itec newsletter january 2014

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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 handson learning opportunities from basictoadvanced 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, preinstall 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 K12 students an opportunity to showcase technologybased 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, 3D rendering/non linear animation, music/sound design, mobile apps, and innovative technology use.

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The inaugural issue of the ITEC monthly newsletter. Keeping our members up to date

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Page 1: ITEC Newsletter January 2014

January  2014  NewsletterKeeping  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.

Page 2: ITEC Newsletter January 2014

 More  information  is  available  here  

Keynotes  for  ITEC  2014  Fall  Conferenceannounced.

ITEC  is  pleased  to  welcome  Adam  Bellow  and  Peter  Reynolds  as  theKeynotes  for  ITEC  2014.    

Adam  Bellow,  Founder  and  President  of  eduTecher  and  eduClipperbegan  his  career  in  education  as  an  Assistant  English  Teacher  at  aHigh  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  hetaught  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  twopassions  collided  -­  Technology  and  Education  -­  as  he  became  a  Technology  Training  Specialist  fora  school  district  on  Long  Island.  Adam  works  with  educational  leaders,  teachers,  and  studentsfrom  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  asa  finalist  for  the  2010  Totally  Wired  Teacher  of  Year  award.  Adam  is  happily  married  and  the  fatherof  two  wonderful  boys.  Peter  Reynolds,  is  an  accomplished  writer,  storyteller  and  illustrator,  and  brings  his  enthusiasmand  energy  to  every  project  he  creates.  His  best-­selling  books  about  protecting  and  nurturing  thecreative  spirit  include  The  Dot,  Ish  and  So  Few  of  Me  (Candlewick  Press).  The  NorthStar(FableVision),  Peter's  cornerstone  book,  is  an  allegory  that  raises  questions  about  how  to  seekout  our  own  unique  path  through  life.  As  a  book,  curriculum  and  musical,  The  North  Star  hasinspired  children  of  all  ages  around  the  world.  He  recently  published  Rose's  Garden,  aheartwarming  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  ofPeter's  many  books  about  an  irrepressible  little  girl  who  sees  the  world  through  creative-­coloredglasses.

All  New  ITEC  Website

ITEC  is  pleased  to  present  our  revamped  website.  In  an  effort  tomake  our  offerings  more  centralized  and  easier  to  access,  we  havechanged  our  site  to  reflect  our  constituents  needs.    Please  visit  thenew  site  and  let  us  know  what  you  think.

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