2023 METAtechED Conference  Day 2

Ed Tech Roundtable

Michael Cassens, Steve Haman, Lindy Hockenbary, Jeff Patterson, Paul Koz

Panelist Personal Bios

What's new with Wi-Fi 6E/7 and Network Analytics?

 Kevin Macumber and Seth Thompson, Ruckus
Sponsored by Bytespeed

In this session we'll be covering what's new with Wi-Fi 6E over the previous IEEE standards, including an introduction to Wi-Fi 7. We'll also be discussing how to save time solving network issues using advanced networks analytics, and how that same data can help to improve your student and staff experience.

Presentation Material  

Protecting Our Future: Partner with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to Safeguard K-12 schools from Physical and Cyber Threats

 Joseph Frohlich, Travis Light and Randy Middlebrook 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our critical infrastructure.  Learn about how CISA Services can help safeguard against physical and cyber risks facing Montana’s K-12 schools.  Need help developing an Incident Response (IR) plan?  A IR template will be shared with tips on developing or strengthening your plan.

Presentation Information 

Joseph Frohlich's Professional Bio
Travis Light's Professional Bio
Randy Middlebrook's Professional Bio 

Increasing High School Engagement through Esports -

Professor Michael Cassens & Cale Patenaude

As gaming continues to grow at an exponential rate, we have an opportunity to encourage students to be part of a different type of community. Esports presents a space where everyone can participate regardless of one's background. We must look at esports from the technical and student engagement lens while considering the role of IT professionals.

Michael Cassens's and Cale's Professional Bio

The Emergence of Digital Transformation with ITC and HP to Significantly Reduce Capital Spending

Carlos Lowenberg-HP, Andrew Moore and Ken Keller-Pinion Technology

Digital Transformation examples include IT Modernization with ITC and HP such as switching to a cloud environment, Co-Managed Services where internal resources are not availably being remote support ready, reskilling employees toward needs, implementing automation to accelerate customer support and service, and using analytical driven insights to reduce overall capital and operating expenses.

Ken Keller's, Carlos Lowenberg's and Andrew Moore's Personal Bios