
Technology Infrastructure Lab
The Technology Infrastructure Lab is constantly analyzing new technologies to see where benefits can be realized in the State. By working across multiple organizations including K-12, community colleges, universities, nonprofits, and the State's Department of Information Technology, the team has a bird's eye view of many initiatives and can often identify opportunities for collaboration and economies of scale. The TIL is a data-driven organization that mixes staff members with backgrounds in computer engineering, business, education, public policy and analytics. Combined, these skill sets produce solutions that attack problems from various angles with a wide aperture.
Updates
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EdTech Magazine: CoSN2023: Cybersecurity Conversations at the District, State and Federal Levels
Friday Institute Systems Architect Samuel Carter shared his experiences working on K-12 cybersecurity standards and solutions at the state level at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2023 conference.
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Friday Institute Senior Director Ray Zeisz Presents School Connectivity Report to North Carolina State Board of Education
Senior Director Ray Zeisz co-presented highlights from his report to the North Carolina General Assembly, including program performance and recommendations, at last month's North Carolina State Board of Education meeting.
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NC State News: Serious Fun
Three staffers at the Friday Institute almost went viral in 2007 with a catchy music video promoting the benefits of virtualization software for a VMware contest. The prize money they won helped improve computer access for K-12 students across North Carolina.
Selected Resources
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Equity for Digital-Age Learning: Education Leaders Address New Challenges in North Carolina SchoolsReportDigital inequities—or the divide amongst students who have and do not have access to digital resources —has become a national concern among K-12 educators in recent years. Research has documented the impacts of differential access to technology, however, as many districts and schools across the country move closer to fully transitioning to digital-age learning, digital inequity among K-12 students has become a more salient concern.
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North Carolina Rural Student Home Internet Access Pilot Program Initial ReportReportAs a result of the pandemic, the NC Department of Public Instruction and the NC Broadband Infrastructure Office (BIO) awarded the Friday Institute research grants to investigate alternative and cutting-edge wireless technologies that could be used to provide rural students with home internet access. This report serves to show the progress and expected expenses and to provide some early findings and recommendations.