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T.H.E. Journal
September 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Move It or Lose: It Cloud-Based Data Storage In Hendrick Hudson School District, located in Montrose, NY, just 40 minutes outside the Big Apple, district auditors wanted a better way to back up their data than the on-site, tape-based system the district had been using for years.   |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1, 2010
Jennifer Demski |
Taking the Plunge: Districts Leap Into Virtualization Three districts that have made the conversion to virtual computing talk about their experiences. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
John K. Waters |
Virtualize Me! K-12's burgeoning interest in cost-cutting, productivity-boosting virtualization technologies has vendors starting to take notice. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Now What? We put the question to a host of K-12 IT leaders: If you had a one-shot chance to spend a big sum of technology money, where would you begin? Here are their shopping lists. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Jeff Jennings |
IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Don't Hit That 'Delete' Button! In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2008
Matt Villano |
Point Man A district's IT efforts all revolve around the CIO, whose role and responsibilities have been transformed by the digital age. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Out of Site, Out of Mind Software as a service puts burdensome administrative tasks into the hands of a web-based host. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007
John K.Waters |
Classroom Collaborators Wireless connectivity is providing a level of flexibility for students and teachers, changing the learning environment in ways that in some cases has to be seen to be believed. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Prepare for Impact Open source software is poised to make a profound impact on K-12 education. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Jacob Milner |
Warming Up To Wireless As wireless technology takes hold in school districts, the biggest challenge is getting teachers to embrace it, to take student learning to a new level. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2005
Betty Schweizer |
The Evolution of Information Access From dedicated terminals and dial-up service to the power of the enterprise Web: proposes that school districts form consortia to purchase and leverage Web portal technology, highlighting Minnesota's Plumtree Portal, the first portal-based service for k-12 education. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
Matt Bolch |
Remote Control School districts are catching on to software as a service, a business model that allows administrators to manage essential organizational functions and plug in to student data from anywhere with an internet connection. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2006
Linda L. Briggs |
Calling for Backup School districts are searching for ways to manage their ever-increasing volumes of content. New technologies are here to help. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Williams & Krueger |
Is Your Network Safe? Why educators should care about cybersecurity - and what they should do about it. |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Ashlee Vance |
Taking the Pain Out of Virtual Computing A new kind of technology may help companies handle complex "virtualization" software and cut their spending on storage systems. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 8, 2010
John K. Waters |
Up, Up, and Away As far as Ned Zimmerman-Bence is concerned, cloud computing saved his school. |
InternetNews
April 7, 2009
David Needle |
Teachers Driving Web 2.0 Adoption? A new survey indicates teachers are leading the charge to get more Web 2.0 services into the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2000 |
District-Wide Management Made Easy The PowerSchool Enterprise for large school districts lets districts manage student records easily, and lets parents track their children's progress, all from a centralized server... |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
John K. Waters |
High Maintenance Running a successful 1-to-1 program requires diligent upkeep - along with a few veteran tricks of the trade. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
School Security Strategy--Simplified Safety is a top priority for schools, and the best way to manage the risk is to address the top IT security issues for 2007-2008, and anticipate concerns on the horizon. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2008
Charlene O'Hanlon |
A Savings Twofer Efforts to reduce the costs of operating the district data center are also producing positive benefits for the environment. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2006
Neal Starkman |
Special Section: Resource Management :: Value Judgments Are your technology expenditures proving to be money well spent? A new online total cost of ownership (TCO) tool will let you know. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Rama Ramaswami |
Nothing to LOL About Schools fear the predatory behavior that lurks around social networking sites can make users sitting ducks for hackers, thieves, cyberbullies, and scammers. So they're caught in what appears to be an all-or-nothing choice. |
CIO
August 28, 2012
Paul Rubens |
Office 365 Earns High Marks in Education, Struggles in Enterprise Microsoft's cloud-based productivity suite is getting impressive grades with educational customers in its first year, but the software-as-a-service offering is struggling to gain traction with enterprise customers. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 17, 2010
David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Vanessa Hua |
Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2002
David Tapang |
A 21st Century Model for Maximizing Technology Purchases The author, a Microsoft marketing manager, promotes Microsoft's tool for helping educational institutions choose which operating system is right for them... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2004
Darrell Walery |
Wireless Technology in K-12 Education WLANS gain popularity in schools grades K-12 because of their faster speeds and lower costs. An examination of why schools are adopting this technology. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2008
John K. Waters |
Mix Master The Schools Interoperability Framework has emerged as a cornerstone of K-12 data warehousing, enabling once-isolated information to be shared among diverse systems. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Making a Comeback Lacking the resources companies have to protect their data in the event of disruptions, K-12 technology directors are devising their own backup solutions. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Rama Ramaswami |
Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2004
David L. Benson |
AAL Helps Blue Valley Stay on the Cutting Edge With a Customized Student Information System The partnership enhances the school district's SIS and brings added value to every student's home in the district. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
On Alert Recent events point up the need for school districts to upgrade campus security procedures. But while some have acted by adopting emergency notification systems, many don't seem to have gotten the message. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 10, 2009
Bridget McCrea |
5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010 These tech trends include greater use of ebook readers, interactive whiteboards, personal devices in the classroom, and more. |
PHONE+
July 20, 2009 |
Case Study: LifeSize Takes Teachers to Class With looming budget cuts, one school district turns to video communication to keep teachers connected for professional development, staff meetings, and training sessions. |
InternetNews
August 3, 2006
Lynn Haber |
University Graduates to New Storage Architecture Salisbury University gets a handle on its fast-growing storage needs with help from EMC. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2001
Ruth Watson |
The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools... |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2001
Philip J. Bossert |
Lessons Learned An inside look at four of the top technology school districts in the nation... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005
Darby & Hughes |
The Evolution of Student Information Systems As PCs and the Internet have become a ubiquitous part of school districts, the education community's desire for anytime, anywhere access to data has burgeoned. Can vendors keep up with districts' changing needs? |
CIO
May 12, 2011
Stephen Lawson |
Joining the Unified Storage Crowd EMC is catching up as it adapts its product line to support unified storage. Can it maintain its influence? |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Robert J. McGarvey |
You Want Me to What ? It's a riddle faced by virtually every IT director: how to fulfill users' desire for more muscular computing resources while still obliging administrators' commands to keep education spending down. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Drill Down Administrators report on the obstacles they encounter in the effort to provide students with take-home technologies. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Andy McDonough |
More Is More No one solution can defend K-12 computer networks against the proliferation of digital threats. A multilayered strategy that addresses cyber safety on many fronts is a district's best hope. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007
John K. Waters |
Data Security :: Locked Down, Not Out A swarm of portable technologies is creating security headaches for school districts, as they must wrestle with opposing needs: how to protect the network from unauthorized use while still keeping it accessible to staff and students. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Matt Villano |
Data-Driven Decision Making :: The 'Other' Data Most districts know the benefits of tabulating and tracking student performance. But now many are finding there's even more to gain from number crunching by casting out a wider net. |
D-Lib
May/Jun 2013
Altman et al. |
NDSA Storage Report: Reflections on National Digital Stewardship Alliance Member Approaches to Preservation Storage Technologies To better understand ongoing storage practices of organizations committed to digital preservation, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance conducted a survey of member organizations. This article reports on the findings of the survey. |
