January 2014 Newsletter Keeping You In Touch With ITEC
Chromebook Management Workshop Attend this workshop on Chromebook management using Google Apps Admin Panel. Whether you are currently running a ChromeBook deployment and want to learn more about the management of these devices or you are looking at implementing Chromebooks, this is the workshop for you. Our trainers are Google Certified and have experience with 1:1 setups. Participants will have hands-on learning opportunities from basic-to-advanced management techniques for Chrome and Chromebook devices. There are over 100+ Chrome policies for users right from the Google Admin Panel. Manage 10 or 1000 Chromebook devices with ease -- track assets, control user access, pre-install and block apps, configure network access, create user groups, customize user features, and more! Find More Information Here.
ITEC IT Conference Registration is now open. The ITEC IT Conference is a chance for IT professionals and district technology leaders to connect and learn about the latest hardware and software developments for schools. The 2014 IT Conference is on March 19 & 20 and will be held at Ames Middle School. Learn More Here
Technology Fairs ITEC sponsors three regional student technology fairs each spring. The technology fairs offer K-12 students an opportunity to showcase technology-based projects created as part of their instructional curriculum in their schools. Almost 300 projects will be presented statewide. The projects span eight different categories including web presence, programming, video/linear presentation, graphics/publishing, 3-D rendering/non- linear animation, music/sound design, mobile apps, and innovative technology use.
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Keynotes for ITEC 2014 Fall Conference announced. ITEC is pleased to welcome Adam Bellow and Peter Reynolds as the Keynotes for ITEC 2014. Adam Bellow, Founder and President of eduTecher and eduClipper began his career in education as an Assistant English Teacher at a High School for students with learning disabilities in New York City. After earning a Masters Degree in both General and Special Education at Hunter College, where he taught a graduate level course on integrating technology into the special education classroom, Adam became an English teacher at a High School on Long Island for several years. Then his two passions collided - Technology and Education - as he became a Technology Training Specialist for a school district on Long Island. Adam works with educational leaders, teachers, and students from around the United States to help them infuse technology successfully in the classroom. Adam was recognized in 2011 as the Outstanding Young Educator of the Year by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) and in 2010 as an Emerging Leader as well as a finalist for the 2010 Totally Wired Teacher of Year award. Adam is happily married and the father of two wonderful boys. Peter Reynolds, is an accomplished writer, storyteller and illustrator, and brings his enthusiasm and energy to every project he creates. His best-selling books about protecting and nurturing the creative spirit include The Dot, Ish and So Few of Me (Candlewick Press). The North Star(FableVision), Peter's cornerstone book, is an allegory that raises questions about how to seek out our own unique path through life. As a book, curriculum and musical, The North Star has inspired children of all ages around the world. He recently published Rose's Garden, a heartwarming fable dedicated to the late Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. TheSugarLoaf book series (Simon & Schuster), My Very Big Little World, and The Best Kid in the World, are the first of Peter's many books about an irrepressible little girl who sees the world through creative-colored glasses.
All New ITEC Website ITEC is pleased to present our revamped website. In an effort to make our offerings more centralized and easier to access, we have changed our site to reflect our constituents needs. Please visit the new site and let us know what you think. Visit the new website
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