Monday - Office
Tuesday - AIR/Intel Training
Wedmesday - AIR/Intel Training
Thursday - AIR/Intel Training
Friday - Office
Monday, April 30, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
4/23/2012
Ran into an issue where a user clicked on a "fake virus" message. Used ComboFix to cure it. had to run ComboFix three times. initially to get rid of rootkit infection, then twice more to clean off the other infections. We'll see if the machine is truly clean. So far, so good.
Met with PPC committee regarding changes to policy as requested/suggested by the board. Those changes were approved. I believe they will go into effect July 1. Otherwise they go into effect immediately.
Met with PPC committee regarding changes to policy as requested/suggested by the board. Those changes were approved. I believe they will go into effect July 1. Otherwise they go into effect immediately.
4/23/2012 - 4/27/2012
Tentative Schedule:
Monday - Office, PPC Committee Meeting
Tuesday - Help Phoebe with Common Core Resource training
Wednesday - Office
Thursday - Office, meet with StormWind regarding online PD
Friday - Office
Monday - Office, PPC Committee Meeting
Tuesday - Help Phoebe with Common Core Resource training
Wednesday - Office
Thursday - Office, meet with StormWind regarding online PD
Friday - Office
4/16/2012-4/20/2012 Update
Monday - Met with heating/air guy about board room. turned out to be low freon in heat pump. Emailed Belinda Kittrell. She said notices will be mailed out today regarding tech plans. Hopefully I will get one. :-)
Tuesday - Answered several phone calls/emails regarding tech plans. Worked on new web filter. Other normal daily tasks, as evident through email.
Wednesday - Attended Prescott Technology Committee Meeting. Received Tech Plan Revision notice in mail. Made changes to tech plan, submitted. System gives a relay error. Known issue, but updates still went through.
Thursday - Held area tech meeting. Notes are as follows:
1. Updates from State Level
---- State is rolling out a new, single sign-on system for the various data sources from one web site. An area tech asked, "Why do have all these different data sources?" Since I did not know the answer, I promised to write Cody Decker and Jim Boardman. I followed up with an email to those individuals.
---- As of last week, the state had only NINE respondents to the IT Readiness Survey for Common Core. I asked that the techs work with their Superintendents to get the information entered. The survey, though optional, will provide critical baseline information as the CCSS assessments are created and rolled out.
---- IDEAS/iTunesU/Sandbox - Arkansas is rolling out iTunesU to the district levels in an effort and attempt to get more local content produced and uploaded. Several techs reported that their teachers were using IDEAS for professional development.
2. Disaster Recovery Testing
---- Discussion regarding DRP testing.
---- Two tests are required per year. They do *NOT* have to be technology-related. I suggest that at least one be tech-related, however.
---- One of the two required tests can be a serious round-table discussion in a "What If..." scenario. Offsite backups can be brought to the co-op for storage and/or for recovery/restoration testing.
---- Some techs asked for information regarding enterprise level cloud-based backup. I will see what I can find out and share it with the group.
3. Tech Plan Updates/Info
---- All the schools reported they had received notification of revisions.
---- Statewide issue regarding submission - system gives a "Relay Error." I suggested techs send email to Belinda, including the LEA and date of submission.
---- Clarification: New signature pages are *NOT* required! As long as ADE has signatures on assurance pages already.
---- Discussion regarding the methods in which revisions are communicated to districts. We would prefer electronic communication (email, ideally).
4. Etherscope Update
---- A new grant to get EVERY co-op in the state an Etherscope is underway.
---- Techs were excited about that prospect.
5. Impero Demo showing updated/new features (approx 30 minutes)
---- New power management features
---- Enhanced remote desktop features
---- BYOD discussion ensued, Impero suggests policies for use of teh software on campus network, then automatic removal once machine leaves campus.
6. Working lunch included demo from Chad Brinkley with eInstruction
---- eInstruction has a new Mobi-based app
---- App works with ANY editable format (word, ppt, pages, google docs, etc)
---- Right now, app only works as a teacher program; working on student-side app
---- Works in conjunction with Mobi classroom clickers/pads.
---- New case holds iPad2, comes with stylus. Rugged. $59
---- Classroom, Building, and Site Licenses available
7. E-rate
---- PIA requests received by some districts
8. Asked if techs would like a PowerShell workshop this summer. Many said yes, so I will arrange that.
9. Group discussion reagrding a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
---- Lightspeed firewall
---- Fortigate firewall
---- Hot Springs Technical Institute
---- Job descriptions, employment openings at various districts
---- Other various topics
Friday - Revised Technology section of the SWAEC annual report. Worked on filtering issues, contacted Fortigate for support. Worked with Blevins tech staff on their tech plan revisions. Other duties and communication as evident via email.
Tuesday - Answered several phone calls/emails regarding tech plans. Worked on new web filter. Other normal daily tasks, as evident through email.
Wednesday - Attended Prescott Technology Committee Meeting. Received Tech Plan Revision notice in mail. Made changes to tech plan, submitted. System gives a relay error. Known issue, but updates still went through.
Thursday - Held area tech meeting. Notes are as follows:
1. Updates from State Level
---- State is rolling out a new, single sign-on system for the various data sources from one web site. An area tech asked, "Why do have all these different data sources?" Since I did not know the answer, I promised to write Cody Decker and Jim Boardman. I followed up with an email to those individuals.
---- As of last week, the state had only NINE respondents to the IT Readiness Survey for Common Core. I asked that the techs work with their Superintendents to get the information entered. The survey, though optional, will provide critical baseline information as the CCSS assessments are created and rolled out.
---- IDEAS/iTunesU/Sandbox - Arkansas is rolling out iTunesU to the district levels in an effort and attempt to get more local content produced and uploaded. Several techs reported that their teachers were using IDEAS for professional development.
2. Disaster Recovery Testing
---- Discussion regarding DRP testing.
---- Two tests are required per year. They do *NOT* have to be technology-related. I suggest that at least one be tech-related, however.
---- One of the two required tests can be a serious round-table discussion in a "What If..." scenario. Offsite backups can be brought to the co-op for storage and/or for recovery/restoration testing.
---- Some techs asked for information regarding enterprise level cloud-based backup. I will see what I can find out and share it with the group.
3. Tech Plan Updates/Info
---- All the schools reported they had received notification of revisions.
---- Statewide issue regarding submission - system gives a "Relay Error." I suggested techs send email to Belinda, including the LEA and date of submission.
---- Clarification: New signature pages are *NOT* required! As long as ADE has signatures on assurance pages already.
---- Discussion regarding the methods in which revisions are communicated to districts. We would prefer electronic communication (email, ideally).
4. Etherscope Update
---- A new grant to get EVERY co-op in the state an Etherscope is underway.
---- Techs were excited about that prospect.
5. Impero Demo showing updated/new features (approx 30 minutes)
---- New power management features
---- Enhanced remote desktop features
---- BYOD discussion ensued, Impero suggests policies for use of teh software on campus network, then automatic removal once machine leaves campus.
6. Working lunch included demo from Chad Brinkley with eInstruction
---- eInstruction has a new Mobi-based app
---- App works with ANY editable format (word, ppt, pages, google docs, etc)
---- Right now, app only works as a teacher program; working on student-side app
---- Works in conjunction with Mobi classroom clickers/pads.
---- New case holds iPad2, comes with stylus. Rugged. $59
---- Classroom, Building, and Site Licenses available
7. E-rate
---- PIA requests received by some districts
8. Asked if techs would like a PowerShell workshop this summer. Many said yes, so I will arrange that.
9. Group discussion reagrding a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
---- Lightspeed firewall
---- Fortigate firewall
---- Hot Springs Technical Institute
---- Job descriptions, employment openings at various districts
---- Other various topics
Friday - Revised Technology section of the SWAEC annual report. Worked on filtering issues, contacted Fortigate for support. Worked with Blevins tech staff on their tech plan revisions. Other duties and communication as evident via email.
Monday, April 16, 2012
4/16/2012 - 4/20/2012
Monday - Office
Tuesday - Office
Wednesday- Office/Prescott Tech Meeting/Office
Thursday - SWAEC Area Tech Meeting
Friday - Office
Monday - Met with heating/air guy about board room. turned out to be low freon in heat pump. Emailed Belinda Kittrell. She said notices will be mailed out today regarding tech plans. Hopefully I will get one. :-)
Tuesday - Office
Wednesday- Office/Prescott Tech Meeting/Office
Thursday - SWAEC Area Tech Meeting
Friday - Office
Monday - Met with heating/air guy about board room. turned out to be low freon in heat pump. Emailed Belinda Kittrell. She said notices will be mailed out today regarding tech plans. Hopefully I will get one. :-)
Monday, April 9, 2012
April 9-13, 2012
Monday - Office
Tuesday - AM Blevins, PM Office
Wednesday - AM - Office, PM - UACCH
Thursday - Little Rock (DIS technology Overview/Meeting)
Friday - Genoa
Monday - Worked on the new internet filtering system, took care of daily tasks.
Tuesday - Wento to Genoa in AM to run Etherscope test. In the faternoon, went to Blevins to do the same.
Thursday - Attended the DIS IT Leadership Meeting in Little Rock. Notes at end of this post.
Friday - Returned the Etherscope to South Central Co-op. Contacted Belinda Kittrell regarding Tech Plan revisions. SWAEC has not received any word on our tech plan. She said she would check on it. I will follow up on Monday.
Notes from IT Leadership Meeting:
April 12, 2012
IT Leadership Meeting
Little Rock
Future of mobility
Microsoft sql and system center
Van Baker - we Re already in the post pc era. Pc will not go away, but
it is no longer the primary device used to interCt with network
resources.
The notion of personal vs professional use has essentially
disappeared. The concept of workdays has changed. People switch
between work and personal life throughout the day.
Mobile device management
.. Acceptable device policy, not just an aup. Need an adp.
.. Let employees know why the policies are set up. Protection from
outside viruses, etc.
.. Set configurations, certificates, etc
.. Register users with appropriate access controls
.. Administer security policies
.. Retire, revoke access, data backup, device wipe or migration
.. Compliance reports, acceptable use, etc
Best to manage the behavior rather than try to manage the technology.
Consumer apps are driving what enterprise apps need to look like and
how they should function. Ease of use.
Context aware applications will come to the forefront based on
location, interests, previous experiences, etc. ... Can you say
minority report?
Applications shrinking to specific tasks with quick turnaround time on
updates and upgrades. Moving away from large comprehensive
applications.
We need to rewrite the web site for mobile users. Small bites, easy to
navigate. Write an app for that using a free tool. Perhaps use the
app dev tool i have now for navigating the coop web site.
Antenna, accelerator for app development
Mdm, good technology, mobile iron, airwatch or airlodge
MICROSOFT
Madison OKane, sql server solution specialist in Arkansas,
madokane@microsoft.com
Restructuring sql 2012 and new licensing for sql
Sql will license by core, not processor. Pay for what you use, pay as
you grow. Cloud optimized flexible to move to cloud if needed.
Sql enterprise for sharepoint. Standard has 16 core limit.
Enterprise is core only, business intelligence version is server/cal,
standard version is licensed either way.
Systemcenter 2012 -
Standard edition and datacenter edition
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