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Education Solutions |
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CDH
Networking
is a technical
resource for your
organization. We
specialize in helping
our clients understand
how current data, voice
and video technology can
be integrated into their
existing environment, as
well as facilitating
E-Rate funding.
CDH Networking
was founded by a
systems
professional
looking to
provide the
highest level of
technical and
professional
expertise. As
technology
integrators, CDH
is not in the
business of
selling
hardware.
Instead, we
provide; the
specifications
necessary to
locate and
recommend the
right hardware
and software
vendors for your
particular
needs. Our team
of professionals
seeks out the
exact
combination of
systems needed
to fulfill the
requirements of
the specific
business
application. As
a result, the
system designed
will draw from
the best that
current
technology has
to offer.
CDH Networking
will assist your
school District
in:
Meeting
the Challenges
of Educational
Technology The
old model of
students tied to
their desks
listening
intently to
their teacher is
no longer valid.
Students and
teachers find
themselves
needing access
to information
in a variety of
environments:
during class, in
the hallway
between classes,
at the library,
in study groups,
at home, and
even in coffee
shops!
Increasingly,
students and
faculty are
demanding the
latest
information at
their fingertips
on a device
designed to
seamlessly
integrate with
their existing
work habits.
Furthermore, in
our current
world, there is
too much
activity and
distraction.
Students yearn
to be engaged,
to be involved.
Interactivity is
the key.
Technology
should be seen
as a tool to
bring the
excitement of
the real-world
into the
classroom, not
feared for doing
so.
We at
CDH
Networking
believe because
technology
continues to
play an
important role
in modern
industrial
society,
integrating
technology into
the schools will
help prepare
students to
succeed in a
rapidly changing
world. Many
Boards Of
Education
consider:
"Technology is
transforming
society, and
schools do not
have a choice as
to whether they
will incorporate
technology but
rather how well
they use it to
enhance
learning".
Technology
integration also
is important
because it
supports the
goals of
education
reform. To
ensure that
technology is
effectively
integrated into
the schools,
educators and
community
members must
collaborate to
create a formal
technology plan.
We at
CDH
Networking
believe
developing a
plan for using
technology to
support
education reform
means more than
providing for
the acquisition
of computers and
software. To be
successful, a
technology plan
must promote
meaningful
learning and
collaboration,
provide for the
needed
professional
development and
support, and
respond flexibly
to change.
Schools that
effectively use
technology have
a carefully
designed
technology plan
that is a part
of the overall
school-improvement
plan.
A technology plan that
is not integral to the
overall improvement plan
is likely to be
short-lived.
Planning
and Evaluation
Many
resources useful for
technology planning are
also useful for
evaluating technology
implementation efforts.
We that
CDH Networking
believe that there are
two primary reasons for
this. First, evaluation
should be rooted in an
examination of your
plan's vision and goals
for technology. In
essence, you want to
evaluate your progress
in meeting those goals.
In this way, planning
tools which assist you
in creating good goals
will also help you
evaluate. Second, we
often find that the
biggest challenge faced
by districts setting out
to create evaluations is
that they have no
adequate plan upon which
to base their
evaluation.
Thus,
evaluation efforts often
revert to efforts to
update (i.e., re-write)
the district plan.
Clearly the
ideal situation is to
write a sound plan --
with clear vision,
goals, and action plans
-- and then to set forth
a rather straight
forward process for
evaluating your progress
in implementing that
plan. Even the thorny
issue of student impact
and achievement can be
addressed most
adequately if your plan
is careful to define
what you mean by student
impact and achievement.
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Designing and
Building
CDH Networking
can design a common
wiring infrastructure to support
voice, data, video, and image
processing technologies including
category 5 & 6 twisted pair,
wireless, coaxial cable and fiber
optics. These transmission
facilities can become a backbone of
a broadband network designed to
support electronic systems in a high
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The
network can include a wire management plan to provide
flexibility and control.
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The
network can provide flexible voice and data transmission
for various systems needs which could include DVD,
interactive video and TV interfaces. |
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The
network can be
based on a
generic,
flexible premise
distribution
system to
provide the
necessary
services. The
network will
also provide for
flexible and
expandable
voice, data and
video/audio
transmission to
off-site systems
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CDH
Networking
can include in
the specifications, requirements for grounding, surge
protection and access floor-grounding grids for
communications equipment. This can protect staff and
equipment from accidental harm.
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For the systems outlined
above, CDH Networking can design and specify all requirements needed
to support the equipment associated with the networks. Requirements
may include:
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Surge &
lighting protection on low voltage wire systems |
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Backup
power system to interface with site power to provide
continuous operation. |
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Space
requirements |
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Equipment
requirements |
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Equipment
locations |
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Environmental
requirements |
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Wire
rooms |
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CDH
Networking can provide the following services to plan, design,
implement and integrate the systems: |
PLAN, DESIGN,
SPECIFICATION
AND SOLICITATION
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Develop
and assess requirements based on meetings and
architectural blueprints and/or building walk-through
with all pertinent staff. |
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Prepare
electronics and communications plan/design and budget
projection, which will include necessary services for a
period of five years. |
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Review
design and plan with staff members and revise where
necessary to allow for functional coverage and to meet
budget constraints. |
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Develop
specifications for the cable network based on agreed
functional design and to include system controls. |
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Solicitation
of bidders; distribution of bid specifications. |
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Conduct
vendor conference to ensure compliance and uniformity in
responses. |
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Review
and analyze all proposals and prepare recommendation of
award to those who best understand your needs and
requirements. |
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Conduct
start up meeting to initiate project. |
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Provide
necessary coordination of systems under this proposal
for installation and integration |
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Monitor
installation progress and conduct timely and periodic
contractor meetings. |
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Coordinate
staff training. |
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Review
and approve contractor payment requests. |
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Witness
system tests for compliance with specifications. |
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Check
list and final acceptance. |
Network
Troubleshooting
Our
technical support specialists are troubleshooters, providing valuable
assistance to computer users. Because many non-technical people are not
computer experts, they often run into computer problems that they cannot
resolve on their own. CDH Networking installs, modifies, cleans, and
repairs computer hardware and software. We also can work on voice,
video, and data systems.
Our
technicians assist computer users with the inevitable hardware and
software questions not addressed in a product's instruction manual.
They can
field telephone calls and e-mail messages from customers seeking
guidance on technical problems. In responding to these requests for
guidance, CDH technicians listen carefully to the customer, asking
questions to diagnose the nature of the problem, and then patiently
walking the customer through the problem-solving steps.
Curriculum Integration
To realize
the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating
technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on
the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business
leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology
strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning
for all students.
Funding
Sources
Congress
passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a historic piece of
legislation designed to deregulate the telecom industry and promote
competition in a market that had operated as a monopoly in the past. A
key component of the act was a new federal funding program designed
primarily to help fund telecommunication improvements at schools,
libraries, and healthcare facilities. This program, known as the
"E-Rate," created a way to deliver millions of dollars in discounts on
advanced telecom services to education and healthcare institutions.
While the
E-Rate program has served to fulfill the promise of technology in K-12
education, the process of filing for discounts is very time consuming if
you don't know the process.
CDH
Networking
can use this
information to your benefit when filing the forms.
