Connecting Across the Last Frontier

By Bridget McCrea, THE Journal

An Alaskan school district the size of Great Britain turns to technology to help develop a more streamlined maintenance process for its Macs. Managing remote machines is a challenge for any K-12 IT department. Add thousands of miles, sub-zero degree weather and remote villages that aren’t reachable by car to the equation, and the daily obstacles facing Bering Strait School District’s IT team begin to come into focus. Based in Unalakleet, AK, BSSD encompasses 15 campuses spread across 80,000 miles in the western portion of The Last Frontier. “Our district is the size of Great Britain,” said Gary Jacobson, educational technology facilitator for the district. BSSD uses 1,600 Macs across its campuses — which range in size from 40 to 250 students.

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