Sierra Sands Keeps Students Safe–on the Web and on YouTube–with Lightspeed
As technology becomes an increasingly important part of students’ lives, the role of technology in schools will continue to grow as well. The Sierra Sands School District in southern California recognizes this, and its forward-thinking technology department knows that its job is about more than keeping the computers working—it’s about making the network a valuable tool for education.
Lincoln County Secures and Monitors Its Mac- Based Network with Total Traffic Control
Lincoln County School District in rural Wyoming is intent on building students’ 21-st century skills by embracing modern technologies. With Smart Boards in nearly every classroom, a network that includes more than 1,000 Macintosh computers, and a focus on incorporating interactive learning, Lincoln County needed a network management solution that could be as comprehensive as the technology it utilizes; and as forward-thinking as its educational philosophies.
Carroll County Finds a Better Web Filter, and Gets a Whole Lot More
In order to ensure student safety, staff productivity, and CIPA compliance, schools need an
Internet filter to block inappropriate content. But over-blocking limits the educational power of
the Internet, while under-blocking opens up security risks. Facing the need for a more flexible
and more powerful content filter for their 4,500 workstations across 26 locations, Carroll County
Schools began a comprehensive search for a new solution.
Kenosha Beats the Spam and Spyware Battle with Total Traffic Control
For the students and staff in the Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin, the district-wide network provides access to the Internet, Student Information Systems, business systems, and more. With a large district comprised of 43 elementary, middle, high, and charter schools, the administrators of this network face the challenges of heavy traffic, many different users, and high email volume.
Willows Tackles Tight School Budgets with a Single Solution
In the small town of Willows, north of Sacramento, the challenges of managing a school network are multiplied by the limited resources: only two people manage the network that serves the approximately 1,700 students spread across four physical campuses and seven school sites.
Wisconsin District Virtualizes Successfully with NComputing and Lightspeed
A primary challenge in today’s schools is increasing computer access for students while living within the constraints of a tight, and sometimes dwindling, technology budget. One solution to this challenge is virtualization, which allows multiple students to access a single computer.
TTC v7.0 Plugs WiFi Security Hole
Killeen Independent School District (KISD) serves several communities near Killeen, TX, and the
surrounding rural areas. Killeen’s network provides its 39,000 students and more than 5,480
teachers and support personnel across the district’s 50 campuses with safe, secure Internet access.
The availability and security of that network was being challenged by Wi-Fi network users.
CETPA DataBus Product Review: Total Traffic Control
Over the years, we have transitioned away from utilizing multiple products to manage our e-mail filtering, web filtering, bandwidth management and antivirus to a single product with a single point of management. The product we have transitioned to is Total Traffic Control v6 from Lightspeed Systems.
What To Do When Your AUP Stands for Actually Unenforceable Policy — 7 Tips From the Trenches
On any given day, someone is likely abusing your acceptable use policy (AUP). The infractions can range all the way from inadvertent to illegal.