This session is designed to answer your questions to help you better manage your network. This will be a round table format where we will facilitate an open discussion around answering your general network questions. Specific attention will be spent on providing tips and tricks to more efficiently optimize your network based on feedback provided by attendees. Session will be interactive but some topics to be covered include:Demo of New Aruba Central
A look at WIFI 7
Leveraging Google Workspace to authenticate users
How to build role-based security policy for your users
A look at SASE & SDWAN and how this could improve your network security and management
How to evaluate your network in real-time & proactively remediate issues
Review of complementary support & training resources
Jason Cote is an Aruba Certified Edge Professional, and has been designing Aruba networks for the last 5 years for K-12, Higher Education and Healthcare teams in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Previously, he served for 15 years in Network and System Engineering positions, primarily... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Gateway II
Infinite Campus User Group Meeting hosted by Infinite Campus. An opportunity for IC users to share, collaborate, and learn from one another and representatives of Infinite Campus
Wednesday November 6, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Gateway I
Jeff serves as the Executive Director of Vita-Learn. Previously, he has held a number of roles including Senior Director, Common Sense Media and Education Technology Policy Director for the Maine Department of Education.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 1:10pm EST
Northstar I
Join this interactive roundtable discussion to explore how school districts can align their K-12 technology plans with broader district Strategic Planning Goals and a Portrait of Graduate work. Participants will engage in conversations around critical topics, including the role of facilities, funding, tech infrastructure technology instruction, staffing considerations for adequate tech support, and the development of meaningful, ongoing professional development for teachers. This roundtable fosters collaborative sharing of challenges and best practices, encouraging participants to exchange ideas on ensuring technology initiatives enhance learning, align with district priorities, are future-proof, and provide equitable access for all students.
Director of Technology, Rutland City Public Schools
Patricia Aigner is the Director of Technology for the RCPS in Rutland, Vermont. She is licensed as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. Patricia has served on the boards of Vermont's ISTE and ASCD affiliate organizations. In 2020, Patricia received the Frank Watson Lifetime Achievement... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 2:10pm EST
Northstar I
An information secession on the Technoloy and AI available today for protection of your facility and the people in it. This is not a product demonstration it an info secession with Live and recorded demonstration of how to leverage AI to improve your current security solution, how to design an effective solution, how to get the support you need. Major topics: weapon and threat detection, allow or deny authorized access, real-time alerts, reduce false alarms, improved situational awareness, forensic research via simple words, automatic emergency response, predictive security, and customer behavior analysis.
Please join our panel discussion that will be hosted by Alex Webster at SPC. Panel Members will be Peter Drescher (EWSD), Tina Scheindel (OSSD) and Nate Gingras (HUUSD). How do you deal with Personally Identifiable Information? How do you deal with confidential data on devices that leave the district? How do you manage your inventory of copiers and printers? How does print management software help make the district staff more efficient and save money?
These questions and more will be discussed by our panelists.
Director of Technology and Innovation, Essex Westford School District
Peter is currently serving as the Director of Technology and Innovation at Essex Westford School District. He is passionate about working with educators to support teaching and learning with technology and in his past role, as State Director of Education Technology in Vermont, was... Read More →
Director of Technology & Operations, Specialized Purchasing Consultants (SPC)
Bidding and Purchasing Consortium for School Districts and MunicipalitiesAnything network related. My IT background started as a Network Technician. Progressed to setting up multi-site networks.Play an instrument? I love acoustic guitar. Let's talk about classic rock, prog rock... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Gateway I
Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. In this session, the guys will discuss AI and other hot items in K12 and how tech depts should prepare.
A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Northstar I
The Vermont Agency of Education would like to have a Ed-Fi Question and Answer session where we can discuss the current Ed-Fi deployment for state reporting. We also wish to review our data governance plans and other areas where we would like to use Ed-Fi to help the state collect and use data in meaningful ways.
VT AOE Education Data Administrator, Vermont Agency of Education
James Nadeau is the Education Data Administrator for the Vermont Agency of Education. He is in charge of collecting education data required for Vermont's public and federal reporting requirements. Prior to his role at AOE, he was a web developer and IT consultant.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:50pm - 4:50pm EST
Northstar I
