Education IT Services

According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), technologies in K-12 classrooms are growing rapidly and are showing positive effects on learning. With the myriad of information available on the internet, it is vital that students and teachers can access it and harness it as an educational tool.

By having access to technology in the classrooms, teachers can utilize everything the internet and online teaching programs have to offer. Teachers may gain virtual visualizations, such as PowerPoints, maps, and videos, to better demonstrate their lessons. They can even use programs and teaching tools to better assess individual students’ needs. Additionally, by granting each student their own device, teachers can use that technology to individualize lessons and meet the students at their personal level. Students can learn at a pace that suits their needs and in a way that best fits their individual learning styles.

Technology in the classrooms and schools can be divided into two categories: networking infrastructure and end-user technologies. CNS Partners specializes in the infrastructure, ranging from fiber and coper wiring to servers, switches, and firewalls to wireless access points. We ensure that the entire school can have fast, reliable internet while maintaining security for all its users. We also ensure that the school’s infrastructure can support all the end-user’s technologies, whether it be mobile laptops, a computer lab of desktops, or an overhead projector or Apple TV.

Each school is unique in the quantity of technology they employ. Our goal as a technology company is to help augment infrastructures so schools can add devices as their needs grow. Studies show that technology benefits learning by providing more ease and resources for teachers and students, and we want to support that. Through programs like the Universal Service Administrative Company’s eRate program, we can help fund a better technological infrastructure for your school.

The eRate program was established by the Federal Government to help schools and libraries connect to the internet. It is a supplemental fund that enables schools and libraries to build up their network and support their students and patrons. Schools and libraries can apply annually for funding through the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).

eRate is the commonly used name for the Government’s program for K-12 Schools and Libraries and was implemented under the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The program is managed under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).