ILTS Technology Specialist (223) case studies
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Technology Specialist (223) is an Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) content-area assessment listed among the state's educator certification tests. It is intended for candidates seeking Illinois educator licensure or endorsement in the technology specialist role, and it is administered as a computer-based test of 100 multiple-choice questions. The ILTS Technology Specialist (223) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,808 words.
1Middle School 1:1 Rollout: RF Congestion or Bandwidth?
Walnut Grove Middle School (grades 6-8; 720 students, 88 certified staff) began a 1:1 Chromebook rollout in January. The building has 26 dual-band access points, but the only student SSID is broadcast on 2.4 GHz, with channels 1, 6, and 11 repeated in every wing.
707 words, about 4 min2BYOD, CIPA Filtering, and a Teacher's Free App Request
Ridgemont Community Unit District 9 (2,300 students, four buildings) receives a 60% E-Rate Category 1 discount. Board policy permits students in grades 9-12 to bring personal devices, and the network team created an open BYOD-Guest SSID with NAT to the internet and no content filter, reasoning that filtering was required only for district-owned equipment.
786 words, about 4 min3Assistive Technology When a Purchased Program Is Not Accessible
Lincoln Elementary (410 students) is replacing its Windows desktops with managed Chromebooks. Mateo, a fourth grader with an IEP, requires text-to-speech and enlarged print.
762 words, about 4 min4Refreshing the Only Lab Before Spring Testing
Hillside High School's only open computer lab contains 28 Windows 7 desktops purchased in 2012. The operating system is out of support, and the state assessment vendor now requires a browser version that cannot be installed on those machines.
805 words, about 4 min5Rostering Failure, Shadow IT, and a Compromised Admin Account
Northfield District 112 (5,400 students, nine buildings) runs a cloud SIS and a separate LMS. Rostering depends on a nightly CSV export from the SIS to an SFTP folder the LMS vendor polls.
748 words, about 4 min