I'm excited to present a session at the November 2023 BrainStorm Conference this year!  Details below: November 13, 2023 1:15 PM-2:15 PM Using ParentSquare to UNIFY Your Communications Picture this: It's 2020...and suddenly keeping parents in the loop has never been more important! Learn how our school district solved the dilemma of UNIFYING all our classroom, school-level, athletics and district communications down to just ONE source: ParentSquare! In this age of plentiful choices we need to ensure we are not overloading parents with too many places to keep track of everything. Join us as we discuss the top ParentSquare features we love and leverage on a daily basis, presented in a "David Letterman" countdown style. Best of all, ParentSquare syncs with your SIS, eliminating the need for opt-in codes, links, and nagging parents to join. View presentation slides HERE

I'm honored to be a 2nd time presenter/attendee at the annual BrainStorm Ed Tech Conference for K-12 and Higher Ed Technology Personnel in Sandusky, Ohio.  See conference website here:   https://brainstormk20.com/sandusky Location : Kalahari Convention Center, 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870 Date : Tuesday, May 9 2023, 9:45am Title : No More Waiting for Account Creations: Digital on Day One with ClassLink Description :  We’ve rolled out several software applications for our 1:1 Chromebook initiative that we believe are critical in order to become “Digital on Day One".  Our most important platform is ClassLink.  ClassLink is our single sign-on application.  With one login, students, teachers, and staff have one-click access into their web applications.  We put links to all of our digital textbooks, online assessments, and other instructional web applications into our ClassLink Launchpad.  We are able to assign apps to specific users, grade levels or groups.  Students, teac

I'm excited to announce I've been accepted to present a ClassLink session at the 2022 NYSCATE Conference in Rochester, NY.  See the conference website HERE . No More Waiting for Account Creations: Digital on Day One with ClassLink Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, Session 6, 11:15:00 AM- 12:15 PM, Hyatt, Regency C (Can't see the embedded YouTube video above?  View it on YouTube .) Description: We believe it is critical to be “Digital on Day One" - year over year. Our most crucial platform is ClassLink. ClassLink is our single sign-on application. With one login, students, teachers, and staff have one-click access to their web applications. We put links to our digital textbooks, online assessments, and other instructional web applications into our ClassLink Launchpad. We can assign apps to specific users, grade levels, or groups. Students, teachers, and staff may also add links to their web apps. We also use ClassLink and OneRoster to roster our textbooks and applications. Acces

I'm honored to be a 1st time presenter/attendee at the annual BrainStorm Ed Tech Conference for K-12 and Higher Ed Technology Personnel in Sandusky, Ohio.  See conference website here:   https://brainstormk20.com/sandusky Location : Kalahari Convention Center, 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870 Date : Monday, May 2 2022, 2:30pm Title : No More Waiting for Account Creations: Digital on Day One with ClassLink Description :  We’ve rolled out several software applications for our 1:1 Chromebook initiative that we believe are critical in order to become “Digital on Day One".  Our most important platform is ClassLink.  ClassLink is our single sign-on application.  With one login, students, teachers, and staff have one-click access into their web applications.  We put links to all of our digital textbooks, online assessments, and other instructional web applications into our ClassLink Launchpad.  We are able to assign apps to specific users, grade levels or groups.  Students, teac

I'm happy to announce I've been accepted to present three sessions at the 2021 NYSCATE Conference in Rochester, NY.  See the conference website here .

I'm pleased to be presenting and attending at the annual GV BOCES Summer Leadership Institute for School District Administrators.   Location :  Holiday Valley Conference Center, Ellicottville NY Date:   Wednesday, August 4th 2021 at 2:30-3:45pm Fairway Room Title:   DIY LiveStream & Record Your School Events with SlingStudio Description: Learn how the Oakfield-Alabama School District has created an affordable and portable one-person solution for recording and/or livestreaming school events. Our portfolio of events produced thus far include monthly school Board Meetings, musicals, assemblies, sporting events, parent forums and graduation ceremonies which can be viewed on our YouTube channel at OAlivestream.org      No longer do you need to spend thousands or learn complicated setups! The core of our hardware involves a SlingStudio hotspot and multiple iOS devices used as cameras. Budget options do exist from low to high end gear, so it's possible to smart small and upg