software?
Thanks,
Renee
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Derrel Fincher
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:18 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Best Platform for a New School
Just a few additional thoughts:=20
1. Spend on bandwidth until it hurts.
2. If you are providing laptops to students, forget about having a
traditional network except for authentication, and then just let them
plug into the Internet and access your printers through the Internet,
and even find a hosting service for file storage. The individual
platform is not so important, but a good infrastructure is.=20
3. Plan on eliminating all servers. Difficult, if not impossible, but
go in with the ideas that you don't need them. Instead, look for hosted
solutions (ASP) for your needs. Most are designed to be accessed through
a browser for most functions so the platform for the majority of your
users is irrelevant. For the few power users that need a client instead
of a browser, buy whatever the client supports. (Hosted may look like it
costs more, but you don't need IT people with really deep skills--you
need those with broad skills).=20
4. For your clerical staff, and even many of your teachers, spring for
dual monitors and put in plenty of memory. Those two together have been
the biggest productivity improvement for the buck and your clerical
staff will love you. (People will tell you they don't need two until
they actually use two--I've only had a couple tell me to remove the
second monitor.=20
Derrel
>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM, in message
<484F9E17.6AE3.00C8.0@shadysideacademy.org>, David Liebmann
<DLIEBMANN@shadysideacademy.org> wrote:
> I am the founding head-elect of Greenwich Village High School in NYC,
> which will open in September 2009. Of the many tasks before me, one
is
> choosing between Mac and PC. I am sure there are strong opinions on
> either side, but I am curious to hear from those who might have
insights
> into the best choice to support the majority of school operations,
> including the business functions of the school.
>=20
> David Liebmann
>=20
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