Friday, June 14, 2013

Breakout 15&16. getting the most from google+

stephen judd
univ of new hampshire

he uses it more than facebook, twitter, skype. Communities are the same asks Google Groups and may replace it eventually


discussed communities, hangouts, events, circles, pages and how to use it to make working together smoother

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Breakout 13 overhaulin remote connections

greg parmer
auburn university
 from dialup to 50 T1
secure wifi at remote offices
dsl
 vpn dropping little in some places, some a lot.


aruba vpn solution
problems with t1s

convert from t1 to cable/dsl w vpn saved $4000/most
easy set up for end user
.new aruba routers give voip, vpn to campus, wireless, guest wireless

average15 mb down 3mb up

69 aruba locations
19 t1s down from 50

takeaways:
 relationships - campus controls network
 cost savings
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Breakout #12 Yes I have keywords in my medata

 Stephen Patton Univ of Kentucky

6-13-2013 write the date
061313 write the date as a file name
 what is the definition of keywords:
words that explain what can range anywhere from the most simplistic explanation of what content is included in the image to the most conceptual.
alt tags, title tags, captions all help searchability.
file names should be very granular. year first, day, month, initials, specific image number.























  








Breakout #11 Change your brain

Tracy Bryant
Stacy Jones
University of Florida

need to exercise your brain
  be creative
four sections  spontaneous , .. .. ..draw a picture of something without looking at paper.


 list all the things you can use a balloon for
 my ideas:
lung strengthening, paper mache ball, loud noise, balloon airplane, squeaky noise, game item, isometric resistance.

 add a sentance to make a story












Breakout 10: How IT at Penn State has changed/adapted

How Information Technology at Penn State has changed/adapted to new pressures/opportunities.
Vince Verbeke
Neal Vines
Jacki Weikert
Penn State University

25% budget reduction
IT across campus was told to consolidate to one dept.
several hundred e-mail servers across campus.

Create all-inclusive central IT group
create new unit structure

help desk, systems admins, consultants.
 counties consolidated to districts

5 pages of projects to get through the consolidation:

voip, statewide data plan, domains and servers, firewalls, network upgrades, wireless, lab management


Breakout 8&9. Road Warrior roundtable

cool things:

 freenas - software raid on old hardware with multiple drive access

box - can use groups. put personal data on cloud and office data on local servers

unify access points.
malwarebytes - $12 per client
snort box for packet sniffing

ways to keep up on IT
twit.tv
feedly
dogcatcher on android forr podcasts
mike tech show - real life info








Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Breakout 7 . computers in their pockets

Computers in their pockets : how mobile devices are changing extension

Dr Jeanne Gleason
nmsu

how to get this past the administration
research done on this project
monthly surveys

how to fund this
got the best unit available, case, apps and files.
preload subject matter
full 6 hr training required to get the ipad

went thru each preinstalled apps. paper had tips on default apps.

tech support team is a priority
3 types of users
its a fun toy
it supplements work
it is the NEW computer

apps that are used most
email
calendar
web surf / research
video/pictures

remote access to desktop is popular
classroom packs of 10 that can be loaned to offices

what did not work:
not as much sharing about things they like or don't
hoped for more video/photography
hoped for more use with clientele
they want to be spoon fed
they don't explore what is available before theyask for a new app

support never ends

Breakout #6 remote office backup

Jamie Rabidoux
John Cooley
University of Vermont

10 county offices
centrally funded
everything is encypted with pgp

used recycled pcs
backup important files

backup happen at startup

use synctoy for backups
replaced with free filesync
use winscp to make copy of backups to mastsr ssrver.
run cygwin to make an ssh server to transfer cilez across the state.

batc script sends errlrx as email using 'sendmail' program.
batch script emails that bakup has not worked for several days
has automatic system restore run each day

BUMPS:

pictures
long path names
Oldfiles
copies of copies
not a daily startup
know when it is not working
pw change every 365 days

Breakout #4 working as a team, in a virtual world

Hugh Maynard - Q'Anglo Communications & Consulting
Kevin Gamble -eXtension

Kevin -
  group of 8.  slowly broke away from working in an office to working from home then being across the nation.
virtual WORK is not a different kind of work than just WORK
work happens wherever you happen to be
the cloud has enabled  virtual work.

google drive
campfire/basecamp   - plas well with github
github
google hangouts

Hugh --

hi speed is essential
don't mind working alone
have to be self starter
technically proficient

MANAGEMENT
communication essential
still meet for big stuff
not for micromanagers

need to decide if you are a doer of things or a manager of people.

Gdrive
dropbox
survery monkey/wufoo

adaptable to situations as they come up

Breakout #4 State funding to self funding

Brandon Schulte
UNL

due to budget constraints, had to decide whether to merge or self fund
they decided to go to the self funding option.in two years, revenue overmatched costs.

there were extreme issues also.

thing that they were able to take advantage of:

sustainable competitive advantage.  something that will continue and is able to match the competition.

surveys used to get feedback



CHECK 2012
lunch Keynote
State CIO - State of the State IT
Anthony Schlinsog

planning for quality:
control the known
Practice the variables
eliminate the preventable
manage the predictable
prepare for the inevitable
imagine the impossible

breakout #3 using google+ hangouts in extension

John Dorner
NC State University

need to have google account.
can pull in Drive files and allow everyone to edit the same file.

can share slides as a presentations, screens,


breakout #2 developing ipad apps for nutrition ed

Greg Parmer
sondra parmer
barb struempler
Auburn Univ, Alabama

decision to build this app because of obesity issues in Alabama
is an app the right thing or would an ibook or something else do the job

ios developer enterprise or ios developer program.  it takes time to set this up.  need a DUNS number to set up the account.

the gaming element of this app will entice kids to use it.  it also makes this app more appropriate for an app rather than an ibook.

if it needs sound, make sure  it is done professionally.  audacity works but is not the best quality.

voice is done with CrazyTalk 6 and amateur talent

is very slow process.  it may take several years.  their app had 2561 committed changes, and more than 70 versions

they use the softeware Casper Suite for app management.

challenges:
it is a new process and not a lot of experience
time
knowing when to stop developing
maintenance of hardware is ongoing

Successes:
admimistrators will let this into classrooms.
kids have fun with it

bodyquest food of the warrior is on itunes

ACE/NETC 2013 breakout 1Using Google Drive/Docs

John Dorner North Carolona State Univ.
shared doc, spreadsheets, presentation.

can be converted over to Word and other formats.
Can be shared with people.  They can edit or view only or comment.
Editing can be simultaneous.
revision history is kept to original version.
can create forms that post data to a spreadsheet in G Docs

presentations can be run online.
can import video into presentations but does not do audio.

templates can be shared individually.

if shared to a specific email address, that address has to be associated in some way with a google account.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

CHECK 2010
Enhance faculty, staff, and student techical learning with Microsoft IT Academy
Dawn Bleuel
Wichita State Univ

www.microsoftitacademy.com

over 300 courses from word, sql, windows, etc.
costs $1500 per year with Microsoft  site license for 10000 accounts.
administrator sets up access codes for user and course.
comes with misc license certs and MCT program for one user and discounts on others.
is tied to the users liveID login and password
for faculty, staff and students
does not include Microsoft products for Mac

bigget headache is getting the word out that is available
biggest advantage is that it helps with issues that are often calls to helpdesk
CHECK 2012
May the App be with you.  student mobile apps at Emporia State Univ.

Larry Hayes
Don Morfitt
Emporia State Univ

approaches

purchase commercial apps
  the ones found were university centered rather than student centered.

Develop own apps

  ellucian offers mobile development framework
   campus maps, etc

student apps:
secure login
course search
student grades
class schedule
news headlines ( from rss feed)
news feeds search
twitter feeds for university
mobile feedback

future directions:
rollout of current apps
market the apps

future development:
enrollment
financial aid status
graduation  checklist
fee payment?

CHECK 2012
Moving Toward the Cloud
Migration of a 6-college consortium data center to a virtual hosted platform
Jerry Smith, Russ Francis
Associated Colleges of Central Kansas

6 private colleges located around MCPherson migrated from a standard shared date center to a hosted environment.
They already hosted the data from the colleges at a remote location, so they were already uxed to the hosted environment.

cost to do hosted system - 354K
cost of hardning data center - 447K

consider costs for providing extra capacity when hosting data in-house vs buying just what is needed and buying more as needed.

Things that were learned.
it changes the role of IT and IT staff
relationship building is critical.  you need to know who to go to get the job done.
try to reduce the differences in equipment as much as possible.

conclusions

small to medium sized college is "sweet spot" for hosted infrastructure.
capabilities for business continuity of a Tier 4 infrastructure outrweighs cost.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

CHECK 2012
Bridging the gap for mobile devices: eager adoption v. practical support.
emporia state univ
Cory Falldine
full support for univ owned
limited support for personally owned
completely overwhelming

mobile support strategy:
mobile access to primary systems/services
build support structure around MOST POPULAR mobile os
set gudelines to fis new devices (template)
make information available to guide

write it down:
what services need to be available
what services can we make available right now
which os can be supported for each service right now

overview includes
what constitutes a  mobile device
contracts (3g)
security & encrption ( stolen/lost)
purchasinf
configuring
personal vs businwss use
classroom & checkout use

apple os device gudelines
choosing
mobile contracts
setting up itunes acct
downloading/purchasing apps (vpp or unreimbursed)
configuring device (lab classroom checkout)
syncing/backing up


 CHECK 2012 at KSU.  May 23 - 24, 2012.
sesson 1 -- The New Normal -- Engaging in Disaster Recovery.  Angela Neria, Tim Pearson, Pittsburg State University.
have people that are familiar with disaster situations. military, emc, etc.
have vendor info available in someplace other than the primary building.
proof of identity.  getting in to town reuired proof.
work gear.
call on neighboring institutions.
physical storage. may not be storage buildings left.

ask "what if"
  what it things would be needed first.

who is in charge
  emergency response team
  disater recovery team

contact info and checklist available at  (to be posted)


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Social Media Roundtable

Presenters: Bonnie Scranton, Linda Newman, Duane Rigsby, Steve Lichtensteiger, Rich Emnett The Ohio State Univ, Jackie Weikert - Penn State, John Dorner - North Carolina Univ.
Info found on Google wave at with:public netc2010

Dan Toland - Ohio State Farm Bureau has written about Social Media

Texas has guidelines at http://agrilifeweb.tamu.edu/us/social/
Penn State has some at http://agsci.psu.edu/communications/web/best-practices/social-media/strategy
eXtension has information that they are streaming out for training and information.
@itweetmeat has excellent info about a lot of misinformation and the correct information.
Should you mix personal and work tweets or facebook info on the same site? You appear to be more rounded if you show the different parts of your life. Often you may get response from people who are outside your regular scene.
If someone requests to friend you how do you decide yes or no? Some people friend people who are friends of friends. Some are very selective.
"If we just apply all the things we should do in other settings, we have to realize we are in a glass house and act accordingly."
An excellent place to put you social settings is in your eXtension profile.
Comments on a blog are left open and the bad ones are overpowered by the good ones.