Infrastructure

Large-scale technology and device deployments are helping to bridge the digital divide, engage students, and improve learning. This toolkit pulls together successful approaches to planning and implementation, and the research-based methods they are using to create sustainable and effective programs. The K-12 Blueprint Infrastructure toolkit - developed with generous support from CDW-G* - includes resources and materials to help school technology leaders make better informed decisions.

Next Generation Infrastructure

The latest infrastructure solutions can increase resiliency, simplify cost management, and improve performance with increased flexibility to help better meet the needs of education.

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Infrastructure Considerations

An infrastructure should support and empower educators: deepening their relationship with students and making learning more personal

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Broadband and Student Performance

More and more data is demonstrating the connection between access to broadband and student performance.

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Cybersecurity and the Cloud

After the pandemic, K-12 schools may never be the same. And cybercriminals are making the most of it.

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Build a Solid Infrastructure to Support Hybrid Learning

Here are the key “must-haves” for infrastructure, ensuring a smooth rollout of your next education technology initiative

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Planning and Designing for K12 Next Generation Learning

This resource from iNacol helps you understand the questions to ask when thinking through next generation learning design

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What is Hyperconvergence?

As school storage and backup requirements have grown exponentially, separating storage networks and servers can impede an infrastructure’s evolution while adding unneeded complexity.

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Edtech Leadership Survey Report 2021

CoSN’s annual survey gathers data on the responsibilities of U.S. K-12 IT Leaders, the nature of their digital ecosystems, and their educational technology challenges.

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2019 State of the States

A report, provided by Education SuperHighway, on the state of broadband connectivity in America’s public schools

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Getting Up to Speed

Digital learning doesn’t happen without a reliable Internet connection. The 2019 Infrastructure report from CoSN highlights needs and challenges.

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	News New State of EdTech Leadership 2020 Survey Report The annual CoSN EdTech Leadership Survey has just been released: providing critical information on the state of K-12 technology, infrastructure, and leadership.
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	Blog Cloud Computing in Education: Tip of the Iceberg The past four years have seen a radical shift in how K-12 schools are deploying and managing devices, due almost exclusively to low-cost Chromebooks. For many IT departments, gone are the days of creating gold builds, overnight image pushes, and even shared network drives to manage student data and devices. The replacement is, of course, the software side of the Chromebook offering: G Suite for Education.