| How To Raise Big-Time Funds |  |
| Almost every classroom in America needs more funding, but many educators are unsure about how to bring in revenue. The author offers strategies and techniques for attracting this funding. |  |
| The Edible Schoolyard | |
| The Edible Schoolyard is a program for middle school students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, CA. This program was founded by Alice Waters in 1994 as a way to improve school lunches, but it has grown into a project-based learning program. Each day, students spend the first period of the day working in their garden and cooking the food that they grow. Teachers apply concepts from social studies, math, and science to the activities, so that the gardening serves as a hands-on learning lab. The school also feels that the gardening project teaches students about nutrition and important life skills. | |
| The Little School System That Could | |
| DeBolt's vision and the history of the Manassas Park school system are captured in the book "The Little School System That Could: Transforming a City School District," by Daniel L. Duke, a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. The book addresses the politics and the turnover that stifled the district in its early years, plus the man, the staff members and the supporters who made it what it is today. | |
| High Bandwidth Education | |
| A think piece on what education would be like with unlimited bandwidth. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Linking Teacher And Student Data To Improve Teacher And Teaching Quality (PDF) | |
| A report that focuses on the importance of establishing data systems that link teacher, school, and student information. Examples of states who are creating and using such systems are highlighted. | |
| Public-Use Data Files And Documentation: Internet Access In U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2005 | |
| NCES: This file contains data from a fall 2005 fast-response survey titled "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2005." This study was the most recent in a series of fast-response surveys that have tracked access to information technology in schoo | |
| Parents As Partners | |
| The role of parents in education is shifting, along with the traditional family structure of the United States. The authors discuss the importance of family support and offer strategies for building the relationship between teachers and parents. | |
| Models Of State K-12 Connectivity | |
| Gives 4 models of exemplary K-12 state networks: Utah, Missouri, Connecticut and Wisconsin | |
| 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. | |
| Demystifying Capacity Planning | |
| capacity planning, mentions various tools | |
| 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. | |
| Weaving A Secure Web Around Education: A Guide To Technology Standards And Security (PDF) | |
| This is a report about the Internet and has a tutorial section on connecting to the Internet that explains bandwidth. | |
| US: Nebraska Contracts To Improve School Bandwidth | |
| Article/Press Release of 3-11-07. Qwest Communications of Colorado gets $15M to redo Nebraska's outmoded distance learning system. | |
| Network Diagnostic Tester (NDT) | |
| Network Diagnostic tool from Internet2 "The NDT is designed to quickly and easily identify a specific set of conditions that are known to impact network performance. A multi-level series of plain language messages, suitable for novice users, and detailed | |
| The Multi Router Traffic Grapher | |
| Recommended to monitor bandwidth use | |
| NetStat Live | |
| Application that graphs how fast the network connection is that you are running netstat from. | |
| Bandwidth--How Much Is Enough? (PDF) | |
| A short white paper with examples and resources from a provider of media rich learning content (PLATO). They offer field services for hire to provide network consulting. Another example, like unitedstreaming, of a company motivated to get schools to incre | |
| PRTG Tool Makes It Easy To Monitor Bandwidth | |
| A report from a CIO of a hospital on experience with how to make data-based arguments on the need for more bandwidth. Suggests a tool called PRTG (free) that allows a user to quantify bandwidth data. Goes through some screen shots of the software... | |
| 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. | |
| EDUCAUSE State Network Chart (Microsoft Word) | |
| State Network Chart in MS Word format hosted at the EDUCause CONNECT library | |
| Virginia State School Readiness Certification Documentation | |
| Virginia Dept. of Education School Readiness document for eTesting using a Pearson product. Does provide a bandwidth calculator to ensure testing can occur | |
| Ten Big Ideas For Better Classrooms | |
| Ten ideas for improving public education are identified in this video, along with examples of each idea in action. The ten big ideas are: project-based learning, technology integration, integrated studies, cooperative learning, comprehensive assessment, emotional intelligence, teacher preparation, parent involvement, community partners, and maximize resources. | |
| A New Day For Learning | |
| In most areas of the contry, schools have not changed in many years, and the educational system looks the same as it always has. Some people are making efforts to change the educational system though. This video illustrates examples of reform efforts throughout the country, where schools are emphasizing things like community collaboration, real world learning, and distance learning. | |
| Avenues To Success | |
| Several years ago a friend asked if I thought it was possible to maintain a thriving technology education program with all the changes that have been taking place over the last ten years. He said that, with outside forces such as NCLB, statemandated exit exams, and the push for students to enroll in more math and science, technology education was becoming an afterthought in some schools. | |
