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New Technology Provision - BSF. Network. 10 Gigabit CISCO network backbone, with 1 Gigabit connection at the desktop 80 Meru Wifi access points covering main building and Sports Hall – capacity to run HD video on 33 devices concurrently.
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Network • 10 Gigabit CISCO network backbone, with 1 Gigabit connection at the desktop • 80 MeruWifi access points covering main building and Sports Hall – capacity to run HD video on 33 devices concurrently. • Security – passive monitoring using “Policy Central”, and active monitoring with “Impero”
Wifi Coverage • Wifi permeates 10-15m around building, and one additional directional external wifi access point covering assembly point Assembly Point
The classroom • Interactive Projector on gloss-wall • Apple TV (or equivalent) to stream media content directly from network, or to project wirelessly to teacher/student devices • Either: • “Fat Client” laptop + docking station. • Transformer-style tablet • iPad 3 • Windows Surface
Staff Device - Asus Transformer? • 10” tablet with detachable keyboard • Fantastic battery life • Tablet portability with the reassurance and familiarity of a keyboard when necessary
Staff Device – iPad 3? • Instant familiarity with iPhone users • Airplay + Apple TV • Northgate already experienced with managing these devices
Staff Device - Windows Surface? • Tablet portability with local versions of MS Office Apps • Metro desktop would sync across devices & Windows 8 PCs • Soft Keyboard/cover
Staff Device - “Fat client” laptop? • Full laptop functionality within school and at home • Clicks easily into docking station, which then connects it to power, projector, network
Interactive Projector • Projects directly onto glossed wall • Use normal whiteboard pens or interactive pen • (Maths may stick with Promethean IWB) • Some rooms to have 2 projectors.
Apple TV in action - Room S2 • appletv3.mp4
Office / Admin Devices • Thin Client desktop units • Running updated version of CITRIX • Latest version now runs Windows 7, with better flash/video support • Full MS Office suite and other software
Media, Music, Graphics, ADT, LRC • iMac desktop PCs • High spec devices with industry standard graphics and multimedia software • Can boot into iOS or windows environment
ICT Labs • 2 x iMac labs • 2 x thin client VDI Desktops
Learning Hubs • 60 Legacy laptops running as thin client • Quick to boot – in a matter of seconds • Standard setup across the college • 30 Apple iPad Minis (or similar device)
Things to still to think about • Cloud-based Storage and Apps • Who owns the data/storage space? Mirrored? • Need to think about security of devices such as ipads. • Can these be alarmed – how much? • Moving our existing data over to new servers. • Do we still need it all? • Progresso vsSIMS • Monitoring Software for Devices - Will Imperowork? • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) • Trials starting 2013, implementation 2014.