1: I am not sure, but I would be ready with some sort of backup plan. The testing system is good though. It will remember where a student left off if they happen to drop from the network.
2: I run it off of a share and have done so for years. The only problem I have had is a computer crashing can sometimes leave the files open on the server, preventing the student from continueing the test. I just have to close the connection on the server and all is well. 3: not sure as I only have 1 building. 4: there really is a 2 week turn around on starting a test cycle. Be sure to give yourself an extra week or two just in case something goes wrong with the student import. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aaron Souza Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [tech-geeks] New to NWEA Map: Seeking advice All, We just left our old benchmarking software and signed up with NWEA Map testing. I'm looking for any lessons learned in deployment, both from a tech side and from an actual classroom side. One of my biggest concerns is the use of wireless laptops. At two of our schools, we only have wireless laptop "mobile carts" to test on. These carts are 30 laptops with a negear wg302 (dual attena) access point. According to a pdf I found on nwea's website, they recommend 15 clients per access point. #1: Should I split all my wireless labs to use two seperate access points for more bandwidth? #2: Does everyone install the software on each machine or run it off a share? I have a couple hundred machines I'd have to visit / reimage if people have horrible experiences with running the application off a central server/share. #3: We have mulitple buildings and I plan on installing the map server software at each building. Anything that I should be aware of in terms of sending data to NWEA because of this deployment model? #4: Anything else I should know about deploying a successful nwea map cycle? Thanks again, Aaron ----------------------------------------- Disclaimer If you have received this email in error, please delete it and do not divulge this information in any way. Troy C.C.S.D. 30-C cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the transmission to the recipient or from the recipient's use of this email or its attachments. Any opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Troy. The person who sent this email is personally responsible for any damages or other liability arising from its contents and the distribution of that content to others. | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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