Infrastructure

Large-scale technology and device deployments are helping to bridge the digital divide, engage students, and improve learning. This toolkit pulls together successful approaches to planning and implementation, and the research-based methods they are using to create sustainable and effective programs. The K-12 Blueprint Infrastructure toolkit - developed with generous support from CDW-G* - includes resources and materials to help school technology leaders make better informed decisions.

Next Generation Infrastructure

The latest infrastructure solutions can increase resiliency, simplify cost management, and improve performance with increased flexibility to help better meet the needs of education.

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Infrastructure Considerations

An infrastructure should support and empower educators: deepening their relationship with students and making learning more personal

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Broadband and Student Performance

More and more data is demonstrating the connection between access to broadband and student performance.

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Cybersecurity and the Cloud

After the pandemic, K-12 schools may never be the same. And cybercriminals are making the most of it.

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Build a Solid Infrastructure to Support Hybrid Learning

Here are the key “must-haves” for infrastructure, ensuring a smooth rollout of your next education technology initiative

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Planning and Designing for K12 Next Generation Learning

This resource from iNacol helps you understand the questions to ask when thinking through next generation learning design

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What is Hyperconvergence?

As school storage and backup requirements have grown exponentially, separating storage networks and servers can impede an infrastructure’s evolution while adding unneeded complexity.

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Edtech Leadership Survey Report 2021

CoSN’s annual survey gathers data on the responsibilities of U.S. K-12 IT Leaders, the nature of their digital ecosystems, and their educational technology challenges.

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2019 State of the States

A report, provided by Education SuperHighway, on the state of broadband connectivity in America’s public schools

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Getting Up to Speed

Digital learning doesn’t happen without a reliable Internet connection. The 2019 Infrastructure report from CoSN highlights needs and challenges.

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Powering up the Chromebook Experience at Roxbury Public Schools

New Jersey's Roxbury Township School District has been a 1:1 school for five years. Their older chromebooks were beginning to age, so they wanted to choose more powerful future-ready devices.

	News Tips for Building a Cloud-First Strategy EdTech Magazine shares an illuminating interview with Chad Stevens, leader for K-12 education at Amazon Web Services, detailing best practices for embarking upon a could migration journey.
	News Why Hyperconvergence is Moving to the Head of the Class Hyperconverged infrastructure adoption is projected to climb by 70 percent. Why? Backups that used to take hours now take seconds. And systems can be controlled through single-pane-of-glass management.
	News Post-pandemic Usage Could Put a Big Drain on School Networks Schools are being challenged by the bandwidth demands of an increasing number of wireless devices. So as educators and administrators face new demands on their networks, K–12 leaders are closely examining Wi-Fi 6 technology.
	News Deleting the Digital Divide: Device Shortage Expected to Continue The problems that tightened access to student computing devices during the height of the pandemic are expected to plague districts in the coming school year as well.
	News Lessons in Cybersecurity: How Education Coped in the Shift to Distance Learning Malwarebytes—an anti-malware software company—has released a new report revealing that schools need to do a lot of catch up to stave off potential cyberattacks.
	News CoSN Leadership Report CoSN released its 2021 EdTech Leadership Survey Report, offering unique insight into the challenges that edtech leaders faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	News Managing Remote Learning: Advice from a Reseller Initiating and managing a remote learning strategy to support virutal, online, and hybrid instruction is a challenging task. This resource includes a collection of tips and strategies to help keep instruction steady and minimize disruption.
	News Report: At Least 25% of Students in 15 States Lack Home Internet Access A new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education’s Future Ready Schools initiative reveals some sobering statistics regarding the digital divide.
	News The Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant Steelcase Education is partnering with educators to rethink classrooms, libraries and in-between spaces to incorporate flexible furniture to support active learning.
	News Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund's Education Technology Use in Schools report Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund conducted a national survey about the use of educational technology in schools. Here are their findings.