January 22, 2021 | Virtual
The Texas K-12 CTO Council Winter Summit will be held virtually on Friday, January 22, 2021, in conjunction with the virtual TASA MidWinter Conference.
Register for the Virtual Winter Summit by January 20, 2021, here: https://www.texask12ctocouncil.org/events/virtual-winter-summit
Early-Bird Registration Open for Midwinter Until January 15
Early-bird registration is open for the 2021 TASA Midwinter Conference, to be conducted virtually January 25-27. Save $100 per person by registering early! Registration includes access to live sessions plus video recordings of sessions through February 26. Register today!
Virtual Winter Summit Program
Time |
Session |
Location |
8:00 – 8:20am |
Welcome and Announcements Karen Fuller, Chair Alice Owen, Executive Director |
Zoom Room 1 |
8:20 – 8:30am |
Effectively Managing All OS-Types Within ONE Platform Stephen Mirante, VP, Americas - Filewave
|
Zoom Room 1 |
8:30 – 9:15am |
Keynote – SpaceX Project in Ector County ISD Kellie Wilks, CTO – Ector County Space X -
|
Zoom Room 1
|
9:15 – 9:30am |
BREAK |
|
9:30 – 10:00am |
Myths and Realities of Cloud Tim Gipson, ENA Kyle Montieth, ENA |
Zoom Room 1 |
10:00 – 10:30am |
Break Out Rooms for Networking with Sponsors
1 – ENA 3 – ClassLink 4 – Red River
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Zoom Rooms 1-4 Please join a room to discuss new solutions and current topics with our sponsors. Some door prizes too! |
10:30 -11:25am |
Leadership Strand: Steve Wentz, Retired CTO Kenneth Thompson, CTO – San Antonio ISD |
Zoom Room 1
|
10:30 -11:25am |
Technical Strand: Solutions for Break Fix & Field Support during Remote Learning – Chris Kar |
Zoom Room 2
|
11:30am -12:00pm |
Solutions for Live Streaming Success in K-12 Darlene Rankin, Director, Instructional Technology - Katy ISD Kyle Berger, CTO - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Tim Beekman, President & Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage
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Zoom Room 1 |
12:00 – 12:30pm |
Announcement of Award Winners LUNCH BREAK
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Lunch on your own |
12:30 -12:40pm |
Leveraging Data Analytics to See and Track the Apps Your Students Are Using April Hughes, CatchOn
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Zoom Room 1 |
12:40 – 1:10pm |
Remote and Hybrid Learning Models Cara Carter, CTO - Northwest ISD Chris Lee, Technology Director - Northwest ISD Sean Jones, Systems engineer - Northwest ISD Jason Sanders, Coord. of Instr. Tech. – Northwest ISD Kate Anastario, VP of Success – ClassLink |
Zoom Room 1 |
1:10 – 1:20pm |
BREAK |
|
1:20 – 2:10pm |
Erate Update Ashley Brown– E-Rate Central |
Zoom Room 1
|
2:15 – 2:45pm |
Break Out Rooms for Networking with Sponsors 1 – FileWave 2 – CatchOn 3 – Managed Methods 4 – ExtraHop
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Zoom Rooms 1-4 Please join a room to discuss new solutions and current topics with our sponsors. Some door prizes too! |
2:45 – 3:15pm |
Red River's Cyber Protection Solution for K-12 Education Adam Fiend, Customer Solutions Architect – Red River
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Zoom Room 1 |
3:20 – 4:00pm |
Leadership Strand: Update from TEA –– Schoology and Other Topics Melody Parrish, Melinda Dade, Shannon Terry, Kathy Ferguson |
Zoom Room 1
|
3:20 – 4:00pm |
Technical Strand: Meeting Cybersecurity Requirements during the Pandemic James Costello, Eric Pina – Cy- Fair ISD |
Zoom Room 2
|
4:00 – 4:15pm |
Closing Remarks and Door Prizes Karen Fuller, Chair |
Zoom Room 1
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