Video collaboration expands the reach of education. Not only is learning more flexible due to mobile video communication solutions, but it can be eye-opening and life-altering as students experience new worlds, new ideas and new possibilities. Video collaboration is essential to improve student achievement and prepare them for the global economy.

Just because Wi-Fi is increasingly common in K-12 schools doesn’t mean it’s used to its full potential. In November of 2015, the Education Week Research Center set out to explore exactly how teachers use Wi-Fi and its impact in their classrooms and on their curriculum. The findings were used to create the Ruckus Wireless Achievement Index.

This paper highlights several challenges that limit Wi-Fi’s influence on instruction, including:

• The fact that 62% of teachers lack confidence that their school’s Wi-Fi provides the level of service necessary to meet goals related to assessing and improving student achievement.
• The top Wi-Fi challenge is technical, not instructional or curriculum based.
• Lack of home access to the Internet poses classroom instruction and curriculum challenges.

Selecting the best computing solutions within higher education can be a challenge with so many uses and options today. This use case guide takes into consideration higher education needs regarding form factor and key features. Take a look at this guide to learn how the computing choices made can facilitate the student learning environment whether in computer labs, in interactive learning spaces, or if learning takes place on the go via academic-related activities with digital signage located in the hallway. Read this paper today to find out the best desktop and display solutions to meet the needs of university and college students.

If you’re anything like your peers, you are evaluating your education technology on an annual basis to determine if it’s time for a refresh. While most schools conduct their device refreshes during the summer because teachers, staff and students are not present, this timing can prove costly as the market is flooded with devices from schools doing the same thing.

To help school districts re-think their technology spending to focus more on total cost of ownership and residual value, as opposed to upfront cost, we’ve partnered with Diamond Assets — a technology buyback company — to explain:

• The true value and cost of iPad and Chromebook in education
• When schools receive the most trade-in value for their technology
• How to prepare for and execute technology refreshes

The Real Impact of Body Cameras: Unprecedented Secure Storage Demand Body cameras have become a critical component of campus and community policing — they protect everybody’s interests. However, gathering, securing, storing, and managing the terabytes of content created on a monthly basis can be daunting even for the most sophisticated IT teams. In this eBook, we provide a comprehensive look at this growing challenge and how you can get in front of it!

As education evolves, so does the way we teach and learn. This report focuses on one of the newest trends, still in its nascent stages—mobile learning. It describes the potential benefits of mobile learning, addresses the challenges and opportunities that introducing mobile learning presents, and provides examples from school districts that have already implemented mobile learning programs so we can learn from their best practices. The report also suggests key points to consider as you develop your plans, align your goals, and make decisions regarding mobile learning in your schools.

When investing in a phone system replacement, edcuational institutiones have two
main options: an on-premise PBX or a hosted VoIP serv ices. To decide on the best
technology and vendor, the school district’s IT decision makers have to consider several factors, including feature requirements and maintenance, to reliability, and budgetary constraints.

In this paper, we investigate the commonly cited needs of educational institutions and explore how hosted voice over IP both meets and exceeds these specifications— particularly with SIP phone interoperability; no equipment or software required; no contracts or commitments; free SIP-SIP calling across school locations; mobile VoIP; and a free, technologically-advanced unified communications interface— all while keeping costs low. 

Advanced technology in elementary, middle and high schools creates new ways for students to learn, and changes how teachers plan and deliver lessons. It also provides the digital tools for school administrators to simplify operations, better comply with regulations, and deliver a safer environment for students and teachers.

Is your K-12 network ready for the digital education innovations
of the future?

This guide provides school administrators and IT teams information and strategies for designing efficient and cost-effective IT networks that enable dynamic digital learning experiences. This secure, high performance platform supports administrative innovation for today and into the future.

Today’s students are accustomed to leveraging technology as part of their education. For in-class and at-home learning, many are leveraging 1-to-1 iPad programs. For many more, a computer lab is made available to offer access to educational materials.

And, many school computer labs are Mac labs. Mac has a longer shelf life than PC, countless educational apps and students simply prefer them.

In order to set students up for educational and professional success, K-12 schools need to equip students with secure technology and a customized experience when they sit down at any computer in the lab.

Research shows that organizations that can increase BI adoption will come out ahead in their industry, but most enterprises report that adoption remains at around 30%. How can they overcome challenges like data silos, education gaps, and more? With pervasive experiences, scalability, and an open architecture—and MicroStrategy can deliver it all in our newest platform.

MicroStrategy 2019 is the industry’s first modern analytics platform, featuring:

• Federated Analytics—guaranteeing a single version of the truth, no matter what BI tools you use
• Transformational Mobility—bringing analytics to every device and every constituent
• HyperIntelligence—the breakthrough technology that delivers insights with zero clicks