ICT for schools is a rapidly changing technology - is your school set up and able to cope with the rapid changes

ICT for schools is a rapidly changing technology as too is the inherent infrastructure, and for kids and teachers to maximise the benefits, ICT for schools learning environments should be of the highest quality available. This doesn't just mean the equipment has to be able to deal with the rapidly changing IT environment, it is also encapsulates the entire learning suite in which teacher and students operate in.

If you just regress a mere five years or so what was once completely unheard of in most schools and education establishments are now the norm. Interactive white boards (as a for instance) were hideously expensive and seldom seen in mainstream educational establishments. Nowadays they are considered the norm and regarded as essential pieces of equipment which enable the teachers and students to gain maximum benefit from the education process.

Increasingly wireless networks and secure infrastructure are becoming essential elements of every school as more and more students use laptops and hand held devices as elements of the modern learning environment.

Now more than ever IT suites and learning environments require professional install and maintenance, in addition to being as future proofed as possible. Future proofing is what is referred to be IT professionals as making an environment able to accept future technology innovations, without the need for major capital investment on new hardware and infrastructure elements.

Your school or college may run several different courses which are heavily reliant on different layouts; indeed, every establishment has one or other different requirements. Even subjects as diverse as CAD (computer aided design) and website design, computer language courses and science/chemistry subjects require essentially different hardware and software plans.

 Every school’s requirements are different and yet in the same breath the infrastructure is pretty much the same; all will require hardware such as the following:

• ·         Servers
• ·         Laptops
• ·         Computer work stations
• ·         Networked printers
• ·         Network switches and hubs
• ·         Cat 5e/6 structured cabling
• ·         Air conditioning for server rooms
• ·         Fiber optic cabling
• ·         Security applications and hardware

It is true to say that many classrooms and learning centers are still fairly traditional although it is changing. Your school or educational establishment has to be prepared for the future by adapting to the rapid changes in the most efficient and cost effective manner as possible. With the right equipment and structured room plans and products that fit your individual requirements perfectly, you will be adding many benefits to the education of your children and/or young adults.

For more information about future proofed ICT for schools and other educational establishments, log on to the website of Netcom ICT today, the address of which is www.netcomict.co.uk.