July 09, 2009


American School & University | Technology

Tech Talk: Vendor as Consultant 

By C. William Day

Choosing the right technology consultant is a critical business decision. There is a real difference between an independent technology consultant and a vendor/consulting firm....

Office Space 

By C. William Day

How will technology affect the education office environment?...

Tech Talk: Practical Procuring 

By C. William Day

Why do schools have a hard time selecting qualified technology bidders? First, schools that use lowest price only to select technology integrators either...

Tech Talk: Breaking Tradition 

By C. William Day

Will fiber ever make it to the desktop?...

Tech Talk: Cabling Labeling 

By C. William Day

Get it right the first time to prevent future confusion. During any cabling installation, the labeling placed on each wire, indicating its origination and termination locations is critical....

Tech Talk: Quality Assurance 

By C. William Day

Technology commissioning is a quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying and documenting that the performance of educational technology systems and assemblies meets specifications....

The Right Call 

By C. William Day

Selecting features is one of the pitfalls that institutions encounter with VoIP. It is important to identify the necessary features and stick with those decisions....

Tech Talk: Get Real 

C. WILLIAM DAY

Establishing a realistic estimate for education technology....

Tech Talk: Up Close 

By C. William Day

Short-throw projectors are an impressive new technology tool....

Technology Plans 

Technology Plans - using technology, effective use of tech, developing a technology plan...

Tech Talk: Changing Standards 

By C. William Day

Choosing a wireless network....

Tech Talk: Computing Needs 

By C. William Day

Mobile vs. desktop computing....

Tech Talk: Match Points 

By C. William Day

Biometrics: Is it an option?...

Technology Push 

By Mike Kennedy

Keeping up with technology in the central office, the classroom and all points in between can improve school and university operations....

Tech Talk: All Aboard 

By C. William Day

Standardization can save operating costs....

Tech Talk: To the Table 

By C. William Day

Encouraging discussion for better overall security....

Tech Talk: A Timely Tradeoff 

By C. William Day

Making the switch to IP cameras may be easier than you thought....

Tech Talk: Remote Control 

By C. William Day

The technician has left the building....

Tech Talk: A Smart Fit 

By C. William Day

Innovative technology for retrofitting....

Tech Talk: Consider The Source 

C. William Day

Is outsourcing really the answer?...

Tech Talk: Engaged Learning 

By C. William Day

The tools of the classroom trade....

Tech Talk: Eye on Progress 

By C. William Day

IP cameras can create a centralized solution....

Tech Talk: Sound Advice 

By C. William Day

Maybe the troublemakers in the back row just can't hear....

Tech Talk: Now That's Control 

By C. William Day

Technology makes life easier in the classroom....

Tech Talk: Heavy Metal 

By C. William Day

Cable: Where it's been and where it's going...

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The Subtle Stuff

Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

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Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

Echo Boom Impact

Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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