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Hi Everyone.
I'm looking for input on the following idea:
Wireless networking in classrooms rather than hard wired networking.
Madrona is up for a new building in the next couple of years.
We are trying to prioritize our building budget and would like to
create a couple of extra 'labs' around the school. The idea is that
a class could show up and every student could have access to a
networked computer.
We were wondering if instead of putting up the extra money for
infrastructure (wires, data drops, and hubs) - so that every student
in a classroom could use a networked computer - would it ultimately
be more cost effective to buy every computer a wireless NIC and have
a base station connected to a single data drop?
I believe that the district commits to six data drops per classroom
and enough hubs to power only one of those six.
I'm just fishing for thoughts.
Jim Meyer
jimndeb@u.washington.edu
Teacher, Computer Lab
Madrona K - 8
http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/madrona
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