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A TechCo Primer. Abraham Bolden. Who are you?. Elem Teacher with Techco responsibilities HS Teacher with Techco responsibilities Engineer, Office Staff, Administrator Full time – non-teaching How many technical staff in your school? Do you have a working TechCrew? Disclaimers. Who am I?.
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A TechCo Primer Abraham Bolden
Who are you? • Elem Teacher with Techco responsibilities • HS Teacher with Techco responsibilities • Engineer, Office Staff, Administrator • Full time – non-teaching • How many technical staff in your school? • Do you have a working TechCrew? • Disclaimers
Who am I? • Software Development Manufacturing/banking/securities • Consulting/Training/WAN/LAN • CPS Vendor subcontractor since 1999 • Full time HS Techco since 2003 • At Harlan since 2008
Day 1 • Talk to principal – have him/her send email to techcoupdate@cps.k12.il.us • The Techco account, GG-Tech-Schoolname • Online Data Acquisition (ODA) assignment for Verify, IMPACT, Fixed Assets, iProcurement • Install Windows 2003 Administrative Tools for XP or activate Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 on your assigned workstation or laptop.
To Do List • Print a recent fixed assets inventory and take a visual inventory of the school. • Find the MDF Room. • Create tickets for devices currently under warranty using the by calling 553-EXCL • Update Fixed Assets (Demo)
PSA: Asset Tracking Tools Gian-Luca Ferme 11:00 presentation
Windows Admin Tools • After installing the Admin Tools, you can manage tasks from a workstation. • Log on to your workstation • Open Active Directory Users and Computers • Find School and folders • PPOV: Create usernames for substitutes, student teachers, interns, and guest logons. • Admin Tools Demo
Deep Freeze • PPOV – DF and INSIGHT are two apps which should be installed on every student workstation and laptop • Optional: install DF on administrative and teacher devices for management purposes • Install DF Console. Create and arrange Room (Folders). Self documenting; worth the time. • Feature: Thaw/Locked State Very useful during maintenance periods
INSIGHT • Create separate rooms (Channels) for INSIGHT • Install client with stealth or regular mode • Install Teacher console on workstations or laptops. • Mac version can manage Windows devices. • Install Enable Channel Select option for Multiple Channels • Install software and move files (Demo)
Compliance Logon • Compliance Report – Use Description Area for self documentation (Demo) • Tech XL Self Service (Demo) • Use Export option for Excel Spreadsheets • PPOV – Use Access or other DB to analyze data from Fixed Assets, Compliance Report, and Tech XL Self Service
PSA • Gabriel Sterritt will discuss Desktop Management: Insight, Deepfreeze, Virtualization, etc. at 11:00 and Imaging and Scripting for Technology Device Management at 1:15 • Matt Murphy will discuss How to get Creative with Technology to Combat Shrinking Budgets at 1:15
Additional Tools • NetworkView • Remote Desktop for Windows/Mac • Apple Remote Desktop • GFI Languard • HP Webjet Admin • KM Net Viewer (Printers) • KM-Net Accounting (Copiers)