<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">One consequence of testing is that has affected our CS4All project in rural districts is that during testing periods, the testing takes up all the available bandwidth so that students in our classes (dual credit UNM and high school) may have no access for up to two weeks in a hands-on computer class.<div><br></div><div>Ed<br><div>
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-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>__________</div><div><br></div><div>Ed Angel<br><br></div><div>Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab)<br>Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico<br><br>1017 Sierra Pinon</div><div>Santa Fe, NM 87501<br>505-984-0136 (home)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:angel@cs.unm.edu">angel@cs.unm.edu</a></div><div>505-453-4944 (cell) <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel">http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel</a><br><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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<br><div><div>On Mar 4, 2014, at 2:16 PM, Glenn Wikle wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Take any technology info from PED with a grain of salt. I believe PED was gutted when<div>Martinez took office. Then there was a steady trickle of talent drained off from PED as many of</div><div>the remaining experienced people have retired. Before Martinez, the technology</div>
<div>bureau had about 1/4 of the people it needed to provide useful support</div><div>to school districts.</div><div><br></div><div>But there could be renewed interest in technology as the corporate powers are introducing</div>
<div>computer-based standardized tests starting next school year: No Child Left Untested!</div><div><br></div><div>-Glenn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Richard Lowenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org" target="_blank">rl@1st-mile.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">I'm hoping that this is an error, and that it ought to be 50 Mbps.<div>I will check on this and more, and hope to have follow-on info.</div><div>after this Thursday. </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
RL</div></font></span><div class=""><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:39 PM, John Brown wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Am I reading this right??<br><br>Are we saying that 50Kb/s as in 50 Kilo BITS PER SECOND is a good thing???<br>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Richard Lowenberg <<a href="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org" target="_blank">rl@1st-mile.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">
The New Mexico Public Education Department has a map and database file on<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">their web site, showing bandwidth and device readiness, at:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://webapp2.ped.state.nm.us/SchoolData/TechFootPrint.aspx" target="_blank">http://webapp2.ped.state.nm.us/SchoolData/TechFootPrint.aspx</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">While many schools districts seem to be in good stead currently, the site<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">also indicates many that are far on the wrong side of the digital divide,<br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">with some providing no data.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Much can and needs to be done. This is an area that requires dedicated<br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">attention in this state.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Stay tuned for more on NM schools technology preparedness and connectivity,<br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">on this list soon.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">RL<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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