Technology Solutions 2001 Technology in Support of Education
2 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Issue #1 Educational Decision Making Solution: Data Warehousing
3 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Data Warehousing Benefits Longitudinal Student Performance Measurements Grades, Standardized Test Scores, Attendance, Etc. Determining Patterns of Student Success Standardizing Data and Data Collection Reports, Clean Data, Sources, Control
4 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Data Warehousing Benefits Data Driven Decision Making Speed - Analyses Produced in Minutes Integrity - Data Cleansed Flexibility - New/Creative Data Uses Consistency - Identical Results for All Users Accountability - Ability to Track and Quantify Results
5 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Issue #2 School Safety and Management Solution: IP Surveillance
6 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Issue #3 Computing Mobility/Flexibility Solution: Wireless Technology
8 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Wireless Benefits Increased Access to Technology Anywhere/Anytime Computing Reduce Infrastructure Costs Cabling and Wiring Closet Electronics Fewer Drops and Ports Needed Increased Computer Distribution Labs vs. Multiple Classrooms
9 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Wireless Benefits Technology/Curriculum Integration Technology Local to Learning Computing Portability More Users - Fewer Connections Wide Area Network (WAN) Connectivity Accommodates Classroom Relocation
10 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Wireless Wonders Types of Wireless Access New Technologies (since last year) : PoE (Power over Ethernet) WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Speed and Security RF Power ( MW) vs Antenna Quality Integrated Wireless (PC Card/Antenna) Cisco (Aeronet) and Lucent Solutions Types of Devices that can access a WAP More information:
11 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Web Applications Web Based Productivity Applications NuoMedia
12 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Issue #4 Total Cost of Ownership Solution: Citrix/Thin Client Networks
13 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Citrix/Thin Client Benefits Extend Hardware Lifecycle Reduce TCO - Maintain Functionality Lower Hardware Costs w/ Appliances Simplify Network Administration Dual Functionality – Wired & Wireless Software Remote Preview
14 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center The Citrix Solution Advantages Clients for all sorts of Oss (even DOS) Use old machines, thin clients, laptops, hPCs, tablet PCs Centralized Management Web Access Works well with wireless technology Fast over Internet, very fast over WAN Access to Home or Share Directory anytime, anywhere Try it out yourself at :
15 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Research and Development What the LHRIC is already investigating on behalf of the consortium.
16 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Emerging Technologies Web Telephony: Why it’s better than the little browser in your phone. oxeo.html oxeo.html IBM WebSphere Voice Server Demo- 4.ibm.com/software/speech/enterprise/dcenter/ IBM WebSphere Voice Server Demo Media Indexing: L & H Media Indexer - L & H Media Indexer Tablet PCs w/ Handwriting, Voice Recognition: 01/03-26WinHECTabletPCPR.asp
17 LHRIC© Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Grid and Parasitic Computing- Educational Implications GIS, GPS for Students Internet2 Initiatives New Video Conferencing Technologies Check out more: Emerging Technologies