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Lamar County School District Purvis, Mississippi. Devon Clay ITC 496: Industrial Internship May 2, 2011 The University of Southern Mississippi Information Technology. Agenda. Background Cisco Help Desk Business Learning Center Wireless Network In Focus Wiki Website Imaging
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Lamar County School DistrictPurvis, Mississippi Devon ClayITC 496: Industrial Internship May 2, 2011 The University of Southern Mississippi Information Technology
Agenda • Background • Cisco • Help Desk • Business Learning Center • Wireless Network • In Focus • Wiki Website • Imaging • Fixed Assets • Conclusion
Background • Consists of thirteen schools in the surrounding area • Located in Purvis, MS at the alternative school • Consists of small technology staff • -director of technology • -instructional technologist • -data managers • -network technicians • -help desk • 10 window servers • 2700 window workstations • 400 mac books
Cisco • Hurricane Katrina affected the schools in the area • 40 million dollars was given to the area schools • 21 century schools programs • -Cisco wants students to reach their highest potential
Help Desk • Responsible for taking calls • Making help tickets • Entering the information into the database
Business Learning Center • Had to set up a polycom • For a seventh grade math class • Purvis upper and Oak Grove upper would be via polycom
Wireless Network • Went to Oak Grove High to set up a wireless network • They wanted to use fiber optic cables • Used a Cisco antenna outside on the building
In focus • I attended a meeting with in focus • A global leader in visual communications • The school district wanted to purchase a few more of their IN3114 projectors • The projects get the students more involved
Wiki Website • Had to help set up the wiki website • Moving flipcharts and open office files to the website • Gives teachers from the other schools access to the information
Imaging • Had to image close to twenty or more computers • Also had to image a few mac books • Imaged straight from the network • Mac books was imaged using an external hard drive
Fixed Assests • The schools are audited once a year • We had to make sure that anything technology was in the right place • Everything tagged
Conclusion • In conclusion, I am glad that I had the opportunity to work in the school district. I never considered working in the school district. I gained a lot of information and I am thankful to have had the experience.
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis, Mississippi Devon ClayITC 496: Industrial Internship May 2, 2011 The University of Southern Mississippi Information Technology
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