| 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. |  |
| 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 | |
| Affording 1:1 | |
| Two articles that provide strategies and guidelines for funding a successful one to one initiative. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| Bandwidth Planning For Disaster Recovery System | |
| This article highlights the need to evaluate your disaster recovery system for bandwidth needs. | |
| 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. | |
| Beyond Bandwidth (PDF) | |
| Describes the growth of bandwidth. Has ideas on educational applications. | |
| 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. | |
| Charlotte County Public Schools: Accelerating Web Applications, Streaming Media, and SSL (HTML) | |
| District in a rural area of Florida using BlueCoat web appliances for bandwidth management. | |
| 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. | |
| Connectivity: Beyond The Promised LAN | |
| March 1999 report on thinking about the WAN vs. LAN | |