September 28th
10:40-11:30am
Academic Support
The A-B-C’s of building online tutorials
Presented by: Tim Schroeder, Don Allen, & Sandra Tracey - San Juan College
As San Juan College expands its offerings in online education, the need has arisen for asynchronous interactive online tutorials. Within the past six months, more than 30 tutorials have been developed in Math, English, and college success. Participants will learn what resources, templates and technologies were used to create tutorials, as well as the lessons learned from the start-up process. This session will benefit staff and administrators who are considering building an online tutorial program.
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Academic Support
Do Real Math, Science, and Technology: Take the Challenge
Presented by: Betsy Frederick & Celia Einhorn - Super Computing Challenge
Middle and high school students will describe their experiences solving real world science problems using modern computational techniques. They will share how to develop and implement a project for the Supercomputing Challenge. They will discuss strategies for developing good teams, meeting milestones, and conducting research. The mission of the Supercomputing Challenge is to improve students' understanding and use of technology by developing their skills in scientific inquiry, modeling, computing, communications, and teamwork. Each team of one to five students and a sponsoring teacher defines and works on a single computational project of its own choosing.Teachers will talk about best practices for motivating teams to conduct data driven problem solving. Students can leverage their Challenge projects with other curricular and extra-curricular activities. This school-year long project results in multiple awards and scholarships for teams and individuals. Sponsors of the Challenge provide mentors, time on the supercomputers, tutorial sessions and awards.
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Birds of a Feather
NMCIO organizational business meeting
Presented by: NM CIO’s
This session will be for all NM Technology Directors and CIOs interested in forming a new organization. Discussion will include bylaws and election of officers.
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Partnerships between K-20
Training non-technical Technical Coordinators.
Presented by: Royce Bragg - New Mexico Military Institute
How to train non-technical personnel to assist with reporting and troubleshooting computer issues. NMMI has technical coordinators across the campus to assist with reporting and troubleshooting computer issues. They are our single point of contact for the users of each building before the computer problem is sent to Information Services. This presentation will go over guidelines and tools for training our non-technical personnel.
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Technical
Using Wake-On-LAN and PXE to Improve Software Deployment
Presented by: Derek Smith & Beth Dalton - San Juan College
In today’s growing campus environments, the need for additional remote management and faster deployments has become increasingly important. This presentation will demonstrate how San Juan College has implemented the technologies of Wake-On-LAN and the Pre-Execution Boot Environment using the Altiris Deployment Solution. PXE, a technology which allows devices to boot off the network has enabled San Juan College to more efficiently deploy software images to new and existing computers. We will describe how we deployed images before the implementation of PXE, and why booting off the network is a superior technology that has streamlined and expedited software distribution. This presentation will also include a demonstration on the operation of PXE.
A separate but related technology, Wake-On-LAN, will also be discussed. Wake-On-LAN technology allows the IT staff at SJC to more effectively manage computer systems by remotely turning on computers. This allows administrators to schedule software distribution during non-peak hours while eliminating the need for lab assistants to turn on lab computers.
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Technical
Setting a Smart USB Token for Authentication
Presented by: Jerry Gonzales - University of New Mexico
I would like to present a high level step by step process for setting up a Smart USB token security environment. A smart USB token, is a “thumb drive” like device that replaces the traditional Smart Card. The advantage is that every computer and laptop produced in the last 8 years have a USB port, therefore being able to use a smart USB token is built in. A traditional Smart Card requires a special Smart Card reader, which is available on some special laptops, but in my opinion 99% of computers produced today, do not have this special feature, therefore are not a practical solution for two factor authentication. I would like to demonstrate using screen shots, the setting up of a Public Key Infrastructure in a Active Directory environment. Then I would demonstrate how to setup the drivers for the Smart USB token, and finally I would demonstrate the actual process of logging into my secure environment using the thumb drive. I this point I don’t know if I will be able to log directly into my network for the conference center, because this is considered an untrusted site, so I might have to simulate this process.
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Vendor
Security Compliance: Is your institution ready for HIPPA, FERPA, GLBA, CALEA…?
Presented by: Bryan Cunningham - Morgan & Cunningham LLC"
In June of 2006, the courts officially upheld the FCC - Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Colleges, University’s, library’s and companies providing internet access have just 18 months to comply! Brainstorm Networks in partnership with Morgan Cunningham LLC has a holistic approach to security solutions that are compliant with the National Security Agency’s (NSA) methodology which specifically address compliance to state and federal laws. The majority of the most significant network security breaches in Education in 2006 could have been avoided by updated security policy which mandated procedures specific to compliance of these laws. PRESENTER: Bryan Cunningham: (JD, Certified in NSA IAM) has extensive experience in information security, intelligence, and homeland security matters, both in senior U.S. Government posts and the private sector. Cunningham, now a corporate information and homeland security consultant and Principal at the Denver law firm of Morgan & Cunningham LLC, most recently served as Deputy Legal Adviser to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. At the White House, Cunningham drafted key portions of the Homeland Security Act, and was deeply involved in the formation of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, as well as numerous Presidential Directives and regulations relating to cybersecurity. He is a former senior CIA officer, federal prosecutor, and founding co-chair of the ABA CyberSecurity Privacy Task Force, and, in January 2006, was awarded the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement for his work on information issues. Cunningham has been named to the National Academy of Science Committee on Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures, and is a member of the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age.
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12:50-1:40pm
Administrative Applications
Edubuntu? What? FREE Operating System?
Presented by: Drew Einhorn - Supercomputing Challenge
"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Edubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to schools, through its customized school environment. Edubuntu is a free software system designed for school environments, and should be equally suitable for kids to use at home. Edubuntu is a free/libre/ open source GNU/Linux operating system. It is a bundled package that includes a FREE operating system and an office suite.
The Edubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Edubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.
These freedoms make Edubuntu fundamentally different from proprietary software: not only are the tools you need available free of charge, you, and thousands of developers around the world, have the right to modify and build upon your software until it works exactly the way you want it to.
Come learn about possible pilot programs in the Supercomputing Challenge, see how this works and what it would take for you to use it next week.
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Academic Support
Teaching Introductory to Biology Online … Including the Labs
Presented by: Samuel R. Bachert - San Juan College
Biology has been taught online, successfully, for many years. However, the lab component has been lacking. Many universities and colleges may have tried the content online, but required students to meet face to face in a lab setting. This prevents students who live at a distance from taking introductory to biology; a typical graduation requirement for an Associates or Bachelors degree. In answer to this problem, ten labs have been developed to be delivered online. The labs combine virtual lab experiences with home based labs giving students the needed hands-on experience to prepare them for advanced Biology courses. Join the presenter for an “under-the-hood” look at a fully online Biology course.
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Academic Support
School on wheels - Immobilizing your campus
Presented by: Nerd Patrol Presented by: Nerd Patrol
We would like to introduce a new technology that will immobilize your campus, students, faculty, and staff. In this workshop we will explain alternative ways of Information Technology that will change the lifestyle of your campus. Whether it’s Students or Teachers, everyone has a need to use the same technology at home or while away from School. Please join us so we can introduce the new technology that will immobilize everyone.
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Birds of a Feather
Taking the Plunge: Implementing WebCT Vista 4.0 at the University of New Mexico
Presented by: Becky Adams, Elisha Allen, Trina Altman, Jon Bocock, Debby Knotts, David Northrop, Richard Valdez & Greg Gómez - University of New Mexico
Join us for a discussion and question and answer session with some of the folks who helped bring WebCT Vista 4.0 to The University of New Mexico. This round table discussion will explore the University's WebCT Vista experiences during the implementation of WebCT Vista, following a brief overview of the University's deployment of WebCT Vista. Representatives from most of the implementation teams will be on hand to answer questions about their experiences.
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Partnerships between K-20
Networking Computers and Classroom Video Projectors across the College Campus
Presented by: Jerome Johnson, Reid Anderson & Michael McDonald - San Juan College
Centralized control and instantaneous data acquisition from classroom video projectors has been identified as a goal for the Media services, Network Services and User Services branches of the Office of Information Technology at San Juan College. The 107 fully appointed multimedia classrooms at San Juan College are a source of great pride for the IT department. Utilizing the latest projector, document camera, desktop computer, tablet PC, laptop cart, and wireless networking technology the students and faculty at San Juan College experience an unparalleled learning experience. This year we have focused on the installation of conference and classroom video projectors with built-in network capabilities.
We will review our process for identifying the desired performance characteristics offered by the Hitachi CP-X265 video projector and offer network implementation strategies emphasizing cabling, switching, server, and bandwidth considerations. We will also address issues of initial cost offset by expected savings in reduced lamp hours and maintenance expense. We will discus our standard multimedia classroom AV equipment requirements and the computer technology that interfaces with this media equipment. We will also discuss faculty training tutorials, technology refresh practices, and costs. Finally, we will discuss increased security, and the benefits of projector usage information to school administrators.
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Technical
The Deployment and Utilization of Virtual Servers at NMT
Presented by: Morey Roof - New Mexico Tech
Worried about the explosion of servers required in today's complex IT environment? Want more fine grained control and flexibility over your servers' roles? Considering server consolidation with VMWare's ESX server? Hear how NMT is using Virtual Servers in both production and test environments. Topics will include server sizing, installation, management and, most importantly, problems in an ESX environment.
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Technical
Two-way Interactive Video: What, Where and Why
Presented by: Denise Welsh - New Mexico State University
A discussion about using two-way interactive TV, what can you do with it as well as why it should be used and how to use properly. Discussion will also include the pros and cons of this medium vs. others such as web based, VoIP, and tape delay.
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Vendor
Citrix Overview and Value to K-12 and Higher Education –
Presented by: Roy Tokeshi, Terry Romero & Andrew Chambers – Citrix System Inc.
The Citrix Access Platform provides students, teachers, faculty and administrators with seamless, secure, on-demand access to instructional and administrative applications and information required to enable continuous learning and other important education activities. For example, with Citrix, applications and information are easily Web-enabled and rapidly delivered to any device, at any location, over any connection—including low-bandwidth and wireless.
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1:45-2:35pm
Administrative Applications
Introduction to Moodle (a WebCT/Blackboard alternative)
Presented by: Tony Korwin - Alamogordo Public Schools
Presenter will show basic functions and services of the "open source" Moodle Learning Management System, including chat, lesson plans and links and how this can be of value for teachers expanding their distance learning experiences.
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Academic Support
Albuquerque Public Schools: A Case Study in Large-Scale Data Management
Presented by: Ken Tuley - Albuquerque Public Schools, Manzano Cluster
Covering a geographical area approximately the size of Rhode Island, the Albuquerque (NM) Public School District is the country’s twenty-fifth largest educational jurisdiction. Consisting of more than 11,000 employees and using more than 40 IT systems, such a far-ranging operation requires efficient IT management.
In this case-study presentation, Albuquerque Public Schools Instructional Cluster Assistant Ken Tuley will describe how the district developed a database-driven system to support a range of essential internal functions - from locally-operated solutions that manage individual school needs to web-published solutions that allow data to be accessed district-wide. He will explain how the Albuquerque Public School District leveraged its cross-platform database to provide record-tracking for student discipline reports, school visitor documentation, warehouse inventory cataloguing, and bus scheduling, as well as to prepare the district’s roadmap to improved instruction - Educational Plans for Student Success.
By illustrating how the district’s system powered essential data management functions and simplified the development and maintenance of key databases, Mr. Tuley will highlight how the district was able to simplify development of new solutions and improve user access to vital information.
Attendees will learn:
· How tabbed layouts simplify presentation of multiple levels of information in each record
· How enhanced Excel features enable sharing of data with Excel-dependent departments within the district
· How calculation databases improve accountability in dealing with mandatory tabulations
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Academic Support
Technology Resources to Improve Instruction
Presented by: Dr. Marcy Oxford - Las Cruces Public Schools & Patricia D. Miller - Fort Sumner Municipal Schools
Hardware, software and web resources are regularly changing, are your classroom practices keeping pace? This session will provide you lists of educationally relevantly web sites and identify free and shareware to support your instructional program. An overview of some non-traditional hardware resources will also be provided.
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Birds of a Feather
Evaluating Web-Conferencing Solutions
Presented by: Greg Mosier-New Mexico State University Alamo, Iver Davidson-New Mexico Tech, Julia Lynn Parra - New Mexico State University
The New Mexico Learning Network (NMLN) is in a Request for Information (RFI) process to determine a solution for a "state-wide", Web-Conferencing System. If this process is successful and funds are allocated for this project, this system would be available for all member institutions that seek to utilize it. In this panel presentation, the NMLN RFI process will be discussed. Additionally, an overview will be provided of Breeze, Centra, Elluminate, and Wimba/HorizonLive, the four primary web-conferencing tools being utilized by institutions in New Mexico.
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Partnerships between K-20
Population Selection Training
Presented by: Mary Camarena-Hittle - Western New Mexico University
This section will go over the Banner forms most useful for population selection, will step through criteria for a couple of examples, and will point out areas where technical assistance will be helpful to the end user.
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Technical
Building Scaleable Campus Network
Presented by: Max Baca - NM Highlands
Designing a campus network can be an arduous task. To design a secure, reliable, scalable network, network architects must realize that each of the three major components of a network has distinct design requirements. A network that consists of only 50 switches can pose complex problems that can lead to unpredictable and frustrating results for users and the technical staff. Attempting to optimize this network, that consists of hundreds of devices, can pose even more complex problems.
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Technical
Wireless Security: The Technology and the Threats
Presented by: Roy McCollum - NMSBVI
Introduction to Wireless Security
Glossary or the technology
Topology awareness
Types of threats
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Vendor
Strategic Technology Alliance - Why a New Technology Strategy?
Presented by: Qwest
Technology and New American University Vision - How can our educational institutions expand their size and scope while simultaneously raising its academic quality? Costs must be contained while quality is increased, and all of this must be achieved in the face of mounting global and domestic competition, and a growing set of economic and technologic pressures. To accomplish this, Strategic Partnerships need to be formed to allow schools and universities to focus on their "Core" competencies of education, discovery and research.
Basis of Strategic Technology Alliance - Business Linkage - A Strategic Partner is not just another word for vendor. Strategic alliance must define a new relationship between educational institutions and its most important technology suppliers, one that recognizes the needs and objectives of both parties.
Core vs. Context - The response of vertically integrated industries to similar technological pressures is instructive. Technology strategists and business re-engineering consultants, advise many of today’s leading technology companies make the transition from vertical integration using a method he calls a Core vs. Context analysis.
Vertically integrated enterprises use a Core vs. Context analysis to focus resources to achieve leadership. Core activities are those which educational institutions need to concentrate their own talent, management, and internal resources on, because they are central to the enterprise strategy. Context activities, by contrast, are those that might be reasonably provided to educational institutions in partnership with other firms for whom those activities are Core.
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3:15-4:05pm
Administrative Applications
SIF a Catalyst for Change in Data Quality:
Presented by: Laurie Collins - Schools Interoperability Framework Association
One of the consequences of implementing SIF is confronting the cleanliness of your data- not as an abstract concept but as a stark reality. Automation and record level reporting is changing the nature of data management. Implementing the SIF Specification becomes the catalyst for a change in how schools, districts and states are managing their data.
This session will explore what we have found working with administrators and data clerks at all levels in the field and the steps that schools, districts and states must take to understand their current data business processes so they can begin this fundamental change. We will discuss the processes we have found that help break down the communications barriers and workflows that are inherent with data responsibilities. How implementing SIF can streamline data management and bring about true data integrity and accuracy.
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Academic Support
The Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning: Achieving Alignment between EPSS, Instruction, and Student Outcomes
Presented by: Teresa Rowlison, Ph.D. & Susie Bussman - New Mexico State University
The Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is coordinated by New Mexico State University College of Education. The mission is to collaboratively contribute to the success of children in New Mexico and the educators who serve them. The vision is to serve as a catalyst for improved education for teachers as well as children and families, particularly those in southern New Mexico, and collaborate with appropriate partners to meet the diverse needs of our children. Stakeholders meet regularly to identify issues, collaborate, and provide needed services. The Alliance is providing initial and sustained levels of technical assistance and support to Local Educational Agencies to assist them in achieving alignment between their Educational Plan for Student Success (EPSS), New Mexico Standards and Benchmarks, general education curriculum, and positive student outcomes for all. Additionally, the Alliance is working with the Office of Educational Accountability to provide assistance for districts participating in the Principal Support Network and helping to identify best practices and effective interventions. This presentation will communicate the development of the Alliance and the activities to date as well as potential future activities and allow discussion with participants.
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Academic Support
Architects of Change
Presented by: Stephanie Belmore - Public Education Department & Monica Romero –
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy
This presentation will provide an overview of the Rio Rancho Cyber Academies EETT partnership with Hatch (LEA), Animas, and Las Cruces Public Schools. On line digital education does have a human component allowing for technology as a tool. Having received the North Central Accreditation in the first year of operation the RRCA has many “lessons learned” challenges and successes. Most recently RRCA was awarded the Quality Education Awards Program (QEAP) first place award for High School best practices. We will present student success stories, programs and populations served.
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Birds of a Feather
New Mexico Learning Network
Presented by: NMLN Representatives
The panel members will each discuss the New Mexico Learning Network (NMLN). NMLN is a new organization which has evolved from former organizations (i.e. NM Virtual College, NM Virtual School. NMLN represents the interests of eLearners in New Mexico and the public providers of eLearning opportunities (e.g. IHE, K-12, Workforce Development, etc.). eLearning includes any format of educational activity that minimizes geographic and time barriers using various technologies (i.e. Web, ITV, LMS, etc.)
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Partnerships between K-20
Choose Your Own Adventure! Using Multimedia Applications to Teach K-20
Presented by: Curtis Rogers - San Juan College
Many software applications allow highly interactive content to be distributed to web, DVD, and CDROM. During this session we will explore three projects: A Flash phonics program for children with little to no reading ability, a reusable instructor updatable web training module, and a DVD designed to provide visual training and self-testing.
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Technical
Balancing Network Flexibility & Security in an Educational Environment
Presented by: Shelley A Mulligan - San Juan College
As the nation’s top technology issue, security has been particularly challenging in an educational environment. Now that most institutions have firewalls, wireless security, virus protection, SPAM filters, and Virtual Private Networks, how do you manage all of these and what is next?
This presentation will provide a high-level description of security systems implemented at San Juan College used to protect resources while providing accessibility to faculty and students and how San Juan College balances the need of access anytime anywhere with the need for security. The implementation and use of Cisco Secure Monitoring, Analysis and Respond System (CS-MARS) and Cisco Wireless LAN Controller will be discussed as well as future plans to implement Cisco Clean Access.
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Technical
Social Podcasting
Presented by: David M. Penrose - San Juan College
A historical introduction to podcasting will be presented. Cometo this session and see why now, more than ever,educators need to be creating reusable, interactive audio that can be heard live as ;well as replayed at a latertime.Learn how the telephone,once again,is aninnovative technology. Learn how incorporate this content into any course management system. Learn how blogging and podcasting can be used to facilitate learner-to-learner,learner-to-instructorandlearner-to-non-learner interactions.
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Vendor
Podcasting and Itunes U for K-12 and Higher Ed in New Mexico
Presented by: Apple
Learn what Podcasting is and how schools across the country are advancing teaching, learning, and research through innovation, to engage and empower students with simple technology that allows students easy access to your educational content, including lectures and interviews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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4:10-5:00pm
Administrative Applications
Easy Banner Customizations to Enhance the Student Experience
Presented by: Erica Grong - University of New Mexico
* Overview of the various customizations that UNM has made to our Banner suite of products (Self Service, Voice Response, etc.) that have enhanced the student's experience using these new applications (e.g., new prospect form, look & feel changes, new features like View Printable Schedule and Retrieve Banner ID and PIN, etc.)
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Academic Support
How the Tools in Vista Enhance the Online Learning Experience: Implementing WebCT Vista 4.0 at the University of New Mexico
Presented by: Jane Erlandson & Becky Adams - University of New Mexico
In this presentation, designers from the University of New Mexico, who are implementing WebCT Vista 4, will highlight how some of the new features of the Vista tools support online teaching and learning approaches in more substantial ways than ever before. There will be an overview of some of the new functionality, a look at the new interface and time for questions.
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Academic Support
Inspire Data
Presented by: Susie Bussman – New Mexico State University
InspireData (ID) is the newest release from Inspiration/Kidspiration. Learn how easy it is to use this tool to visualize, manipulate, and analyze data. ID encompasses a variety of classroom data projects that help students develop questioning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills, while deepening their content knowledge. Free 30-day trial copies will be distributed at this session. Bring your laptop if you want to experience a hands-on session.
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Birds of a Feather
NASA Project
Presented by: Bill Kunko – New Mexico Junior College & Kim Whitley – Hobbs Municipal Schools
Late last April and after several weeks of preparation, two second grade classes from Sanger Elementary School were able to participate in a video conference with aquanauts submerged beneath the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Hobbs Schools and New Mexico Junior College use the new NMJC Video Conference Network that is connected to the CHECS network.
The aquanauts are employed by NASA and submerge for weeks on end to simulate conditions that astronauts endure in outer space. The aquanauts do some limited exploring of the ocean floor but mainly are tested for their physiological and psychological reaction to extended isolation. A total of 12 schools participate in the NASA-arranged video conferencing throughout the year. Sanger's second-graders prepared for the video conference by studying the history of moon launches, eating freeze-dried food and even trying on self-contained breathing apparatuses for size.
New Mexico Junior College will be talking about what they are offering to Lea County Schools using video conferencing for instruction.
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Partnerships between K-20
It Takes a Village: A Training Program that Works
Presented by: Sharon Lalla & Julia Parra - New Mexico State University
The Institute for Technology Assisted Learning (ITAL) is a two-week summer program that provides NMSU faculty with the training and tools needed to integrate distributed learning technologies into traditional and distance education courses. Now in its 10th year, ITAL is designed in collaboration with a number of people from different departments across the campus. Come learn how ITAL leverages a pool of resources to provide comprehensive training to faculty interested in online teaching.
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Technical
State Wide Networking
Presented by: Norma Grijalva - New Mexico State University and Gary Bauers -University of New Mexico
By becoming partners leverage and synergy can be used to build a state wide network more efficiently and inexpensively. When the three Research Universities partner with the NM agency, GSD, responsible for state government communications the possibilities for benefiting New Mexico is almost limitless. This presentation will cover the ups and downs of building a state wide Network even with a great partnership.
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Technical
University of New Mexico's Citrix Presentation Server and Access Gateway solution
Presented by: William Halverson - University of New Mexico, Andrew Chambers & Roy Tokeshi - Citrix Systems Inc.
UNM Provides Citrix® Application hosting for Classroom PODS Fall 2006. UNM ITS provided an Application Deployment Solution for the on-demand student Education as a centralized, server-based computing infrastructure to host and deploy applications with the convenience of an application to be deployed to the desktop. Students enjoy the same feature rich software as they have available in the classroom. Overworked IT staffs enjoy the ability to centrally add and support new users and applications effortlessly as needs change. And school administrators enjoy the security of a system in which applications and data reside safely on a centrally managed server with only mouse clicks and video crossing the network. This demonstration will provide an administration / infrastructure overview of the integrated environment of Active Directory and CITRIX to use policies for application publication to the Student desktop. Win Team will provide a review of group assignments to host applications and restrict user access all while maintaining the license count and restrictions from a central location.
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Vendor
Gateway Tablet Technology and Classroom Integration
Presented by: Gateway
A leader in interactive education, DyKnow combines sound teaching with intuitive technology to create flexible, scalable, and secure software for teaching and learning. Teachers can use the DyKnow software solution to eliminate electronic distraction with DyKnow Monitor(tm) while fostering interaction with DyKnow Vision(r) through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay, and anywhere, anytime access.
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September 29th
8:30-9:20am
Administrative Applications
Imaging 101
Presented by: Le Neva Madden - Eastern NM
An overview of the implementation of Imaging, using Banner XtenderSolutions, from a user’s perspective.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Applications
- Document Decisions
- Security
- Scanning
- ScanXtender
- ApplicationXtender
- Indexing
- ApplicationXtender
- WebXtender
- BXS Integration
- Document Types – ETVDTYP
- Linking Rules
- ERALINK – Financial Aid
- ESALINK – Admissions
- Context Rules – EXABCXT
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Academic Support
Technology Management - the CIO perspective
Presented by: Tony Holderith - Unicon Inc.
Management has become a vital component within the institution. More, due to the infrastructural nature of technology its management becomes an arbitration across many groups. Balancing the best outcome across these groups is one of the two pillars of the presentation. The other is the approach to the technology and people that can best carry out the mission. The choices management must make require a balanced, knowledgeable view. This presentation (course) attempts to distill the mountain of facts and factors into a working model, a model that represents the technology as management needs to see it.
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Academic Support
CE Tools vs. Vista Tools: Implementing WebCT Vista 4.0 at the University of New Mexico
Presented by: Julia Mummert, Jane Erlandson & Becky Adams – University of New Mexico
In this presentation, designers from the University of New Mexico, who are implementing WebCT Vista 4, will walk you through a comparison of the tools we grew to depend on in Campus Edition and how they compare to those in WebCT Vista 4. You will also see how your favorite CE tools are being used in live Vista courses and will have an opportunity to ask questions.
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Birds of a Feather
Walk-N-Talk Interactive Whiteboards
Presented by: Shari Zimmer - HPREC #3
This interactive whiteboard allows teachers the opportunity to present lessons in an interesting and stimulating manner. Students enjoy acquiring new content knowledge through differentiated instructional practices. This product provides children with an opportunity to interact with the learning process. Not only is it engrossing for students, but you’ll find teachers’ interests being sparked as well.
Easiteach, the software program that operates with the interactive board, offers a wide variety of toolbars to assist teachers with content material. Teachers have the ability to pull images and content from the Internet to use with their daily lessons. Virtually anything is possible with lesson design when using Easiteach.
Time is always a factor for educators. With the Touch Sensitive Lightning board, one can capture both notes and annotations on projected images so it’s easy to review and update accordingly. Teachers can email assignments and class notes to students via the Internet.
Most whiteboards require calibration before using the product. The Lightning is calibration-free. No more touching points. With Lightning™ interactive whiteboards, you simply turn on the projector, push the projection button on the Walk-and-Talk™ remote control or TS interactive whiteboard and then start using the board. It is that simple!
The Walk-n-Talk Interactive Whiteboard is user friendly and offers a vast array of learning experience for students of the twenty-first century classroom.
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Partnerships between K-20
Supporting eLearning with Web-based Collaborative Tools
Presented by: Julia Lynn Parra - New Mexico State University
Do you ever have to develop materials with a group of people separated by distance? Do your instructors need help developing collaborative group projects? Are you simply interested in online collaboration? This presentation will provide you with an overview and resources for some innovative and highly useful web-based collaborative tools including Skype, Writely, Blogs, Wikis, Google Spreadsheets, and Near-Time.
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Technical
BLACKBOARD “One Card” DOOR ACCESS IMPLEMENTATION
Presented by: Paull Holmes - San Juan College
San Juan College began the process of replacing a legacy electronic door access system with a more comprehensive “One Card” system in January 2006. So far approximately 100 doors have been installed and approximately 5000 ID cards, a subset of which have door access, have been issued. This presentation will discuss the reasons for the new system, the difficulties, the successes so far, and the future plan.
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Technical
UNM Provides Citrix® Application hosting for Classroom PODS Fall 2006.
Presented by: William Halverson - University of New Mexico, Andrew Chambers & Roy Tokesh - Citrix Systems Inc.
UNM ITS provided an Application Deployment Solution for the on-demand student Education as a centralized, server-based computing infrastructure to host and deploy applications with the convenience of an application to be deployed to the desktop. Students enjoy the same feature rich software as they have available in the classroom. Overworked IT staffs enjoy the ability to centrally add and support new users and applications effortlessly as needs change. And school administrators enjoy the security of a system in which applications and data reside safely on a centrally managed server with only mouse clicks and video crossing the network. This presentation will discuss the Implementation Plan and provide a review of the project plan and implementation costs and considerations.
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Vendor
MPLS & Network Virtualization
Presented by: Cisco
MPLS and Network Virtualization are major components of Cisco's Service Oriented Network Architecture (SONA). SONA provides the framework for building an intelligent network for service delivery that is flexible and adaptive. This presentation will highlight the network solutions made possible with MPLS and Network Virtualization with a focus on education networks.
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9:25-10:15am
Administrative Applications
Web Credit Card Payments Overview
Presented by: Le Neva Madden & Nadine Montoya - Eastern New Mexico
An overview of the joint project to implement Credit Card Payments on the web for ENMU-Roswell in cooperation with ENMU-Portales and Bank of America.
- Background
- A process for accepting Credit Card payments on the web was desired by the ENMU-Roswell campus. They were informed they could do it through their bank, Bank of America.
- ENMU-P worked with ENMU-R and Bank of America to develop test files, encrypt them, and then started sending actual files to/from Bank of America.
- Architecture
- Process
- An updated file (called a MAM file) is sent to Bank of America each working day to indicate who is eligible to submit payments.
- Eligible persons submit payments via a link added in the ENMU-R web pages. The link goes to the Bank of America web site where payments are submitted.
- A file of transactions is produced each working day at Bank of America and it is sent to ENMU-R.
- The transactions are uploaded and processed within Banner
- Implementation
- The script that builds the encrypted MAM file is run daily on a scheduler, and the file is automatically sent by FTP to Bank of America.
- The Web Master at ENMU-R placed a link on ENMU-R’s homepage. It allows eligible persons to submit payments to ENMU-R through Bank of America.
- The script that retrieves the encrypted transaction file from Bank of America also runs on a scheduler on a daily basis. The file is decrypted once it arrives.
A program imports the payment transaction data into the Banner TBRACCD table for posting.
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Academic Support
Mobile Technology at San Juan College
Presented by: J Reid Anderson - San Juan College
Mobility has become a necessity for students, faculty, and staff at San Juan College as they juggle the complexities of work and going to school. Keeping up-to-date and in touch with the college is very important in today’s environment.
In this presentation, we will focus on the mobile technology that is an essential part of every day campus life. We will discuss student laptops, mobile laptop carts, Tablet PCs, pdas, Blackberries, and Cell Phones. Details will include how this equipment is being used, prices, and a hands-on look following a question and answer period.
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Academic Support
Using Best Practices When Designing your Training Program
Presented by: Sharon Lalla - New Mexico State University
It¹s not about the technology. It¹s about what we do with the technology. Of course, that¹s a belief that continues to remain at the forefront of most successful technology implementations. In addition, success is determined ultimately by the user of that technology; consequently, a good training program is essential. This session shares experiences about various technical training programs. Best practices will also be described and participants will walk away with guidance on how to begin planning their own technology training programs.
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Birds of a Feather
Strategic Directions for IT in Support of NM Education
Presented by: Max Baca - Highlands University, Duane Elems - Western NM University, Moira Gerety - University of New Mexico, Jeff Harris - Las Cruces Public Schools, Brian Ormand - New Mexico State University & Bob Tacker - NM Tech
The panel members will each discuss briefly the Strategic Directions document that was developed by CHECS ETC this summer. Discussed will be the purpose of the document, planning process, report structure, focus areas in the report, and next steps. After brief comments from the panelists there will be time for questions and discussion.
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Partnerships between K-20
Automated website testing using Selenium
Presented by: Greg Gómez - University of New Mexico
One of the most problematic areas of web development is testing web applications. Testing is time consuming and tedious. Additionally, most testing environments can only test server-side interactions like form behavior and link integrity, limiting their effectiveness. Testing client-side form validation and other scripted functionality (such as AJAX-based features) is usually done by hand, if at all. But it doesn't have to be that way. An open source tool called Selenium lets developers record or write scripts that automate testing of almost anything that can be done in the browser. I'll demonstrate Selenium, covering it's major features, by troubleshooting a typical web application.
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Technical
Trends and Directions in Education
Presented by: HP
In this session HP will discuss the latest technology trends and challenges within the education market. The presentation will focus on current models, future directions and technology solutions to help reduce costs and increase student success.
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Technical
Dell and TIG --Your Technology Partners in Education
Presented by: Dell & TIG
Summary Not Available
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Vendor
IT Asset Management and the Impact on Education in New Mexico
Presented by SchoolDude.com
Prior to 1985, educational organizations invested heavily in physical assets, such as buildings and facility systems. Since then, investment in IT infrastructure has increased rapidly, and educational institutions must now master asset management for both facility and IT assets. This course will review major trends and breakthroughs in IT Asset Management (ITAM) and the emerging technology needed to identify and manage your IT assets, including hardware and software.
You will learn how ITAM can help you:
- Easily track the location and detailed information for all your computers and IT hardware
- Manage IT assets and related reporting effortlessly
- Monitor and manage the software installed on all your computers
- Manage software licenses for the entire organization
- Monitor programs which may have been installed without your knowledge
- Track information which assists your Help Desk in dealing with daily incidents
Kent Hudson will incorporate data from real New Mexico Schools as examples of how reports generated in ITAM can provide necessary reporting for School Boards, auditing, and future possibilities in state and federal funding.
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10:20-11:10am
Administrative Applications
Out with the old, in with the new - Moving to Exchange 2003
Presented by Christopher Knight - New Mexico Tech
Exchange 2003, it is not just for breakfast anymore. Come and hear the trials and tribulations of a complete Exchange 2003 upgrade. This discussion will cover what happens when the software, OS, and hardware are changed at one time. This will be an examination and explanation of how the New Mexico Tech administrative Exchange email system upgrade was approached and accomplished. Topics include: a description of the NMT Administrative Exchange System, discussion of features new to Exchange 2003, and an explanation of some of the pitfalls and missteps that are to be avoided.
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Academic Support
Copyright
Presented by: Tony Korwin - Alamogordo Public Schools
Presenter will cover current general topics and issues in copyright and intellectual property that affect all technology users.
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Academic Support
Playing the Part: Using Handhelds and Participatory Simulations across the Curriculum
Presented by: Irene Lee, Betsy Frederick & Celia Einhorn - Super Computing Challenge
Want to get students to think outside the box? Use handhelds to make them players in a real-life simulation of the spread of a disease. Teachers who use PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) give students opportunities to explore in interactive simulation modes. Students develop show understanding of technology operations and concepts. Additionally, these experiences take place in effective learning environments that are content rich and student centered. 30 PDAs for this session will be provided. We will sum up observations and invite audience feedback about the simulation itself and opportunities for its application in their classroom settings. We will point to references that they can use for implementation as well as the download site for the simulation itself. This session should be of special interest to technology and computer science teachers as well as anywhere that problem solving is a part of the curriculum.
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Birds of a Feather
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy’s i-Safe
Presented by: Stephanie Belmore - Public Education Department & Monica Moreno - Rio Rancho Cyber Academy
The Rio Rancho Cyber Academy’s i-Safe Community Outreach initiative extends Internet safety awareness beyond the classroom by bringing students, parents, school and community leaders, and others together to spread this knowledge throughout the entire community. RRCA students take the lead as i-Mentors to educate their peers and community members about online dangers. Our youth empowerment campaign mobilizes students to get involved and take action. As i-Mentors our goal is to equip others with the tools to protect themselves online. We will help schools build on the education program by taking Internet safety beyond the classroom. Our program works with teachers, advisors, administrators, and counselors to inform parents and community members about the importance of Internet safety for all cyber citizens.
Our students believe that it takes a strong commitment from all areas of the community for a true culture change to occur. By planning Internet safety activities, events, and trainings, we can be the spark that leads to an entire community of safe and responsible cyber citizens.
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Partnerships between K-20
On-Line Course Development with Moodle - An Open-source Alternative
Presented by: Erica Grong - University of New Mexico
* Installation / setup of Moodle
* Overview of Moodle features (course design, assignments, chat, forums, lessons, quizzes, resources, surveys, etc.)
* On-line demo of Moodle site for NM Transition to Teaching initiative
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Technical
University of New Mexico IP Telephony Migration Pilot and Strategy
Presented by: Mark Reynolds-University of New Mexico
In an age of rapidly evolving technology, a strategic plan is the best "hedge" to keeping institutions at the forefront of innovation. The main components that allow institutions to complete and successfully achieve their strategic plan are to identify your direction and intended ROI, create an RFP to articulate your needs and select a vendor(s) to partner with.
The University of New Mexico has proven to be successful at developing a strategic plan and implementing it to meet their campus's communications needs.
The University identified the following criteria as critical when migrating to IP telephony:
- Strategies and goals must be aligned between the telecom and IT departments.
- A network baseline is imperative to evaluate network performance before and after implementation.
- The staff needs to be prepared in advance with education on both the new technology and the products, applications and services.
- ROI calculations must be considered early in the process to facilitate gathering the correct data during the migration process.
- During planning stages, security must be addressed to avoid creating new vulnerabilities.
The University is currently using these lessons learned and the experience they developed to successfully upgrade their extensive network.
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Technical
Wireless Security: The Technology and the Defense
Presented by: Roy McCollum - NMSBVI
Assessment of users
Assessment of location and topology
Assessment of policy
Implementation of wireless security
Detection and protection
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Vendor
From Bricks and Mortar to Bricks and Cyber: National Success with the Blended Model
Presented by: National Network of Digital Schools
Online Learning has the potential to offer an education that is exciting, challenging, and custom-designed to fit each student's needs and interests. Through a wide selection of courses, support from highly trained and committed staff, and a student-centered focus, the National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS) provides a well-balanced educational choice for families. Whether taking class at home, at a traditional school or in a blended model (at a physical site with online teachers) NNDS provides individual and highly customized advisement to each of its students, through interactive online communications.
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11:15am-12:05pm
Administrative Applications
Housing Assignments on the fly
Presented by: Bryan Yates - New Mexico Military Institute
Do you want to fill your rooms based on room and personal criteria, but you don't know who's going to show up or when? Minimize your room moves by getting them in the right bed to start with. This web based (PerlScript) solution was developed in house and is available for those who dare. The presentation will demo the program and discuss it's logic.
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Academic Support
RETA Services and Resources
Presented by: Susie Bussman Ph.D. – New Mexico State University
Explore the variety of RETA professional development workshops and resources, most of which are free! In addition to technology integration workshops, RETA offers Professional Development Dossier workshops, online courses and workshops for the New Mexico Teacher Assessment, and K-12 standards-based curriculum for students and teachers. NEW additions include RETA’s Data Driven Decision Making website and an online program to earn a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning starting in Spring 2007!
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Academic Support
BOSS assists CNM to implement EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) solution Presented by: Boss and TJ Montoya – Central NM Community College
This presentation will focus on the benefits of DiagWin Enterprise that enables CNM to manage their college environment efficiently in terms of discovering systems, Hardware / Software inventory, creation of silent packages, seamless distribution without affecting user productivity, remote management of users & IT task scheduling.
The EAM solution also has various built-in reports assists in Audits, License Compliance & tracking.
Please join our presentation to see how the solution is helping CNM in managing their environment.
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Birds of a Feather
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy’s i-Safe
Presented by: Stephanie Belmore - Public Education Department & Monica Moreno - Rio Rancho Cyber Academy
The Rio Rancho Cyber Academy’s i-Safe Community Outreach initiative extends Internet safety awareness beyond the classroom by bringing students, parents, school and community leaders, and others together to spread this knowledge throughout the entire community. RRCA students take the lead as i-Mentors to educate their peers and community members about online dangers. Our youth empowerment campaign mobilizes students to get involved and take action. As i-Mentors our goal is to equip others with the tools to protect themselves online. We will help schools build on the education program by taking Internet safety beyond the classroom. Our program works with teachers, advisors, administrators, and counselors to inform parents and community members about the importance of Internet safety for all cyber citizens.
Our students believe that it takes a strong commitment from all areas of the community for a true culture change to occur. By planning Internet safety activities, events, and trainings, we can be the spark that leads to an entire community of safe and responsible cyber citizens.
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