<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>A brief response today from the NM PED:</div><div>"The 55kbs per second per student is the minimum threshold for online testing. </div><div>100 kbs per sec per student is recommended for digital learning." </div><div><br></div><div>See the SETDA (State Ed. Tech. Directors Assoc.) Broadband Imperative report at: </div><div><a href="http://www.setda.org/priorities/equity-of-access/the-broadband-imperative/">http://www.setda.org/priorities/equity-of-access/the-broadband-imperative/</a></div><div><br></div><div>(The challenge is for how to get from yesterday's minimum standards, to our schools' and communities' requirements for today and tomorrow. RL)</div><div><br></div><div>------</div><div><br></div><div>Also (for those interested in school networking), this week from the COnsortium for School Networking: <br> <br>CoSN Issues Guidelines to Equip School Leaders with Insight and Strategies to Overcome Network Investment Challenges<br>"Creating Scalable, Affordable and Reliable Education Networks"</div><div><br><a href="http://www.cosn.org/about/news/creating-scalable-affordable-and-reliable-education-networks">http://www.cosn.org/about/news/creating-scalable-affordable-and-reliable-education-networks</a> <br> <br>Washington, DC (March 3, 2014) – As part of its Smart Education Networks by Design (SEND) initiative, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today released the first phase of comprehensive guidelines to support K-12 chief technology officers (CTOs) in building, strengthening, and maintaining durable education networks. These networks support technology-rich 24/7 learning. The initiative provides guidance to district leaders on the current and future digital K-12 landscape and identifies best practices and solutions to design, implement, and manage networks to support district strategic plans and processes.</div><div><br></div><div>(snip)</div><div><br></div><div>RL</div><div><br></div><br><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director</div><div>1st-Mile Institute <a href="http://www.1st-mile.org">www.1st-mile.org</a> </div><div>P. O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504</div><div>505-603-5200 <a href="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org">rl@1st-mile.org</a></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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