January 2014 Meeting

Event Details

Time: January 21, 2014 from 9am to 3pm
Location: Northwest Service Cooperative
Street: 114 First Street West
City/Town: Thief River Falls
Phone: 2186810894
Event Type: technology, meeting
Organized By: Barb Nelson
Latest Activity: Jan 21, 2014

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Event Description

Northwest Service Cooperative

Technology Meeting

January 21, 2014

9:00 – Welcome/Introductions

9:15 - Ryan Schmotter – Jean Mickelson - Enterasys, now part of Extreme Networks

10:15 – 1:1 Initiatives update/sharing by group. How is it going? How is bandwidth being affected. Any other information you would like to share.

11:00 - Odysseyware provides K-12 curriculum and assessment tools. Our software is comprehensive, easy to use and customizable which is why districts benefit and implement in so many different ways.

12:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 – John Normandin - NETS

1:45 – 3:00

TIES – Presentations by those who attended the conference. Share workshop information.

Other?

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Comment by Brian Norman on January 21, 2014 at 10:39am: Apple Licensing Changes.

Comment by Brian Norman on January 21, 2014 at 10:28am: Cisco wireless and trouble shooting.

Comment by Brian Norman on January 17, 2014 at 11:58am

2013–2014 Site Readiness Confirmation for Online Testing (repeat)

To ensure that districts are prepared to administer Minnesota’s online tests, districts are required to verify that they have taken the following necessary steps to prepare school computers for online testing. Non-public schools administering online assessments will also confirm site readiness through Test WES. Note: If your district has completed this process in preparation for OLPA or Reading and Mathematics GRAD retests, you do not need to complete it again and you can indicate your readiness in Test WES. However, if there have been any changes in your district related to technology, you may want to consider repeating this process before spring test administration.

District Assessment and Technology Coordinators will need to work together to complete the site readiness process. Refer to the Site Readiness 2013–2014 document on the Technical Resources page of the Minnesota Assessments portal for the steps related to completing the site readiness. View the Technical Resources page.

After completing the steps, the District Assessment Coordinator must log in to Test WES to verify site readiness by checking the appropriate option:

· Our district has successfully completed all the steps above to prepare for online testing.
· Our district ran into difficulties when completing the steps above. We are actively working to resolve the issues, including contacting the AIR help desk if necessary.

The deadline to verify site readiness is February 28, 2014.

Comment by Brian Norman on January 17, 2014 at 11:51am: Google Classic Admin console will be put to rest on Feb 3rd.

https://support.google.com/a/answer/3035631?ref_topic=3113103

Comment by Brian Norman on January 17, 2014 at 10:39am: Windows 9 available next year.

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/threshold-be-called-windows-9-shi...

Comment by Brian Norman on January 15, 2014 at 4:49pm: TIES Technology Leadership Conference
February 13-14, 2014

Rivers' Edge Convention Center and Hotel St. Germain
St. Cloud, MN

An annual conference designed for school administrators, technical support staff, network administrators and technology integrationists.

http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/Conferences.html

Comment by Brian Norman on January 15, 2014 at 4:48pm: North Dakota Google Apps Summit June 7th and 8th in Grand Forks

http://nd.gafesummit.com/

Comment by Brian Norman on January 15, 2014 at 4:48pm: MDM Comparisons

Comment by Brian Norman on January 15, 2014 at 4:47pm: Windows Apps on a Chromebook. http://www.stone-ware.com/webnetwork/webapp

Comment by Brian Norman on January 15, 2014 at 4:47pm: 2014 NSBA Technology Site Visit, May 1 & 2, Minnetonka Public Schools.

Please join us for an overview of all Minnetonka Schools and Technology Integration E-12. Experience firsthand how technology accelerates learning. Choose three school tours (E-12). Explore technology in language immersion, early childhood, special education, and the arts. At the secondary level, focus on Minnetonka's digital learning cycle for a 1:1 iPad program (recognized as a2013 Apple Distinguished Program). Classroom visits and mini-sessions will provide direct interaction with teachers and students. This is the secondNSBA sponsored Technology Site Visit to Minnetonka, the first was in 2007. Registration opens soon. Event Schedule.