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- Linux Terminal Servers
- VM Ware
- Mail & Web Servers
- Hardware
- Competitive Pricing
- Software
- Interactive Boards
- Freeware
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- Free easy to use Server or
Desktop operating system.
- Thin Clients are low cost and
more reliable than workstations
- Puts more money into classroom technologies.
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- Mail servers do require extra resources that are time consuming these
days. Especially if you are in
the classroom.
- Web servers help extend your classrooms and having you own gives you
more flexibility for your classroom projects. With Linux they are virtually free.
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- Vendors will compete with one
another to get their product in your building.
- Research their warranties and
ensure it fits your needs.
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- There are great .com vendors locally in Ohio. My Servers are custom built by Ohio
Venders.
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- Very Flexible low
- Low cost solutions
- that can run the
- latest OS.
- Windows or Mac
- Make it look like
- You want.
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- Never turn down used equipment.
- Used monitors & peripherals
can save repair costs.
- CPU’s can be upgraded at a low
cost:
- http://www.microsoft.com/education/FreshStart
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- Use Volume Licensing
- Makes your life easier.
- Use competitive bidding with large vendors. Usually can save hundreds to thousand
of dollars in the process.
- K-12 Linux lets you put your money to OS and application upgrades.
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- Smart Boards
- Most popular board in school systems with great software for education.
Windows – Mac –Linux applications
- Promethean
- Great board coming down in price with great resources like the Smart
Board. Windows – Mac –applications
- Mimio
- Cost effective solution with growing educational resources
- Windows – Mac –Linux applications
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- SnapFiles
- http://www.tucows.com/
- FreewareFiles
- Winfiles
- The Freeware Network
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- Tucows
- Star Office 7
- Educactional-Free Software
- Kaboose KidsDomain
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- Ryan Collins has a larger school district that has a small school feel
when you walk into the buildings.
I have heard him say more than once making it a great place to
learn. He is one of the forerunners to Linux being used in Ohio and in
my mind one of the most knowledgeable.
His cutting edge way of thinking evolves to controlled use of
cell phones in the classroom.
Look at it this way, every student has a camera and assessment
system with them at all times if you teach them how to use it properly
(etech 09 session).
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- Brian Pool: Technology Coordinator
- Brian Pool has a small single building School District that depends on
erate, School net and One net funding.
He has done more with less.
As a Teacher he has computer 1 and 2 classes that do all the
technology improvements repair in his district. He has brought the district from
initial School net funded computers (P2’s and LC’s) to more modern day
standards and operating systems by using Department of Defense donated
Computers. It is worth your time
to visit his website below and check out his Tech Conference
presentation.
- http://www.nationaltrail.k12.oh.us/ntls/techhelp.htm
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- Ron Kessler: Technology Coordinator
- I coordinate with my local hazardous waste disposal to go through
computers that are turned in. I
save money on parts and big bucks on memory.
- Still worried about your wireless security after you go home for the
day. Automatic power timers
solves that problem.
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- Matt Bosdorf: Network Administrator
- Technology should be dependable, just like a light switch. You
hit the switch - the lights come on. Technology should "just
work." Staff and students should be able to count on the
technology and almost take it for granted. The more dependable it
is - the more likely it is to be used. It will begin to promote
itself. Having cool toys can be fun and gets you good PR
or a newspaper spot, but having stable, reliable systems and processes
in place is essential. Having 200 solid, stable working PC's and 2
good servers is far better than having 600 crappy PC's and 10 crashing
servers.
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Notes
