How to help improve Internet speed at school

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How to help improve Internet speed at school
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The problem is bandwidth
All internet traffic must go through here
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Some websites on the internet take up more
bandwidth than others.
Heres an illustration to help you understand
what that means.
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Think of most internet sites as the size of a
toothpick.
You can have lots of websites open throughout the
district.
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The internet is fast at this point (no pun
intended).
Everything is going well until people start
opening websites that take up lots of bandwidth.
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Think of those websites as the size of pencils
It begins to get crowded in there, and that slows
the speed WAY down.
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Here are some things YOU can do to help!
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Improving Internet Speed Tip 1

• Access Streaming Videos from the CPS website
  instead of directly from the Internet.

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Tip 1
Heres how to do it
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Go to the Derby Ridgehome page
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Scroll to the bottom and click on Teacher
Resources
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Next, click on United Streaming Video
It wont take you directly there, but youll be
there soon.
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Then, you will see the screen below. Click on
Learning/Curriculum Resources
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The screen will change to look like this
Next, click on Digital Video
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It will take you directly toUnited Streaming.
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Log in as you usually do.
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If you dont have an account, see Ms. Suby.
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She will give you a passcode so you can set up
your own account.
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Improving Internet Speed Tip 2

• Opening e - cards

If you receive an eCard from your honey or anyone
else, please wait until after school to open it.
Better yet, forward it to your home email
address.
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Improving Internet Speed Tip 3
Playing Internet radio stations during the school
day really slows down the internet.
Please limit using internet radio to before or
after school hours.
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Never access your email by going through the
Inside CPS page,
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OR by using Internet Explorer.
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Always use GroupWise to check your email when you
are at school.
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Improving Internet Speed Tip 5
Always use the NAL (Network Applications
Launcher) to access eSchool during the school day.
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Tip 5
Only use Internet Explorer to access eSchool
when you are at home
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Improving Internet Speed Tip 6
Stop videos that automatically play on websites
such as ESPN or CNN.
Just click the pause button
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or the stop button
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By implementing each of these tips, we can limit
our bandwidth to toothpicks during the school day
and make everyones Internet use a better
learning experience!
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Thank you!
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