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The Trifecta for Transforming Education

Jeff Festa — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:17:18 +0000

The world of academic technology is becoming increasingly more complex. Virtualization can be the cornerstone of a strategy to counteract this trend by simplifying the delivery and ongoing management of a simple, powerful and highly affordable computing environment — allowing you and your users to do more, for and with less. And it’s precisely what NComputing does best.

How to Integrate Macs into a Windows-Centric Environment—Efficiently and Cost-Effectively

Jeff Festa — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:57:24 +0000

With the growing popularity of Mac devices in schools, IT managers face challenges in delivering the services that students and staff need on the computers they want to use. Read how Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition can help you meet this challenge in an efficient, cost-effective way—with an almost instant ROI.

The Top 8 Mistakes in Implementing Online Credit Recovery

Jeff Festa — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:12:59 +0000

Whether you are in the initial phases of thinking about online credit recovery, or if you are looking for improved results from your current program, this white paper contains information designed to guide you on the path to success.

Rowan-Salisbury School System uses WLAN to Expand Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom

Jeff Festa — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:42:46 +0000

The Rowan-Salisbury School System faced the growing pains that come for school districts that embrace high-tech trends. Officials needed to accommodate an influx of Apple iPads, iPod Touches, laptops, and other popular Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices on their network. Learn how the Rowan-Salisbury School System deployed a Wireless LAN that allowed students to use the same device in the classroom as they use at home—providing an enriched learning experience for students.

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BYOD and Beyond: How to Turn BYOD into Productivity

Jeff Festa — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:32:12 +0000

One of the most overlooked aspects of the BYOD phenomenon isn’t just connecting the users to the network, but how to manage them once they’re there. This white paper will take you through the necessary connectivity and productivity requirements to ensure your network is truly ready for the mobility explosion.

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Choosing the Best LMS for Your School District

Jeff Festa — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:00:06 +0000

In rolling out a one-to-one laptop program, North Carolina’s Rockingham County School District knew it needed a learning management platform that could serve as a digital space for teachers and students to share work and communicate. “We needed a simple, open learning system to tie everything together,” said IT Director Dennis Frye. Having been an adjunct professor at a local community college, Frye had worked with four different learning management systems before. Given his experience with these systems, Frye chose Instructure’s Canvas for the district because of its intuitive nature, technological advantages, and guaranteed uptime…

How to Boost Achievement with Continuous Assessment and Instruction

Jeff Festa — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:45:08 +0000

eInstruction’s Insight 360 combines the capabilities of a student response system with a projector, mobile interactive whiteboard technology, instructional content, and assessment software to create a complete “mobile formative instruction” system. In this free whitepaper, you’ll learn how research supports the use of such a system to improve teaching and learning.