Photos: Roll-call goes high-tech at London college

Lecturers handed PDAs

Tower Hamlets College lies in the shadow of the gleaming Canary Wharf complex but this is one of the most deprived parts of London. The college has recently invested in new technology to help its students.

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Lecturers use handheld computers to take registers so that the information can be entered into the college's systems quickly.

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They can also use the interactive whiteboards installed in the classrooms to collect the same information.

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Photo: Steve Ranger