PSBA Showcase Schools of Excellence in Technology

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PSBA ShowcaseSchools of Excellence in Technology
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Infrastructure

• 18 Buildings
• 72 square miles
• 12,600 students
• 1,400 staff and contractors
• 5 technicians
• 1 network manager
• 2 data support staff
• 1 web master
• 1 repair specialist

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Infrastructure

• 1 Active Domain
• DC in each building
• DNS, DHCP, WINS in NOC
• Accounts from grade 3 up
• 1 Exchange Group
• 1 Front-end server
• 1 back-end server
• Staff only emails

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Infrastructure

• Internet via Snipes
• 15 MB connection (burstable to 1 gig)
• Cisco CE BESS Content Filter
• Cisco IDS on perimeter
• Barracuda Spam filter
• Trend Micro and MS IMF
• Symantec Anti-virus

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Infrastructure

• One PC every classroom
• 2 Labs and 2 Laptop Carts ES and MS
• 12 Laptop Carts and 4 labs HS
• Thin wireless cloud each building
• 100 MB to desktop
• 54 MB wireless

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Technology Mentor Program
Half Year Report Technology Workshops
07-08 Fact Significant increase in the number of
workshops offered at the building level.
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Technology Mentor Program
Half Year Report Technology Workshops
07-08 Fact Expanded Leadership
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What does technology offer your teachers and
students?

• Capacity

Capacity!
The capacity to do more!
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The Capacity to

• Add pictures to the lesson
• Add video to the lesson
• Add audio to the lesson
• Travel to distant lands
• Connect in real time to other
• classrooms in the world
• Look at an image from all angles
• Use authentic documents
• Bring the lesson to life!