireless
world, expecting 'anywhere anytime' access to
whatever information they need, on whatever device
is in their hands. The new generation of tech-savvy
students might want to watch a Professor's webinar
on a laptop or as a podcast on a mobile device virtually
anywhere on campus — from a dormitory room to
the library or an outdoor area. Since each graduating
class creates a 25 percent turnover in the student
body, every year the number of students with 802.11n-
enabled laptops increases, along with students'
wireless expectations. Furthermore, the increasing
emphasis on campus safety is forcing security
personnel to rely on new wireless technologies,
from video surveillance to crisis notification systems,
to extend their reach and work more efficiently.
As a result, universities, colleges and private K-12
institutions must determine how to cost-effectively
provide the high-speed wireless access and
applications required to enable anywhere, anytime
access to the latest tools to not only meet student
expectations, but to also improve registration and
student safety.