Comments on: The “Next Net Day” http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/ Reflections on learning and teaching with technology Thu, 03 May 2012 01:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: E.J. Wilson http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/comment-page-1/#comment-43 E.J. Wilson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:28:14 +0000 http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/#comment-43 I love any kind of group action project, especially when it involves students! My only beef with "wiring" is that we are already headed towards creating full-on wireless networks in our schools. This direction appears to be not only cheaper, but easier to maintain and less likely to be limited by the creation of "drops." As a result I can see Net Day taking on some new forms in the future... Mind you this is all relative to the school you are working at! Everyone has to move at their own pace, right? I love any kind of group action project, especially when it involves students! My only beef with “wiring” is that we are already headed towards creating full-on wireless networks in our schools. This direction appears to be not only cheaper, but easier to maintain and less likely to be limited by the creation of “drops.” As a result I can see Net Day taking on some new forms in the future…

Mind you this is all relative to the school you are working at! Everyone has to move at their own pace, right?

]]> By: Dave Solon http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Dave Solon Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:53:21 +0000 http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/#comment-39 Jean, Yes - I think the next "Net Day" idea is a good one. Not sure what it should <i>be</i> as of yet, though. I had discussions with a district today about student-owned laptops / devices on their network. It is only a matter of time before students and parents demand access for their own machines onto a school network - and that time grows near. It really isn't that tough to allow access, and still be safe. A simple virtual LAN can be setup with no way to get into/onto the 'normal' network. Students could then use Google Docs, wikis, Moodle - whatever - to move files, share and work - <i>just like they'd do from home.</i> Perhaps the next "Net Day" should be a training/development session for students to maintain and support student computers on virtual LANs setup as separate student networks? This would help take the heat off district tech support <i>and</i> allow them access at school, without due risk to the school network. Thoughts? Thanks for the comment - I'll post this as a comment on your original blog post. Jean,

Yes – I think the next “Net Day” idea is a good one. Not sure what it should be as of yet, though. I had discussions with a district today about student-owned laptops / devices on their network. It is only a matter of time before students and parents demand access for their own machines onto a school network – and that time grows near.

It really isn’t that tough to allow access, and still be safe. A simple virtual LAN can be setup with no way to get into/onto the ‘normal’ network. Students could then use Google Docs, wikis, Moodle – whatever – to move files, share and work – just like they’d do from home.

Perhaps the next “Net Day” should be a training/development session for students to maintain and support student computers on virtual LANs setup as separate student networks? This would help take the heat off district tech support and allow them access at school, without due risk to the school network.

Thoughts?

Thanks for the comment – I’ll post this as a comment on your original blog post.

]]> By: Cheryl Oakes http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Cheryl Oakes Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:18:20 +0000 http://K12EduBuzz.com/the-next-net-day/#comment-36 Thanks for giving me a heads up about your blog. Computers! With our state and local budgets taking quite a hit , our school is discussing just this idea. We need to get out of the laptop business for high school. (We will start here.) Our school will look to get a group (really good) price on a mini notebook, we, (the district) will look to subsidize a family/student purchase with some amount. Then we are looking at Google Education Apps, an online suite, linux on the notebooks, and offering our district virus protection as a stand alone that my technicians would update on student laptops, (somehow). Anyway, this is what we are thinking. The other item, Staff Development could include the k12onlineconference.org, there are 3 years worth of individual staff development presentations. There is also EVOnline, a yearly, online professional development project. Both of these items are FREE. (http://evo08sessionscfp.pbwiki.com/) Good luck putting this vision. Cheryl Thanks for giving me a heads up about your blog. Computers! With our state and local budgets taking quite a hit , our school is discussing just this idea. We need to get out of the laptop business for high school. (We will start here.) Our school will look to get a group (really good) price on a mini notebook, we, (the district) will look to subsidize a family/student purchase with some amount. Then we are looking at Google Education Apps, an online suite, linux on the notebooks, and offering our district virus protection as a stand alone that my technicians would update on student laptops, (somehow). Anyway, this is what we are thinking.
The other item, Staff Development could include the k12onlineconference.org, there are 3 years worth of individual staff development presentations. There is also EVOnline, a yearly, online professional development project. Both of these items are FREE. (http://evo08sessionscfp.pbwiki.com/)
Good luck putting this vision.
Cheryl

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