September/October 2009
Features
Schools look to 802.11n to manage increasingly crowded Wi-Fi space.
School districts view the nearly $1 billion of stimulus money targeted for technology projects as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Whether brainstorming for ideas or pooling resources, school districts find that coming together garners benefits for technology programs and helps stretch scarce IT dollars.
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Schools take different approaches to thin clients but see similar results: cost savings, simpler IT management and better security.
Neuroscience program improves cognitive skills and test scores at a Michigan school district.
Departments
Lesson Plans:
Invention Convention
Technology, science and history merge to shed light on the world of inventions.
Lesson Plans:
Take Service Learning Online
Students use technology to raise awareness about the conflict in Darfur.
Tinfoil Star:
Developing 21st-Century Scholars
New Millennium Secondary School offers students a tech-intensive high school education that prepares them for college and their future careers.
Product Review:
Big Benefits
The Lenovo S10e offers high performance and long battery life in a small footprint.
Product Review:
Creativity Unleashed
The Toshiba Portégé M750 provides the functionality of a notebook and the interactivity of a tablet PC.
A+ Effort:
Mobile Computing's Lighter Side
Lorain City Schools expects big results from its one-to-one netbook program.
Best Practices:
Greening the Data Center
Here are four hot ideas for keeping your systems cool and your power demand low.
Best Practices:
Ready to Roll
One-to-one computing programs require some unique considerations when deploying a wireless network.
Case Study:
Earning an 'A' for Availability
Lake Forest Academy thwarts downtime with infrastructure overhaul.
Case Study:
Eyes on Security
Dare County Schools turns to network surveillance cameras to deter crime.
