Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Building A Solid Data Foundation for Instruction & Accountability
Data-driven decision-making isn't a fad. It's responsible. But so is protecting instructional time. In fact, that is an ethical issue for taxpayers funding our public schools. Can we stay mission-focused and achieve both academic and personal growth of our students? Yes. If your data foundation has the depth and breadth to accommodate the vision of your leadership.
Day to Day operations of a 1:1 deployment SOLD OUT
Come join us as we go over the processes we use to help keep our 1:1 deployment running as smoothly as possible. During this session we will share the forms we use as well as go over how we handle things from device repair, billing for damages, keeping parents informed, our loaner program, as well as restriction options for students abusing the privilege. There will be time at the end to ask questions and share tips from those attending on how they handle certain things.
Virtual reality in the classroom has the potential to remove the physical walls of learning and impact students in ways never before possible. By integrating this tool, we can now transport learners underwater, into space or into the past to engage students in real and profound ways. Join our round table discussion on the different types of ‘Realities’, different types of hardware, and how to integrate into the classroom.
You work with your students on being responsible citizens within the classroom. But are you teaching students about the responsibilities of being a DIGITAL citizen? Every user of the internet leaves behind some type of a permanent presence. This presentation will cover some of the basic, but critical, responsibilities necessary to be a responsible digital citizen, at any age.
Participants will learn about various types of 3D printing systems and design, how to use in the classroom, maintenance and repair, and many other important concepts. Maker Spaces will be a hot topic as well and there will be other items to preview. Several successful projects will be displayed. A few lucky participants will even get the chance to create a 3D Scan of themselves to be printed out. Questions and open discussion are encouraged.
During this session, you will gain ideas on how to implement coding in your K-6 classroom, including lessons that do not even require technology! Hands-on opportunities will be given for you to explore Code-a-Pillars, Spheros, and Dash and Dot robots, technology tools that give even the youngest students a chance to experience coding. In addition, you will get the chance to explore and practice using the plethora of coding resources available through Code.org website. Finally, the global Hour of Code movement will be introduced and you will find out how to get your students involved!
In this session, we'll dive into getting the most out of Google Forms and Sheets. First, we'll look at the built-in features like response validation in Forms and natural language queries in Sheets. Then we'll really get to data smashing with powerful Sheets functions like IMPORTRANGE, QUERY, & VLOOKUP. We'll finish with making your data work for you by taking advantage of Add-ons like formRanger and autoCrat. As a bonus, we'll take a peek at Google Data Studio as a way to make a beautiful, interactive presentation for your data.
Developing Digital Leaders Through Student Tech Teams at the Elementary
Join us for journey into developing digital leaders through student tech teams in your elementary school. Participants will explore ways to start up, develop, and maintain a student tech team. We will examine models from from two Indiana school districts. We will dive into developing an action plan you can bring back to your school and begin or continue the conversation.
Easy to Integrate Technology - Tools to Make Lessons More Creative and Engaging: Teacher Toolbox SOLD OUT
With so many ways to implement technology into the classroom, it can be daunting to try and sort through it all. What resources are true “must-haves” for the everyday classroom? There are a number of programs, online resources, and digital tools that have proven to be mainstays for the teachers that implement them. Through a fun and engaging “Digital Breakout,” we will cover these game-changers and how to use them. Real examples of how these tools have already been implemented in the classroom will be shown. Attendees will then have the opportunity to create their own digital content specific to their classroom. Ultimately, the goal of the session will be to walk away with new tools and new digital content to bring back to students.
In this session, attendees will learn how to move their course from "meh" to AMAZING! Engage students by creating inviting, easy to navigate courses. Also learn "tips" to make teaching easier through the use of tools such as recordings, modules, and Cloud Assignments.
Google Sites can be an easy way to manage and organize your classroom, club or school. Learn how you can use Google Sites for student projects, curriculum review, administrative or school dashboards, teacher websites and more. Walk away with a portfolio template for your class site, student showcase pages, or a personal homepage. We will walk through the nuts and bolts, while sharing tips, tricks, and advanced techniques. This session will start with the set-up and structure of your site.
Google Classroom-Taking your lessons to the next level
Are you one of the 150 districts across the state of Indiana who use (or are going to use) Google Classroom? Are you ready to take your lessons to the next level? If so, this session is for you! Join us as we discuss the reasons and best practices for taking your curriculum from traditional to a blended online environment. We will explore the many aspects of how to incorporate Google's LMS into your daily routine, beginning with the basics and expanding to the many digital tools that are compatible with Google Classroom.
Personalized Learning in the K-2 Classroom with Hyperdocs!
Learn how to create engaging digital lessons tailored to meet the needs of littles! Integration models for whole group, small group and station settings will be shared. Participants who attend will gain access to numerous lessons created, as well as, explore resources for their own creation.
Google Suite creates wonderful opportunities for learners to unleash their creativity. This session will provide participants with practical, yet innovative methods of using the GSuite to bring out the innovative genius in our students. Participants will learn how to use Slides, Sheets, Drawings, Hangouts, and Docs to inspire students to improve their Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity and prepare them to be Future Ready.
Sextortion, Cutting Edge Criminal Tradecraft, Social Networking, and High Technology in Schools
There will be two topics discussed during this 1/2 day workhop. In the first half of this workshop we will discuss...
The defendant in United States v Darrell Hughes was a long-term school counselor and treatment provider for teenagers in an Indiana community. After his arrest for producing child pornography with multiple victims, he was convicted and agreed to participate in video recorded interviews about his criminal tradecraft and previously successful methods to avoid detection. This seminar will show portions of these interviews and provide public information for school IT professions, teachers, and administrators to use in training, education, and crime prevention efforts. The goal of this lecture includes providing school personnel with reasons and legal methods to rapidly and effectively report criminal activity or suspicious behaviors in the school environment. The material will also discuss reporting obligations of IT personnel.
The speakers for the first half are:
Steve Debrota - Senior Litigation Counsel and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator in the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana
Michael Johnson - Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HIS)
John Pirics - Detective and 22-year veteran of the Carmel Police Department
In the second half of this workshop we will discuss...
This part of the workshop will describe the present and emerging communication, high technology, and social networking tools offenders use to communicate with each other and victims in the school environment. Topics will include data encryption, cell phone applications, cloud storage, web-based communications, and traditional tools. The goal is to provide IT professional with ways to understand and anticipate offender criminal behavior based upon their conduct. The presentation will include multiple case examples. The material will also discuss sextortion and cyberbullying. Steve DeBrota will be the speaker in this part of the workshop.
Required: Computer cable of running VirtualBox and 2 simultaneous VMs and an ethernet connection Introduction to securing your networks with pfSense. Talk about Mult-Wan and advanced routing. Go over setting up secure remote connections with OpenVPN. Cover available packages for pfSense and their functions. Each attendee would lab out a pfSense installation in VirtualBox with a linux vm behind the firewall for “internet” browsing and for serving a small static website.
Crisis! : A Cyber Incident Management Tabletop Exercise
Attend this highly interactive and realistic cyber exercise! The session focuses on preparation for and response to a “Cyber Crisis.” Attendees will go through a simulated cybersecurity-related event. It will be an advanced tabletop exercise, which is a realistic and more interactive experience than a traditional tabletop exercise allowing attendees become immersed in the cyber crisis. This experience will deepen attendee’s understanding of the complex issues that a significant cyber event can cause. Can you help your corporation navigate this crisis?
Are we unintentionally putting up barriers for students in our digital spaces? How do we know that the eLearning experiences we are creating are done well? We use the Canvas Course Evaluation Checklist to guide our progress. This session will provide tips and tricks on how to reach a “Best Practice” level for each of the four parts of the Course Evaluation Checklist in order to ensure that content is not only engaging but also accessible and designed with instructionally sound principles. We will also explore how educators across the state have utilized the checklist and ways to customize the rubric for your school or district. Please note that although this checklist was developed by Instructure, it can easily be applied to any digital learning environment as it focuses on principles of Universal Design for Learning.
How to leverage your Learning Management System for maximum student engagement and individualization
With the move to district-wide learning management systems; how do you as Instructional Leaders leverage this technology and data resources to maximize student engagement and personalize learning? In this fast-paced, hands-on session, we will provide several strategies and examples of how to use the LMS to drive these important aspects of student learning. Examination of individual student data as a driver for differentiation and the extension of learning will be provided as well. These strategies and examples will be applicable to ANY learning management system.
In this class, we will start by looking at the basics of PowerShell and how to use the ISE. Then we will move onto how to use PowerShell to automate two major tasks in the life of an IT guy. First, we will look at how to use PowerShell to install applications remotely, after that we will look at how to automate student account creation both in Active Directory and in the Google Admin Console.
Secure the Gates! Education Network Security Best Practices.
Cyber threats keeping you awake at night? Learn what it takes to keep your education network more secure so that you won't wanna cry when the next computer threat comes knocking on your door. Get vendor agnostic best practices and guidance from the leaders in the network security industry, and use that knowledge to better secure your systems and build a greater trust with your staff, students, and community.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
As leaders in educational technology, we know we can count on change as an inevitable part of our job. However, we know change is hard for most people. Sometimes it's even difficult for us! This session will give us time to reflect on our changes, both those that have gone well and those that flopped. We'll also discuss strategies to approaching change proactively as we work with the education stakeholders in our communities.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Collaborate in your LMS: Connecting Students and Teachers through Technology
The expectations of our students, teachers, and school leadership are changing. Our stakeholders expect faster information, secure communications, and collaborative platforms. Learning Management Systems are the learning hubs used by millions of students every day. Schools invest in phones, messaging apps, and meetings software yet none of these integrate in its most important tool: the LMS. This session will explore how collaborative software such as messaging and meetings can enhance learning within LMS software. Dr. Lance Ford will share use cases about how schools around the world improve learning using technology, integrated into the LMS.
CoSN: Future Trends in K-12 Technology: Horizon Report Summary SOLD OUT
What is on the five-year horizon for K-12 schools worldwide? Which trends and technologies will drive educational change? What are the challenges that we consider as solvable or difficult to overcome, and how can we strategize effective solutions? These questions and similar inquiries regarding technology adoption and transforming teaching and learning steered the collaborative research and discussions of a body of 61 experts to produce the NMC Horizon Report "2017 K-12 Edition", in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). This session will be an interactive session that includes an overview of the report and lively exchange of ideas relating to the report.
Encouraging Mastery Learning with Canvas Mastery Paths
Every student has the capacity for achievement, but some need more time, more opportunities for corrective learning, or more enrichment in their pursuit of learning. Using a Canvas feature item, known as Mastery Paths, teachers can build adaptive learning opportunities for students, pushing them down different paths according to their demonstrated needs. Mastery Paths offer teachers the ability to create learning activities that encourage corrective engagement in course material and that target needed skills of students stemming from an initial formative assessment given to students. Session attendees will develop a comprehensive understanding of how Mastery Paths are built and integrated in Canvas and will leave with the necessary skills and resources to immediately begin implementing this feature in their own classrooms.
Participants will go through different applications and discussions on how to effectively integrate interactive display technology using relevancy and collaboration in today’s classroom environments. Participants shall be active learners in the process and have an open mind to seeing how these concepts could be leveraged in one’s own classroom. A quick overview of the ViewSonic ViewBoard will be given throughout the presentation.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
CatchOn is a powerful administrative tool that provides district technology leaders with real-time data about app use, implementation fidelity, cost, and ROI. By capturing and sharing insights on which technologies are truly effective for schools, learning outcomes can be improved at a lower cost. Join our session to discover how school districts are leveraging CatchOn to see which apps are being used in their classrooms, discover new trending apps, and see 100 percent of user activity on all iOS, Mac, Windows, and Chrome devices.
Understanding your Schools options for extending backup, disaster recovery or business continuity processes to the cloud can be confusing.
What is data protection in the cloud? This isn't an easy question to answer since it comes in various forms. The tools and technologies for data protection are numerous and can be used in different combinations. From IT’s perspective, a large number of choices can make cloud more difficult than traditional schemas. Still, we can cut the knot of cloud complexity with steps that will help guide further exploration of data protection. In this session we will explore the methods to define your business needs and then set your backup and recovery windows accordingly. The session will explore the different types of outages and their effects on your business. Finally, we will demonstrate IT services recovery in the cloud.
Learn how to create interactive videos using EdPuzzle. Add questions, voice overs, & crop videos. Focus will include sub plans and creating welcome videos for students who move in after the beginning of the year.
Engaging Students in Meaningful Conversations about their Digital Lives
The world is rapidly changing and today's digital user must develop a keen understanding and self-awareness of the power their choices possess given their immediate and lasting impact in a digital environment. Session participants will review current trends related to the daily use of technology, discuss the goals of digital citizenship instruction, and examine four simple questions to help bridge difficult conversations with students about their digital lives to help guide them towards positive decisions when they interact with their digital neighbors. For those interested, attendance at this session will also fulfill the Digital Citizenship "Learn" requirement to become a 2018-2019 Common Sense Recognized Teacher.
How do we ensure our students are being great citizens in our increasingly digital world, especially at the secondary level. This session will focus on tips and tricks for every teacher to incorporate into their lessons to increase digital citizenship awareness in the classroom.
Ready to Get Googley? Extending with Google Chrome SOLD OUT
Think Google Chrome is just another internet browser? Think again! Learn why I cannot live without Google Chrome and how extensions make my life easier! Think of all the time you are going to gain by using Chrome Extensions! Every click counts!
School Technology Safety Assessment Based on the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) Guidelines
When it comes to technology, what are you doing to increase safety and emergency response speed in your schools? Is it the right approach? Is there something missing that could be inexpensively implemented? What are considered "best practices"? In this fast paced presentation a 25 year veteran of school technology design will review a valuable set of guidelines that can be used to measure your current approach. These guidelines are not specific to any manufacturer or provider. They were developed by the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS). This is a consortium of the School Industry Association (SIA) and National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). You will leave with a specific checklist of features and functionality considered to be the best practices with readily available equipment in the marketplace. You may learn that you have the right technology tools in place but they are not implemented correctly for maximum benefit.
Are you worried about sustainability of your technology fleet? Do you know how much you spend in software and hardware each year? Do you know where your funding will come from? Tired of being told "no money"? I have been perfecting a budget and rotation cycle for the past 15 years. The way schools receive funding and the way we implement technology has greatly changed over the years. Come to this session to discuss why you should lay out a technology budget and rotation cycle to help keep your district on track financially.
Participants will learn about various types of 3D printing systems and design, how to use in the classroom, maintenance and repair, and many other important concepts. Maker Spaces will be a hot topic as well and there will be other items to preview. Several successful projects will be displayed. A few lucky participants will even get the chance to create a 3D Scan of themselves to be printed out. Questions and open discussion are encouraged.
In this session, we'll dive into getting the most out of Google Forms and Sheets. First, we'll look at the built-in features like response validation in Forms and natural language queries in Sheets. Then we'll really get to data smashing with powerful Sheets functions like IMPORTRANGE, QUERY, & VLOOKUP. We'll finish with making your data work for you by taking advantage of Add-ons like formRanger and autoCrat. As a bonus, we'll take a peek at Google Data Studio as a way to make a beautiful, interactive presentation for your data.
Google Suite creates wonderful opportunities for learners to unleash their creativity. This session will provide participants with practical, yet innovative methods of using the GSuite to bring out the innovative genius in our students. Participants will learn how to use Slides, Sheets, Drawings, Hangouts, and Docs to inspire students to improve their Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity and prepare them to be Future Ready.
Have you gone 1:1 and don't know the next steps or how you can embrace and embed technology to ensure that it is truly transformational on teaching and learning? In this session, you will see, find, create, and curate Open Educational Resources (OERs) including Hyperdocs. Effective use of OER resources requires connections to standards and assessments, something that textbooks traditionally integrated for teachers. This session will also demonstrate and allow you to learn strategies and resources for turning OER content into curriculum through best practices in digital lesson design. Lastly, you will explore rubrics for evaluating digital content.
Are you ready? Many school environments are not as prepared as they should be or would like to be. Traditional approaches to firewalls and antivirus/malware are no longer sufficient. We will discuss cyber attack trends, prevention of fifth-generation cyber attacks, security awareness training, and true disaster recovery. Join Integrity Network Solutions and discover what can be done to get ready for this ever-increasing threat.
Curating Creativity, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom
Curating digital content for your tech-infused elementary classroom should be much more than compiling digital resources. In this session, learn how to curate learning experiences that inspire your elementary students to dive deeper into content, make real world connections, and collaborate with their peers. In addition to discovering new content sources, learn tips, tricks, and methods to bring that curated content to life! This session will be interactive.
For those that are “new" to GSFE, or are considering it. Best practice for basics like tree structure, email, authentication. Glitches and problems encountered. A survey will be sent out to all registered attendees to better tailor the session to meet your needs.
Open doors in Computer Science with Google for Education’s CS First!
Learn about the importance of CS for all students and the teachers’ role in creating a learning environment that fosters creative problem through peer-to-peer learning. You’ll get a chance to explore the free lesson plans, solution sheets and other educator enrichment resources included in the curriculum that is designed for elementary and middle school students. Review the CS First curriculum, test drive a CS First class as both a student and a teacher, and walk away with a plan of action and strategies for starting to teach CS First in their classroom. Most importantly, teachers will join the growing community of CS First educators from around the world.
Standards based Lesson Tuning focusing on Technology
Come prepared to workshop one of your own lessons and walk away with an understanding of how to fine tune lesson planning to focus on the standard, the taxonomy of the task, and where technology fits and flourishes as an aid to enhance student learning and understanding. This is planning that does not focus on the tech tool first, but planning that finds the right tool for the job. Essentials: Bring a lesson that you have taught or are thinking about teaching, a copy of your standards (there is an Indiana Standards app) and a device.
The impact of cyber attacks on academic and business operations—keeping your students, staff, and data secure
When a school district’s network is compromised, it can cripple every component of its digital ecosystem—testing, instruction, communications, human relations, payroll, building surveillance, and much more. DDoS attacks, ransomware, and phishing schemes are detrimentally impacting our schools’ day-to-day business operations and costing them thousands of dollars. Join our team of experts for this in-depth workshop on cybersecurity. We will share valuable use cases, lessons learned, and best practices you can implement to protect your district’s mission critical systems against cyber thieves and attacks. Attendees will receive a comprehensive network security checklist to analyze and evaluate their own network security strategies during the workshop, and work with group members and facilitators to identify and address other common security gaps and pitfalls.
Computer Science standards sent our district and many others around the state scrambling. With few resources and even less formal training, how can schools meet this new challenge? In this session learn about one district’s innovative approach to embed CS throughout its curriculum by focusing on Computational Thinking (CT). Most districts have large hurdles to overcome implementing CS standards because few, if any, of their teachers are trained in CS, but all of our teachers are teachers of thinking. By prioritizing thinking processes inherent to CS, much anxiety associated with learning CS is reduced. Moreover, CT makes way for a metacognitive, interdisciplinary approach all teachers can embed within existing curriculum. Districts like ours have spent years searching for common problem-solving vocabulary that can be used across content areas and grade levels to facilitate student transfer of skills and content. As it turns out, Indiana’s CS standards have served it up.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
During this session, we'll explore three creation apps available with Adobe Spark. We'll divide our time evenly between Post, Pages, and Video. Available on iPads, Chromebooks, and completely free for teachers and students, Adobe Spark offers some of the best features of all creation apps out there. For district admin, we'll also briefly discuss how to set up Adobe Spark with Google SSO. Come ready to explore and learn how students can use these powerful tools.
Fortinet Virtual LAB The Evolution of Network Security
See how Fortinet is meeting the Five Key Elements of secure access: 1. Certified Next Generation firewall 2. Eliminating Complexity 3. Leveraging Software and Security Defined advancements 4. Providing end to end Visibility from Core to End Point 5. Automating processes to meet the challenges of today's threat landscape This is an interactive experience and not just slide ware. Don't miss what many are saying is the responsible way to roadmap for the future.
Professional Development should always been seen as growing and learning for teachers. However, many times teachers are required to sit through a professional development session that does not directly apply to their classroom. Center Grove High School's PD team took a different approach to PD this year giving teachers freedom to choose sessions base on their learning needs. This session will walk you through not only their thought process on designing the PD, but also the logistics to make it happen.
District technology director Shawn Shay will discuss a recent school shooting which claimed the lives of several students at his district. Shawn will recap the events surrounding that fateful day, discuss how he and his district responded, and answer questions from the audience.
Digital Learning Days (eLearning) are difficult to plan for. Learn how to use your LMS for all grades (K-12) and make the most of eLearning Days. Our plan has worked since 2014. We will share our expectations for quality lessons from all teachers. See teacher examples and hear from the Technology Integration Specialist as well as the Technology Coordinator on what works for our 2600 students in our corporation.
EFFICIENT DESKTOP MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS CRITICAL FOR EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS Education institutions are undergoing a major transformation as desktop virtualization increasingly transforms learning and the delivery of education. Computers are as much a part of today’s classroom as are textbooks. Desktop virtualization is a key mechanism for managing costs, increasing efficiencies and being more responsive to an increasingly mobile body of students who need anytime, anywhere, any device learning modes. Education IT infrastructures and desktop environments must be always available to students and faculty. Liquidware provides a one-stop-shop solutions-set that is compatible with physical desktops, Citrix® XenDesktop and XenApp, VMware® Horizon View and cloud platforms, including Amazon Workspace and Microsoft Azure, for a platform-agnostic approach to deploying next-generation desktops.
Need to do a parent and/or teacher sign-up for conference times, class treats, PD time? Need to collect student lunch choice? Want to survey your students/teachers? Need a way for students to sign-in/out? Want to submit office referrals online? Need a system to keep track of IT tickets? Want to track student reading? Need to place an club order for shirts? Need data to progress monitor on an IEP goal? Want a quick way to get live data on student understanding? Need visually appealing ways to share data without doing anything with the data? Want to learn how to put data on a Google Map? I will show you how to do all that & more with Google Forms. Participants should have a Google account prior to attending this session.
Required: Computer cable of running VirtualBox and 2 simultaneous VMs and an ethernet connection Introduction to securing your networks with pfSense. Talk about Mult-Wan and advanced routing. Go over setting up secure remote connections with OpenVPN. Cover available packages for pfSense and their functions. Each attendee would lab out a pfSense installation in VirtualBox with a linux vm behind the firewall for “internet” browsing and for serving a small static website.
Are we unintentionally putting up barriers for students in our digital spaces? How do we know that the eLearning experiences we are creating are done well? We use the Canvas Course Evaluation Checklist to guide our progress. This session will provide tips and tricks on how to reach a “Best Practice” level for each of the four parts of the Course Evaluation Checklist in order to ensure that content is not only engaging but also accessible and designed with instructionally sound principles. We will also explore how educators across the state have utilized the checklist and ways to customize the rubric for your school or district. Please note that although this checklist was developed by Instructure, it can easily be applied to any digital learning environment as it focuses on principles of Universal Design for Learning.
How to leverage your Learning Management System for maximum student engagement and individualization
With the move to district-wide learning management systems; how do you as Instructional Leaders leverage this technology and data resources to maximize student engagement and personalize learning? In this fast-paced, hands-on session, we will provide several strategies and examples of how to use the LMS to drive these important aspects of student learning. Examination of individual student data as a driver for differentiation and the extension of learning will be provided as well.
These strategies and examples will be applicable to ANY learning management system.
In this class, we will start by looking at the basics of PowerShell and how to use the ISE. Then we will move onto how to use PowerShell to automate two major tasks in the life of an IT guy. First, we will look at how to use PowerShell to install applications remotely, after that we will look at how to automate student account creation both in Active Directory and in the Google Admin Console.
Secure the Gates! Education Network Security Best Practices.
Cyber threats keeping you awake at night? Learn what it takes to keep your education network more secure so that you won't wanna cry when the next computer threat comes knocking on your door. Get vendor agnostic best practices and guidance from the leaders in the network security industry, and use that knowledge to better secure your systems and build a greater trust with your staff, students, and community.
Sextortion, Cutting Edge Criminal Tradecraft, Social Networking, and High Technology in Schools
There will be two topics discussed during this 1/2 day workhop. In the first half of this workshop we will discuss...
The defendant in United States v Darrell Hughes was a long-term school counselor and treatment provider for teenagers in an Indiana community. After his arrest for producing child pornography with multiple victims, he was convicted and agreed to participate in video recorded interviews about his criminal tradecraft and previously successful methods to avoid detection. This seminar will show portions of these interviews and provide public information for school IT professions, teachers, and administrators to use in training, education, and crime prevention efforts. The goal of this lecture includes providing school personnel with reasons and legal methods to rapidly and effectively report criminal activity or suspicious behaviors in the school environment. The material will also discuss reporting obligations of IT personnel.
The speakers for the first half are:
Steve Debrota - Senior Litigation Counsel and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator in the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana
Michael Johnson - Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HIS)
John Pirics - Detective and 22-year veteran of the Carmel Police Department
In the second half of this workshop we will discuss...
This part of the workshop will describe the present and emerging communication, high technology, and social networking tools offenders use to communicate with each other and victims in the school environment. Topics will include data encryption, cell phone applications, cloud storage, web-based communications, and traditional tools. The goal is to provide IT professional with ways to understand and anticipate offender criminal behavior based upon their conduct. The presentation will include multiple case examples. The material will also discuss sextortion and cyberbullying. Steve DeBrota will be the speaker in this part of the workshop.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
As leaders in educational technology, we know we can count on change as an inevitable part of our job. However, we know change is hard for most people. Sometimes it's even difficult for us! This session will give us time to reflect on our changes, both those that have gone well and those that flopped. We'll also discuss strategies to approaching change proactively as we work with the education stakeholders in our communities.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Enterprise Endpoint Management Built for District IT Staff
FileWave is a multi-platform, unified endpoint management solution that provides IT systems administrators with the capabilities to image, deploy, manage and maintain their infrastructure in real time across a wide variety of devices using an architecture that scales to meet current and future needs. It is designed to be a key part of your deployment lifecycle. We make it easy to truly manage all Windows, macOS, iOS, and tvOS devices along with ChromeOS and Android Enhancements.
Indiana is a #GoOpen state dedicated to ensure that teachers and students have access to quality digital instructional materials, particularly open education resources (OER). Join us to learn more about the #GoOpen movement on the national and state level and how YOUR district can #GoOpen!
Have you gone 1:1 and don't know the next steps or how you can embrace and embed technology to ensure that it is truly transformational on teaching and learning? In this session, you will see, find, create, and curate Open Educational Resources (OERs) including Hyperdocs. Effective use of OER resources requires connections to standards and assessments, something that textbooks traditionally integrated for teachers. This session will also demonstrate and allow you to learn strategies and resources for turning OER content into curriculum through best practices in digital lesson design. Lastly, you will explore rubrics for evaluating digital content.
During this session, you will gain ideas on how to implement coding in your K-6 classroom, including lessons that do not even require technology! Hands-on opportunities will be given for you to explore Code-a-Pillars, Spheros, and Dash and Dot robots, technology tools that give even the youngest students a chance to experience coding. In addition, you will get the chance to explore and practice using the plethora of coding resources available through Code.org website. Finally, the global Hour of Code movement will be introduced and you will find out how to get your students involved!
Curating Creativity, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom
Curating digital content for your tech-infused elementary classroom should be much more than compiling digital resources. In this session, learn how to curate learning experiences that inspire your elementary students to dive deeper into content, make real world connections, and collaborate with their peers. In addition to discovering new content sources, learn tips, tricks, and methods to bring that curated content to life! This session will be interactive.
Developing Digital Leaders Through Student Tech Teams at the Elementary
Join us for journey into developing digital leaders through student tech teams in your elementary school. Participants will explore ways to start up, develop, and maintain a student tech team. We will examine models from from two Indiana school districts. We will dive into developing an action plan you can bring back to your school and begin or continue the conversation.
Easy to Integrate Technology - Tools to Make Lessons More Creative and Engaging: Teacher Toolbox SOLD OUT
With so many ways to implement technology into the classroom, it can be daunting to try and sort through it all. What resources are true “must-haves” for the everyday classroom? There are a number of programs, online resources, and digital tools that have proven to be mainstays for the teachers that implement them. Through a fun and engaging “Digital Breakout,” we will cover these game-changers and how to use them. Real examples of how these tools have already been implemented in the classroom will be shown. Attendees will then have the opportunity to create their own digital content specific to their classroom. Ultimately, the goal of the session will be to walk away with new tools and new digital content to bring back to students.
In this session, attendees will learn how to move their course from "meh" to AMAZING! Engage students by creating inviting, easy to navigate courses. Also learn "tips" to make teaching easier through the use of tools such as recordings, modules, and Cloud Assignments.
Google Sites can be an easy way to manage and organize your classroom, club or school. Learn how you can use Google Sites for student projects, curriculum review, administrative or school dashboards, teacher websites and more. Walk away with a portfolio template for your class site, student showcase pages, or a personal homepage. We will walk through the nuts and bolts, while sharing tips, tricks, and advanced techniques. This session will start with the set-up and structure of your site.
Google Classroom-Taking your lessons to the next level
Are you one of the 150 districts across the state of Indiana who use (or are going to use) Google Classroom? Are you ready to take your lessons to the next level? If so, this session is for you! Join us as we discuss the reasons and best practices for taking your curriculum from traditional to a blended online environment. We will explore the many aspects of how to incorporate Google's LMS into your daily routine, beginning with the basics and expanding to the many digital tools that are compatible with Google Classroom.
Personalized Learning in the K-2 Classroom with Hyperdocs!
Learn how to create engaging digital lessons tailored to meet the needs of littles! Integration models for whole group, small group and station settings will be shared. Participants who attend will gain access to numerous lessons created, as well as, explore resources for their own creation.
Standards based Lesson Tuning focusing on Technology
Come prepared to workshop one of your own lessons and walk away with an understanding of how to fine tune lesson planning to focus on the standard, the taxonomy of the task, and where technology fits and flourishes as an aid to enhance student learning and understanding. This is planning that does not focus on the tech tool first, but planning that finds the right tool for the job. Essentials: Bring a lesson that you have taught or are thinking about teaching, a copy of your standards (there is an Indiana Standards app) and a device.
Computer Science standards sent our district and many others around the state scrambling. With few resources and even less formal training, how can schools meet this new challenge?
In this session learn about one district’s innovative approach to embed CS throughout its curriculum by focusing on Computational Thinking (CT). Most districts have large hurdles to overcome implementing CS standards because few, if any, of their teachers are trained in CS, but all of our teachers are teachers of thinking. By prioritizing thinking processes inherent to CS, much anxiety associated with learning CS is reduced. Moreover, CT makes way for a metacognitive, interdisciplinary approach all teachers can embed within existing curriculum. Districts like ours have spent years searching for common problem-solving vocabulary that can be used across content areas and grade levels to facilitate student transfer of skills and content. As it turns out, Indiana’s CS standards have served it up.
Discussion about security, taking CBs off-campus, 3rd party apps, and general discussion on anything else. To make sure we meet as many of your needs as possible, we will be contacting all registered attendees to better tailor the session to meet your needs.
Investigating the HECC Wireless Network Using Software Defined Networking
NSI’s Jeremy Ryder and Cisco's Brent Knutson provide a behind-the-scenes look at the (live) HECC wireless network. We’ll discuss automation, security, and analytics capabilities, then dive into the live installation using the contextual insights available to learn, adapt, and detect potential problems on the HECC wireless network. This will be done using a combination of historical data, live data, and active sensors placed in the building.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Explore Indiana’s K-8 Computer Science standards and learn about resources provided by the Indiana Department of Education. Leave with lesson ideas, implementation strategies, and the confidence to bring CS education to your students!
G Suite Health Check - Open your mouth and say Google with Google for Education and Amplified IT
The Admin Console has hundreds of policy settings and controls. Do you have them all set correctly for a K-12 space? In this technical session we will look at common pitfalls and best practices for getting your G Suite Admin Console set up appropriately for staff and students.
Salto- How to secure your classroom doors with access control, but not the high cost of acess control.
This workshop will show the attendees how, with Salto Door Hardware, they can now secure classroom doors in the event of a lock down. With this system, the administration and law enforcement will know that all classroom doors are locked and closed. This data-on-card technology is widely used in top line hotels, large industrial facilities and major college campuses around the world and it is now available to K-12 education at a price that is far below traditional wired access control. Please join us to find out how to best secure your classrooms. All attendees will be entered into a drawing to win two Club Seat tickets to a Colts 2018 regular season game.
Join Google to learn all about the new, free digital citizenship curriculum called Be Internet Awesome! Designed for elementary school ages, Be Internet Awesome is ISTE aligned and includes lesson plans, rubrics and a Pear Deck option! Students learn about strong passwords, being kind online and how to handle privacy. The program is for teachers, students and parents - come learn all about it!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Join Dan Layton for a brief session on best practices with data privacy and protection. This session will cover CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment initiative and how it is an excellent guide for districts to follow as privacy laws continue to evolve. Participants will leave with resources that include Terms of Agreement for new and existing vendors, policy templates, and a comprehensive guide that Zionsville put together.
Learn how leading schools are taking a holistic approach with digital content to support student achievement anytime, anywhere. We'll also cover how the new Sora reading app can serve as an invaluable portal to your public library's digital collection for greater reading and learning opportunities.
Integrating Paging, Intercom, and Bells with your Network and Classroom Audio
Brown County Schools recently installed a new integrated paging, intercom, and bells system at Hemlsburg Elementary School. Join us for a deep dive into how EPIC (Education Paging and Intercom Communication) System works through any existing IP network. Learn how Hemlsburg Elementary School is utilizing classroom audio systems as endpoints and how this state-of-the-art system enables silent alerts from their teachers.
Have you ever asked yourself, how can I improve my network? Am I doing this right? Or possibly more common, how are other districts doing this? This session is for network / system administrators, or anyone who performs these duties. In this relaxed session session you will meet everyone in attendance for a chance to collaborate regarding switching and routing, firewalls, content filtering, wireless, servers and any other network related topics. The session will begin with group discussion, then we will have the opportunity to break out into groups to help each other solve problems and share ideas. The minimum goal of this session is for everyone to walk away with one less problem, and one more friend to reach out to.
You work with your students on being responsible citizens within the classroom. But are you teaching students about the responsibilities of being a DIGITAL citizen? Every user of the internet leaves behind some type of a permanent presence. This presentation will cover some of the basic, but critical, responsibilities necessary to be a responsible digital citizen, at any age.
During this workshop colleagues will learn how to construct both analytic and holistic rubrics to assess eLearning assignments for standards mastery. We will define rubric types, look at criteria for effective rubric construction as well as construct some rubrics of our own. If you are looking for a way to assess your students' work with fidelity this is the rubric for you.
ICE: Disruptive Tech: Injecting Disruption Into the Classroom
The past few years have seen huge developments in augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Tell Alexa to play your favorite song, visit a remote rain forest in Borneo, or travel through the human body in augmented 3D...the world of technology is transforming the way we work and learn. Learn some fun ways to "disrupt" your classroom using AR, VR, MR, and AI.
INeLearn: Best Practices of Today's Digital Leaders
A successful digital learning initiative requires leadership from superintendents, principals, and teachers alike. Districts across Indiana boast some of the best examples of how great leaders ensure that technology is thoughtfully implemented. Research from Indiana 1:1’s shows how these leaders approached their digital initiative, and the practices they employed to ensure that the technology would be well used. Join us to explore and discuss what it takes to lead during this digital revolution.
There are a ton of options out there for interactive displays; most of them are quite expensive. At MSD of Steuben County, we are pulling away from interactive televisions and boards and exploring options that will allow teachers to have the same great interactive options but for a fraction of the cost. In this session, we'll talk about how we are utilizing many of the same tools teachers already know, but using Chrome Remote Desktop and Google Cast for Education to get it all accomplished.
Learn how to modernize your infrastructure, simplify management, and lower total cost of ownership in your data center. Bring your laptop for this exciting presentation on Scale Computing’s HC3 virtualization platform. Matrix and Scale Computing will demonstrate how to set up a high availability cluster, launch VM’s, and create backup/replication routines in just a matter of minutes.
Students Teaching Teachers: Using the Talent Within SOLD OUT
Two local leaders in the field of educational technology will provide an inside look on how they began their own student technology teams. Susan Parker (Martinsville High School) and Brian Grismore (Pike High School) will also provide a path to help others get similar programs going in their schools. Brian and Susan will also discuss class curriculum, and student assessment within the Computer Tech Support class.
All teachers want to use technology, but might not know exactly how, what, or when to use it. This session will allow teachers to build an organized technology toolbox that they can take back and use right away. We will discuss different tech tools and their functions for all grades and classrooms. Teachers will leave this session with some great "back pocket" tools and tools they will not be able to teach without. Tools will range from everyday websites to google apps and extensions. Come to this session willing and ready to learn a few new tips and tricks about your favorite old tools and some exciting new tools!
Come experience a setting to prepare you for passing your Google Certified Educator Level 1 exam! This session will be active hands on modules to demonstrate your skills using Google Apps in an education simulation.
Assessment is huge in education. Formative, summative, formal, informal, serious, and fun.... We accomplish it all on our iPads! This session will explore various types of assessment and how you and your students can use iPads for this purpose. Come prepared to try out assessment tools and apps and create assessments of your own. Please bring an iPad for the day if possible.
Beyond The Basics, How To Take G Suite To The Next Level 2.0
This session will give participants the opportunity to explore: Add-ons for Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides. Apps/Sites that integrate with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Calendar, and Classroom. Extensions that add functionality to G Suite. This session will be traditional learn and apply format.
BreakoutEDU! Have you heard about it? Are you wondering what it is or what all the hype is about? Well, ask yourself these questions: Are you looking for an engaging activity that is going to challenge all of your students and force them to think critically? Do you want to encourage teamwork and make all of your students better problem solvers? If you answer yes to those questions, BreakoutEDU is for you! Join us as we present and facilitate a game to see for yourself! We will explore creating your own BreakoutEDU game. And finally, we will dig into the option of digital BreakoutEDU games.
Coding is generating buzz and gaining traction in the STEM movement. What is coding and how can it be useful for your classroom, even if you aren’t a technology wiz? In this session, participants will gain insights and strategies on how to build interactive computational activities to enhance students’ learning experiences. Individuals will explore a variety of coding tools, and engage with websites and apps best suited for their grade level. Come explore the world of computational thinking and explore the potential of coding in your classroom.
Deep Sea Phishing: You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat SOLD OUT
Most data breaches start off with phishing emails and end users are our front line of defense to this attack. It is our responsibility as security professionals and educators to train and equip users with the tools and knowledge they need to help keep systems secure. The goal of this session is to give practical, inexpensive, real-life methods to take back to your district utilizing demos and best practices; helping to make sure your corporation isn't the next victim.
In part one of Deploying Windows 10, we will focus on creating a build environment to produce a “Gold Image” that you will deploy in your environment. This three-hour class will be broken up into three one-hour blocks focusing on setting up the build environment, customizing Windows 10, and then building the image. This will be a demo heavy class, but I will have all the resources and demos documented and available to you.
Google Apps Manager (GAM) and a few other Google Admin Tips and Tricks
GAM is a great tool and can help you manage your GSFE Suite. While it may appear complicated at first, GAM is a great tool and after you see it in action I think you will agree. This session is designed so that when you leave you will have a working GAM installation on your computer and will have completed some basic tasks. As time permits we will also cover some best practices and some Google Admin Tips. There will be plenty of resources shared.
Are you new to or just starting to work with Canvas by Instructure? Well this is the course for you...Explore how to create courses, add students and get your course up and running. This session will cover how to create and edit Modules, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions. We will also go over some best practices for meeting accessibility needs as well as making navigation user friendly for all students. There will be a Q&A section included for any areas that you may be struggling with in Canvas. All of your basic needs for creating and launching your Canvas course will be covered!
Programming a web application from scratch with Laravel. Part A - Tools and Hello World SOLD OUT
Please register for Workshop #2043 as a follow-up to this course.
Required: Computer running Windows 10 64bit pro or better, Windows Server 2016, MacOS 10.11 or newer or 64bit Linux (Not ChromeOS) Installation and configuration of all the required tools: Atom editor and plugins. Docker and Containers (possibly Virtual Box and Homestead), php 7.2, git and Laravel including Bootstrap Create first Hello World Laravel Project and go over the pieces that make up a project.
Whether you have all the technology in the world or you're surviving on the bare minimum, this session is for you! Come interact with experts on a variety of tools to create a virtual classroom. Enjoy a hands-on approach to teaching virtually. Participate in a virtual field trip and learn how to access and create your own. You will leave inspired and equipped with a wide variety of tools for any K-12 classroom to connect, collaborate and create.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Google is constantly improving and releasing new services and settings to G Suite which is an exciting world to live in but can present challenges for G Suite Admins who don't stay up to date. Join us in this session to learn about the most recent changes to the G Suite Admin Console, take a deeper dive into new features and have group discussions on their use and impact.
Educational Video distribution for today’s schools; including CATV, announcements, and more
Video is everywhere. Students absorb what they see on the big screen in the hallway and the small screen in their hands. Learn how to set up or merge video distribution over RF and IP networks for educational video. Applications include CATV delivery to TVs and desktops, digital signage distribution, morning announcements, event overflow, HDBaseT replacement, video walls, Lunch menus, and Concessions.
This session will cover the basics of the administrative side of Microsoft’s Office 365. Topics will include, exchange administration, security compliance (email retention and e-discovery protocols), label policies, SPAM settings, health checks, integrated product set-up and other topics the attendees want to discuss.
It has been a little over three years since PowerSchool was sold by Pearson. 8 companies have been acquired and integrated with our award and market leading SIS - registration, LMS, Assessment, Analytics, Finance and HR and now PeopleAdmin! PowerSchool 12 was released this summer with several enhancements to the Unified Education Ecosystem. Join us for an update!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Utilizing Google Expeditions to Take Your Lessons to the Next Level
Teachers will get a chance to experience a Google Expedition, explore the site of current Google Expeditions, learn what is needed for an Expeditions kit and purchasing options. Our kit is a homemade kit that we will be using, but we will also talk about options of purchasing a kit from a vendor.
Are we inadvertently putting up barriers for students with our design choices? Technology isn’t necessarily supposed to make learning easier, but it definitely shouldn’t make it harder. Join us as we explore apply concepts of Universal Design for Learning and share quick and easy ways to ensure we are working to meet accessibility guidelines. It might not be the most riveting topic, but making our digital content accessible and user friendly for all learners is a top priority.
Join Dan Layton, Zionsville Community Schools CTO, and Rhonda Fox, ZCS Data Specialist, as they discuss the ups and downs of developing automated user provisioning, Single Sign On, and enhanced user management using Enboard.
Blending BrainPOP's Digital Citizenship into Class Discussions All Year
Digital citizenship can be a deceptively tough topic to teach. Our students were born into a digital world, making them digital natives who turn to technology to ask questions, solve problems, and conduct most aspects of their daily lives. But frequent use of technology doesn’t always equal appropriate use! Educators need a way to capture students’ attention and give them opportunities to grapple with the technical and ethical choices we all face in daily online interactions. BrainPOP addresses this need with their Digital Citizenship collection — it not only provides FREE access to BrainPOP’s award-winning content on the topic but also enables students to use the included creative tools to explore all the topics and show what they’ve learned in creative and collaborative ways.
Classroom Globetrotters: Opening Your Classroom to the World through Virtual Field Trips, Global Collaborations, and Service Learning
Breaking down the walls of my classroom and school through global collaboration projects has been transformative in my 7th grade Humanities classroom. Rather than feeling constrained by our rural area, my students now look at the world as their classroom and students around the world as their learning partners. Fostering global empathy, examining world problems, and questioning have become important parts of my curriculum through the authentic learning experiences that are created by global projects. In this session, attendees will explore the many resources and tools that can be used to foster global learning and collaboration in the primary and secondary classroom. We will examine the free resources available to educators that help bring global learning opportunities into the classroom including virtual field trips, guest speakers, global pen pals, and various global collaboration projects. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for implementing global and service learning into their classrooms.
Join Network Solutions' Jeff Kish and Scott Sibert as they explore current K12 cloud trends. Leveraging the Multi-Cloud world opens endless opportunities to enhance education, but also requires an understanding of the unique attributes, benefits, and challenges associated with the myriad of available cloud options. This workshop will walk participants through current portals, while discussing strategic considerations.
CoSN: Becoming a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL)
Earning CoSN's CETL certification demonstrates mastery of the knowledge and skills needed to define the vision for and successfully build 21st century learning environments in your school district. For current and aspiring Chief Technology Officers, this session will explain more about the CETL path and review The Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO.
Want to become paperless as a district but concerned about change management? Come see how we can help you to go paperless easily and accurately. See how one district scanned in 40 years worth of student records with local talent alone. We will show you: Back File Scanning Day Forward Scanning Use your MFD's for teacher scanning to electronic folders Parents can submit documents via cell phone Tightly coupled to process or stand alone
There are a number of ways to securely connect devices to a network – without compromising security. You need a seamless path from device end user discovery, wired and wireless access control, attack detection and adaptive response based on set policies. In this session, you will learn how to secure your environment of the many devices that are being onboarded every day by students, guests and employees with network access control, device profiling and context based policy enforcement. You will also hear a live case study from one of your peers on how they have overcome the mobile device explosion.
So Every Kid Has a Device--Now What? Determining Tech's Effectiveness SOLD OUT
Technology is ubiquitous in today’s classrooms, but as students engage with technology products, how do you tell which ones are having the greatest impact on their learning and achievement? How do you measure the return on your return on your investment in the apps and websites your students use everyday? How do you measure the return on learning? What conditions support effective technology integration? How do you know? What factors are important to consider when you are evaluating educational technology? Come discuss these questions and more as we dive deep into the next phase of the digital divide: technology USE.
The Inventor’s Guide to the Future: the Power of Tinkering
The focus is on the creation of student projects using the BBC micro:bit-based MakerBit and Arduino-based HyperDuino technologies ranging from interactive student displays to robotics. Participants will see how easy it is to build inventive bridges between building physical projects and crafting the code bringing them to life. Volunteers from audience will explore how these versatile technologies move smoothly from activities with low thresholds to those with high ceilings.
Visualizing your Data with Google's Data Studio with Google for Education and Amplified IT
Data Studio is a free tool that turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share and fully customizable. In this session hear how Data Studio can be used in an educational setting and how Amplified IT has integrated their Lab tools with Data Studio to give unique and valuable insights into your users and devices.
Assessment is huge in education. Formative, summative, formal, informal, serious, and fun.... We accomplish it all on our iPads! This session will explore various types of assessment and how you and your students can use iPads for this purpose. Come prepared to try out assessment tools and apps and create assessments of your own. Please bring an iPad for the day if possible.
Beyond The Basics, How To Take G Suite To The Next Level 2.0
This session will give participants the opportunity to explore: Add-ons for Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides. Apps/Sites that integrate with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Calendar, and Classroom. Extensions that add functionality to G Suite. This session will be traditional learn and apply format.
BreakoutEDU! Have you heard about it? Are you wondering what it is or what all the hype is about? Well, ask yourself these questions: Are you looking for an engaging activity that is going to challenge all of your students and force them to think critically? Do you want to encourage teamwork and make all of your students better problem solvers? If you answer yes to those questions, BreakoutEDU is for you!
Join us as we present and facilitate a game to see for yourself! We will explore creating your own BreakoutEDU game. And finally, we will dig into the option of digital BreakoutEDU games.
Coding is generating buzz and gaining traction in the STEM movement. What is coding and how can it be useful for your classroom, even if you aren’t a technology wiz? In this session, participants will gain insights and strategies on how to build interactive computational activities to enhance students’ learning experiences. Individuals will explore a variety of coding tools, and engage with websites and apps best suited for their grade level. Come explore the world of computational thinking and explore the potential of coding in your classroom.
Google Apps Manager (GAM) and a few other Google Admin Tips and Tricks
GAM is a great tool and can help you manage your GSFE Suite. While it may appear complicated at first, GAM is a great tool and after you see it in action I think you will agree.
This session is designed so that when you leave you will have a working GAM installation on your computer and will have completed some basic tasks. As time permits we will also cover some best practices and some Google Admin Tips. There will be plenty of resources shared.
Whether you have all the technology in the world or you're surviving on the bare minimum, this session is for you! Come interact with experts on a variety of tools to create a virtual classroom. Enjoy a hands-on approach to teaching virtually. Participate in a virtual field trip and learn how to access and create your own. You will leave inspired and equipped with a wide variety of tools for any K-12 classroom to connect, collaborate and create.
In part two we will take the “Golden Image” we produced in part one and set up the environment to deploy it to an environment. This three-hour class will be broken up into three one-hour blocks focusing on creating the deployment share, dealing with drivers using community resources, and then bringing it all home with minor tips and tricks learned from several years of deployments. This will be a demo heavy class, but I will have all the resources and demos documented and available to you.
Hr 2 - Drivers Modern Driver Implementation Model Alias Driver PowerShell App Task Sequence Adjustments for Drivers BIOS Upgrade during deployment
Hr 3 - Bringing it all home Old Computer Name Final Task Sequence Adjustment Local Admin changes Local accounts Activate Office OEM Customization Install Apps Generate Windows Experience Logging Website status page Questions and Answers
Do you currently use Canvas by Instructure and feel that you have the basics down, but want to know how to enhance your courses? Then this is the class for you! Explore how to spice up your courses by organizing the content, adding special features like apps, embedding content, using Mastery Paths and much more! We will also cover some of the more advanced features that are available in Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes. So join us and find out how to take your Canvas course to the next level!
Programming a web application from scratch with Laravel. Part B - Let’s build a voting system together
Please register for Workshop #2042 as a prerequisite for this course.
Required: Part A, Computer running Windows 10 64bit pro or better, MacOS 10.11 or newer or 64bit Linux (Not ChromeOS) Walk through step by step for creating a web based voting system that works and you can take back with you. The simple online voting system with voting limits we will build could be used for Fall Festival/Prom Candidates and/or Student Council/Class Officers.
Come experience a setting to prepare you for passing your Google Certified Educator Level 1 exam! This session will be active hands on modules to demonstrate your skills using Google Apps in an education simulation.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
Is your district ready for a catastrophic failure that could be just around the corner? Join members of the ZCS technology department to discuss the 3 year development of an integrated Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan.
Cloud-based web filtering, bully detection, and parental involvement in 1:1 initiatives
This session will focus on exploring a new solution to web filtering, especially for schools with mobile devices being used, increased bandwidth needs, and tight budgets. Securly is 100% cloud-based, and provides easy, low-cost, web filtering for any device anywhere. Being the first 100% Google Apps for Education integrator, Securly has complete Chromebook support built-in and a solution for any mobile device and a new approach to student online safety for K-12 districts. Learn more about cyber bully detection, and how to better address violent self-harm topics on social media sites, and a new approach allowing parents to integrate and work with the school to help keep their kids safe and monitor their activities online in school and at home.
Take a closer look at the vast resources offered by CoSN and its Indiana affiliate, the Indiana CTO Council. From advocacy advice to Cybersecurity training to privacy resources to CTO2B mentoring to Horizon Report forecasts to peer reviews and more, CoSN and the Indiana CTO Council provides a wealth of information and resources for Indiana CTOs and schools. This overview is for those new to CoSN and those who have been too busy to explore it all!
Get Yourself an Educational Accountability Partner STAT!
Come join our resource-palooza! But also, set goals and draw out the plans to make them happen. We will talk about what it means to have an Accountability Partner and be one to someone else. What’s more, I will tie in many of the resources we talk about directly to the AdvancED elelot. You will walk away with resources, a plan to use them in your classroom, and develop and grow your PLN.
Google's Applied Digital Skills: What's All the Excitement About?
Find out what the buzz is all about with Google’s free digital literacy units, Applied Digital Skills. Useful for every content area, explore the basics in this overview session that hits the highlights including the why, what, and how to get it free for your classroom.
Join me for this session where I will discuss how we handle student devices over the summer break. I will go over how we transitioned from collecting every device every year to our current process that allows students in grades 5-11 to keep their laptops over the summer. We will talk about such things as what happens when students move out of the district over the summer and how we go about getting devices back, to how we process laptop returns at their end-of-life. I will also discuss how we handle the collection of our elementary iPads at the end of the year. When you leave this session you will feel more comfortable allowing your students to keep their devices over the summer, thereby allowing them to continue their learning beyond the school year.
Utilizing Google Expeditions to Take Your Lessons to the Next Level
Teachers will get a chance to experience a Google Expedition, explore the site of current Google Expeditions, learn what is needed for an Expeditions kit and purchasing options. Our kit is a homemade kit that we will be using, but we will also talk about options of purchasing a kit from a vendor.
Have you ever asked yourself, how can I improve my network? Am I doing this right? Or possibly more common, how are other districts doing this? This session is for network / system administrators, or anyone who performs these duties. In this relaxed session session you will meet everyone in attendance for a chance to collaborate regarding switching and routing, firewalls, content filtering, wireless, servers and any other network related topics. The session will begin with group discussion, then we will have the opportunity to break out into groups to help each other solve problems and share ideas. The minimum goal of this session is for everyone to walk away with one less problem, and one more friend to reach out to.
During this workshop colleagues will learn how to construct both analytic and holistic rubrics to assess eLearning assignments for standards mastery. We will define rubric types, look at criteria for effective rubric construction as well as construct some rubrics of our own. If you are looking for a way to assess your students' work with fidelity this is the rubric for you.
ICE: Disruptive Tech: Injecting Disruption Into the Classroom
The past few years have seen huge developments in augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Tell Alexa to play your favorite song, visit a remote rain forest in Borneo, or travel through the human body in augmented 3D...the world of technology is transforming the way we work and learn. Learn some fun ways to "disrupt" your classroom using AR, VR, MR, and AI.
INeLearn: Best Practices of Today's Digital Leaders
A successful digital learning initiative requires leadership from superintendents, principals, and teachers alike. Districts across Indiana boast some of the best examples of how great leaders ensure that technology is thoughtfully implemented. Research from Indiana 1:1’s shows how these leaders approached their digital initiative, and the practices they employed to ensure that the technology would be well used. Join us to explore and discuss what it takes to lead during this digital revolution.
There are a ton of options out there for interactive displays; most of them are quite expensive. At MSD of Steuben County, we are pulling away from interactive televisions and boards and exploring options that will allow teachers to have the same great interactive options but for a fraction of the cost. In this session, we'll talk about how We are utilizing many of the same tools teachers already know, but using Chrome Remote Desktop and Google Cast for Education to get it all accomplished.
Students Teaching Teachers: Using the Talent Within
Two local leaders in the field of educational technology will provide an inside look on how they began their own student technology teams. Susan Parker (Martinsville High School) and Brian Grismore (Pike High School) will also provide a path to help others get similar programs going in their schools. Brian and Susan will also discuss class curriculum, and student assessment within the Computer Tech Support class.
All teachers want to use technology, but might not know exactly how, what, or when to use it. This session will allow teachers to build an organized technology toolbox that they can take back and use right away. We will discuss different tech tools and their functions for all grades and classrooms. Teachers will leave this session with some great "back pocket" tools and tools they will not be able to teach without. Tools will range from everyday websites to google apps and extensions. Come to this session willing and ready to learn a few new tips and tricks about your favorite old tools and some exciting new tools!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
INeLearn: Change is Coming! New Technology for Indiana Assessments SOLD OUT
Change is coming to Indiana’s statewide assessments! IDOE will share an overview of updated technology requirements and new resources to help you prepare your schools for online testing. Come prepared to interact with the new online platform and to participate in Q&A.
Whether you need to communicate to one room, one building, a school, a district or an entire City, GlobalCom IP sets the standard for scalable Communication offering unlimited endpoints and unlimited zones using existing Network Infrastructure.
Let's look beyond a typical slideshow and dive into student-centered activities in Google Slides. This session will be very interactive, attendees can expect to learn how to access Master view, add placeholders for student responses, create manipulatives in Slides, and some best practice tips for doing a whole-class collaboration activity.
Join the ByteSpeed team along with a University E-sports Panel as they hold a round table to educate and answer questions about the opportunities that exist in the e-sports space at a collegiate level and existing high school e-sports/gaming club opportunities and benefits.
Google's Applied Digital Skills 1 hr Session: Instructor Perspective
Come explore the ins and outs of Google’s free digital literacy curriculum from the instructor’s perspective. Participants will be guided through the helpful resources included with each of the Applied Digital Skills units with a series of collaborative challenges. This session will prepare you with the tools you need to integrate real-world based digital learning into your classroom!
Parenting in the Digital Age - Community Outreach Program SOLD OUT
During the 17-18 school year the ZCS technology department put on a 5 part series for the community that included events such as app safety and student led panels. This session will look at each event and how you can create your own community outreach within your district. We will also discuss how our plans have evolved for the 18-19 school year.
Take Your Content Filtering to the Next Level: The Cloud
Content filtering is more important than ever, with more mobile devices, safety concerns, social media, SSL, YouTube, and anonymizing proxies for school IT teams to worry about.
Explore and guide your world with Google Expeditions AR/VR and Tour Creator
What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality? Come experience and explore Google Expeditions VR and AR programs and how you can use it to spark student curiosity and support learning exploration. Participants will also use Google Tour Creator, which allows students to design, create, and share their own expedition!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Empowering Educators through Personalized Professional Development Using Canvas
This session will provide an overview of how Anderson Community School Corporation developed teacher leaders through micro-credentials by offering on-demand, personalized professional development using the Canvas Learning Management System. Attendees will: See examples of how professional development modules were created Learn how to create, issue, and manage micro-credentials Discuss the strategies that were used to recognize and empower teachers who were gaining micro-credentials Consider ways this model could be transitioned to facilitate learning in the classroom
Classrooms are evolving, content is on the move, and Indiana continues to lead this change with some of the best innovations for teaching and learning. Join members of the IDOE Office of eLearning for a discussion of some of our initiatives that support innovation, and how your school can take advantage of these opportunities.
So Many Digital Tools…How to choose, manage and support the Wild West of Ed-Tech and determine ROI along the way
Ed-Tech/Digital tools analytics is becoming part of the curriculum resource conversation. Do you know if your resources are impacting student achievement? Learn how states, districts and schools are choosing, managing and measuring Ed-Tech and its impact, while getting valuable data about student learning. Attendees will get resources to use in their own organization.
Blended Learning 101: Utilizing Canvas and Google Tools!
In this session, participants will be shown several examples of classroom lessons utilizing blended learning. We will create lessons inside of Canvas while learning some tips and tricks along the way. In our Canvas page, we will learn how to embed FlipGrid, Padlet, Google Slides, Actively Learn, Quizlet, Khan Academy, and other FREE 3rd party resources. Participants will also participate in a Google Cloud assignment and create one on their own!
Building a Hyper-Converged Datacenter Using Microsoft's Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
Storage Spaces Direct uses industry-standard servers with local-attached drives to create highly available, highly scalable software-defined storage at a fraction of the cost of traditional SAN or NAS arrays. Its converged or hyper-converged architecture radically simplifies procurement and deployment, while features like caching, storage tiers, and erasure coding, together with the latest hardware innovation like RDMA networking and NVMe drives, deliver unrivaled efficiency and performance. In this session, we'll share our personal experience in deploying a new hyper-converged datacenter using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). We will cover details such as why we chose S2D, hardware/software we chose, licensing requirements, design considerations, configuration challenges, etc.
The release of Google Expeditions in 2015 gave teachers and students the ability to go anywhere in the world in just a few swipes of their app. Unfortunately, teachers were not able to create their own Expeditions. Now it's 2018 where teachers AND students have the ability to create their own own with Google's NEW Tour Creator! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get hands-on experience with creating a 360 degree virtual tour. Participants will be able to use their own images so do not forget that Ricoh Theta you were given last year, as well as a laptop or Chromebook. This will be an exciting time to create and collaborate!
Coding and Robotics for elementary and middle school
During the session/workshop attendees will be introduced to code.org and I will explain how I have used this to start the year off. Then I will demonstrate both Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Sphero edu. We will explore the Sphero edu resources and how to set up classes. This will allow for teachers to be able to assign tasks and also for students to submit their completed tasks to their teacher. This will also be an opportunity to have some hands on experience with both the Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Spheros. If attendees have an iPad then downloading the Mindstorm EV3 education app before the session would be great. Also having the sphero edu app on an iPod or phone would also be helpful. Part of the session will have a task set up for a Sphero task, so you can see how it would be.
Essential Skills for Students Beyond K12 and Higher Ed
Let's come together and debunk the myths of K12 and Higher Ed educators' views of essential skills for students' college readiness. Can we shift the mindsets of K12 and Higher Ed educators? What do you believe are the essential skills our students need to be successful in their educational journey? Are the technological tools being applied in your schools adding valuable learning to prepare students for college? What are college educators doing to prepare our students for the work world?
How can OneNote Class Notebook Transform the Blended Classroom?
Learn how OneNote Class Notebook allows you and your students to collaborate, assess, and give authentic feedback. Hear how this tool has transformed my BYOD 5th grade middle school classroom. Attendees will learn the many features OneNote ClassNotebook has to offer both students and staff. You will see how OneNote integrates with CANVAS and other Learning Management Systems. Time will be given to explore this free technology resource.
Join Us For A Dive Into The Promethean World SOLD OUT
Join us for a dive into the Promethean world. We will briefly talk about why having a good implementation model will help speed up the integration process. We will explore the functionalities of the Promethean board and how to put it to use it in your classrooms with students, for Professional Development, and more. We'll look at using ActiveCast and Class Flow as teaching tools in the classroom. Demonstrations using various devices such as iPads, MacBooks, Windows, and Chromebooks with the Promethean board will also be covered. This will be an interactive class. Hope to see you in this session!
Do you “do” STEM? What is happening across your district with STEM? Do you have an awesome Pinterest board and lots of colleagues you connect with around STEM activities? Great start! Let’s talk about how we can align all of the great work going on in your classrooms, buildings, and district so they have a pathway and a purpose.
Our 1:1 Journey - what we learned and what we wish we'd learned earlier!
We're 5 years into our 1:1 program at Warsaw Community Schools. We'll be walking through all the steps we took to get to where we are today: over 7,000 iPads grades K-12. We'll recount the good choices we made that saved so much time and effort, as well as lament the things that made our lives so much more complicated. Join us for an open discussion about our 1:1 program and bring any questions you have - I'm sure we can learn something from you too!
Title:What Not to Wear: Dress Your eLearning for Success
As teachers are asked to create more digital content for students, a new educator skillset emerges: DESIGN. (And no, we aren’t talking about your wardrobe.) Join eLearning Design-istas Michele and Diana as they help attendees move their online designs from drab to fab. Participants will learn some research-based tips and tricks to think like an instructional designer while avoiding some common design faux pas. Upgrade your eLearning design wardrobe as you complete design challenges and add some staple pieces to your collection.
Using Custom Fields in FileWave to Drive Automated Workflows
In this session, we'll look at how our relatively new custom fields can be used to automate workflows in your environment. We will talk about the efficiency aspects of using manual custom fields with smart groups to avoid model updates, and will also use these same fields to talk about diversity in management functions. For good measure, we will also look at using script-based custom fields to drive self-defined inventory, and at LDAP driven custom fields as well.
Are You Surviving or Succeeding in Your Digital Environment?
Do you have a sense of what it means to be “ready” for success in your school’s digital environment? Come to this session led by Pete Just and Tim Tahara for a chance to examine the scope of true readiness and where you might take your next steps toward success for your districts and students.
We will look at Cicco Firepower from a beginners level. We will look over the steps that are necessary to create the needed structure for Firepower operation from rule sets to weekly updates. We will look at how to interpret the dashboard data. We will dive into alerts to determine if they are critical and how to address them.
Managing Your Projects and Mastering Your Processes
Tech leaders manage multiple projects and processes over the course of each year, be it refreshing hardware, distributing and collecting devices, transitioning to a new student information system, or constructing a new school. Whether large or small, straightforward or complex, your projects and processes can easily get away from you without careful planning and review. Join this session to explore tools and techniques to define scope, collect and analyze data, determine causes for failure, and ensure success. Strategies pulled from Six Sigma and Project Management methodologies – Process Map, RACI Matrix, 5 Whys, Risk Register, Lessons Learned and more – will equip you to get on top of your big or small priorities. Learn how to manage your projects and processes before they manage you!
Share the Air - Simple Steps to Create a Powerful Podcast
Create a culture of collaboration and communication by using simple technology to create powerful podcasts! Come see how to leverage mobile devices, Chromebooks, laptops, or desktops to create a polished, professional sounding podcast quickly and easily. Podcasts can be a vehicle for student voice in the classroom, choice professional development for our teachers, and showcasing the powerful discussions in our profession. During this session you will have an opportunity to create a model podcast on a variety of platforms, learn how to post to major podcast sites like iTunes, and use your LMS or social media to promote and share your creations!
Explore and guide your world with Google Expeditions AR/VR and Tour Creator
What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality? Come experience and explore Google Expeditions VR and AR programs and how you can use it to spark student curiosity and support learning exploration. Participants will also use Google Tour Creator, which allows students to design, create, and share their own expedition!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Come and learn how you can partner with the IDOE to improve the cybersecurity position of your schools. This multi-faceted effort includes funded activities that have both broad impact, affecting the awareness and professional capacity of educators in every district, as well as a deeper impact that will provide funds to support districts in establishing managed security services that include: active monitoring, threat detection and hunting, and remediation and response. Walk away with new connections to resources and support.
Managing & Measuring the Effectiveness of EdTech in the Classroom
The explosion of devices has led to equal parts excitement and frustration for students, teachers, and administrators. How do educators take control of their classrooms, create focus, and is it possible for administrators to gain visibility into the EdTech tools they've invested in? What can many times feel like an uphill battle CAN be simplified.
Six Ways to Achieve Complete Backup and Continuity on a School Budget
Education is a unique industry. From constricted budgets to needing to protect large numbers of devices and users, educational institutions face a unique set requirements for data protection and business continuity. Unitrends has a long history of protecting the IT assets of the education industry, with institutions ranging from small school districts to major universities using thousands of Unitrends products daily. Here are the challenges unique to education and how Unitrends meets them.
Understanding your Schools options for extending backup, disaster recovery or business continuity processes to the cloud can be confusing.
What is data protection in the cloud? This isn't an easy question to answer since it comes in various forms. The tools and technologies for data protection are numerous and can be used in different combinations. From IT’s perspective, a large number of choices can make cloud more difficult than traditional schemas. Still, we can cut the knot of cloud complexity with steps that will help guide further exploration of data protection. In this session we will explore the methods to define your business needs and then set your backup and recovery windows accordingly. The session will explore the different types of outages and their effects on your business. Finally, we will demonstrate IT services recovery in the cloud.
Explore and guide your world with Google Expeditions AR/VR and Tour Creator
What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality? Come experience and explore Google Expeditions VR and AR programs and how you can use it to spark student curiosity and support learning exploration. Participants will also use Google Tour Creator, which allows students to design, create, and share their own expedition!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Are You Getting The Most From Your Microsoft/Office 365 Subscriptions?
Many school environments deploy Microsoft Open Value Subscription (OVS) and/or Microsoft Office 365 Education. But are they getting the most from their subscriptions? Do they fully access and utilize all of the products, features, and benefits that come with these solutions? Students and teachers are eligible for Office 365 Education, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools. OVS provides the lowest up-front costs of the Microsoft Open program options. Come and learn more!
Code Blue: How to partner with law enforcement to protect your public spaces.
With the investment in playgrounds, sports complexes, walking trails and other public friendly outdoor spaces being built on K-12 school campuses today there is a need for the school to offer after hours security for the people utilizing these facilities. In this session we will show you a variety of options with Code Blue that can quickly connect the public directly with law enforcement if there is an issue after hours on your school property. We will demonstrate how Code Blue can make your public space a much safer space for the community to enjoy.
Creating a PK-12 Computer Science with Project Lead The Way SOLD OUT
Project Lead The Way is committed to expanding access to high-quality computer science education and professional development across the country and in Indiana. Fewer than 40% of Indiana schools offer Computer Science to their students and in rural counties that number drops to 20%. In Indiana K-8 Computer Science standards will be tested on the new ILearn exam beginning this year, and all high schools will be required to offer at least one CS elective beginning in 2021. Let's work on creating an aligned pathway for your students! Computer Science is no longer an industry, it is part of every industry.
In this session, we will walk through the process of creating a Google Form. We'll look at ways to make sure you are collecting the data they need, be it for formative assessment or classroom productivity. Starting with the basics of questions types and settings, we'll look at how Forms take advantage of Google's AI, how to customize Forms with data validation and add-ons, and what you can do with your data once it's been collected.
HTTPS is quickly becoming the majority of internet traffic. The protocol is shrouded in confusing terms, jargon, and acronyms. We will shed some light on what it means, how it works, and what you need to know to successfully implement SSL Decryption in your network with or without Cipafilter.
Warning: This is NOT your traditional EdTech session. In this session, we will explore exciting ways to bring the students’ digital world into the classroom in the name of student engagement.
Join the IDOE for updates concerning the LINK Initiative, the multi-year effort involving five component projects aimed at improving customer experience and support for schools.
Oh the “Pass”abilities -- Hall Passes Gone Digital
e-hallpass - Hall passes the way they should be! Eliminate paper passes and always know who is in the hall. EHP reduces teacher interruptions and makes students more accountable for their time. Students create requests on their devices. The pass dashboard tracks who is in the hall and for how long, boosting security and accountability. Restricting hall pass use, creating appointments (with email and SMS reminders) and digital lav passes that require nothing of the teacher make this THE pass solution. The "Pass"abilities are endless! Also, stop by our booth, #129 to hear about FlexTime Manager. FTM seamlessly manages scheduling and attendance for activity and remediation periods.
Security Cameras, Servers, Access Control and Visitor Management in Your Network: Types, Trends, Analytics and Applications
Looking to improve security effectiveness, more accurate event detection, focus-of-attention tools and faster searches? This presentation will explore how to extract better intelligence from current and future video assets and associated security systems. We’ll look at existing video technologies, what’s on the horizon and dispel myths. We’ll also look at the integration of security systems in your environment.
Teaching Reading and Writing With Digital Literacy in Mind SOLD OUT
When you think of teaching reading and writing, do you think first of hard copy text? When you model strategies to help build reading and writing skills, do you share from hard copy books and write in a hard copy writer’s notebook, or do you model using digital text resources and house your own notebook on-line? Do your students share a hard copy piece with the classmates and parents, or do they publish their pieces and present them in places where the whole world can share in their awesome work? We know that when we can offer multiple choices to students to put their words out into the world, amazing things can happen, and in a digital world, the possibilities are endless. Come join me as we talk about how both the teacher and the student can go digital-and take reading and writing to a whole new level!
All-Flash Storage Array has evolved tremendously over the years. Yet the need for speed, performance and agility remains. From current configurations, to addressing new challenges, ensuring the power and efficiency of data is the core of any architecture. Attendees of this session will learn more about how flash storage was once used, is currently being used, and what the future holds for a data driven infrastructure.
School environments have some of the toughest wireless user density and BYOD requirements customers face today. Ensuring that all students and faculty have well designed wireless access throughout the campus environment is no longer optional! This session will look at new wireless requirements and design considerations including high density areas. Topics will include mobility fundamentals, AP placement, antenna options, WiFi standards update, tricks and tools, etc..
We will look at Cicco Firepower from a beginners level. We will look over the steps that are necessary to create the needed structure for Firepower operation from rule sets to weekly updates. We will look at how to interpret the dashboard data. We will dive into alerts to determine if they are critical and how to address them.
Managing Your Projects and Mastering Your Processes SOLD OUT
Tech leaders manage multiple projects and processes over the course of each year, be it refreshing hardware, distributing and collecting devices, transitioning to a new student information system, or constructing a new school. Whether large or small, straightforward or complex, your projects and processes can easily get away from you without careful planning and review. Join this session to explore tools and techniques to define scope, collect and analyze data, determine causes for failure, and ensure success. Strategies pulled from Six Sigma and Project Management methodologies – Process Map, RACI Matrix, 5 Whys, Risk Register, Lessons Learned and more – will equip you to get on top of your big or small priorities. Learn how to manage your projects and processes before they manage you!
Share the Air - Simple Steps to Create a Powerful Podcast
Create a culture of collaboration and communication by using simple technology to create powerful podcasts! Come see how to leverage mobile devices, Chromebooks, laptops, or desktops to create a polished, professional sounding podcast quickly and easily. Podcasts can be a vehicle for student voice in the classroom, choice professional development for our teachers, and showcasing the powerful discussions in our profession. During this session you will have an opportunity to create a model podcast on a variety of platforms, learn how to post to major podcast sites like iTunes, and use your LMS or social media to promote and share your creations!
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
CoSN: LINKing Unicorns and Interoperability for IN K12 districts
CoSN found that seventy-two percent of districts are already at varying stages of implementing data interoperability. Indiana DOE has announced thier LINK Intiative that's built upon Ed-Fi, an Interop framework. The IU School of Ed has a consortium to help schools move thier varied DB's into this Ed-Fi data store and view them all on a single dashboard. Project Unicorn has been pushing for K12 interoperability, and is working with districts to "encourage" vendors to prioritize data interoperability into their technologies. Learn about how IMS Global, Ed-Fi, and other national K12 initiatives have created a core set of principles around safe and secure access to education data and how your district can benefit through participation. In this session we'll discuss all these intiatives and what it means for school leaders and the techs supporting it all.
Implications of 802.11ax: What Comes Next in Wi-Fi & Why Increasing Speed Isn't Enough
Optimizing user mobile experience in K12 requires more than high speed Wi-Fi. K12 IT professionals are facing challenges of capacity, flexibility, security, privacy, and visibility as they evaluate complex combinations of WLAN standards, management, and new technologies coming with 802.11ax like OFDMA. This session covers an overview of 802.11ax, implications of the new standard, design considerations, data analytics, and building robust wireless networks.
Kimono’s integration platform as a service (iPaaS) makes complex integrations simple. It works with cloud-based and on-premise applications and supports a growing number of industry-standard infrastructures, APIs, and data models, including OneRoster, LIS, ILP, and SIF. It is also the preferred SIS integration solution for Canvas and is available to all Canvas users at no additional cost. Attend this session to find out how you can increase your data security and push your integrations further with advanced features, such as grade passback, flexible mapping, and data transformation capabilities.
What if you could engage every student in your class, every day? Pear Deck lets you bring presentations to life with formative assessments and interactive questions. Designed for 1:1 classrooms, Pear Deck takes presentations to the next level, letting you see, in real time, how each student in your class is doing. In this hands-on session we will let you experience the power of Pear Deck as both a student and a teacher. We’ll walk through how easy it is to: 1) Add formative assessment questions right from Google Slides 2) Manage your class and view student answers with the teacher dashboard 3) Capture student responses with our Google Classroom integration and Takeaways By the end of the session, you will walk away as a Pear Deck expert with a Free Pear Deck Premium Account!
Podcasts are far from a new tool in schools—educators have been podcasting for more than a decade—but as the popularity of podcasts continues to rise, podcasts have also become easier. As a result, educators are finding new and innovative ways to use podcasts for educational and institutional purposes . From the classroom to administrative offices, the appeal of podcasting is far reaching. For example, many of today’s parents may opt for a quick podcast on the way to work rather than reading a classroom newsletter. Posey County’s very own Amy Moore and Bill Stein share how they built the Control Art Delete podcast from the ground up. Their podcast has garnered thousands of downloads from educators right here in Indiana, throughout the US, and around the world.
Blended Learning 101: Utilizing Canvas and Google Tools!
In this session, participants will be shown several examples of classroom lessons utilizing blended learning. We will create lessons inside of Canvas while learning some tips and tricks along the way. In our Canvas page, we will learn how to embed FlipGrid, Padlet, Google Slides, Actively Learn, Quizlet, Khan Academy, and other FREE 3rd party resources. Participants will also participate in a Google Cloud assignment and create one on their own!
Building a Hyper-Converged Datacenter Using Microsoft's Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
Storage Spaces Direct uses industry-standard servers with local-attached drives to create highly available, highly scalable software-defined storage at a fraction of the cost of traditional SAN or NAS arrays. Its converged or hyper-converged architecture radically simplifies procurement and deployment, while features like caching, storage tiers, and erasure coding, together with the latest hardware innovation like RDMA networking and NVMe drives, deliver unrivaled efficiency and performance.
In this session, we'll share our personal experience in deploying a new hyper-converged datacenter using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). We will cover details such as why we chose S2D, hardware/software we chose, licensing requirements, design considerations, configuration challenges, etc.
Coding and Robotics for elementary and middle school
During the session/workshop attendees will be introduced to code.org and I will explain how I have used this to start the year off. Then I will demonstrate both Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Sphero edu. We will explore the Sphero edu resources and how to set up classes. This will allow for teachers to be able to assign tasks and also for students to submit their completed tasks to their teacher. This will also be an opportunity to have some hands on experience with both the Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Spheros. If attendees have an iPad then downloading the Mindstorm EV3 education app before the session would be great. Also having the sphero edu app on an iPod or phone would also be helpful. Part of the session will have a task set up for a Sphero task, so you can see how it would be.
Essential Skills for Students Beyond K12 and Higher Ed
Let's come together and debunk the myths of K12 and Higher Ed educators' views of essential skills for students' college readiness. Can we shift the mindsets of K12 and Higher Ed educators? What do you believe are the essential skills our students need to be successful in their educational journey? Are the technological tools being applied in your schools adding valuable learning to prepare students for college? What are college educators doing to prepare our students for the work world?
How can OneNote Class Notebook Transform the Blended Classroom?
Learn how OneNote Class Notebook allows you and your students to collaborate, assess, and give authentic feedback. Hear how this tool has transformed my BYOD 5th grade middle school classroom. Attendees will learn the many features OneNote ClassNotebook has to offer both students and staff. You will see how OneNote integrates with CANVAS and other Learning Management Systems. Time will be given to explore this free technology resource.
Join us for a dive into the Promethean world. We will briefly talk about why having a good implementation model will help speed up the integration process. We will explore the functionalities of the Promethean board and how to put it to use it in your classrooms with students, for Professional Development, and more. We'll look at using ActiveCast and Class Flow as teaching tools in the classroom. Demonstrations using various devices such as iPads, MacBooks, Windows, and Chromebooks with the Promethean board will also be covered. This will be an interactive class. Hope to see you in this session!
Do you “do” STEM? What is happening across your district with STEM? Do you have an awesome Pinterest board and lots of colleagues you connect with around STEM activities? Great start! Let’s talk about how we can align all of the great work going on in your classrooms, buildings, and district so they have a pathway and a purpose.
Our 1:1 Journey - what we learned and what we wish we'd learned earlier!
We're 5 years into our 1:1 program at Warsaw Community Schools. We'll be walking through all the steps we took to get to where we are today: over 7,000 iPads grades K-12. We'll recount the good choices we made that saved so much time and effort, as well as lament the things that made our lives so much more complicated. Join us for an open discussion about our 1:1 program and bring any questions you have - I'm sure we can learn something from you too!
Title:What Not to Wear: Dress Your eLearning for Success
As teachers are asked to create more digital content for students, a new educator skillset emerges: DESIGN. (And no, we aren’t talking about your wardrobe.) Join eLearning Design-istas Michele and Diana as they help attendees move their online designs from drab to fab. Participants will learn some research-based tips and tricks to think like an instructional designer while avoiding some common design faux pas. Upgrade your eLearning design wardrobe as you complete design challenges and add some staple pieces to your collection.
Are you looking for a session you can drop into any time during the day and be part of a professional learning community?
Bring a question to ask, something to demonstrate, or a discussion to lead. Participate in answering questions coming from the HECC listserv and have your wisdom archived in the HECC forum for all time. No matter what you're looking for in this session, we guarantee you'll grow as we learn from each other.
Join Dr. David Thornburg as he explores how you can easily incorporate computational thinking and coding in the context of a math curriculum. This session will explore the amazing Block-based programming language for the creation of 3D objects in a math class, primarily 3-8th grade. From simple geometric shapes, to complex structures like fractal trees, this language supports the design of amazing creations and math explorations, which can be printed on a 3D printer, or experienced using a VR headsets like the Lenovo Mirage Solo provided for this year's HECC attendees. (will verify this is the device people are getting)
Real World + Innovation + Engagement = Empowerment
This session is designed to take the evolving world of technology and provide techniques to sift through purposeful uses that take learning from Consumption to Creation.
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