Cisco's Vision for the Connected Classroom presented by Phil Gadsden, Jared Heiner, and Bill Barren of Cisco
Demonstration and discussion of Video and Collaboration technology that promotes student engagement and inquiry. The former Tech Director for Troy School district will showcase what districts across NY and the US are doing with Cisco technology in the classroom. This includes how video is used to bring in subject matter experts to augment project based learning and flipping content for students to interact with prior to class time. This will include Spark, Spark Board and Video Integrated with Smart or other third party interactive displays.
District Data Displays presented by Marc Crouse, Dan Ferro, and Kelly Malone
During District Data Displays session, we will present multiple tools used to analyze data. This will include examples of standard and custom applications, as well as facilitation strategies.
e-Communications presented by e-Communications Team
Come hear about how the CNYRIC's e-Communications program provides schools districts with award winning websites, public relations support, and graphic design expertise. The team will talk about the current state of communications in this era of information overload, and show examples of how they help districts create a unified, professional message for their school community. We will show examples of our latest district websites, digital signage, and promotional materials, and discuss the importance of things like social media and student news stories.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) presented by Larry Luke (combined with Tour of WAN and Data Center)
IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service, is a new, highly technical remote support of district data centers.
Instructional Technology presented by Jason Clark and Amy Spath
The ITD department is responsible for a wide range of programs, services and instructional practices. Our department is composed of some very skilled Technology Integration Specialists responsible for staying at the cutting edge of technology use in education. The majority of our time is spent in districts with teachers and administrators to utilize the wide range of technology found in schools today. Our Integration Specialists, in a given day, could be called on to support the use of SmartBoards, Chromebooks, iPads, websites, robots, coding resources, 3D printers, virtual reality devices, and many more pieces of hardware, software and online resources for instructional use with students. Along with knowing how to use the hardware and software for instruction, our team works with teachers to implement 21st Century pedagogy including Flipped Classroom, the SAMR Model, Blended Learning, Flexible Learning Environments, BYOD, Google Suite, and Project Based Learning. Our team is also responsible for support and implementation of a number of services through various CoSers including distance learning(online learning and videoconferencing), credit recovery, administrative development, coding, curriculum mapping, reading remediation, supplemental math support, and video creation/storage. This session will give participants an overview of these programs and practices supported by the talented people in the Instructional Technology department.
Response to Intervention Measures presented by Michelle Kolceski, Adriana Jones, Jennifer Brown
This presentation will focus on how CNYRIC Data Coordinators assist districts in making decisions about teaching through the use of data and assessment tools (ex. AIMSweb, STAR, FastBridge).
Support Services Showcase presented by Mike Lockwood and Joe Scott
CNYRIC technicians do much more than just assist users with computer issues. This segment takes a deep dive into the tasks, hardware and software that a CNYRIC technician faces in a "normal" year.
Tour of WAN and Data Center presented by Mike Heller and Dale Pepe (combined with Infrastructure as a Service presentation)
See the Wide Area Network which is the connection to the internet and all 52 customer locations. The Data Center is the computer room and server farm where 400+ application servers are hosted.
