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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is the new mantra for today's budget-strapped K-12 IT and Instructional officers, however, it comes with a several potential surprises that can overwhelm a school district. Schools must have three key ingredients for a successful BYOD strategy: 1 - Having a solid plan to separate key assets from certain user groups, 2 – Having pedagogy re-training, and 3 - Having very robust and reliable wireless connectivity. Discover why Ruckus' ZoneFlex technology is the Wi-Fi of choice for K-12 technologists and teachers. This session goes far beyond the typical product 'show and tell'.

Going wireless but confused by industry hype and buzz words? Got questions? Do I need a controller? How many channels do I need? What needs to be physical and what needs to be virtual? Do I need to worry about device types and who owns those devices? Do I need students, faculty, and guests to be treated separately? What are the requirements for implementing a successful BYOD initiative? Don't let confusion dictate your network. Come out of the wiring closet and learn about reliable wireless networking with secure mobility as as complete visibility and automated management for all wireless devices.

Topics to be covered inclue:
* Key decisions and requirements for planning for persuasive wireless in schools
* Setting goals and deliverables around educational initiatives like digital curriculum, online testing, 1:1 programs and BYOD initiatives.
* Performance planning and capacity planning for K-12 implementations.

BYOD has breached the campus and won’t be stopped. Administrators are examining the financial advantage and social values it brings and IT departments are having to adjust. This means re-engineering the network infrastructure to account for client densities and diversity at numbers never previously expected. This session identifies the components required for you to be successful in the face of BYOD learning environments.

From school board buy-in to CIPA to policy updates to the technology infrastructure, discover the challenges, benefits, and best practices of a Bring Your Own Device Program! Anyone considering a BYOD or mobile learning initiative will benefit from technical and curricular information, best practices, and real-world examples. In addition to a presentation, attendees can expect a collaborative discussion and question and answer period around this hot topic!

The benefits of collaborative, engaging, dynamic education are touted again and again. But the task for IT is to figure out how to open up those learning opportunities while still ensuring safety, security, and CIPA compliance. See how you can extend the traditional classroom into a safe online learning environment that gives teachers and students access to Web 2.0 tools and resources they need for more engaging and active learning--but also provides IT with safety, monitoring, and reporting.

60-DAY FREE TRIAL! Keyboarding Online--Real Skills! will lead participants in group discussions covering common problems and solutions of web-based software--such as cheating, Internet down, bandwidth. See current web-based technology that addresses these concerns and especially solving the #1 problem in teaching keyboarding--breaking/preventing Hunting & Pecking. Other solutions include individualizing for slow/fast learners, automatic grading and recording of scores and grades, a video presentation of correct keyboarding techniques, FREE Formatting lessons (letters, memos tables, job skills, etc.), FREE Microsoft Applications lessons (Windows, Publisher, Excel, Access, Powerpoint), and more. Affordable!!! 60-DAY FREE TRIAL!