Convent of the Sacred Heart High School (CSH), today announced that it is the first high school to select WideRay technology for use as a collaborative educational tool and information distribution system. WideRay’s Jack mobile caching server is a new hardware device that beams on-location, on-demand content and applications to handheld devices, such as those made by Palm, Inc.

“It’s exciting to see our platform applied to a dynamic education environment rich with interaction and information. It’s fulfilling to provide cutting-edge technology to a demographic group that is sometimes underserved when it comes to computer technology education. Here’s a case where the girls will have better access to new technology than the boys,” said Saul Kato, CEO of WideRay.

CSH students are using PalmÔ handheld computers to access content and applications residing on WideRay Jack mobile caching servers in their daily routines to increase communication, personal organization and provide access to powerful interactive applications. Students can access school policies, syllabi, class rosters, homework assignments, testing calendars, activities, sports schedules and daily bulletins, as well as the daily schedule.

Using WideRay’s HTML and SQL based content development system, students are creating new content for distribution, including the school newspaper. The math department will distribute a graphing calculator program; the science department will use probes and transfer their data to the handheld for collection and analysis; and more educational programs are being developed as the program progresses.