Transcript Welcome NSBA Members - Minnetonka Public Schools

Welcome to
Minnetonka!
MN Site Visit, May 13, 2008
Department Organization
Hardware Standardization
Standard Desktop
Dell Optiplex GX755
*Intel Core 2 Duo/2.3GHZ, 2.0GB RAM, 8x
DVD+/-RW, Windows XP Pro SP2
Standard Laptop
Dell Latitude D530
*Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 1.6GHz, 1.0GB
RAM, 24X CD-Rom, Windows XP Pro SP2
Interactive Whiteboard
Smart Technologies SMARTBoard
Voice Distributed System
Phonic Ear Wireless Microphone System
Anchor Audio Wireless Microphone System
Projector
NEC VT695
VCR/DVD Players
JVC DVD/VCR Combo
Hardware Standardization
Classroom of the Future
A Mounted Projector
DVD/VHS Combo
A Voice Distribution System
Interactive Classroom of the Future
A SMARTBoard
A Mounted Projector
DVD/VHS Combo
A Voice Distribution System
Updated Lab
Tech Line Furniture
Cable & Electrical Hookup
A Mounted Projector
DVD/VHS Combo
A Voice Distribution System
Software Standardization
Operating System
Windows XP
Standard Software
Windows Movie Maker, Windows Media Player 10, Paint,
WordPad, Calculator, Notepad, Destiny (Library Catalog),
Inspiration 8, Digital Blue Microscope Drivers
Office Productivity Tools
Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook,
Powerpoint, InfoPath, Access)
Plug-ins and Utilities
Ahead Nero
Apple Quicktime 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
InterVideo WinDVD 5
Paint.NET
Virus Protection
Sophos AntiVirus
Sun Java 1.4 and Sun Java 1.5
Macromedia Shockwave
Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Authorware
Software Standardization
E–2
Software
Graph Club
Kidspiration
Might Math Zoo Zillions
Type to Learn
Millie’s Math House
Sammy’s Science House
Instructional
Software
Music Maestro
Adobe Creative Suites
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Barnes Health Software
Biolab Fly
GeoSketch Pad
Kid Works
Everyday Math
Bailey’s Book House
KidPix
Trudy’s Time and Place House
Neighborhood Map Machine
Finale NotePad
Accelerated Math
Biolab Frog
NJ Star Communicator
Cyber Ed
Network Infrastructure
Network Architecture:
11 buildings connected by 6 strands of single mode fiber owned
by the district with the core being at the high school
Network monitoring tools:
-Wireless - Airwave Management Platform
-Switches - Procurve Manager Plus
-Workstations – Systems Management Server
-System Center Operations Manager
Network Operations Centralized at the Tech center consisting of
about 30 servers and two 8TB backup units and a 16TB SAN
Important Notes:
Centralization
Standardization
Redundancy
Reliability