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Wednesday, November 6
 

1:00pm EST

Conference Opening
Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 1:10pm EST
Northstar I
Conference welcoming remarks and daily announcements.
Speakers
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Jeff Mao

Executive Director, Vita-Learn
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
  Wed Block

2:30pm EST

AI in the SECURITY World
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Gateway II
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.
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Chris Ragoza

ENE Security
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Gateway II
  Wed Block

2:30pm EST

How to Successfully Handle Printing Difficulties in K-12 Schools
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Gateway I
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.
Speakers
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Tina Scheindel

Technology Director, Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
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Peter Drescher

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 →
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Alex Webster

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
  Wed Block

2:30pm EST

The Future Is Now! AI Is Alive!
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Northstar 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.
Speakers
MR
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Chris Warden

K12 Tech Talk Podcast, K12 Tech Talk Podcast
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
  Wed Block

3:50pm EST

Ed-Fi Q&A and Data Governance Discussions
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:50pm - 4:50pm 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.
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James Nadeau

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
  Wed Block
 
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