Technology Showcases
"Tomorrows Future"
Future Tech Texas 2011
Future Tech Educational Conference & Expo
San Antonio, Texas 2011
San Antonio Convention Center
October 14th 2011
8:00am to 5:30pm
Room 217
Theme:
"Teaching and learning through the use of technology"
Our focus is K-12 Education
____________________________________________________________________ 9:00 am - 9:15 am - Tour the event 11:00 am - 11:15am - Tour the Event It's no secret that more and more commerce is being conducted via Web applications. Web-based applications are convenient for consumers and allow vendors to get applications online quickly to reach those consumers. This trend has also created a variety of privacy and security concerns that affect all companies transacting business over the Web. Recently, Barracuda networks co-sponsored a research study conducted by the Ponemon Institute titled "The State of Web Application Security" that revealed that these concerns are keenly felt by web application administrators. However, a major disconnect exists as appropriate countermeasures to these threats are either ineffective or completely non-existent. Join us for an informative seminar to learn: * More about our revealing research, Learn how this ISO-standard format from Adobe (PDF -- portable document format) allows you to merge files, scanned pages, web sites, and multimedia into a single Acrobat document for world-wide delivery. Anyone, anywhere, on any device can view the results with the free Adobe Reader. This Swiss-Army knife lf all applications is the most-used for document sharing, collaboration, electronic forms design and processing, plus its newest twist, the creation of PDF ePortfolios. Acrobat ePortfolios are created for electronic student assessment, teacher curriculum kits, college and career resumes, to name just a few. This session will inspire you with new ideas for using this app and make you wonder how you ever got along without it. Attendees will receive a 30-day trial DVD and access to free curriculum and video lessons to help you hit the ground running. It’s the only file format that will open 20 years later…
Keynote Presentation Stage
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8:00 am - 8:15 am - Opening of the Event
8:15 am - 9:00 am - Thinkfinity
Presented by Monica Isabel Martinez - Director of Professional Development - Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)
9:15 am - 10:00 am - The Future Is Now – Is Your Website Ready?
Presented by Jeff Windsor, Product Specialist, Schoolwires - Bio
Are you concerned about the value of your district website for communicating with key stakeholders in your community? Technology leaders will better understand the potential websites hold for improving education and communication. Using the K-12 Website Maturity Model as a framework for the conversation, attendees will benefit from the theoretical and practical implications of the model as they work to empower others to understand an institution’s current level of maturation. This session will illuminate the paradigm shift that is occurring as educational institutions make the leap from adopting a traditional website management approach to delivering a fully integrated, interactive, community-based environment.
10:00 am - 10:15 am - Tour the event
10:15 am - 11:00 am - Bridging the Gap Between Teachers and Technologists
Presented by Joel Heinrichs - CEO - Lightspeed Systems BIO
Technology in schools has shifted from an infrastructural element to an instructional tool, but have policies and programs kept pace? Join Lightspeed Systems CEO Joel Heinrichs as he challenges teachers and technologists to bridge the gap between IT and curriculum departments by joining forces to make decisions that benefit their common concern: the students.
An exploration of the challenges, regulations and concerns IT departments face will be paired with a discussion of the many educational benefits of online, Web 2.0, collaborative learning. From filters to AUPs to mobile devices, decisions around technology initiatives can have the greatest impact on learning outcomes through the same collaborative discussions we use to help students engage and learn.
11:15 am - 12:00 pm - The State of Web Application Security
Presented by: Grant Murphy, Vice President of Enterprise Solutions, Barracuda Networks
* Why Web applications are under attack,
* What hackers are doing to compromise Web applications
* How to mitigate this risk
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm - Using Tango Rx iOS to Administer Primary Literacy Assessments
Presented by:Brooke Hathaway - Educational Partnerships Director - Liberty Source
This session will show teachers, administrators, and reading specialists how to administer primary literacy assessments, such as TPRI/Tejas LEE and DRA2/EDL2, to students using the iPod Touch and iPad. A general overview of the assessments on the iOS device, as well as key features of the application, will be reviewed. The session will also answer the question, "Now what?" that often follows benchmark assessments. Attendees will learn how to utilize tools on the Tango Software user website to take assessment results and tailor instruction to directly meet students' needs. This session will be useful to teachers, administrators, instructional technologists and reading specialists who are already using Tango Software with their students, as well as those who are interested in learning more about how Tango works. It will also help users become more familiar with the Tango Software website resources and gain important knowledge about bridging Tango's assessments with core and individualized instruction.
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm - Tour Event
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm - Acrobat X Professional
Presented by Tom Dent - Adobe Consultant
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Tour Event
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm - Best Practices in Online Education
Presented by: Noelle Norris - e-Solutions Consultant -Pearson
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Tour Event
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - 21st Century Learning Environments: A Vision for the Future
Presented by: Snow White - Dell K 12 Education
Schools have always been about information sharing and that certainly hasn't changed, but the nature of how we get information and share information has changed dramatically in the past five years. In this session the participants will discuss how access to information in schools is changing learning and what educators should be thinking about as they use technology to support learning.
4:20 pm - 5:05 pm - Smart Wi-Fi in Education
Presented By: G.T. Hill, Director Technical Marketing, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. - Bio
G.T. Hill will provide an upbeat and informative presentation which details
- How Smart Wi-Fi can tackle the exponential increase in mobile devices and high density networks and
- For the increasing schools that would like to implement a "Bring your own device" program, how do you maintain security and simplicity?
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Breakout Room Presentations Research shows that highly effective teachers create career and college ready students. SEG has released a new 1 yr. study which proves student achievement scores are higher and digital literacy for teachers is greatly improved in schools who use Atomic Learning versus those who don’t. Atomic Learning started out in 2000 as an online library of tutorials, but has evolved into so much more! We now have a multi-layered offering of tutorials, projects, workshops, spotlights, plus Assistive Tech training and Custom options, and a reporting system which allows for granular reporting by user, series, location, and more. We will focus on hearing your PD challenges, seeing our low-cost solutions, and examining tech integration ideas along with streamlining your PD efforts already in place.
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8:15 am – 9:00 am Do You Want 21st Century Ready Students? Start with the Teacher…The Complete Online & Blended PD Solution.
Presented by: Laurie Davis - SW K-12 Regional Sales Manager - Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning is committed to accelerating and advancing student achievement through the application of 21st century skills, and that starts with creating access to top-notch training resources for educators.
9:00 am – 9:15 am Tour Event
9:15 am – 10:00 am 15 New Technology Tips: How to Improve School Efficiency, Increase Income and Reduce Costs.
Presented by: Deborah Bulgrin - RenWeb School Management Consultant
10:00am – 10:15am Tour Event
10:15am – 11:00am Who Are The STAAR’S In Your Classrooms….. Rising Stars, Shining Stars, Lone Stars, Comienzos, North Stars, Superstars,???
Presented By: Texas Educational Solutions
As we all try to ‘do more with less in our classrooms’, technology has bridged this gap. Today’s students love technology and have fun learning, without realizing it. Fully interactive and engaging software can provide “edutainment” as we practice the convergence of many forces coming together in today’s classrooms. Come see how effective Reading and Math Intervention software can engross ALL students in the learning process.
My Reading Coach, HELP Math and Orchard Targeted Educational Software are all “shining stars” to meet your instructional needs. Learn how this engaging software absorbs your students, gives teachers great reports, pre/post integrated assessments, progress monitoring tools and ‘end of unit assessments’ to get to the heart of your work……and to the ‘heart of your students’. We invite you to explore how you can ‘catch a falling ‘STAAR’ ?
11:00am – 11:15am Tour Event
11:15am – 12:00pm Deploying a Reliable WLAN to Deliver Digital Curricula
Presented by: Meru Networks
What you need to know to have a wireless network that is capable of handling the demands of a 21st Century school.
12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm – 1:15pm “Explore practical application of concepts with Joel Heinrichs and Chrissie Allen, Instructional Coach at Atlanta ISD”
Presented by: Lightspeed Systems
1:15pm – 1:30 pm Tour Event
1:30pm – 2:15pm Blended Learning Breakthroughs: Differentiated Instruction, Content Repositories, Chained Courses, Multiple Providers
Duane Call, Director Strategic Partnerships, Agilix Labs & BrainHoney
Join Duane Call as he presents a new paradigm of blended and online instruction. Differentiated instruction by group or individual, share resources between peers and institutions, link your courses for automatic updating, and license content from multiple publishers. Come see how BrainHoney® LMS, and other Bee Friendly™ partner solutions, are changing the way we learn.
2:15pm – 2:30pm Tour Event
2:30pm – 3:15pm Layered Security
Presented By Justin Riley - Vice President of Customer Relations - Faronics/Kaybro Technologies
Join Justin as he provides solutions that help educational organizations increase the productivity of existing IT investments and lower IT operating costs. In today’s economic climate of increasingly tightened budgets, continuous market pressure, and more work to do than time available, this is critical.
3:15pm – 3:30pm Tour Event
3:30pm – 4:15pm Apple Ipad Presentation
Presented by: Apple
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Sponsors
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Thousand of apps in your posket. With so many education apps available, you can carry an entire library of reference materials with you anywhere. Apps help transform the way teachers teach and students learn. And there are apps for every subject and every stage of learning. A 24/7 learning store at your fingertips. Shop the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch to find apps for learning. Read descriptions and user reviews. Flick through a few screenshots. Then download the app wirelessly to your iPod touch or iPhone and start using it right away. Whether students need help defining a word, locating the lumbar spine, or practicing French vocabulary, there’s definitely an app for that. And you’ll find it at the App Store. Tap Featured to get a list of new apps and see what’s hot. Peruse by category or check out the Top 25 apps. If you know exactly which app you’re looking for, find it with a quick search. Learn more about us at http://www.apple.com/education/ |
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Prepare the next generation for success. Adobe helps educators prepare students for success by providing the tools to develop the critical digital communication and creativity skills needed for today's technology-driven workforce. With standards-aligned curriculums, certification, professional development, and flexible purchasing programs, institutions of all sizes can ensure their students are set up for success. From creating virtual learning environments to bringing dynamic, media-rich content into courses and assignments, Adobe solutions aim to inspire you to go beyond traditional approaches to learning and help students achieve the critical collaboration, creative, and communication skills needed to compete in the global workforce. Find out more about how we support educators, administrators, and staff in higher education and K–12, as well as students at www.adobe.com/education/ |
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Since 2001, Agilix has delivered award-winning innovative, effective, and scalable educational products and solutions. Agilix was founded by the same core team that created Folio and MyFamily.com/Ancestry.com – one of the largest online communities in the world with over 16M registered members. In 2009, Agilix released BrainHoney – a new and better way for teaching and learning. Based on an open technology architecture and concepts of mastery, efficiency, individualized learning, and equitable access, the BrainHoney hosted suite of solutions is the only learning solution that works seamlessly across classroom, hybrid, and online environments. Learn more about us at www.agilix.com |
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Apangea Math provides one-student-to-one-teacher differentiated math instruction through a unique integration of proprietary tutoring technology and live, online certified teachers. As a web-based solution, Apangea Math can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection – ensuring students can learn math anytime, anywhere. Leran more about us at www.apangea.com |
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Founded in 2000 by a group of technology educators, Atomic Learning serves over eight million individuals in over 40 countries worldwide. Atomic Learning is dedicated to providing educational resources that allow teachers, students, and learners of all ages to embrace technology.Atomic Learning’s online training resources teach you “how do I do that” through a library of thousands of short, easy-to-understand tutorial movies and “how do I apply that” training that can be used as an integral part of a professional development program and a valuable curriculum supplement. Atomic Learning makes it easy to learn new technology and encourage technology integration in the classroom. Learn more about us at www.atomiclearning.com |
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AWE develops and markets self-directed digital learning products that address critical concerns of early education. AWE's products immerse children in an extremely rich environment where the content is always engaging and challenging, the technology is appropriate and reliable, and the administration and assessment system is easy for adults to use and understand. Educators have long understood that young children achieve high degrees of mastery when they can follow their own interests (self-directed learning), when they are driven by their internal experience of accomplishment (intrinsic motivation), and when the level of challenge is just right. AWE's goal is to create technology products that immerse children in an engaging and challenging, child-safe, “learn how to learn” environment where the technology is appropriate and reliable, and the assessment system is easy for educators to use and understand. AWE believes in the power of learning and strives to inspire every child to become a lifelong learner. Its vision is to create products that help children learn and are easy to manage. Learn more about us at www.awelearning.com |
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Barracuda Networks Inc. combines premises-based gateways and software, virtual appliances, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive content security, data protection and application delivery solutions. The company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Learn more about us at www.barracudanetworks.com |
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CDW-G Education provides Distance Learning, Virtual Class Rooms, 21st Century Tools. Learn more about us at: http://www.cdwg.com/k-12-education.aspx |
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Our students are growing up in the digital age. Today, technology in education brings opportunity to new generations of students helping them develop the skills needed to prepare for college and pursue careers in the 21st century. As a result, schools are turning to education technology to help transform teaching and learning for the digital age and advance student achievement. Learn more about Dell K-12 at www.dell.com/k12 |
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Schools are increasingly investing in computers to give their students the best and most relevant education they can. However, with 60,000 new pieces of malware emerging every single day, protecting these investments takes more than just an Anti Virus. Layered Security by Faronics takes a multi-layered approach to your institution’s IT security, allowing you maximum protection from threats and the quickest recovery from intrusions. Learn more about us at www.faronics.com |
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Based in North East Texas, Kaybro Technologies is a fast-moving technology solutions provider that is dedicated to designing, developing and delivering customized IT solutions to serve our clients needs. Our mission is to offer reliable, high performance, cost effective solutions. We support the solutions with some of the best personalized service in the industry, in order to build a long term business relationship with our customers. Learn more about us at www.kaybrotech.com |
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Lightspeed Systems Inc., founded in 1999, develops comprehensive network security and management solutions for the education market. We are committed to helping schools of all sizes operate their networks effectively and efficiently, so educators can provide safe online teaching and learning environments. Our innovative, comprehensive solutions for network security, internet filtering, monitoring, management, and optimization have emerged from Lightspeed's IT expertise and constant customer interaction. Our software is used in more than 2,000 school districts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia to protect more than 6 million students. For the past several years, Lightspeed Systems has been recognized on the Inc. 5,000 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies. Learn more about us at |
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Attaining robust wireless network performance with a secure, seamless connection can be difficult. But Meru Networks assures application delivery, even in the most challenging environments. As the leader in workplace mobility infrastructure for demanding wireless voice (VoIP), data, and video applications, Meru’s standards-based wireless networks provide a business-critical solution that’s both simple to deploy and easy to maintain.Meru Networks not only achieves unprecedented performance for wireless networking through assured application delivery, but also combines toll-quality telephony with robust data and video. This quality of service is due to Meru’s patented, uniquely engineered Air Traffic Control technology. Designed within prevalent 802.11 standards, Air Traffic Control addresses the critical elements for deploying enterprise-class WLANs that most networks lack. Now, high capacity data can finally coexist with toll-quality wireless VoIP calls. This single infrastructure is a result of Meru’s patented algorithms. Learn more about us at www.merunetworks.com |
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Since its founding in 1997, mimio has empowered teachers to enhance learning through innovative technologies that advance collaboration. Powerful, yet easy-to-use, mimio products have won more than 25 industry awards and are now in the vanguard of interactive teaching tools, worldwide. Our company’s goals are to Develop interactive teaching technologies that streamline the way teachers work and collaborate, Help teachers reach students with diverse learning styles and unique needs, Help schools, districts, and countries bring affordable interactivity to every classroom. Learn more about us at www.mimio.com |
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We’ve made some progress along the way. But whatever we’ve accomplished, we recognize the wisdom in Alexander Pope’s observation. We can’t stop at a little; there is so much more to do. Tens of millions of students still don’t even have the chance to go to school. Many more fall behind or drop out of education completely, as adults languish without the skills to realize their dreams. Our goal is to reach these people, and to help them reach their potential . . . to make more of their lives through learning. We are as interested in helping people learn outside school as inside; from basic education to workable skills. And like our customers, we’ve found that the learning itself can be as valuable and enjoyable as the knowledge it gives us. So wherever we see Pearson, that’s why we remind ourselves that we are – and we hope to help others to be – always learning. Learn more about us at www.pearson.com |
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RenWeb is the leading Internet-based school management software offering unmatched Power, Integration, Ease-of-Use and Affordability to more than 2,000 schools. Learn more about us at www.renweb.com |
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Ruckus ZoneFlex is the completely adaptive Smart WLAN system that offers enterprises the power they crave – and the simplicity they need. No other WLAN combines smart meshing, dynamic user security, adaptive RF signal routing, 802.11n, and centralized management – all within a secure, scalable, and simple-to-use platform. It all adds up to the highest possible performance everywhere, everytime. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Ruckus Wireless is a supplier of advanced wireless systems for the mobile networking market. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of indoor and outdoor “Smart Wi-Fi” products for mobile operators, broadband service providers and corporate enterprises. Our claim to fame is in great part due to our Smart Wi-Fi technology and its unique ability to support streaming multicast IP video over the 802.11 standard protocol. This adaptive antenna technology leverages high-gain directional array technology and rocket-science best path selection algorithms to form and direct Wi-Fi signals over the best performing paths to each and every client. This unique capability extends signal range and ensures consistent reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. Learn more about us www.ruckuswireless.com |
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Schoolwires is the leading provider of Community-Based Solutions that Accelerate K-12 District and Students Success. Why a Community-Based Solution? Your success as a district leader pivots on your ability not just to connect your communities but to activate them. Edward Marflack Chairman and Founder of Schoolwires outlines the value and Community-Based Solution will bring to your district to help activate your community:
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Tango Software along with its integrated researched-based curriculum and assessment content modules will instantly let you know what your students know and can do. Our PK-12 iPod Touch handheld and online solutions make assessment, instruction, intervention and reporting for educators intuitive and easy. Learn more about us at www.tangosoftware.com |
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The Texas Computer Education Association is dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning through the use of computers and technology. The Texas Computer Education Association is the largest state organization devoted to the use of technology in education. Founded in 1980, the organization has been very active throughout supporting instructional technology. Our primary focus is on integrating technology into the PreK-12 environment and providing our members with state-of-the-art information through conferences, workshops, newsletters, the Internet, and collaborations with higher education and business. TCEA is affiliated with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), which provides a two-way channel of information throughout the world. TCEA is divided into twenty areas across Texas so that the needs of our members can be more easily met. These twenty areas are defined by the Regional Education Service Centers. We encourage our members to stay in touch with the area directors so that everyone will be an active member. There are numerous area conferences and activities in which educators and students can participate, as well as our large annual state conference. The conferences and contests will link you with other professionals in your geographic area as well as across the state. Learn more about us at www.tcea.org |
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At Texas Educational Solutions, our goal is to provide the most effective, research-based software to assist educators ensuring that no student is left behind. Based in Texas for over 10 years, T.E.S. has become the recognized leader in customized “Response to Intervention” software solutions. Texas Educational Solutions has maintained a high degree of customer loyalty by consistently providing teachers with effective materials, excellent training, and unparalleled service. www.txedsol.com |
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Find out more about how we support educators, administrators, and staff in higher education and K–12, as well as students. Inspired by natural human abilities to create, our patented pen and touch input technology allows freedom of expression, inspired creativity, and drastic improvements in productivity, control and comfort. From product development and graphic design to the media and entertainment sectors, Wacom facilitates the work of individuals and workgroups with truly natural ways to work with digital content.At Wacom, we believe that technology should be easy to use and simple to understand. With products that rely on human intuition and natural movement, we strive to bring people and technology closer together. Our patented pen and touch input technology has helped professionals around the world create extraordinary characters, digital art, films, special effects, fashions, and industrial designs. We're proud to say that some of the most celebrated companies in these industries rely on our products. No other technology company strives to design tools that empower creative professionals the way Wacom does. Not even close. Learn more about us at www.wacom.com |
