Linux - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Many Districts are increasingly adopting Linux-based systems as replacements for servers and even workstations within their organizations. Believing that they are secure against threats by virtue of being 'Linux' could have serious consequences. While default installations are often secure out-of-the-box against abuses that can be seen from the Internet, they may not remain so as you begin installing additional software on them or making modifications. As with any Operating System, there are no guarantees that the person or group writing the additional software you are installing didn't inadvertently leave a security hole in their code or that the change you are making doesn't have unintended consequences. (More...)
Training and Customer Service
If education is the turkey and dressing of our kids’ futures, we like to believe that technology is the silver platter on which it may be served to the global family. ENA makes it a point to be sure all the fixings are brought to the table in a way that makes our customers feel at home with us.
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Mary Ann Wolf Webinar Series Discussion
Did you enjoy the webinar? Have a question for Mary Ann Wolf? Feel free to comment here and she will answer your questions. Discussions from:
- Maximizing Technology and Resources to Transform Education and Create Systemic Reform
- Laying Groundwork for Success: Technology Planning to Ensure Greater Student Outcomes
- Laying Groundwork for Success: Planning to Ensure Greater Student Outcomes
- Utilizing Data and Assessment to Individualize Instruction
- Ensuring Technology Remains in the Budget
Extra, Extra, Read All About IT!
Last week I attended the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Leadership Summit and Education Forum in Washington, DC, and I learned of two incredible new resources that I am very excited to share with you: (More...)
IPv6 and You
In order to communicate to each other, Internet-connected devices need Internet Protocol addresses. They’re like the phone numbers of the Internet. The current version of the Internet Protocol is IPv4. IPv4 has been around for over 20 years and allows for approximately 4 billion publicly addressable devices. It sounds like a lot, but in fact, 4 billion is not enough. With the explosion of PDAs, softphones and other Internet-connected devices, in combination with exponentially growing Internet usage by more and more people around the world, we’re running out of IPv4 addresses. Although the various mathematical models differ as to exactly when the pool of available IPv4 addresses will be depleted, it is safe to assume that somewhere between the middle of 2011 and the beginning of 2013, there will be no more new IPv4 addresses left. (More...)
Lions and Tigers and Bears—Oh My!
The education journals are brimming with headlines—ESEA Reauthorization Recommendations, the New National Educational Technology Plan, Investing in Innovation Grants, Race to the Top Funds, Common Core State Standards Initiative, State and Local Budget Cuts, EETT Stimulus Funds and new developments in the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Initiative are just a few of the top news stories. There are so many new opportunities to positively affect the future of education, it’s understandably difficult to keep up. These are very exciting times, but it can seem like a jungle out there!
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