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Westmark School
Build and deploy a consistent network infrastructure that supports advanced multimedia requirements, improves network flexibility, and supports specialized education requirements.
Brocade Solution Guide for Common Core
This paper provides K-12 technology administrators with a blueprint for implementing a Brocade Network that not only prepares the School District for unforeseen potential issues with Common Core…
Brocade Campus Network TCO Calculator
You’re 3 steps away from seeing how Brocade can reduce your campus network acquisition, power, cooling, and support costs.
Avoiding Campus Move-in Day Blues
Avoiding Campus Move-in Day Blues
Meru K-12 Success Stories
Drivers for Wi-Fi adoption in K-12 school districts Mobile devices are the pencil, paper, and textbooks for students today. When hundreds of students with tablets, netbooks, and laptops…
12 Important Considerations When Selecting Your K-12 Wireless Vendor
Our “Top 12 for K-12” will help you make a Wi-Fi decision when you are ready upgrade your network for the latest gadgets available in the classroom from…
Discover the recipe for successful blended learning
Blended learning is taking off, and K-12 districts around the country use it to drive student success. The question is, what’s the best way to do it? Download…
Making STEM Careers Come Alive
One of the biggest roadblocks standing between school-age students and prospective STEM careers is a lack of effective industry engagement in the classroom. To address this barrier, the…
Improving English Language Fluency and Literacy with Ed-Tech
English learners constitute the most rapidly growing segment of the total prekindergarten through 12th grade public school enrollment—growing 50 percent from 1995 to 2006. However, despite the growing…
Effective Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers
Too many American children struggle with reading (National Institute for Literacy, 2000). In 2009, 33 percent of US fourth graders scored below the basic level on the National…
Recorded Webinar – Access Granted: Access Control Checklist for 2015
Learn about the best practices to keep you ahead of the curve this year when it comes to your access control investment: . • HD Video Integration: Tying…
Case Study: Georgia Tech Police Department
Learn how the Georgia Tech Police Department uses a web-based physical access control system (PACS) to manage facility access from any web browser, partition role-based access priviledges by…
Seven 3D Printing STEM Projects To Do With Your Class
In this whitepaper learn how several schools – early education to high school level – utilize 3D printing in the classroom to help students develop valuable skills and…
Why the Modern Data Center Needs More than Legacy Security
With thousands of student records at stake, data security should be every leading educator’s priority. The data center has made rapid development with virtualization and cloud computing, but…
Transforming Math Education for a Digital Era
A new digital textbook aims to improve conceptual understanding for lasting procedural fluency in math by focusing on real-world situations, using video and interactive games to engage students,…
Communication Strategies to Reach Interactive Parents
Are you ready to go mobile? Do you know which devices your community prefers? This guide can help. Hear from 12 communication leaders who have made the leap,…
Today’s Digital Learner
Digital resources. Multi-media projects. Collaborating online. Online research. Today’s students are connected. Learn how you can increase student engagement with this trends report from Project Tomorrow that offers…
Moving Beyond Multiple Choice for Effective Classroom Assessment
Educators know that it is important to assess student knowledge with a variety of question types and methods to obtain the best understanding of student proficiency of learning…
Report Card: How the Digital Skills Gap is Failing Teachers & Students – And What We Can Do About It
Are your students’ tech skills outpacing your teachers’ skills? If so, you’re not alone. What’s more, although your students may be always connected to the online world, they…
Teaching Argumentation and Reading for Evidence
Students are experiencing a shift in every grade from narrative reading and writing to evidence-based reading, writing, and argumentation. This white paper reviews current thinking on this topic…
Preparing for Success with online assessments
With the move to state-mandated online assessments, decisions about hardware, network infrastructure, professional development, and community outreach have never been more important. Please see how ACER, through GovConnection,…
Enhance your classrooms 1:1 technology
Enhance your students classroom learning experience with the right Tablet accessories. With so many choices and options it is challenging to ensure your classroom technology is being used…
12 Common Mistakes Schools Make With Their Websites—and How To Avoid Them
If your school website doesn’t engage visitors and portray your school’s unique identity and strengths, the families you’re most eager to attract will likely move on. Avoid these…
Why Listening Comprehension Is Essential to Reading Fluency
Learning how to decode words is only one step in the journey toward reading fluency. Students also need a solid foundation in language comprehension—that is, they have to…
Focus learning and make exam day like any other
The use of iPads in the classroom has opened many doors to learning and discovery—but keeping students focused can be a challenge, especially when using iPads for high-stakes…
How Defined STEM meets the goals of ‘Understanding by Design’
Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for guiding curriculum,instruction, and assessment, with the end goal of student understanding: the ability to make meaning from “big ideas.” Defined…
Quick Guide to Launching Your First 1:1 Program
Students and teachers can reap many benefits from 1:1 learning—when implemented thoughtfully. Amplify and the One-to-One Institute have partnered to produce an overview of all of the key…