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Since its origin, Mac has been an instrumental tool in helping K-12 schools provide the right resources to students and staff. As the must-have technology for teachers and computer labs, Mac and its wealth of available apps help ensure success in elementary schools all the way through high school graduation. Now, with more Mac computers making their way into school environments than ever before, the need to properly deploy, manage and secure Apple is at an all-time high. This white paper examines how purpose-built management solutions are essential to a successful Apple strategy.

Overcoming the obstacles to deliver the modern learning demands of a smart campusFrom secure BYOD to robust WiFi and comprehensive video surveillance, the IT challenges schools face to ensure smart, safe campuses are not minor. This on-demand webinar details how schools like yours seamlessly integrated new technology on a budget.

Expanding and enriching the educational experience through a streamlined, broadened networkBYOD in the classroom and one-student-one-device trends meant Kentucky’s Bullitt County Public Schools needed an easily configurable, reliable and scalable network. Read this case study to discover the benefits of WLAN technology in the educational world >

Overcoming the obstacles to deliver the modern learning demands of a smart campusFrom secure BYOD to robust WiFi and comprehensive video surveillance, the IT challenges schools face to ensure smart, safe campuses are not minor. This on-demand webinar details how schools like yours seamlessly integrated new technology on a budget >

The United States educational system is in the midst of transformational change due to widespread adoption of technologies, including video, mobile devices, and cloud services. Given the enormous potential of these technologies to improve educational outcomes, increase access to information and collaboration, and reduce costs, schools and libraries across the nation want to do more, not less, with technology.

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.

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 results explored in this market reserach paper send a strong message to school district technology leaders—you need world-class Wi-Fi to push the needle on classroom achievement.

Recent research revealed three different schools of thought about the use of shadow IT by end users.

Through a collaborative, groundbreaking study with three prominent U.S. business schools, Senn Delaney has discovered that people who operate from a unique set of three core principles consistently perform at the top 10 percent of performance ratings. The joint study and subsequent research and surveys led to creation of our new, evidence-based, practical performance model that can be taught, practiced, reinforced, applied and measured.

A whitepaper on how to enable modern classrooms to deliver immersive, personalised learning experiences, enhance campus productivity, and adopt new curriculum standards.

Elle permet aux salles de classe d’aujourd’hui d’offrir une expérience d’apprentissage personnalisée et en immersion, d’améliorer la productivité du campus et d’adopter de nouvelles normes en matière de programme d’études.

Moderne Klassenzimmer für immersive, personalisierte Lernerfahrung, bessere Produktivität am Campus und für die Einführung neuer Lehrplanstandards.

Möjliggör fördjupade och personanpassade inlärningsupplevelser som förhöjer produktiviteten och inför en ny läroplansstandard i det moderna klassrummet.

Sometimes all you need to save time and money is a fresh set of eyes on your facility management processes and products.

As schools look to blended learning as a solution to personalize and positively impact student achievement, the need to train and support teachers has become blatantly clear. Thus, districts and schools have allocated scarce resources to the process of onboarding and supporting teachers as new tools and platforms are introduced. However, school leaders and teachers often fail to recognize the need to similarly onboard and support students into new digital environments, instead trusting the inherent technological competencies of the “digital native” student. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, Intel vPro, Core Inside and vPro Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries

Protect the network, use the network to protect students Your schools use a growing amount of networked information and devices as an essential part of teaching and administration. Research on the Internet, laptops in class, distance learning, and online homework are some of the official technologies that your students use. Unofficially, this list extends to mobile phones (with cameras), digital music and video players, blogs, instant messaging, social networking sites, and networked or online gaming. Behind the scenes are databases with student information, class schedules, attendance records, copies of exams and answers, financial transactions, and even video surveillance. All of these rely on a robust and secure network infrastructure. Cisco Umbrella can provides these, download this whitepaper to find out more!

The story of val Verde will help schools innovate better, streamline purchasing, increase cost-efficiencies, and ultimately, provide staff and students with a fleet of optimally running devices.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) pursues a leading approach to integrating technology into the learning experience and provides students with access to computers throughout their education..

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools looked to establish a 1:1 computing program that would provide 6,000 Apple computers to its students and teachers. Find out more in this case study!

Leonard Niebo, Director of IT for Brick Township Public Schools leads a discussion on overcoming the roadblocks of a manual auditing process, specialized computing needs, and incidents of loss and theft.

Working closely with Absolute Software Chicago Public Schools is managing over 100,000 PCs, Macs, and iOS 4 devices and have recovered over 350 stolen computers allowing them to invest in the future (versus replacement computers).

Alice Owen, Executive Director of Technology for Irving Independent School District, discusses how she effectively secures and tracks her district's 12,000 computers. Leonard Niebo, Director of IT for Brick Township Public Schools leads our discussion on overcoming the roadblocks of a manual auditing process, specialized computing needs and incidents of loss and theft.

Schools are not choosing just any mobile technology. They are adopting iPad, because it is preferred by students and teachers is easier to manage and offers extensive security features. When schools give iPad devices to students, they pave the way for enhanced creativity, more productivity, better engagement and spontaneous collaboration.

A whitepaper on how to enable modern classrooms to deliver immersive, personalised learning experiences, enhance campus productivity, and adopt new curriculum standards.