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- Victoria Department of Education & Training Improves Teaching and Learning With Intel Platforms
- Victoria may be Australia's smallest mainland state, but it is big on education. Computer and communications skills are increasingly important to individual success and national progress. Victoria's K-12 teachers already used Intel processor-based notebook computers to bring technology into the classroom. But the notebooks were aging, and the lack of...
- Tags: K-12, Education, Mobile, Training, Intel Corp., Victoria, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing
- Case studies
- Unified Communications for Today's K-12 Schools
- This webcast will focus particularly on SchoolMessenger for Cisco Unified Communications, part of the Cisco Unified Communications for Schools solution. SchoolMessenger for Cisco Unified Communications is an advanced automatic communication solution that gives schools the ability to notify parents quickly and easily through voice messages, text messages, and emails about...
- Tags: K-12, Unified Communications, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts
- A Study in Storage: K-12 Storage Consolidation and Backup
- South Country School District encompasses six schools and administrative offices spread over 16 square miles of Long Island, NY. Three key issues faced the district: the number of servers was becoming a management problem; the servers were nearing the end of their useful life; and the backup window was becoming...
- Tags: K-12, Network Appliance Inc., Server, NetApp, South Country School District, Storage, Backups, Hardware
- Case studies
- Eden Communications Case Study: IBM K-12
- IBM K-12 offers service-based solutions to Kindergarten through Grade 12 school districts, varying in size from 2 to 150 schools per district. Services range from simple hardware sales to network setup and configuration with the associated hardware and software. In addition, the company provides clients with ongoing day-to-day onsite support....
- Tags: K-12, IBM Corp., Help Desk, Call Centers, Sales Strategy, It Operations, Sales
- Case studies
- K-12 School District Makes Big Move to Wireless, Giving Students, Faculty and IT Staff Hassle Free Connectivity
- Spring Independent School District Spring ISD, north of Houston, Texas, is known for its innovation in technology to enhance education. As a next step, the school board wanted to provide one-to-one, continuous computer and network access to every single one of the 27,000 students in the district. But before choosing...
- Tags: K-12, Information Technology, Aruba Networks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Intrusion Detection, Security
- Case studies
- School Districts Go Wireless (Webinar Recording)
- K-12 school districts are now using Wi-Fi technology to deliver affordable, reliable network access in classrooms, libraries and other areas where it has never been possible before. Wireless management solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of K-12 network administrators are key to controlling support costs and achieving optimal performance....
- Tags: K-12, Webinar, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Webcasts
- Dell Hardware and Online Learning Software Increase Interest and Participation in K-12 Education Environment
- As a part of the College of Education at Illinois State University, University High School works with college educators to train many new teachers for their careers. The school wanted to expand opportunities for students to take additional course offerings and to participate in additional activities that supplemented their face-to-face...
- Tags: K-12, Education, Dell Computer Corp., Environment, Online Learning, Hardware, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- A Report and Estimating Tool for K-12 School Districts: Virginia District Case Study
- The Virginia case study school district is primarily suburban and growing with 166,600 students on 241 campuses. Recent district technology initiatives include new help desk and dispatch software, application integration middleware, upgraded student information system with related school server upgrades, consolidation of two email systems to a single groupware and...
- Tags: K-12, Tool, E-mail, Application Integration, E-learning, Online Communications, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- One-to-One Laptop Initiatives: Providing Tools for 21st Century Learners
- "One-to-one computing" describes an educational scenario in which every student, teacher, and staff member is provided with a portable laptop, notebook, or tablet PC for use both in the classroom and at home. Although many such programs are still in their infancy, one-to-one computing initiatives have already been shown to...
- Tags: K-12, Gateway Inc., Tool, Computer, Productivity, Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- White papers
- Cisco Video Applications in K-12 - Denton Independent School District
- Denton Independent School District ISD borders the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. Teachers and administrators, concerned for their students and families, felt isolated and did not have access to breaking news and video. The superintendent had limited communication channels to reach out to staff and students to calm nerves and...
- Tags: K-12, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Denton Independent School District, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Case studies
- Cisco Video Applications in K-12 - Washington Township Independent School System
- Washington Township Independent School District ISD in Sewell, New Jersey is a vibrant community in the southeastern suburbs of Philadelphia. Washington Township ISD did not have a strong record of maximizing their technology ROI. Expenditures were made on certain technologies that did not meet expectations and new equipment was under...
- Tags: K-12, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Roi/Tco, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies
- The Intelligent K-12 Portal
- Portals provide an ideal mechanism for delivering secure, personalized information and applications to all constituents. This webcast discusses methodologies to create a solid portal, integration and identity management framework to rapidly implement high-value initiatives.
- Tags: K-12, Novell Inc., Identity Management, Portals, Authentication/Encryption, Web Technology, Internet, Security
- Webcasts
- Obtain Grants and Cisco Systems Capital Leasing to Fund Your K-12 Technology Purchases
- Although state budgets have increased, educational technology funding within the federal education budget is rapidly dwindling. Many schools confront the challenge of finding money to make strategic technology purchases. This webcast shows how to find and use grants and leases to fund the technology investments. Technology can help to achieve...
- Tags: K-12, Grant, Leasing, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts
- Transforming Education for the 21st Century
- Technology is not a panacea for the problems facing K-12 schools today. However, when intelligently applied, it can empower education leaders to deliver the 21st-century skills that students need to succeed in today's world. This webcast shows why and how schools need to change, discusses ways to achieve this goal,...
- Tags: K-12, Education, School, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- Understand E-Rate Funding for K-12 Technology Needs
- Access to technology is a crucial element in providing students with the skills they need in the 21st century. But shrinking budgets make it difficult for many schools to provide that access, creating a digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. This webcast discovers how the school district can...
- Tags: K-12, E-Rate, Digital Divide
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- Securing Windows XP on K-12 networks with custom ADM files
- Neat, but it doesn't work for me?I downloaded and saved the ADM file. When I try to Add the ADM to Group Policy, it adds but only shows the first two items Hide Drives and Prevent Access to Drives. So I removed those two items and now it...
- Tags: mikew@..., network, ADM, K-12
- Discussion threads 2007-05-08
- Securing Windows XP on K-12 networks with custom ADM files
- By William T. EvansIn a previous article "SecuringWindows XP on K12 Computer Networks" I discussed four phases of the processto secure Windows XP. That article focused on using local operating systemcontrols to secure the operating system. This article will focus on the Processphase with regard to using custom ADM files...
- Tags: ADM, ADM file, group policy, K-12, Microsoft Windows, network, registry setting, Security, William Evans, Windows XP
- Technical articles 2007-02-14
- EclipseCrossword (exe)
- EclipseCrossword is a free application that makes creating crossword puzzles ridiculously easy. Just give it a list of words and clues, and it gives you a crossword puzzle that you can save and share, print out for photocopying and distribution, and even save as a Web page for posting on...
- Tags: K-12, EclipseCrossword, Internet
- Software downloads 2005-12-15
- Disaster recovery for the K-12 education environment
- Mike Talon outlines some of the primary issues for you to keep in mind if you are designing a disaster recovery plan for the K-12 education environment. When investigating disaster recovery DR for educational institutions, keep in mind that K-12 schools often have many different needs than...
- Tags: K-12, Mike Talon, disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, School, Environment, Data Management
- Technical articles 2006-05-15
- Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit and K-12 environments: Yes or no
- By William T. EvansSecuring Windows XP in a shared or public use workenvironment can offer up unique challenges. In some environments, serversecurity is of primary concern. However, in K-12 environments, securing theshared workstation is as important, from a support perspective, as securing theserver. Microsoft offers "The Shared Computer Toolkit" that...
- Tags: computer, Desktops, K-12, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Security, Shared Computer Toolkit, tool, Windows XP
- Technical articles 2006-11-27
