education technology

April 13, 2016

EDUCATION

Cisco at CoSN 2016: A Recap

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Last week, members of Cisco's education team attended the CoSN 2016 Annual Conference in Washington, DC to engage with and learn from the country's leading education experts.

February 4, 2016

EDUCATION

Using E-Rate to lead a Digital Transformation in Education

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For many businesses, technology has become an integral part of operations, transforming the way people learn, think, and do their jobs. With the right tools, K-12 school districts can experience these same transformational benefits. Digital transformation in education means using technology to create better access to educational experiences for students. That can be using mobile […]

May 15, 2014

EDUCATION

#HigherEdThursdays – Meeting the Community College Boom

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For the past five years we’ve witnessed a surge in demand for community colleges across the U.S. The reasons for this demand are varied. There are professionals who have been let go from work, there are adult learners who desire new skills and there are traditional students continuing their education in greater numbers. Much of […]

February 27, 2014

EDUCATION

Bringing Back Music Education to Our Schools

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While many are arguing the existence of a comeback in liberal arts education, too many public schools are seeing a decline in arts education due to budget and resource cuts. The benefits of music and arts education are well documented, but we continue to see schools losing music programs. Unfortunately, cutting music programs in public […]

August 16, 2013

EDUCATION

Will The Internet of Everything Change the Way Students Learn?

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Think back to your favorite class in school. How would that class be different if it took place today? My favorite was a 7th grade art class. While it’s hard to imagine Mrs. Vincent in a modern classroom with a tablet or smartphone, I know she would be on the cutting edge of art education. […]

July 18, 2013

GOVERNMENT

Midland County, Texas Builds Library of the Future

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What happens when libraries transform from traditional, quiet places to engaging spaces that inspire learning? The old perceptions of libraries are swept away and energized by interactive, connected learning for the entire community. That’s exactly what the strategy is at the Midland County Library in Texas. When the county decided to upgrade one of its […]

July 18, 2013

EDUCATION

Midland County, Texas Builds Library of the Future

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Technology is a wonderful thing, at least in my opinion; especially when it’s used to inspire creativity, knowledge and to make learning fun and interactive. New and interactive technologies inspired the Midland County Library in Texas to change people’s perceptions of what a library can and should be. Coined as the “library of the future”, […]

June 28, 2013

EDUCATION

City of Melrose, Mass. Takes to the Cloud

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Melrose wanted to maintain an active, innovative network that was efficient and made sense from a financial standpoint. The city chose the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) with FlexPod as the underlying technology to provide IT services to 18 sites within the city, including a variety of agencies such as the public school system and […]

June 27, 2013

EDUCATION

Emerging SDN Skills and the Cisco Approach

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The Software Defined Networking (SDN) market evolution is having a major effect on networking job roles. New careers in IT are being built, focusing more on complex services and architectures rather than systems. A recent survey by Cisco found that 71 percent of IT professionals intend on using SDN technology this year for a number […]