Many individuals take for granted the high speed their devices operate at. Especially at Choate, where technology is present in nearly every facet of our lives, devices meet our demands at seemingly instant rates. However, this comes with certain costs: The mechanisms that permit high speed operation make devices susceptibleRead More

After ten years of assisting students in the basement of Hill House, the Information Technology Services (ITS) Annex, a place where students could go  for quick help with their devices, closed on Monday, October 9.  This change was instituted because of better technology, the re-structuring of campus, and the changeRead More

Choate students seldom have reason to ponder the parents’ portal, the online venue for all parent information on student life. However, this topic is very much on the mind of members of the Communications Department and Internet Technology Services (ITS). Thanks to collaboration between these two groups, recent improvements haveRead More

Aiming to fix a range of problems with Choate’s one-to-one iPad program, the school’s Academic Technology and Information Technology Services (ITS) department recently decided to give all students and faculty an iPad Pro. Next fall, all new students will receive an iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil, and a protective caseRead More

All of Choate’s campus will be covered by one Wi-FI newer, faster network, “Choate,” by this September. Choate’s Director of Information Technology Services, Mr. Andrew Speyer, predicts that “the dorm experience will improve dramatically in spaces where they don’t have the ‘Choate’ network now, especially in big places like MemorialRead More

Information Technology Services (ITS) and Communications offices recently collaborated to revise Choate’s online directories, a feature in the school’s portal that provides information about all students and faculty on campus to the entire community. A disclaimer now runs along the bottom of the Directories, warning users of what comprises improperRead More

In response to an online scammer drawing a substantial amount of money from a Choate student’s account, Director of Information and Technology Services Mr. Andrew Speyer sent out an all-school email last Sunday reminding students to safeguard personal and important financial information such as passwords and credit card numbers. Mr.Read More