May/June 2011
Features
Backup systems, data recovery practices keep critical data safe in the event of a crisis.
Cover Story »
A statewide cloud initiative gives Illinois school districts access to computing, storage and network resources at minimal expense.
Schools join consortiums to secure lower pricing on technology purchases and to tap colleagues' expertise.
School districts use wireless management technologies to ensure that their networks operate at peak performance.
The future of federal funding for education technology purchases is uncertain, but there's still time to spend the money that's available.
Departments
Lesson Plans:
Land of the Learned
Educators offer advice for integrating geospatial technologies into lessons plans.
Lesson Plans:
Bear Necessity
'Civil War Sallie' travels to schools to get students excited about studying a significant milestone in the nation's history.
Case Study:
VDI VIP
A New Jersey school district uses Cisco UCS and VMware View to virtualize hundreds of desktops for anytime, anywhere learning.
Tech Trends:
Looking to the Future
Rather than buy new storage hardware, IT administrators optimize networks through virtual expansion.
Tech Trends:
@ Last?
Microsoft Live@edu offers free e-mail hosting and 24x7 online access to assignments and study materials.
Innovation in Action:
Lively Lessons
Educators reveal how they've incorporated technology into the curricula and share success stories.
Innovation in Action:
Real-World Programming
Center for Advanced Professional Studies ushers in a new era of personalized learning.
Best Practices:
Cyber Solutions
These security best practices can help school stakeholders keep the focus on teaching and learning.
Best Practices:
Recipe for Success
An IT director reveals the thinking behind his district's efforts to build a technology infrastructure from scratch.
Best Practices:
Fresh Thinking
Redefining tech support for one-to-one computing programs begins with the technology team.
Tech Watch:
The Tug of the Tablet
Now's the time to prep your applications and network for the flood of new devices available to mobile users.
Product Review:
Mission Control
Absolute Manage automates a full range of time-consuming computer lifecycle management tasks.
Product Review:
One and Done
PolyVision's eno one mobile interactive whiteboard solution gives schools affordable, integrated, portable access to a 21st century learning environment.
