There is now a link on the left-side menu entitled Other Useful Sites to the state's site for all things relating to the K-12 Network.  The address is http://gadoe.org/it.aspx?PageReq=ITStatewideNetworks

I would like to announce that our site will now include tutorials on various technology-related subjects.  These tutorials will be listed under the menu item of the same name.  If you would like to see tutorials posted on other subjects then submit ideas to Gene.  Feel free to also submit your own tutorials if you would like to see them posted here.  As an aside, these tutorials are actually written in Google Docs and embedded here.  Enjoy and happy reading!
 
Updated Feb. 25th, 2009: The Ubuntu tutorial has been updated with more information.
Updated April 14th, 2009 : A tutorial for centralizing Accellerated Reader is now available.

Please see the course listing at http://www.ciclt.net/sn/resa/recl_application.aspx?CL_ID=50568&ClientCode=garesa for details including times, cost, PLU's, and materials needed. --EDIT: Class is now full.

Per an email from Travis Willard:  "The State Board approved a new contract for our statewide K-12 network. The contract is again with AT&T and will allow us to double your bandwidth to 3.0 Mbps for each school for the 2009-2010 school year at the same cost of the previous contract. In addition to doubling your bandwidth, districts will also be able to purchase additional bandwidth (and other services) from AT&T by referencing the State contract on the 470 filing process, when the next E-rate cycle opens this fall. I again want to thank our Infrastructure Technology Steering Committee lead by Wallace Reeves for guiding us through this process."

If anyone would like to see the progess of the upgraded bandwithd DOE is working to provide then check out http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PublicBidNotice?bid_op=094140041400-652-0000000992.  If there are no more vendor protests then AT&T will continue to be the service provider and the speed of the K12 Network will be doubled from 1.5M / school to 3M / school.  In addition to that, school systems will be able to purchase additional bandwidth through the state's contract.  One system that is in the know about the pricing told me that they would see about a 90% cost savings by using this contract as opposed to going with what had been offered to them via an RFP they had out.

Welcome to our new and improved presence on the world wide web!  In the next couple of weeks we will be working through the process of migrating from https://www.gaettc.org to here.  As the migration proceeds you will see a marked increase in the amount of content so please check back often!  Many things will be laid out differently than they were in the past, so if you have any trouble finding the information that you need just give us a call at 770.583.2528.