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From eCampus News -

Is your Data Safe in the Cloud?
Tueday, March 18, 2014 - 1 hour - 2:00 pm EST / 11 am PST

Webinar Overview:

Is your campus data center running out of storage room? New 

storage demands created by virtualization, content preservation, 

and social media have a number of campus IT organizations 

looking to move their legacy data centers to the cloud.

Attend this webinar and you'll learn…

In this webcast, two datacenter experts will discuss how campuses 

can leverage cloud-based storage solutions to corral costs and better 

manage the data tsunami. Glen Bellomy and Tom Tittermary, 

Technical Architects for Symantec will discuss key issues that schools 

need to consider, including:

• Migration and retrieval of data
• Security
• Back-up and recovery
• Performance standards
  
• Webinar Speakers:

  Tom Tittermary Technical Architect, Information Management  Public Sector Strategic Programs Symantec Corporation Glen Bellomy Data Center Architect State, Local and Education Department Symantec Tuesday, 03/18/2014 Adapting Early and Emergent Literacy Activities and Materials to Assess and Provide Intervention For Children With Complex Communication Impairments This webinar aims to present the results of a systematic literature review of literacy assessment and intervention in children with complex communication needs, who also use AAC. Results of this literature review will provide the framework for discussing a case study involving an adapted literacy assessment and systematic instruction conducted via telepractice in a young male with complex communication needs. This webinar has a clinical focus and will provide specific recommendations and resources for assessment and intervention within this population. • Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CDT • Presenters: Schea N. Fissel M.A., CCC-SLP & Dr. Pamela Mitchell • Level: Intermediate Wednesday, 03/19/2014 QIAT Session 7: AT Transition Transition plans for students who use assistive technology address the ways the student’s use of assistive technology devices and services are transferred from one setting to another. Assistive technology transition involves people from different classrooms, programs, buildings, or agencies working together to ensure the student’s continuity of AT use. Self-advocacy, advocacy and independence are critical issues for AT transition planning. • Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CDT • Presenters: Gayl Bowser & Diana Carl of QIAT.org • Level: Beginner/Intermediate Free webinar: UsingSlideShare & SlideShark to make your PowerPoints available to students online Join us on Tuesday, March 18, at 5 p.m. Eastern for Using SlideShare & SlideShark to Make Your PowerPoints Available to Students Online with Shannon Holden, assistant principal, Republic Middle School in Missouri. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the TechTools for the Classroom community at www.edweb.net/techtools. eSchool News: Planning for Mobile Learning:  Strategies for Success Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 1 hour - 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST Recent high-profile mistakes in deploying tablet computers in Los Angeles schools and elsewhere highlight the need for sound planning when rolling out a mobile learning initiative. Attend this webinar and you'll learn… • How the right infrastructure can make a big difference between failure and success. • What to consider when choosing a device that best meets your students' needs. • The mistakes you should avoid, and the often-overlooked keys to success. In this free, one-hour event, you'll hear from experts as they reveal the keys to successfully planning and launching a mobile learning program in your own schools. Marie Bjerede Founder, e-Mergents LLC Traci Parrish HQ Education Marketing Strategist Product Management and Development Verizon Moderator Dennis Pierce, Editor in Chief eSchool Media  Building a Stronger Digital Link Between Learning and Assessment Educators across the country are integrating digital tools into classrooms to build stronger links between instruction and assessment. The new tools are offering up real-time feedback on what children know, quick access to an array of tailored instructional materials, and important data for teachers to use to improve their own approaches-all in an effort to do a better job personalizing learning in ways that address students' individual strengths and weaknesses. This push to use digital tools for more customized assessment approaches is just beginning in most districts, prompting high hopes from educators, but concerns from critics that some of the tools are poorly designed. Our experts will address the promise and perils of this trend. Guests: John Bailey, executive director, Digital Learning Now, Tallahassee, Fla. Mike McDonough, director of secondary education, Hilliard City Schools, Ohio This webinar will be moderated by Michelle R. Davis, senior writer, Education Week Digital Directions. Register now for this free live webinar. Supporting Early Education in a Common-Core Era The Common Core State Standards are currently in place in 46 states, and teachers of early learners are grappling with how to implement the standards and still maintain a learning environment that is developmentally appropriate. Kyle Snow, research director for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, will join a school principal to talk about what the common core means for early education and how school administrators can support teachers in maintaining classrooms that work for young children. Guests: Carrie Boyer, PK-2 principal, Jefferson PK-8 School, Warren City school district, Ohio Kyle Snow, director, Center for Applied Research, National Association for the Education of Young Children This webinar will be moderated by Christina A. Samuels, staff writer, Education Week. Register now for this free live webinar. Chromebooks as the Catalyst for Change in Edmonton Public Schools Learn how Google Chromebooks for Education allow schools, like Edmonton, to use the power and simplicity of the web for unlimited teaching and learning opportunities and to engage all constituents from parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Chromebooks are great for the classroom and beyond for dynamic learning environments, easy scalable IT management, and the unique ability to harness the best of the Web to fit school's curriculum and student achievement goals. In this webinar, you'll hear directly from the technology coordinator of Edmonton Public Schools in Canada about how they successfully introduced, implemented, and continue to sustain the growing use of Chromebooks and Google Apps. Guest: Terry Korte, technology integration planning coordinator, Edmonton Public Schools in Alberta, Canada This webinar will be moderated by Angela Mecca, education team, Google. Register now for this free live webinar.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014