Educational Technology

May 6, 2011

School Computers Can Be a Big Power Drain

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

By Sarah Rich, Government Technology

Many kids don’t worry about powering down the computers they use at school when it’s time to go home. For that matter, some teachers don’t either. Why worry about it? Think green. Computers that are left on overnight can add up to thousands of dollars in extra energy costs — a big problem for public schools that are seeing budget freezes and looking for cost-saving measures. The waste can also sink a sustainability plan.

http://www.govtech.com/technology/School-Computers-Power-Drain.html

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