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T.H.E. Journal June 2006 Wendy Chretien |
A Whole New World of Wi-Fi Think you have a handle on wireless technology in K-12? Not so fast. New standards and technical breakthroughs are about to alter the landscape again. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2008 Wendy Chretien |
Setting New Standards Changes are coming to the world of WiFi, where safer and speedier wins the race. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2004 Duane Alles |
Wi-Fi Keeps Mobile Classrooms Connected in North Carolina's Largest District The district's goal was to provide connectivity to all of its 540 mobile classrooms so that students who are in the mobile units have the same advantages as those in the school's main buildings. This has been a real challenge since the mobile units are moved around annually. |
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Oliver Kaven |
Buying Guide: Wireless Routers To buy the right wireless router, you have to balance speed, security, and risk tolerance. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Gretchen Pienta |
Cutting the Cord Learn how to create and secure a wireless network in your office. |
PC Magazine April 18, 2007 Robert P. Lipschutz |
Draft-N Wireless Routers Small companies (and consumers) seeking higher wireless speed and improved range can now go ahead and purchase 802.11n products with confidence. |
InternetNews November 7, 2007 Tim Scannell |
Is There Pain Behind 802.11n Gain? Older controllers and a lack of specialized deployment tools could create some problems for companies looking for an early 802.11n speed and performance fix. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2008 |
Orinoco AP-8000 by Proxim Proxim now offers Orinoco AP-8000 dual-radio 802.11n access points in order to simplify 802.11n network deployments. |
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Joel Johnson |
Wireless Network Card Compatiblity: Tech Clinic A new Wireless N router will increase the range, but not the speed if your laptop only has a Wireless G card. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2001 |
Troy School District's Integration of Media Curriculum Michigan's Troy School District recently completed the enormous task of implementing voice, video and data communications in each of its 19 school buildings and within every classroom in the district... |
T.H.E. Journal October 2006 Stephen R. Leeolou |
Breaking Up the Bottleneck The new affordability of ultra-high-speed networks is relieving K-12 schools of insufficient bandwidth and opening them up to a world of digital education. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2007 Rama Ramaswami |
The X Files Wireless-enabled extended Internet - or X Internet - technologies allow virtual control of physical objects. A Colorado district explores whether the truth is out there. |
Entrepreneur September 2006 Mike Hogan |
Not-So-Rough Draft The latest draft of Wi-Fi isn't final - but that doesn't mean it's no good. |
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Your Company, Sans Wires Installing a wireless network can do wonders for productivity. |
PC World April 2005 Waring & Albro |
Stretching Wi-Fi New Wi-Fi smart antennas address the dreaded dead-spot dilemma. |
PC Magazine April 18, 2007 Robert P. Lipschutz |
Draft-N Wireless Routers Small companies (and consumers) seeking higher wireless speed and improved range can now go ahead and purchase 802.11n products with confidence... D-Link DIR-655... Linksys WRT150N... Netgear RangeMax NEXT WNR834B... etc. |
Entrepreneur April 2008 Amanda C. Kooser |
The Easy Route Shopping for a new router? Check out the latest advances in Wi-Fi. |
PC World July 16, 2007 Becky Waring |
Separate Your Old and New Wi-Fi Nets Keep your new draft-n Wi-Fi gear running at top speed by restricting your b/g gadgets to your network's slow lane. |
Macworld February 16, 2007 Glenn Fleishman |
AirPort Extreme Base Station While cheaper 802.11n gateways are already on the market, none matches Apple's for features or ease of setup. |
PC Magazine May 30, 2007 Loyd Case |
Which Wireless Router is Right For Me? In all the coverage on routers and connection types it's easy to forget the basics. Here, find the answers to simple questions about networking. |
PC World August 25, 2006 Waring & Arar |
Wireless Routers: The Truth About Superfast Draft-N New wireless routers promise big speed and coverage improvements. But lab tests show that the new products have big drawbacks... What's ahead for 802.11n... Draft-N timetable for products in 2007... Alternative 200-mbps options... |
T.H.E. Journal December 2002 |
Case Study: Metropolitan Area Network Helps University City Schools Raise Test Scores The School District of University City, adjacent to St. Louis, Mo., offers an expanding array of classroom applications to its 4,200 students, and 300 staff and faculty members. |
InternetNews August 29, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Two Approvals For Next-Gen Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Alliance announces two-step approval for 802.11n next-generation wireless networking standard. |
PC World April 29, 2008 Becky Waring |
New 802.11n Routers: The Best Wi-Fi Yet The top wireless router choices, whether you are looking for a basic bargain or consider speed and range paramount. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2005 Jacob Milner |
VoIP to the Rescue Faced with the challenges hampering school communications nationwide, three districts forge into the 21st century with Web-based telephony. |
CIO March 24, 2009 John Brandon |
Should You Upgrade to Faster WiFi? Higher-speed WiFi technology is available, but not everyone needs it. |
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Oliver Kaven |
Expert View: Speed Claims Exposed Look on the shelves at major electronics stores and you'll see wireless routers that make all sorts of speed claims: 108, 300, even 400 Mbps. What's the truth? |
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Mark Gura |
East Harlem's Winning School Technology Formula Tech-hungry students, generous corporate partners, central support and the determination to succeed... |
T.H.E. Journal November 2002 |
Technology Takes On Rural Alaskan Schools Technology is improving virtually all aspects of rural education for teachers, administrators and students. Nowhere is this demonstrated better than in the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, located in one of the most remote areas of northwest Alaska. |
PC Magazine November 30, 2004 John C. Dvorak |
Wi-Fi Nightmares The biggest joke about 802.11 is that nobody uses any of the encryption schemes--except when they shouldn't. |
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. |
PC Magazine November 2, 2004 Sebastian Rupley |
Your Future Home With the arrival of networking and broadband in the home, one thing has become crystal clear: The future digital home will have even better connections and devices, and will serve its owners in new and fascinating ways. |
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 January 2009 John K. Waters |
All Hands on Tech A district finds integrating handheld devices is the way to an effective and cost-effective expansion of its 1-to-1 computing program. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2006 |
2006 Innovators Teachers who have demonstrated the power of educational technology to transform teaching and learning. |
PC World August 23, 2007 Becky Waring |
New Wi-Fi Draft Ensures Compatibility Interoperability is no longer an issue, but prices and performance still vary. |
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Connie Eastburn |
Elementary Schools : Oregon : Teaching the Write Way Frustrated with consistently low writing scores, district officials turned to technology for help. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2013 Mitchell Lazarus |
When Spectrum Auctions Fail For some microwave links, cooperation beats competition as a way to share the air |
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 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 September 2005 Robert Yost |
Flexible Network Infrastructure Helps Meet District's Changing Needs IP telephony system improves student safety and staff productivity of northern Virginia district. |
T.H.E. Journal May 2007 Wendy Chretien |
An Urge to Converge Combining several commonly separate communication systems into a single IP network offers a slew of benefits for K-12. |
InternetNews May 12, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner |
Aruba Gets Wired for Remote Access WLAN player shifts to the LAN with major new rollout of remote access gear with Linux at its core. |
Macworld September 10, 2007 Glenn Fleishman |
AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit ethernet speeds up Apple's base station. |
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon |
Safe at Home Combining high-tech safeguards with face-to-face user education is a must for schools whose laptop programs allow students to take the computers off-site. |
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 March 2009 Paula Jacobs |
Power Grab Facilities departments combine sophisticated technologies with ordinary common-sense steps to shave dollars and kilowatts off energy consumption. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
The 4-1-1 on District 219 This year's Charp Award winner is honored at NECC for its unique and compelling use of technology, particularly in support of teachers. |
T.H.E. Journal February 22, 2010 Scott Aronowitz |
Georgia District Drives Savings Through Energy Initiative Marietta City Schools launched a competition among the schools in the district that led to energy and cost savings in every school in the district. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Matt Villano |
1-to-1 Computing: Teaming Up to Go 1-to-1 Districts are discovering that the secret to implementing a good laptop program is finding a good partner. |