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Techspo ‘24

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Setting Up for Success!

Winning Tips and Data Strategies for Device Management

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This is not…

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Alone…

Looking for direction…

Hoping it goes away…

Needing a hand…

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Introductions

Ted Samaras

Instructional Technology Coach

X/Twitter: @ourtechcoach

Instagram: @ted.samaras

LinkedIn: @ted.samaras

Email: ourtechcoach@gmail.com

Dr. Amy Arsiwala

Supervisor of Instructional Technology

X/Twitter: @amy_arsiwala

Instagram: @amyarsi

LinkedIn: @dr-amy-arsiwala-b111b99a/

Email: aarsiwala@franklinboe.org

Myra Brown

Instructional Technology Coach

X/Twitter: @ITCM_FTPSchools

LinkedIn: @myra.brown

Email: mbrown@franklinboe.org

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Opening Activity

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Time to Build!

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Naming Conventions

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  • Consistency of Name and Code Flow
  • Make Room to be Flexible
  • Future Proof the Future for the Future (think Y2K)
  • Leverage Built-In Names
  • Support Your Hard Work

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System Communications

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  • Single Sign-On (SSO) - Google, Clever
  • Two Factor Communication and Spotty Cell Service
  • Know the (Playing) Field
  • Set Your Watch and Know Your Timing

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Software Flexibility

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  • Working Across Platforms
  • Name Recognition versus Functionality
  • Instruction Driving Technology
  • Technology Driving Instruction

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Long Term Plan

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  • Vision
  • Bridge to Nowhere
  • Build in the Costs (Lease vs Buy, Capacity, Attrition)
  • Hidden Costs (Disposal, End of Life, Upgrades, Damage and Theft)

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Device Age and Updates

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  • How to Update and Why Update
  • End of Life
  • Flex

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Consider…

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  • Is there a Need?
  • Think Before You Say No
  • Thinking Outside of the Box
  • Efficiency Over Ease
  • All We Have Is Our Service

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Break up the data

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  • Ask more than less
  • Ask less than more
  • Ask the right questions
  • Break things up in useable pieces (think Legos)

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We are CFFs! 🥰

  • Conditional Formatting and Formulas
  • Think It Through
  • Preset Formatting Before Recording Responses
  • Importing Data and Queries

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Questions?

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Comments!

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Thank you!

Ted Samaras

Instructional Technology Coach

X/Twitter: @ourtechcoach

Instagram: @ted.samaras

LinkedIn: @ted.samaras

Email: ourtechcoach@gmail.com

Dr. Amy Arsiwala

Supervisor of Instructional Technology

X/Twitter: @amy_arsiwala

Instagram: @amyarsi

LinkedIn: @dr-amy-arsiwala-b111b99a/

Email: aarsiwala@franklinboe.org

Myra Brown

Instructional Technology Coach

X/Twitter: @ITCM_FTPSchools

LinkedIn: @myra.brown

Email: mbrown@franklinboe.org