21st Century Classroom Briefing Terminal Servers and Thin Clients

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Introduction to Thin Clients
NSBA 2000
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Overview

• High price of...PC technology
• Complicated, PC/Mac, old/new
• High maintenance, obsolescence, support
• Unreliable, little settings, kids are kids
• Is there a better way?

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Thin Clients computing offers
Reliability
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Goals

• Simplicity
• 100 of software is installed on server
• 100 of software is processed on server
• Teachers do all the basics
• Only one button
• Easy to use replace

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Goals

• Affordability
• 500 per station
• Stops obsolescence at the desktop
• Over 50 maintenance cost savings
• New life to your old 486s, Pentiums Macs

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Goals
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• Reliability
• TC has no moving parts
• Server is more reliable
• All software settings are secured
• Applications are installed correctly once used
  everywhere

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Goals

• Portfolio portability
• Electronic Portfolio
• Simple teacher access
• Access from any classroom
• Access from home
• Access from anywhere via the Internet!

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Before After
TCs use the same TCP/IP networks as do PCs
Macs
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Thin Client

• Student Screen
• Secure desktop ClassLinkBar
• Web Based Email (controlled)
• Web Based Home folder
• Web Based Shared and Web folders
• Standard apps
• Teacher Screen
• All student capabilities, plus
• Easy access to all student folders
• Easy administration

• Shadowing

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ClassLink System 2000 Implementation...

• Powerful, secure computing environment
• Controlled email, printing, portfolio/folder
  tools
• System monitoring
• Setup test hardware
• Configure logins install apps
• Orientation for every student
• Training series for every teacher
• Administrator training
• System troubleshooting
• Ongoing assessment of project goals
• Meet with school discuss findings

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ClassLink System 2000 - Training
Training

• Critical factor, research shows effectiveness of
  classroom technology is increased with proper
  training
• In the past training was under-planned,
  under-staffed and under-budgeted
• ClassLink focuses extensively on training
• Our training includes at minimum 12 courses that
  range from Microsoft Office to Web collaboration

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ClassLink System 2000 - Training
Onsite Training Courses

• Students
• ClassLink Orientation
• Teachers
• ClassLink Orientation
• ClassLink Student Portfolio
• Microsoft Office Level 1 2
• Internet Usage Level 1 2
• Webpage website development
• Other custom courses
• Administrator
• Admin Orientation

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E-Rate

• Client stations E-Rate-able
• Hardware -
• Implementation Yes (except training)
• Server
• Hardware Yes
• Citrix software licenses Yes
• Microsoft software licenses Yes
• Implementation Yes (except training)
• Implementation includes installation, training,
  maintenance

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Specs

• Dual Pentium III
• 1 GB RAM
• 3x18GB hard drives
• Ethernet 100MB
• Modem
• Backup drive
• UPS
• 8,500 (based on Dell)

• Microsoft NT/2000 Server, Terminal Server
  Edition
• Citrix MetaFrame
• 6,250 (25 concurrent users)

• 100-300 MHz,16MB RAM
• 16bit sound
• Ethernet 10/100MB
• Standard monitor
• Standard ports
• Standard keyboard mouse
• 500/station - 15 monitor
• 600/station - 17 monitor

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ClassLink Technologies

• Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
  Authorized Education Reseller
• Citrix Gold Solutions Network Education
  Solution Provider
• Wyse Winterm Authorized
• Boundless Authorized
• WatchGuard Authorized
• IPSwitch Authorized

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