600 students in 114 schools

0309 Gwinnett County Public SchoolsGCPS serves 157,600 students in 114 schools, including 600 to 700 students who require special accommodations to be remote-educated in their homes at the district. Using the communication technologies provided by Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent"Previously, our teachers would either travel to every homebound student to invest a few hours of everyday direction alternatively use an audio bridge to conduct group lessons. Voice-only instruction lacks the graphics and visual supports that aid keep juvenile, inquisitive students engaged," said Rick Overton, manager of telecommunications and network services, Information Management Division, Gwinnett County Public Schools. Using the special technologies, he said, ambition "assist teachers invest a richer learning experience--they tin use movie clips as a history course, interactive plotting because science or white-board instruction for math."Managing the GCPS procedure in arranging stages and currently in its operation is Melbourne, FL-based . The corporation gathered requirements, customized and installed the VoIP equipment, managed service cutover and exercised the school zone staff. It namely now providing full-time, on-site backup support for the school system as well for ongoing service, upkeep and consultation.