Benefits of Educational Institutions Utilizing USB Drives

Education is important and comes at a high price. Regardless of the level being pursued, your pocket is sure to feel the cost. Every year the price continues to rise. You can always count on seeing a fee on your bill dedicated to something in the form of ‘supplies’. Typically, the word ‘supplies’ covers the average amount of all inclusive printing (i.e. paper, ink, staples, binding, time). There is not really any way to get around paying for supplies other than the institution deciding to step in and help cut said costs. Either way the situation is spun, i.e. ‘going-green’ or simply ‘cutting costs’, USB drives present a great opportunity. Any educational institution can order customized drives in bulk. Depending on the type of drive, traditional flash drive or custom 2D/3D shape, the cost per drive per student would be dramatically less than the one hundred (plus) dollars for supplies. Educational institutions can then decide to: Ï    Offer the USB drive as an alternative option to save money over timeÏ    Include the USB drive with tuition costs instead of a high, fictitious number for ‘supplies’Ï    Colleges can use it as a free giveaway in ‘welcome’ bags to new studentsÏ    Colleges can use it as a free marketing tool with pre-loaded information/application to potential students There are many ways to utilize the USB drive. It can cut costs for schools drastically by essentially becoming eco-friendly. Instead of wasting money on printing costs; everything can be preloaded. Syllabi, worksheets, presentations, instructions, promotional materials, permission slips, textbooks & ebooks, etc. can all be preloaded to the drive for students. Ï    Teachers/professors can take time to preload documents to the drives. Ï    Students can download onto their drives off of the internet Ï    Students can download onto their drives off of the designated classroom computer by clicking and dragging files/folders. Ï    Or USB Promos can preload all of the information to the drives. Just send us the necessary documents. The best part about educational institutions utilizing the custom USB drive is that it is reusable. Students can make a one time payment for a long term investment. The student will have that drive while in the current school and beyond, unless they lose it. For colleges/universities this is a great marketing tool. Whenever the student uses their USB drive, during and after education, the drive serves as, essentially, free advertising. Because nothing comes free or cheap very often, investing into custom USB drives will only benefit your institution. Take a look at our idea gallery in the Education & Collegiate tab for more ideas. USB drive is becoming increasingly common in the classroom. Distribute e-books, course material, academic policies and information with ease. They are really great for essays, term papers and storing and organizing school work. Even the students can use flash drives for homework, projects, and other class work without having to worry about being at the same computer all the time.School book stores already sell hats, coffee mugs and other products bearing school logos and colors, why not flash drives?