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Open Technologies Open Doorways For K-12 Students

2012-07-27T11:51:00.002-07:00

Always on, always connected—that pretty much sums up students today. Kids embrace their digital lifestyles consuming, curating, editing, and distributing content via the web and their smartphones consistently throughout the day. It’s been a long time coming, but thanks to networked and open technologies designed for learning and a new zeal for collaboration, K-12 curricula is beginning to catch up with the everyday social habits of kids. Unique innovation labs and high tech high schools are laying the groundwork for 21st innovation for students and teachers.

Through the support of the Ford Foundation, New York-based EDesign Lab brings educators, technologists, and designers together to prototype tangible examples of interactive digital learning tools for K-12 students.

Credits: Melissa Jun Rowley

Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com/.

Open Technologies Open Doorways For K-12 Students

2012-07-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

Always on, always connected—that pretty much sums up students today. Kids embrace their digital lifestyles consuming, curating, editing, and distributing content via the web and their smartphones consistently throughout the day. It's been a long time coming, but thanks to networked and open technologies designed for learning and a new zeal for collaboration, K-12 curricula is beginning to catch up with the everyday social habits of kids. Unique innovation labs and high tech high schools are laying the groundwork for 21st innovation for students and teachers.
Through the support of the Ford Foundation, New York-based EDesign Lab brings educators, technologists, and designers together to prototype tangible examples of interactive digital learning tools for K-12 students.

Credits: Melissa Jun Rowley

Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com/.

(OSI) Open System Interconnection Layers

2012-07-22T05:20:00.001-07:00

OSI model defines a networking framework for implementing protocols in seven layers.

OSI Stand for Open System Interconnection.

Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the bottom layer, over the channel to the next station and back up the hierarchy.

Physical (Layer 1)

This layer conveys the bit stream – electrical impulse, light or radio signal — through the network at the electrical and mechanical level. It provides the hardware means of sending and receiving data on a carrier, including defining cables, cards and physical aspects. Fast Ethernet, RS232, and ATM are protocols with physical layer components.
Data Link (Layer 2)

At this layer, data packets are encoded and decoded into bits. It furnishes transmission protocol knowledge and management and handles errors in the physical layer, flow control and frame synchronization. The data link layer is divided into two sub layers: The Media Access Control (MAC) layer and the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer. The MAC sub layer controls how a computer on the network gains access to the data and permission to transmit it. The LLC layer controls frame synchronization, flow control and error checking.
Network (Layer 3)

This layer provides switching and routing technologies, creating logical paths, known as virtual circuits, for transmitting data from node to node. Routing and forwarding are functions of this layer, as well as addressing, internetworking, error handling, congestion control and packet sequencing.

Transport (Layer 4)

This layer provides transparent transfer of data between end systems, or hosts, and is responsible for end-to-end error recovery and flow control. It ensures complete data transfer.
Session (Layer 5)

This layer establishes, manages and terminates connections between applications. The session layer sets up, coordinates, and terminates conversations, exchanges, and dialogues between the applications at each end. It deals with session and connection coordination.

Presentation (Layer 6)

This layer provides independence from differences in data representation (e.g., encryption) by translating from application to network format, and vice versa. The presentation layer works to transform data into the form that the application layer can accept. This layer formats and encrypts data to be sent across a network, providing freedom from compatibility problems. It is sometimes called the syntax layer.

Application (Layer 7)

This layer supports application and end-user processes. Communication partners are identified, quality of service is identified, user authentication and privacy are considered, and any constraints on data syntax are identified. Everything at this layer is application-specific. This layer provides application services for file transfers, e-mail, and other network software services. Telnet and FTP are applications that exist entirely in the application level. Tiered application architectures are part of this layer.

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2012-07-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

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