At Pine Cove, the majority of our clients are based in very rural areas. Often we see these isolated school districts being deprived of opportunities that larger, more urban areas possess – simply because there is less funding in smaller communities. The expenses to offer current technology, hiring specialized teachers, and giving students real-world experience are high, and the small towns are paying the price.

Most schools no longer sharpen 2.0 pencils and provide hundreds of pieces of paper in order to prepare for student testing. Online testing is increasingly becoming the popular form of standardized testing. The idea is for convenience, saving time and error and conserving paper in the process.

With this new form of testing comes new problems. While using digital devices to test hundreds of kids is supposed to make things easier, sometimes it can feel like the technology isn’t working in your favor.

We at Pine Cove understand this, which is why we provided 10 simple solutions to help create stronger connectivity and make sure the technology is a benefit instead of a nuisance – during testing and other crucial times.

With limitations within your own infrastructure and the bandwidth outside of our networks, we must make the most of what we have been provided. Layer 7 filtering is the future in prioritization of traffic, applications and devices to maximize throughput and end-user productivity.

Missed the webinar and don’t have time to listen?

Here are some of our key takeaways to help prepare your school for online testing, whether it’s this year or next year:

Pine Cove Consulting is here to help.

First and foremost, we serve to be your technology consultant and planner. We offer networking management, network specialization, distance learning, data backup and disaster recovery, staff augmentation and communication.

We serve 14,000 end users and help schools to receive over $6 million in federal grant funding.