Virtual desktops for students

SIMtone is delivering low-cost, virtual desktops to students and faculty at a high school in Minnesota. The pilot is part of a program which aims to help close the digital divide and provide access to full PCs in the cloud to the estimated five billion people who cannot afford it, without requiring them to own a computer. Minnesota Online High School (MNOHS) is a public, state-funded school, and is open to any Minnesota resident, age 20 or younger. The school offers a comprehensive high school curriculum and college prep courses to students in grades 10-12. At MNOHS, students and teachers connect with one another online and on their own schedule. The school’s comprehensive curriculum provides students the flexibility of attending to their work and family obligations while pursuing a rigorous college preparatory program. (Ned Zimmerman-Bence, Executive Director of the Minnesota Online High School.)