We’ve talked quite a bit about the different ways student ID badges are being used in high school settings. This year especially, more and more schools are now requiring students to wear photo ID badges at all times while on school grounds. On a side note, I’m guessing the lanyard will start to play a significant role in youth fashion, if it hasn’t already. While student ID programs are typically implemented for security purposes, many schools are finding other way to make use of these new mandatory accessories. One such school is Delaware’s Middleton High. Middleton’s ID cards are now linked to a computer listing that manages the school’s textbooks. It’s an innovative new way to distribute and track student reading materials.

Here’s how it works: Students bring their class schedules to the Middleton High library, where they track down their required text books (organized nice and neat on library shelves). A librarian behind the counter then scans a bar code on the student’s ID card, along with the barcode on the back of each book. That information is then stored in a school-wide computer listing. This process eliminates the need for teachers to hand out books, gives the students a bit of responsibility, and makes it easier for the school to accurately keep track of its catalog of textbooks.
Read more about this program at DelawareOnline.com…