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Technology Room Snap Inspection Checklist
Whether you know them as MDFs, IDFs, CERs, or some other acronym, the spaces dedicated to housing IT equipment are among the most important in your district when it comes to maintaining digital connectivity among and between systems such as security, instructional tech, and wireless.
This visual inspection of your closest Technology Room can be conducted in less than 5 minutes to give you an idea as to the current condition of some of your district’s most important spaces and improvements that may be needed to bring them up to industry standards. View the 2-page PDF.
Whether you know them as MDFs, IDFs, CERs, or some other acronym, the spaces dedicated to housing IT equipment are among the most important in your district when it comes to maintaining digital connectivity among and between systems such as security, instructional tech, and wireless.
This visual inspection of your closest Technology Room can be conducted in less than 5 minutes to give you an idea as to the current condition of some of your district’s most important spaces and improvements that may be needed to bring them up to industry standards. View the 2-page PDF.
Other Available Resources
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Select a resource from the strip below or scroll down to see a list of all available content in this section.
Infrastructure Basics
- K12 Technology Platform. Learn about the basic K12 school district platform hierarchy that is required to efficiently deliver curriculum via technology. View 3-pg. PDF.
- Technology Infrastructure Primer. Discover the importance of the cabling, pathways and spaces that move data throughout your enterprise. View 6-pg. PDF.
Technology Rooms (TRs)
- The Most Overlooked Spaces in Your District’s Facilities. Learn the importance of Technology Rooms (sometimes called MDFs, IDFs, and CERs) to district operations. View 1-pg. PDF.
- The Case of New Tech with Old Problems. Trace the possible root causes of operational issues with new IP-connected systems to technology infrastructure. View 1-pg. PDF.
- Technology Rooms Gone Bad. The 12 major criteria for a TR that meets current best practices. View 2-pg. PDF.
- TR Snap Inspection. Determine Technology Room conditions in less than 5 minutes. View 2-pg.PDF.
Innovative Solutions
- The Technology Wall. Originally developed for Whitesboro Central School District, this structural framework houses all classroom technology system backend components including electric and data outlets, and interactive flat-panel mounts. View 3-pg. PDF.
Building Systems
Whole Room Audio Systems article. Learn how hearing effects learning and the different types of classroom audio systems available. View 4-pg. PDF.
Whole Room Audio Systems article. Learn how hearing effects learning and the different types of classroom audio systems available. View 4-pg. PDF.