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.
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Powering up the Chromebook Experience at Roxbury Public SchoolsNew Jersey's Roxbury Township School District has been a 1:1 school for five years. Their older chromebooks were beginning to age, so they wanted to choose more powerful future-ready devices. |
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News Tips for Building a Cloud-First StrategyEdTech Magazine shares an illuminating interview with Chad Stevens, leader for K-12 education at Amazon Web Services, detailing best practices for embarking upon a could migration journey. |
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Blog Beef Up Your Backup for Seamless ContinuityContinuity helps the entire school or district persist in a crisis. Backing up data is the first step in continuity and ensures that IT and communications work. |
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News Why Hyperconvergence is Moving to the Head of the ClassHyperconverged infrastructure adoption is projected to climb by 70 percent. Why? Backups that used to take hours now take seconds. And systems can be controlled through single-pane-of-glass management. |
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Blog Create a Disaster Recovery PlanBy taking into account your infrastructure, potential threats and vulnerabilities, and most critical assets, establishing a disaster recovery plan can help schools and districts bounce back after data disasters. |
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News Post-pandemic Usage Could Put a Big Drain on School NetworksSchools are being challenged by the bandwidth demands of an increasing number of wireless devices. So as educators and administrators face new demands on their networks, K–12 leaders are closely examining Wi-Fi 6 technology. |
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Blog A Recipe for Disaster RecoveryConsidering all of the potential threats to K–12 data, disaster recovery is crucial for schools and districts to retrieve and reclaim vital information, and to maintain operations; avoiding catastrophic shut downs. |
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News Deleting the Digital Divide: Device Shortage Expected to ContinueThe problems that tightened access to student computing devices during the height of the pandemic are expected to plague districts in the coming school year as well. |
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News Lessons in Cybersecurity: How Education Coped in the Shift to Distance LearningMalwarebytes—an anti-malware software company—has released a new report revealing that schools need to do a lot of catch up to stave off potential cyberattacks. |
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News CoSN Leadership ReportCoSN released its 2021 EdTech Leadership Survey Report, offering unique insight into the challenges that edtech leaders faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Blog Go With the Plan: The American Rescue Plan Act and K-12 EducationWhile the typical woes surrounding education have tended to be around funding, now—with the American Rescue Plan Act—schools and district have the funds to reimagine modern learning to accelerate recovery from months of lost learning opportunities. |