| Finding Funds For Student Laptops |  |
| An article describing different approaches to funding one to one laptop initiatives |  |
| Eastern Townships School Board Announces Exciting Positive Results From Laptop Initiative (PDF) | |
| Press release from Canadian School Board showing positive results in its third year of laptop program | |
| Affording 1:1 | |
| Two articles that provide strategies and guidelines for funding a successful one to one initiative. | |
| High Bandwidth Education | |
| A think piece on what education would be like with unlimited bandwidth. | |
| Michigan's One to One Experience | |
| An article describing the results of an evaluation of a successful laptop program in Michigan. Lessons learned, professional development, and changes to classroom teaching are discussed. | |
| Virtual Business Owners Community - FAQ Center | |
| F.A.Q: Streaming Video and Audio. This addresses questions relating to streaming video and audio files for this company's particular application. | |
| Beyond Bandwidth (PDF) | |
| Describes the growth of bandwidth. Has ideas on educational applications. | |
| Charlotte County Public Schools: Accelerating Web Applications, Streaming Media, and SSL | |
| District in a rural area of Florida using BlueCoat web appliances for bandwidth management. | |
| No-Nonsense Networking | |
| An article featuring Phillip Brody from Clark County, NV, who built a network out of a mishmash of connections. " Schools saw a 7 to 10 percent increase in costs, but got about a 2,000 percent increase in bandwidth." -David Mabe, deputy executive director | |
| NCES Internet Access in Schools 1994-2005 (PDF) | |
| The latest NCES report. It includes a copy of the survey that they sent to schools. Their questions about bandwidth only differentiate between broadband and narrowband. | |
| Are Our Schools On The Verge Of A Broadband Crisis? | |
| Short article-Hayes Group. Shows bandwidth calculation for 1:1 computing in a progressive high school. Cites reports that say a bandwidth crisis is looming, and also cites figures for per student bps. Then does a calculation of bps/student for high usage | |
| A Report On Internet Speeds In All 50 States | |
| Report by the makers of "speedmatters" a recent look at Internet speeds using data obtained from people hitting their speedmatters.org website | |
| From Poky To Lickety-split | |
| USA Today (3-26-07) on how long it takes to download or stream variously sized multimedia files over different Internet connections (dialup, wireless, DSL, cable) | |
| Future-Proof Network | |
| The Perkin School District in Illinois builds an ATM network that handles Internet, digital video and telephone. | |
| Super-Size Bandwidth And Two-Way Video In The Classroom (PDF) | |
| 13-page report on Internet2 and Videoconferencing for Distance Education | |
| MUSE: National Internet2 K20 Initiative | |
| The National Internet2 K20 Initiative brings together Internet2 member institutions and innovators from primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums to extend new technologies, applications, middleware, and content to all educational sectors, as quickly and connectedly as possible. | |
| The Internet's Second Coming | |
| Internet2 examples | |
| Wireless Wide Area Networks For School Districts | |
| December 2001 short paper from the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. Argues that wireless is more cost effective in areas where line of sight is not a problem and where trenching, easements, etc. may be a problem. | |
| StateNets | |
| StateNets is a working group of the Net@EDU EDUCAUSE initiative | |
| TCO Checklist: Connectivity | |
| The portion of the COSN's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) checklist that pertains to connectivity | |
| Tegrity Campus System Requirements (PDF) | |
| A worked-through example of server and bandwidth requirements for streaming and downloading audio and video applications (mainly for higher education). | |
| Managed Internet Network Services: Making The Case For Schools | |
| Examines the benefits of having one company plan network services for large districts or states. | |
| 2002-2003 Texas STaR (School Technology and Readiness) Chart | |
| Report on technology planning for K-12. Toward the end (search for bandwidth) there is a 4-level readiness rubric for schools/districts. | |
| Standards of Learning (SOL) Technology Initiative | |
| An example of the guidelines (in this document, for a high school) schools should follow to meet Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOL). | |
| Digital Video Content And Delivery Systems (Document Missing) | |
| Describes several vendor's solutions to providing video content into classrooms. | |
| Video Goes To School, Part 1 (Document Missing) | |
| Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the use of video in education. Part Two of the series focuses on the use of streaming video and other applications to enhance instruction. The series culminates in June with an in-depth look at ho | |
| Video Goes To School, Part 2 | |
| Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series on the use of video in education. The series wraps up next month with an in-depth look at how students are using today's technology tools to produce their own videos. | |
| Video Goes To School, Part 3 | |
| Editor's Note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on the use of video in education. Part One of the series, which appeared in April, examined the impact video is having on schools. Part Two, which appeared in May, focused on the use of s | |
| Connectivity: Beyond The Promised LAN | |
| March 1999 report on thinking about the WAN vs. LAN | |
| Schools Get More Bandwidth For Their Buck | |
| New technology for wireless access points allows seamless access to multiple access points. | |
| Study: US Lags Behind In Broadband Speeds | |
| The U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections, according to a report released today by the Washington-based Communications Workers of America. | |
| Hoosiers Go High-Speed | |
| City leaders in Fort Wayne, Indiana plan to infuse the city with new life by convincing Verizon to wire the entire city as a business investment. As part of this effort, all of the schools were also linked with broadband. | |
| One-To-One In Ohio | |
| An article describing the success of a one to one initiative in a private school in Cincinnati. The school has now transitioned from laptops to tablet PCs. | |
| Strike Up The Bandwith | |
| A case study from AT&T about a network for school districts. This school was using T1 over copper, and they upgraded to 100 mbps (faster than OC-1) | |
| APconnections Announces EdNET: A Unique Bandwidth Optimization Program Now Available To Public Schools Nationwide | |
| Press release on product geared toward K-12 market for bandwidth prioritization and distribution. Aims for reasonable cost. Includes quotes from district users. | |
| California K-12 High Speed Network | |
| K12HSN is a state program funded by the California Department of Education. K12HSN provides the California K-12 community with services such as network connectivity, diagnosis, learning applications, and videoconferencing. The mission of the California K-12 High Speed Network is to enable educators, students and staff across the state to have access to reliable high speed network which has the capacity to deliver high quality online resources to support teaching and learning and promote academic achievement. | |
| K-12 High Speed Launches A Network Diagnostic Service (PDF) | |
| Press Release on CA K12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) launch of a Network Diagnostic Service. This service aims at improving the efficiency of school networks in order that they make take full advantage of the benefits of their connection to the Network. It is a free diagnostic tool. | |
| Connectivity Survey Results | |
| The K20 Connectivity Survey provides data about a broad range of educational institutions' connectivity to Abilene, the high performance Internet2 backbone network. Sponsored Education Participant Groups (SEGPs) in each state aggregate and connect four-year colleges, universities, community colleges, K-12 schools, museums, libraries, and science and cultural centers to Abilene. These SEGPs, now in 35 states, provide various services that are also documented in this study. | |
| Bandwidth Planning For Disaster Recovery System | |
| This article highlights the need to evaluate your disaster recovery system for bandwidth needs. | |
| Evaluating Bandwidth Choices-Fractional DS3 Vs. DS3 | |
| Help when evaluating Fractional DS3 vs DS3. Factors covered include Technology, Speed, Description, Application, Pros, Cons, and Cost. | |
| Internet2 Detective | |
| Internet2 detective is a small, easy to install application. Once installed, a small icon displays the user's capabilities (connectivity to an Internet2 backbone network, bandwidth, and multicast) using a red, yellow or green light. | |
| Andrew Odlyzko: Papers On Communication Networks And Related Topics | |
| Recommended at the CoSN focus group. Odlyzko takes exception to the 'hype' that we will run out of bandwidth. Reading closer shows that he does agree that the costs are higher 'at the edges' than in the backbone, which is where schools feel it. | |
| Bandwidth Quandry Looms For Districts | |
| A short article from SchoolCIO quoting the Greaves study. Does point to a school district that combined with municipalities to get cable laid to most schools. | |
| Six Steps To Managing Internet Access | |
| An article detailing six steps to managing internet access and security in schools. | |