Thesis™ Gives Students The Power To Plug Into A Better Learning Experience

Thesis™ Gives Students The Power To Plug Into A Better Learning Experience

Today is International Day of Education—a day that celebrates the power of learning all over the world. So what better time to turn our attention to educational envrionments and the power students needs to navigate those spaces each and every day?

We all know that packing a bag for class looks a bit different than it did 20 years ago...heck, even 5 years ago. Student essentials now include at least some kind of electronic device—a tablet, laptop, smartphone—maybe even all the above. And with the workout they'll get on any given day, odds are they're going to need a recharge.

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Technology touches every aspect of our lives and the modern classroom is more reliant on digital learning that ever before. According to a study done in 2019 by Common Sense Education, nearly 95% of teachers employ tech in the classroom, and in a post-pandemic learning environment, those number have only gone up with the flood of virtual learning opportunities. K-12 students use laptops or tablets to access materials, read digital textbooks, complete homework and share documents. Across college campuses, that same tech is hard at work in lecture halls, libraries, lab settings, and other collaborative spaces.

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Whether we're talking about better access to educational content, personalized student involvement, or an elevated focus on collaboration, tech in schools has changed the way students are learning. And that's great! What's not so great is the need for increased access to power and charging that continues to go unaddressed in so many academic settings.

According to The Washington Post, the average U.S. school building is now about 50 years old, and issue that affects student learning in many ways—with power distribution at the top of the list. Out of the educators questioned, 2 in 5 reported that their classrooms did not have enough accessible outlets. Even if adding outlets were possible, it  still wouldn't bring power to the middle of the room, or onto desktops, where it's usually needed. Perhaps the most troublesome finding was that 1 in 5 teachers reported not having access to any charging tools (cart, extension cord, power bank) at all.

So outlet accessibility is definitely one challenge, but charging itself is often another.

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Because all batteries out there are not created equal, some newer tech might last most of the day, while other laptops or tablets are drained by lunchtime. Or if kids take equipment home at night for school work, studies show that about one-third of students arrive back in the morning without a fully-charged device—and that's an issue that can slow down learning for their peers as well. In the same 2020 study by Brown University, researchers calculated that students may lose "between 10 to 20 days of instructions time over the course of the year" due to classroom interruptions. As any teacher will tell you, not only do issues related to uncharged devices eat into valuable instructional time, when a student's laptop or tablet is dead...so in their engagement.

With findings like those cited above, it's easy to see that access to power and charging can pose a big problem for students and teachers alike. Fortunately, Byrne is here to deliver a "not-so-big" solution that's perfect for educational spaces of all kinds.

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Introducing Thesis

Compact and highly-durable, Thesis is the new award-winning portable charger built for stackability with only one cord required to power multiple units. No bulky charging hub or special platform needed—just a single outlet—making it ideal for classrooms where wall receptacles are at a premium. 

Thesis also delivers 230 watts of charging muscle with three ports for USB-C and one for USB-A. That's more than enough punch to power laptops...plural. And there's integrated 15W wireless technology on top of each unit too. Now, even the kids in grade school can tell you that adds up to charging five different devices from this one little dynamo, all at the same time.

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Built super tought for grown-ups and kids alike, the design is still friendly, with rounded corners and a clean, modern profile. It even includes a comfy carrying loop that makes it easy to simply grab and go. Thesis is offered in nine nature-inspired colors and is available in 1, 3, and 5-packs, making it easy—and affordable—for learning environments to stack up and stock up on the power students need to succeed. And because tools aren't always put back where students found them, there's even a discrete compartment to house a locator device to help track down any unit that has somehow wandered off.

Stackable, portable, single-cord charging built to power a better day of learning. That's sure to put Thesis at the top of any class.

To learn more about Thesis, head over to https://www.byrne.com/sneak-peek-thesis

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