Randy Rivers's Page

"We just purchased 580 iPads for our small rural school districts K-12 students. We settled on the Gumdrop Drop Tech case. It's used by the military. We were able to get them at a 40% discount directly from the manufacturer. They came in at…"

"Multiple layers of security are best. To begin with, we have classroom carts from Bretford. Teachers must inventory all iPads each day before leaving while checking that they are all plugged into the charger. The cart is locked with a padlock. Next,…"

"I'm an ex-coach and am an adherent to the adage KISS (Keep It Simple S...).  What I'm getting at is that using technology to manage user access may not be the best course.  It may have been in the early years of networks and…"

"CIPA requires us to filter and porn should be.  As long as my IT people are managing the filter in good faith, I'm right behind them.  I understand the nature of the Internet and the possibility that even the best filter might not…"

"I'm a district superintendent with 30 years experience.  I started out as computer science teacher in 1982.  Have worked with this stuff for years.  Some teachers as well as some students do not step up to our expectations, but…"

"The best filtering and management solution is a good teacher in the classroom assigning meaningful work for the students using the technology.  This technology is about individualization of learning.  One-size-fits-all (IT Department)…"