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Bolch, Matt – Technology & Learning, 2009
Whether for an entire district, a single campus, or one classroom, allowing authorized access to a computer network can be fraught with challenges. The login process should be fairly seamless to approved users, giving them speedy access to approved Web sites, databases, and other sources of information. It also should be tough on unauthorized…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Access to Computers, Information Management, Information Technology
Houston, Melissa – Technology & Learning, 2007
In 2001, Indiana officials at the Department of Education were taking stock. The schools had an excellent network infrastructure and had installed significant numbers of computers for 1 million public school enrollees. Yet students were spending less than an hour a week on the computer. It was then that state officials knew each student needed a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software Reviews, Access to Computers, Information Technology
Henke, Karen Greenwood – Technology & Learning, 2007
Just how much bandwidth does the average student in the United States have access to today, and how much will he or she need in the future? That depends, according to district CTOs, state technology directors, industry experts, and classroom teachers. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that 97 percent of U.S. public schools with…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Use Studies, Information Networks, Information Technology
McHale, Thomas – Technology & Learning, 2007
This article relates the story of one California school district that is making laptop ownership for students a reality, despite the overwhelming financial burden. In January 1996, Clovis Unified School District found itself in a situation familiar to many districts. Fresh from a conference in Redmond, Washington, sponsored by Microsoft and…
Descriptors: Superintendents, School Districts, Educational Finance, Information Technology