Freepbx as a framework Facilitator: Matt Stavert Room: Bannered Mare
Keynote Take Aways Let's get together and chat about the messages and inspirations we gleaned from the keynote session. Facilitator: Angela Dearing Room: Candlehearth Hall
Coffee Chat – Is anyone listening? Teachers around the country are struggling with engagement concerns for students that are learning remotely. Grab a coffee or tea and join Anne Saftich and members of her team, for a facilitated discussion on ways that you, and your peers, are tackling and solving this challenge. To take advantage of your time in the lounge, when you enter you will be asked to share the number one challenge you have related to engaging your students in a remote environment. The top one or two challenges will be the focus of our discussion. Facilitator: Anne Saftich, IBM Room: Five Claws Lodge
Wednesday December 2, 2020 10:15am - 10:45am MST
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How to get your IT staff to do more ET activities? (changing role of IT) Facilitator: Travis Eddingfield Room: The Bannered Mare
SMART Learning Suite Online - how are you using it? Facilitator: Janet Bell Room: Candlehearth Hall
Coffee Chat – Assessing the Learning for our Remote Learners. When our students are learning from home, assessment, as, of and for, can be a challenge. Grab a coffee or tea and join Anne Saftich and members of her team in the lounge to share your ideas on how you can confidently assess the learning of your remote learners. To take advantage of your time in the lounge, when you enter you will be asked to share your top concern related to assessment of remote learners. The top one or two concerns will be the focus of our discussion. Facilitator: Anne Saftich, IBM Room: The Five Claws Lodge
Thursday December 3, 2020 10:15am - 10:45am MST
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What creative efficiencies have you implemented in a time of declining IT staff? Facilitator: Ken Robitaille Room: Bannered Mare
Shutdown Caused EdTech Enlightenment - The spring shutdown had educators and parents scrambling to continue learning. How would we do it differently if we were to do it again? How are we doing things differently now? How has the pandemic affected EdTech support and teaching with technology in your division? Let's chat about the good the bad and ugly. How has your role changed in the last year? What lessons did you learn in the spring that will change how you educate students? How have teachers' needs changed in terms of physical technology requirements as well as professional knowledge and skills? Are there new policies or procedures in place in your division due to lessons learned from spring? Facilitator: Angela Dearing Room: Candlehearth Hall Lodge
The 5Ws of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) Facilitator: Jesse Sadlowski Room: Five Claws Lodge
Thursday December 3, 2020 2:00pm - 2:30pm MST
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Identifying and helping staff that struggle with technology Facilitator: Dave Sloat Room: Bannered Mare
Our Lives Since We Went OnlineAre you teaching online full time? What are your successes? What have been your challenges? How are you coping with this new normal? What makes you laugh? What makes you frown? Facilitators: Wetaskiwin Regional School at Home Teachers Room: Candlehearth Hall
Google Vs O365 Where are you going and why? Facilitator: Alex Mottus Room: Five Claws Lodge
Friday December 4, 2020 10:15am - 10:45am MST
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New School Builds, best practices and pitfalls to watch for Facilitator: Ernest Aleixandre Room: Bannered Mare
Top 10 Trends in Technology Facilitator: Mr. David Cearly, Gartner Room: Candlehearth Hall
Higher Needs, Less Staff - A Discussion on austerity and how to make it work. Some questions to start the conversation include: With so many diverging needs, what tech standards are still important? What are some easy efficiencies that can be implemented? What are some longer-term strategies to become more efficient? How are you handling staff upset with delays? How has improving security impacted support requests? For example, how is 2 factor going? Facilitator: Shayne Pierson Room: Five Claws Lodge
Friday December 4, 2020 2:00pm - 2:30pm MST
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