Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Network Device K-12 - Manual (Page 4)

Administrators are challenged to integrate technology into the classroom and its
operations in a way that productively supports the goal of educating children.
Technology for its own sake is counterproductive.
Security
Every school needs a way to
quickly lock down the premises
and broadcast emergency messages
to the necessary personnel. And
information security is also vital.
Student records, teacher files, and
district applications must be
protected from mischievous
students, hackers, identity thieves,
worms and viruses.
And just like businesses, districts
have human resources, payroll,
food services, transportation
departments, etc. These staff
members need access to the
highest quality, most reliable
enterprise network – with access
and security extended to wireless
data service. A district that runs
well operationally is best
positioned to support teaching and
learning.
And with tight budgets for
network and telecom equipment, a
good solution must be user friendly
with simple network management,
manageable with only a handful of
network administrators.
Government Standards
The pressure to address these issues
has increased in recent years with
the implementation of the No
Child Left Behind act in the U.S.,
and many other mandates at the
state and local level. No Child
Left Behind states that by the end
of the eighth grade, all students
should have technology literacy.
States must certify that they are
working toward this goal to receive
certain federal funds.
Governments and communities are
raising the bar on education
standards, even as budgets are
more and more constrained. In
many cases, not meeting these
standards means losing funding
and losing students to other
schools.
Given these additional headaches,
it behooves a school district to
seriously review its
communications strategy to see
how it can get teachers and staff
more connected to parents and
each other – in the classroom, in a
mobile campus environment, and
in the community.
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