1. A TechCo Primer Abraham Bolden

2. 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

3. 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

4. Day 1 Talk to principal – have him/her send email to techcoupdate@cps.k12.il.us 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.

5. 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)

6. PSA: Asset Tracking Tools Gian-Luca Ferme 11:00 presentation

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. Need INSIGHT?

11. Compliance Logon Compliance Report – Use Description Area for self documentation (Demo)Demo Tech XL Self Service (Demo)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

12. 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

13. Additional Tools NetworkView Remote Desktop for Windows/Mac Apple Remote Desktop GFI Languard HP Webjet Admin KM Net Viewer (Printers) KM-Net Accounting (Copiers)

14. Questions?