Meeting the Challenges of K-12 Education with Technology -- THE Journal

Schools Districts Offer More Connected Learning at Lower Cost
Download this case study to learn how Indianapolis Public Schools consolidated data center to achieve cost savings while scaling to meet student computing demands. Download PDF
Texas School District Adopts New Tool for Flipped Learning
See how Denton Independent School District uses Show and Share to create equality in student achievement. Download PDF
Cisco Capital Customer At-A-Glance: Financing Offer for K-12 Customers Closing School Budget Gaps
Cisco Capital can enable the deployment of new technology today, using existing and future budgets. Achieve your technology goals without budget limitations. Download PDF
High Speed Broadband in Every Classroom: The Promise of a Modernized E-Rate Program
A white paper outlining Cisco’s recommendations on how to modernize the existing E-Rate Program to put high-speed broadband into the hands of every student in America. Download PDF
Schools Plug Into BYOD: Mobile Devices Transform Learning at Katy ISD
Download this case study to learn how Katy ISD found a better way to connect with students using technology and mobile learning devices. Download PDF

Online Meetings Spark New Opportunities for Schools
The Anoka-Hennepin School District uses web-based tools to help teachers share information and enhance instruction. 05/16/14 Download PDF
School District Helps Students Succeed with Cisco Network
Learn how Desert Sands taps Cisco virtualization and BYOD solutions to boost student achievement scores and reduce costs in this informative case study. 05/16/14 Download PDF
Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution for Education
Collaboration tools are fundamentally changing the education landscape in K–12 schools. Learn how Hosted Collaboration Solutions may qualify for E-Rate funding. 05/16/14 Download PDF
Cisco Unified Workspace Services for Schools
Download this whitepaper to learn how to transform learning using Cisco Smart Solutions and the commitment and combined strength of Cisco and its partners. 05/16/14 Download PDF
Network Readiness Guide for Common Core
Download this valuable readiness guide to help determine what questions you should ask, what processes to consider, and what action points around network preparedness for Common Core assessments for grades 3–11 are important. This guide will provide further insight into the following topics: bandwidth, wireless, firewalls, content filtering, proxy servers, and others. 05/16/14 Download PDF

Other Resources

WEBCAST | Is Your Network Ready for Common Core?
On-demand webcast featuring the CIO of Paradise Valley USD sharing best practice re: ensuring your school network can handle online assessments and more.On-demand webcast featuring the CIO of Paradise Valley USD sharing best practice re: ensuring your school network can handle online assessments and more. View Webcast
WEBCAST | Professional Development Tools for Common Core and Beyond
View this free webcast to learn how K-12 schools like yours are using the latest collaboration tools to implement Professional Development for their Common Core Standards Initiatives, and more. View Webcast
WEBCAST | Leading Education Transformation: The Superintendent's Perspective
Leading education transformation requires a clear vision, measurable goals, and a cultural shift among faculty, staff and students. Mooresville Graded School District superintendent and author of the just published “Every Child, Every Day” Mark Edwards, and the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative chairman and superintendent Matt Grose, share their experiences and best practices on how they led major transformations to improve teaching and student outcomes in their school districts. View Webcast
WEBCAST | The New Collaboration Imperative: Best Practices From Education Innovators
Collaborative learning is a vital way to enrich and expand curriculum, and improve student outcomes. Paradise Valley USD superintendent Jim Lee, Anoka-Hennepin superintendent Denny Carlson, and Presbyterian Ladies' College director of information and learning technologies, Anna Hu, discuss how video technology and blended learning is enabling, engaging and empowering learners. They will share the creative ways to expand technology in an era of shrinking budgets and the positive results they’ve seen. View Webcast

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For schools and higher education leaders who seek innovative approaches to transforming education, Cisco’s Connected Learning portfolio of products, services, and solutions enables you to improve student outcomes, increase efficiency, enhance safety and security and expand research capabilities. The end-to-end systems approached offered by Cisco VXI delivers desktop virtualization and virtual workspaces that provide a superior desktop, voice and video user experience. Cisco VXI reduces risk and simplifies deployments through a validated and fully tested system that combines data center, network and collaboration architectures together with services, support and partner technologies.