‘Data center infrastructure has gotten too complex. Hyper-Convergence delivers a highly scalable, cost-effective infrastructure that is easy to manage. Understand why and when your district should consider a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure in the data center. Presented by Matt Kurtz, CDW Storage Solution Architect.’
The Google for Education team is continuously iterating and learning form the feedback we get from our users. In this panel moderated by Britton Picciolini, Google for Education Central Region Manager, we will hear from Indiana CTOs and learn about their efforts using technology in education. They will be sharing best practices and the latest classroom technology trends.
Technology leadership is a critical skill that every school district and superintendent needs in today’s educational environment. A skilled technology leader that is positioned to support the superintendent and the instructional process will determine the success or failure of most initiatives. In this interactive session you will receive a framework on how you can develop yourself as a CTO to be the resource that your district needs or to gain a better understanding of what to look for in your technology leader.
The role of the CTO has changed over the past several years. No longer is the CTO just the “technology” person. CTOs are an important part of the corporate decision making processes, including various departments (finance, human resources, operations, technology, etc.). This interactive session will focus on what CTOs want their superintendents to know of these various traits, as well as let superintendents know that CTOs are expected to think creatively, be fiscally responsible, collaborate with principals, superintendents and teachers, and take risks. This session also will have the viewpoint of the superintendent and what they want from their CTO. Superintendents, CTOs, administrators, and others are encouraged to attend and interact during this lively session.
Do you ever finish a day’s work and realize that you never even started on the project that you intended to complete in the first hour? Have you ever compared how you spend your workdays to how your job description implies those days should be spent? Use this session to review and share tips for managing the daily grind of your overflowing inbox, Dilbert-worthy meeting commitments, paperwork that defies the promised paperless office, and endless to-do lists.
The Fireside Chat sessions are a chance to connect with your peers for focused informal conversations on topics that matter to Indiana CTO’s and District leadership. These sessions will be impromptu conversations, rather than prepared content. Come and share your experiences, ask questions, gain new perspective, and help develop powerful ideas in this unique opportunity for discussion.
The advent of personal learning devices has made robust and reliable access a must-have in today’s schools. Simply adding more APs isn't the solution. From assessment and design to implementation and activation, we'll share how ENA Professional Services can help you assess your current and future Wi-Fi/LAN coverage and capacity needs.
There have been many consistent challenges that schools face as they move towards a 1:1 or BYOD environment. It takes more than just putting tablets in the classroom to create a successful learning environment. You have to build the right infrastructure, create a solid vision, and most importantly, create the right culture. In this session, we will discuss best practices and how to overcome some of the biggest barriers in your mobile deployment.
Ransomware is becoming the crime of choice for cybercriminals to extort money from corporations, as well as individuals. It is not about stealing your data and sharing it with the world. It is not about privacy. On the contrary, your data is still residing on your system. It is about locking you out of your own system and data until you pay a ransom, and there is nothing you can do about it. It sounds unreal, but it is true. The best defense when it comes to Ransomware is offense. We’ll collaboratively discuss our experiences and best practices defined in article CoSN has developed that describes what Ransomware is and how you can defend your organization from this serious threat before it happens to you.
Hear more about how Edmentum works with over 600 schools in Indiana to provide program support K-12 with the intent of supporting the curriculum component of a 1:1 or BYOD environment.
Come see how Edmentum is shaping our technology roadmap to best integrate digital content into your curriculum.
Increasingly, quick and reliable communication to the entire school community is a necessity, using methods that staff, parents, and students expect in their everyday lives. SchoolMessenger’s platform is trusted by 55,000 schools – that’s over half of all U.S. schools. Learn how school systems large and small are unifying their communications with three key communications products: SchoolMessenger Presence, the district website and content management system; SchoolMessenger CustomApp, the custom mobile app solution to connect districts with parents and community members on mobile devices; and SchoolMessenger Communicate, the robust and scalable notification service to quickly alert large groups through secure voice, text, email, and push notifications.
The Shared Storage market is a raging sea of buzz words, mergers, acquisitions, startups and new ideas. Join storage solutions expert Chris Martin and Matrix Integration to understand what is real and what is hype. You will gain knowledge in areas such as Software Defined Storage, Hyper-Converged, Hybrid Storage and the future of the traditional SAN.
On April 15th, new content standards were released which schools are to begin addressing this coming fall. Learn how schools across the state are already providing this instruction directly to their students via existing staff.
You can put as much technology as you want in the classroom but it doesn't mean change will happen. If your teachers, students and parents are not bought in, then your initiative will not succeed. Learn about how to cultivate the right culture around technology adoption.
For K-12 education technology leaders, earning the CETL® certification will demonstrate to your staff, superintendent, and other stakeholders that you have mastered the knowledge and skills needed to define the vision for and successfully build 21st century learning environments in your school district. During this session we’ll explore the Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO, consider some case studies, and discuss together methods used by skilled CTO’s.
Once a tech department expands beyond a single person, the CTO has to manage people in addition to the technology issues. Building a strong department requires good hiring decisions, proper methods of sharing the department vision and practices, and even better processes for ensuring that the culture remains on track to accomplish everything the district demands. Use this session to review and share techniques for leading your tech team.
