Session+I

=Open Technology Forum=


 * ==24/7 accessibility==
 * ==Bridging the digital divide==
 * ==Imaging==
 * ==Managing data storage==
 * ==Lifecycle planning==
 * ==Student email==
 * ==Student technicians==
 * ==VMWare==
 * ==WAN tools==

Wireless
- CAIU uses Cisco - East Penn is using HP access points and netbooks = =
 * 2 wireless networks - one that is open to any wireless devices coming into the building
 * locked down, can't get to files, only to Internet through 8e6, bandwidth minimized for that network
 * Using wireless-N technology (better range, faster)
 * Problem: why try to restrict wireless enabled devices - Solution: make the technology the most secure as possible and also use administration to determine what wireless devices are appropriate and when
 * What happens if a student doesn't have a signed AUP? (bundle AUP together with handbook or put AUP on first screen that people see?
 * Susquehanna Twp
 * Phased approach - had access points here and there
 * Using those older access points to cover one building
 * Middletown
 * Funding - able to present to board the logical argument
 * Laptops and interactivity in the classroom requires Internet/network access
 * Old building hard/expensive to wire
 * Principals provided support because they also wanted to be able to walk through the building and have acces
 * Running G & A networks
 * Chose Xirrus - able to run multiple channels at one time
 * Xirrus
 * Provided a very thorough site survey - tested every corner of every room and guaranteed throughput/signal
 * Have their AP's in one 2x2 unit with controller
 * Netbooks
 * Pricing generally around $350-450
 * what are they used for and how are they implemented?
 * Have to explain what their limitations are
 * Derry and East Penn both using them for elementary and middle school - more for office and internet applications
 * More for internet collaboration
 * Also have a lab for video editing, other high-powered applications
 * Also looking down the road at using netbooks as thin-client (virtualization) where processing happens on server
 * What are teachers using? (multi-media, internet, etc)
 * Need communication back from classroom
 * Can be on the desk all day long - easily accessible

Classroom Management

 * How to keep up with reimaging, especially with additional computers from CFF
 * Derry - bought a product called LANDesk to manage everything
 * Shared staffing - particular with tech integrators - is this something we want to do as a group?
 * Recommend that each student use the same computer each time
 * Derry using a product called Aristotle - reports back to database - it is keystroke tracker, tracking websites, principals get an email hourly with violations that have occured, tells how much computer is being used throughout year, tells what applications are run

Storage

 * CV uses GWArchive for email archiving, but it almost maxed out
 * Who does exclusions for backups? (ie, music, etc)
 * What is critical data??
 * Teachers - back up everything?
 * West Perry, South Middleton, West Shore - using disk quotas for storage
 * West Shore - mailboxes 20 meg, network drives 100 meg
 * West Perry just starting
 * How do you back up server (OS, apps, etc) so that server room can be restored as fast as possible in a disaster?
 * VMWare takes snapshots
 * Barracuda (BitLeap) coming out with bare-metal backups

Student Technicians/Student Interns

 * More ownership when it is a job
 * What are the rules?
 * Harrisburg
 * Taken a mentoring approach to it
 * Have an unpaid intern right now
 * Derry
 * has interns throughout the year
 * 2 best interns get paid summer jobs

Student Email

 * Middletown -
 * checked into Microsoft Live Edu but didn't like that very much
 * Looked at google apps
 * Focusing this year on what to do to get to all students having emails, what are issues, preparing teachers
 * Have to monitor/back up emails for retention
 * Can e-rate student email
 * West Shore uses Gaggle - only targets high school and certain classrooms within the schools
 * Gaggle at a consortium level??