BrainStorm8 Conference Catalog

March 11-13, 2007
K-12 Information Technology Directors Conference
Inside:
Welcome & General Info ....................................... 2-4
Vendor List......................................................................5
Hands-on Sessions & Roundtables .......................6
Breakout Sessions ...............................................7, 10-15
Map ....................................................................................8
Breakout Sessions At-a-Glance ..............................9
Conference Schedule ................................. (back cover)
WWW.BRAINSTORMK12.COM
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W elcome! It is our pleasure to have you attend the 8th annual K-12 Information Tech-
nology Conference: Brainstorm 8.0. The purpose of this conference is for K-12 school dis-
trict Directors of Information and Technology to network with their counterparts. We offer pre-
conference hands-on workshops to allow you to see and work hands-on with new technology!
As you know, bringing new technology into your district (no matter the size) is a primary func-
tion of Directors of Information and Technology. Our conference allows you to consult with other
school districts about how to avoid some of the unnecessary pitfalls of many new technology pro-
jects. This is not the only benefit of our conference. We bring leading industry technology vendors
to help craft a solution that will best suit your districts needs.
We encourage you to participate in the sessions and presentations, and to take advantage of the
networking opportunities offered at Brainstorm. We ask that you complete the conference evalua-
tions/suggestions that will be emailed, as this allows us to continue bringing you the best K-12 tech-
nology conference in the MidWest. Enjoy your conference experience!
Brainstorm Steering Committee
General Information
Registration
The Registration area is your conference headquarters. It has conference handouts, schedule
changes/updates as well as a lost and found area. The area is open during the regular conference
times. This is generally from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, comments or concerns
this would be the place to let us know.
Keynote Address
What Ethernet Speeds are coming, can they carry Power and will they be Wireless?
by Don Doberstein, RCDD
After forty years, Moores Law is still alive and well and thats about all that has remained
the same within computing and network technology! Unfortunately the simple principle stated by
Gordon Moore in 1965 (that processing power doubles as the cost is cut in half every 18 months) has
made us all a slave to continually looking into our crystal ball, trying to predict what choices will carry
us farthest into the future at the least expense. This Keynote presentation will help to explain what is
Real and available today, what will probably be coming in the not-too-distant future and how best we
can equip ourselves and our facilities to face the inevitable challenges that technology will throw our
direction.
Don will also conduct a breakout session, during which you may ask questions or discuss any
issues that are on your mind as a result of the keynote presentation.
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Name Badges
Please wear your name badge at all times. It is your ticket for admission to the sessions, the
Vendor Fair, and meals. Please return the lanyard to the to the Registration area when you leave the
conference.
Breakout Sessions
There are eight breakout sessions. Some sessions may be repeated, please check the session
listings. During the breakout sessions vendors and educators will share their knowledge and experience
with technology. We encourage presenters to ask for questions during the session. This will allow for
a more give and take feel to the breakout sessions.
Most sessions are about an hour long and have a fifteen minute break in between. We hope
that you will have time to network with your peers or ask follow up questions during that time. If
more than one person is attending the conference from your school district, we encourage you to split
up to cover as many of the sessions as possible.
Internet Kiosk
You can check your email and search the Web during the conference at the Brainstorm Internet
Kiosk. The kiosk is located by the Registration & Information area in the Empress room. The kiosk
will be available during conference hours.
Accommodations for Disabilities

The Kalahari Resort is wheelchair accessible and is equipped to meet the needs of people with
disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact our Registration & Information desk or the Kala-
hari.
Steering Committee
This conference is an extension of monthly meetings that the Brainstorm Steering Committee
attends. It is the result of a team effort and could not be run by any one single district/person. The
members include:
JC LeDoux Five Star Telecom, Inc (Vendor-Products)

Greg Bergh La Crescent School District (small district)
Tom Ward La Crosse School District (large district)
James Mahnke Luther High School (private school)
Kevin Capwell Onalaska School District (medium district)
Vicki Thiele Rivercrest Technologies Inc (Vendor-Consulting)
You can identify Steering Committee Members by their red lanyards.
We hope you enjoy yourself at the conference!

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Thank You!
We would like to extend a special thank you to the following:
Bytespeed Computers - for providing com-

puters for a Hands-on Computer Session and
Internet Kiosk
Identification Technologies - for providing the

name badges
Berbee Information Systems for the door prize
Capital Data Inc. for the door prize
MPC for the door prize
Lenovo for the multimedia projectors
We would also like to thank all of our presenters for helping

our conference provide technical answers and new ideas for our
attendees.
We also thank all of the vendors who are participating in the

Vendor Fair for the drinks and hors doeuvres.
Next Years Conference
March 9-11, 2008

at the Wisconsin Dells Kalahari
Plan now to attend and mark your calendars
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Vendor List
Please keep these vendors in mind when you make your district's purchases, support those
who support this conference!
Company Name Email Address

3Com Corporation .................................... Rick Olivieri..................................... Rick_Olivieri@3Com.com
Anixter....................................................... Kurt Muscato .................................. kurt.muscato@anixter.com
Apple......................................................... Jeremy Egger ................................. jegger@apple.com
AVI Midwest.............................................. Jennifer Vosz.................................. jennifer.vosz@avimidwest.com
Ban-Koe Systems..................................... Kevin Weichert ............................... kweichert@bankoe.com
Berbee Information Networks ................... Brent Kiedrowski............................. brent.kiedrowski@berbee.com
Binary Training, Inc................................... Michael Bauer................................. mbauer@binarytraining.com
ByteSpeed LLC......................................... John Tupa....................................... bonnie@bytespeed.com
Camera Corner ......................................... Beth VanderLoop............................ bwi@cccp.com
Capital Data, Inc. ...................................... Bridgid Roark.................................. broark@capital-data.com
CardSmart Systems ................................. Joe Sirilla ........................................ joe_sirilla@cardsmartsys.com
CDW-G ..................................................... Kinga Ulery ..................................... kingau@cdwg.com
CESA 6 ..................................................... Mike Vander Berg........................... mvanderb@cesa6.k12.wi.us
CIPAFilter ................................................. Micah Kuriscak ............................... micahk@cipafilter.com
Cisco Systems, Inc. .................................. Mark Koxlien................................... mkoxlien@cisco.com
Delta Communications, Inc....................... Spencer Thomason ........................ spencer@deltacommunications.com
E.O. Johnson ............................................ Wayne Hanson ............................... whanson@eojohnson.com
Epson America ......................................... Bill Bilkey ........................................ bill_bilkey@ea.epson.com
Five Star Telecom, Inc.............................. James Le Doux............................... jledoux@5startel.com
Gateway.................................................... Tom Hemmen................................. tom.hemmen@gateway.com
GroupLink ................................................. Jared Lord ...................................... jlord@grouplink.net
Heartland Business Systems.................... Colleen Schott ................................ cschott@hbs.net
Hewlett-Packard Company....................... Dan Baar ........................................ dan_baar@hp.com
HP/ProCurve Networking ......................... Bill Finch ......................................... bill.finch@hp.com
IBM Lenovo............................................... Patricia Ullsperger .......................... psullsp@us.lenovo.com
Identification Technologies Inc. ................ Jeff DeWeerdt................................. JeffD@identi-tech.com
InfoCor, LLC ............................................. Jackson Veit ................................... jackson.veit@infocor.com
Laser Product Technologies, Inc. ............. Greg Elsen...................................... gelsen@lptnow.com
Management Information Group............... Bob Sanders................................... bsanders@migsirs.com
Marcia Brenner Associates....................... Peter Brenner ................................. pbrenner@mba-link.com
SchoolDude.com ...................................... Dan Gould ...................................... dgould@schooldude.com
Sergeant Laboratories .............................. Eric Anderholm ............................... eanderholm@sgtlabs.com
Skyward, Inc. ............................................ Kate Kaeding .................................. katek@skyward.com
Software Technology, Inc. ........................ Joy Vallosio .................................... sales@sti-k12.com
Sonic Wall................................................. Paul Jacobsen ................................ pjacobsen@sonicwall.com
Sophos...................................................... Adam Kaplan .................................. adam.kaplan@sophos.com
Spectrum Industries, Inc........................... Kaye Strojny ................................... kstrojny@spectrumfurniture.com
Tierney Brothers, Inc.. .............................. Jeff Lund......................................... jefflund@tierneybros.com
Tierney Brothers, Inc ................................ Chris Hunt....................................... chrishunt@tierneybrothers.com
Tushaus Computer Services .................... Mike Hettmann ............................... mikehe@tushaus.com
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Hands-on Sessions Sunday 6:00-8:00pm

Session ID = Day of Week (S, M, T)
Block (1-7)
Technical Level (100-introductory, 200-intermediate, 300-advanced)
Browser-based SSL VPN solution S1-301

by Kevin Capwell Data Systems Director, School District of Onalaska
Co-presenter(s): Pat Zielke Empress
SSL-Explorer is the world's first open-source, browser-based SSL VPN solution. This unique remote access solution provides users and businesses alike with
a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser.
Convertible PC Presentation S2-202

by Tom Hemmen Senior Account Executive Public Sector, Gateway
Co-presenter(s): Kevin Reese Mangrove
Quick overview re-introducing Gateway. Presentation showcasing tablet technology in the classroom, including wireless projectors, Dyknow, etc.
Hands on SQL S3-203

by Paul Potter Director of Technological Infrastructure, Tomah Area School District
Co-presenter(s): Aralia
Due to the ever increasing level of use of SQL servers in school infrastructure district technology staff need to have a basic understanding of how this
technology works and how to take advantage of this knowledge to help their districts. This presentation will have participants install SQL server and go
through the basics of working with data within a sample database. It will also discuss disaster recovery techniques for SQL server.
Managing Podcast Content-Creation & Delivery S4-204

by Jeremy Egger Systems Engineer, Apple Computer
Co-presenter(s): Marula
With more and more educational content being developed for and delivered through podcasting, educators and students have on-the-go access to audio,
video and slideshows ranging from curriculum-related content to professional development. This session will focus on creating, managing, and deploying
this content in the cross-platform K-12 environment.
Workstation rollout with Zen Imaging and ENGL S5-305

by Tom Hafemann Network Administrator, Campbellsport School District
Co-presenter(s): Matt Schlawin Tamboti
We will be showing how to leverage Novell ZEN imaging technology and the power of ENGL toolkit to make most of your workstation rollouts, updates,
application installs almost completely hands-off. We have taken a workstation out of the box and had all of the software and configuration set in it in less
than 2 hours.
Focused Roundtable Sessions Monday 10:45-12:15pm

1. Supreme Court archiving email & other legal discussions (copyright, etc.) ................. Suite 3
2. How to improve WIK12Tech.org ............................................................................. Suite 4
3. Security camera implementation ............................................................................ Suite 5
4. 1:1 computing , wireless, Internet filtering .............................................................. Suite 6
5. Show and Tell Logon/Logoff scripts........................................................................... Aralia
6. Online courseware issues-- Moodle vs Claroline, Server platform, etc. Requiring online course for
graduation?..........................................................................................................Marula
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Breakout Session #1 Monday 1:15-2:30pm

Session ID = Day of Week (S, M, T)
Block (1-7)
Technical Level (100-introductory, 200-intermediate, 300-advanced)
Why Wireless? M1-308

by Josh Zenner Wireless Solution Specialist, Berbee Information Networks
Co-presenter(s): Brent Kiedrowski Aloeswood
We will discuss how to deploy a safe and secure Wireless infrastructure that supports both voice and data while decreasing infrastructure support costs.
What Can SIF Do for You? M1-101

by Andy Elmhorst Senior Software Developer, Edustructures
Co-presenter(s): Andy Elmhorst (Edustructures) Jeff Cronk (Skyward) Aralia
Increasingly, districts thinking about application integration are relying on the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF). This technical presentation will give
an overview of what SIF can do currently and what is available in the new SIF 2.0 specification. Included is a technical Q&A session on any SIF topic.
Vshell Access to File Server from Home for Staff and Students M1-203
by Mark Scheppke Tech Coordinator, Altoona Schools
Co-presenter(s): Marula
Use Vshell server to grant access to home directories at home for staff and students.
Mac OS X Server in Heterogeneous Networks M1-204

by Jeremy Schoonover Network Administrator, G-E-T School District
Co-presenter(s): Suite 3
If you are tired of managing disparate server platforms for Macs and PCs, Mac OS X Server may be your ticket to freedom. Find out how one school district
made the switch to Mac OS X Server to manage not only their Macs but their Windows PCs as well.
Safe and Sound (Network and Physical Security) M1-306

by Mark Koxlien Account Manager - Public Sector, Cisco Systems Inc.
Securing your schools through the use of video and wireless access for school security and local public safety.
Windows Vista - Under the Covers M1-307

by Lori Learn Senior Account Manager, Inacom
Co-presenter(s): Tim McKellips Suite 5
Windows Vista is the most innovative, large-scale technology release in a decade. This session will show how Windows Vista provides greater security and
many new and improved management and troubleshooting features.
What Is WEB 2.0: The Key to Collaboration and Reaching the Digital Native M1-102
by Keith Schroeder Library Media Specialist, Howard Suamico School District
How can you collaborate effectively and at the same time improve your productivity? There are tons of WEB 2.0 tools available for you to use. The problem
is how to find which ones to use. This session will take a look at the best WEB 2.0 collaborative tools you can use. We'll also take a look at some of the best
examples of collaboration using these new tools.
Discussion follow-up to Keynote Presentation M1-205

by Don Doberstein Systems Engineering Manager, Anixter, Inc
Co-presenter(s): Tamboti
This session will be a follow-up question and answer discussion to the topics presented in Don's Keynote Presentation on Ethernet Speeds, Wireless Ethernet
and Power over Ethernet. The breakout session will afford a better environment for indepth discussion than the large group presentation. Any questions
you have from the presentation can be discussed and answered in this session.
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Registration &
Information
Breakout Sessions At-a-Glance
Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session 4th Session 5th Session 6th Session 7th Session
T5-237
T6-247
T3-222 Staff T7-152
T4-117 Wireless
M1-308 M2-215 Wireless communications IP Video
Aloeswood VoIP: Powerful Networking
Why Wireless? WAN Acceleration Authentication and with Live Conferencing in the
Educational Tool Strategies - Thick vs
Security Communications Classroom
Thin
Server
T4-225 T7-253
M2-211 Managing Your T5-233 CMS4Schools - An
M1-101 T3-218 T6-241
Asterisk - Open Own E-learning Open Source: What affordable,
Aralia What Can SIF Do Web Based Office Getting Teachers To
Source IP Services - the is available ready to customizable and
for You? Software Moodle
Telephony technical side of use today? easy to use website
things CMS
T6-348 T7-355
M1-203
M2-109 T3-219 T5-234 Virtual Classroom - Virtual Classroom -
Vshell Access to T4-226
Datacasting - A new Catch the Wave of Removing Walls Education Any Time Education Any Time
Marula File Server from Classroom
way to receive ECB Digital Imaging Making Every & Place, to Any & Place, to Any
Home for Staff and Calculator - Beta!
resources Solutions Home a Classroom Device (double Device (double
Students
length session) length session)
M1-204 T4-227 T7-149
M2-316 T3-323 T5-235 T6-242
Mac OS X Server in Integrating Your Hero or Villain?
Suite 3 Macintosh Directory Cross Platform SAN Client Imaging and Server & Storage
Heterogeneous Environment With How is your help
Services Integration Implementation Deployment Solutions
Networks Identity Manager desk staff
T3-220 T4-332 T7-356
M1-306 M2-212
Turn your Wiring Protecting Your T5-338 T6-243 Unified
Safe and Sound Its 3 AM.... Do you
Suite 4 Closet into a High Network from Edge to Edge NOC Knock: Who's Communications for
(Network and know where you IT
Quality Todays Internet Network Security there? Safety, Security and
Physical Security) assets are???
Infrastructure Space Threats Productivity
T4-228 T7-150
M1-307 M2-213 T3-324 T5-339 T6-244
SharePoint - Microsoft Licensing
Suite 5 Windows Vista - Exchange 2007 - Taking Control Windows Vista - Exchange 2007 -
Collaboration Made - Are You
Under the Covers Are You Ready? Using Group Policy Under the Covers Are You Ready?
Easy Confused?
M1-102 T6-245
T4-229 T7-254
What Is WEB 2.0: T3-221 Video Infusion -
M2-214 Reorganizing T5-236 WiscNet Learning
The Key to What is Internet 2 Enhancing
Suite 6 Microsoft Licensing Professional Web Content Management
Collaboration and and how can it be Education with
Strategies Organizations for Filtering Solutuions Service & Digital
Reaching the Digital used? Video
the 21st Century Districts Online
Native Communication
M2-110
M1-205 T5-340
DPI Update and T3-231 T4-230 T6-246 T7-151
Discussion follow- iSCSI / IP-SAN: An
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Tamboti Wisconsin's Wi Fi, Wi Max, Blade Servers and Virus Threats in the Lightspeed Total
up to Keynote affordable SAN
Longitudinal Data Why Not! Virtual Computing K-12 Environment Traffic Control
Presentation Architecture
System
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Breakout Session #2 Monday 2:45-4:00pm

WAN Acceleration M2-215
by Deborah Stapel Marketing Coordinator, Tushaus Computer Services
Co-presenter(s): Riverbed Aloeswood
WAN acceleration is about accelerating low bandwidth connections to outlying locations. By accelerating these connections the district can keep costs down and improve student/
staff satisfaction. For example, schools connected to the campus via T-1 are limited in their ability to utilize services that require high bandwidth connections (i.e. file storage,
databases, and client/ server applications). This situation typically requires the IT staff to deploy local servers at the remote site to improve student/ staff productivity but at an
added hardware and management expense. When put into production, WAN acceleration products have demonstrated their ability to increase throughput by up to 100 times, provide
compression ratios of up to 100:1, and cut bandwidth utilization by up to 95%. IT administrators have been able to deliver LAN-like performance over T-1 circuits, defer WAN up-
grades, centralize infrastructure without degrading performance, and cut IT maintenance costs. Riverbed will provide a technical discussion on how their WAN acceleration product
works and how to deploy it in various scenarios & environments. Riverbed will also provide demonstration equipment and testing/ simulation tools to give attendees a first-hand look
at how their technology works in practice.
Asterisk - Open Source IP Telephony M2-211

by Cory Jaeger Network Manager, D.C. Everest Area School District
Co-presenter(s): Jim Van Meggelen - Co-Author "Asterisk - The Future of Telephony" Aralia
Discussion of Voice Over IP (VoIP) in general and use of the open source (Free) Asterisk PBX server specifically. Learn how Asterisk can save you as much as
65% compared to traditional phone systems yet provide more features. Discussions will include some suggestions for networking and tips for avoiding some
common pitfalls when deploying VoIP. Demonstration of a live Asterisk phone system will be presented.
Datacasting - A new way to receive ECB resources M2-109

by Nan Linde Interactive Media Specialist, Educational Communications Board (ECB)
Co-presenter(s): to be announced Marula
Datacasting - What is it and why should it be implemented in my school district? With the transition from analog to digital television, ECB and the Wisconsin
Public Television can turn school districts into vast libraries of media-rich information. Come watch a demo and find out why datacasting is an exciting new
way to build a digital library of ECB resources locally in your school district.
Macintosh Directory Services Integration M2-316

by Jason Tyson Chief Operations Officer, TC Networks, Inc
Co-presenter(s): Ben Gollmer Suite 3
Explore how to get your Macintosh clients integrated with the rest of your network. Also talk about how to integrate Windows/Linux clients with a Macin-
tosh network. Covering Active Directory, eDirectory and Open Directory.
Its 3 AM.... Do you know where you IT assets are??? M2-212

by Dan Gould Account Manager, Schooldude.com
This session will review major trends and breakthroughs in IT Asset Management (ITAM) and emerging technology needed to indentify and manage your IT
assets, including hardware and software.
Exchange 2007 - Are You Ready? M2-213

This session will introduce the new features of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Exchange 2007 provides many significant improvements in Exchange
Server messaging while including many new features and improvements to provide a more secure, flexible, and scalable messaging system than ever. Ex-
change Server 2007 includes built-in protection with features like Edge Transport, Hosted Filtering Integration, and built-in protection for anti-spam and
antivirus, confidential messaging.
Microsoft Licensing Strategies M2-214

by Angie Lingk Microsoft Solution Specialist, Berbee Information Networks
We will provide information on several MS licensing strategies that schools can take advantage off and also provide and update on the free tools and services
that accompany many existing agreements. Technical folks will have the ability to ask questions relative to the benefits they are or should be receiving as
part of the new licensing agreements.
DPI Update and Wisconsin's Longitudinal Data System M2-110

by Stephen Sanders Director Instructional Media and Technology Team, WI Department of Public Instr.
Co-presenter(s): John Calderone Tamboti
John Calderone and Steve Sanders from the Department of Public Instruction will provide a few brief updates on educational technology issues (including the
8th grade technology literacy requirement). An overview of progress on Wisconsin's Longitudinal Data System (LDS) will be presented. Participants will have
an opportunity to provide input on what features and data should be included in the longitudinal data system.
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Breakout Session #3 Tuesday 8:00-9:15am

Wireless Authentication and Security T3-222
by Spencer Thomason President, Delta Communications, Inc.
Co-presenter(s): Dale Oledenkamp of BlueSocket Aloeswood
For an increasing number of schools, colleges and universities worldwide, wireless LANs provide a way to offer a wider range of academic and collaborative services to both students
and faculty across different campus environments. Educators face a number of unique challenges, however, in developing and deploying wireless networks to a highly diverse commu-
nity of users. One of the most important concerns is security, especially if a wireless network is used to extend wired resources. Wireless systems should employ reliable authentication
and policy-based user access safeguards, as well as tools that protect a network against viruses and other types of malicious code that may slip into a network through a students
notebook computer or mobile device. These devices cant be physically controlled or locked down, so it is vital that systems be in place to filter out any harmful programming or
attachments and provide a real-time audit of network activities. Having the ability to monitor and control bandwidth use within the network is also key to minimizing illegal downloads
and file sharing among students, and protecting an institution against possible violations. Above all, however, a school wireless network should provide the right balance between
strong and reliable security safeguards, flexible management controls, and a welcoming user interface that offer a learning gateway to both faculty and students
Web Based Office Software T3-218

by Kevin Capwell Data Systems Director, School District of Onalaska
This session will show using open source tools (Apache web server) and commercial software ThinkFREE Office to provide a web based solution for Word,
Excel and Power Point. Other web based software programs may also be dicussed (Google, etc.)
Catch the Wave of Digital Imaging Solutions T3-219

by Greg Elsen Service & Technology Manager, Laser Product Technologies, Inc.
Co-presenter(s): Rebecca Gierszewski Marula
We will be discussing HP's new Multifunction Printers and the document solutions that go with them. We will also discuss print management options.
Cross Platform SAN Implementation T3-323

by Jason Tyson Chief Operations Officer, TC Networks, Inc
Co-presenter(s): Ben Gollmer - Lead Engineer Suite 3
Cover the benefits of SAN technologies in a school district and how that differs from direct attached storage. How to integrate servers (Windows/Mac/Linux)
all on the same SAN file system utilizing the Apple xServe RAID.
Turn your Wiring Closet into a High Quality Infrastructure Space T3-220
by Al Warner Senior Staff Engineer, American Power Conversion
The wiring closet used to be a space to house switching and telecommunications equipment along with buckets, brooms, and mops. Often these spaces
started life as storage or janitor's closets and they tend to be small and odd shaped. But now, they house increasingly critical equipment for your data center
and extended network operation. These rooms were not designed with the power, cooling and security they warrant in their new role. Many different people
can have access and any cooling is an afterthought. Equipment critical to your VoIP, wireless LAN, RFID, and WAN connections might be plugged into circuit
meant for light bulbs. During this presentation we'll walk you through your wiring closet and help you understand what you can do economically and effi-
ciently to make it a valuable part of your infrastructure. You'll be able to ask questions and get prompt replies.
Taking Control Using Group Policy T3-324

by Paul Potter Director of Technological Infrastructure, Tomah Area School District
As school districts add more and more technology the load on technology department staff becomes overwhelming. Taking control of your workstations
becomes an essential task in order to survive. By using Group Policy you are able to set configuration standards and know that they are being applied across
your network automatically. This session will discuss techniques for implementation and management of Group Policy. Key policies and settings that Tomah
Area School District has applied will be presented and made available to attendees.
What is Internet 2 and how can it be used? T3-221

by Corey Koltz District Technology Coordinator, River Ridge School District
Co-presenter(s): Jeff Bartig Suite 6
An overview of Internet 2 on both technical and applications side. There will be an explanation of what Internet 2 is and how it can be used. We will be
reserving time for questions and comments.
Wi Fi, Wi Max, Why Not! CANCELLED T3-231

by Wendy Chretien , Elert & Associates
Co-presenter(s): Aloeswood
Find out the latest about what's happening in wireless. Topics will include Wireless Mess Networks, Wireless WANs, as well as Wireless LANs. Presentation will cover the latest stan-
dards.
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Breakout Session #4 Tuesday 9:30-10:45 am

VoIP: Powerful Educational Tool T4-117
by Janel Bedor Technology and Media Director, Tigerton School District
PRESENTER CANCELLED 5 STAR TELECOM WILL SUBSTITUTE WITH A SIMILAR PRESENTATION
Come to this session to hear how one district uses their Cisco Voice Over IP system and Unity Express to engage learners, enhance communication and build community. Projects and
practices along with supporting ideas will be shared. This is not a presentation about how to set up the VoIP system, but is a presentation about how it can be used in unconventional
means to create powerful community based projects and build a positive school environment that are relatively easy for teachers to utilize. Projects include a storytelling digital book
available on itunes, digital reading records, interview skills and much more. Come away from this presentation with ways to use VoIP that you may not have thought of before.
Managing Your Own E-learning Services - the technical side of things T4-225
by Vicki Lyons Director of Technology, School District of the Menomonie Area
Co-presenter(s): Garland Green, Josh Huhman, Eric Egger, Sue Molitor Aralia
Setting up an e-learning server environment is important in managing online teachers and users (along with managing internal course development). Menomonie's open source solution
(Mooodle) will be shared from the perspective of how to design and technically manage your own e-learning services (supplemental online courses to full online courses). These ser-
vices include courses for teacher professional development, support staff training, and student academics. See how an integrated environment can support course storage, podcasting
storage, internal blogging, and other online services in your intranet.
Classroom Calculator - Beta! T4-226

by Bryan Berg Tech Coord, Representing SEMTEC (Southeast Minnesota TEchnology Coordinators)
Co-presenter(s): Loren Kiefer (Tech Director, Dover-Eyota, MN) Marula
The Classroom Calculator is a creation of the SEMTEC group and has been presented to the area RAMSP group as well as the area Superintendents as a tool for determining costs - both
initial and ongoing - for the setup of tech classrooms at three levels: Low-End, Middle Ground, and High-End. The three different levels are defined by the type and amount of technol-
ogy used in the classroom or shared by others. The Calculator is always a "work in progress". The presentation is provided to give attendees information, but also to gain feedback to
make the calculator a better tool.
Integrating Your Environment With Identity Manager T4-227

by Tom Scott Senior Solutions Architect, Provident Technologies
Co-presenter(s): David Styers Suite 3
Novell Identity Manager (IDM) simplifies account provisioning and password management by securely exchanging information between systems and applications from a wide variety of
vendors. IDM is the ideal solution for provisioning network accounts from student registration and HR applications. This session provides an overview of IDM, showing you how to effec-
tively reduce administration and automate the enforcement of network security policies. A demonstration will showcase how identity management strategies may be applied to various
ZENworks components and eDirectory/Active Directory administration.
Protecting Your Network from Todays Internet Threats T4-332

by Brendan Ginty Systems Engineer, SonicWALL, Inc.
Co-presenter(s): Paul Jacobsen Suite 4
How are you protecting yourself from the Internet threats of today and what are you doing to secure your network? Learn the shortcomings of stateful inspection firewalls and how
deep packet inspection technology discovers and blocks today's blended attacks.
SharePoint - Collaboration Made Easy T4-228

Co-presenter(s): Tim Mckellips Suite 5
Windows SharePoint Services is free software from Microsoft that can help teams stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents, and information
they need to make more informed decisions and get the job done. With SharePoint Services you can:
Deploy websites for individual classrooms or learning communities where students, teachers, parents, and administrators can share documents and publicize important events, re-
sources, and tasks. Facilitate effective collaboration by providing document control capabilities such as document check-in/check-out and version control. Allow student access to
documents stored on a SharePoint site, determine the online status of other class members, and communicate easily with class members from the Shared TaskPane of the desktop
tools they use everyday. Keep students, teachers, and parents on top of changes to documents and to other site content through Alerts. Audience-targeting features enable class
updates, school news, and important files to be pushed to groups of students, teachers, or other users based on the role assigned to that user. Provide creative forums for brainstorm-
ing ideas, building knowledge bases, or simply gathering information in an easy-to-edit format with new templates for implementing blogs (also known as weblogs) and wikis (Web sites
that can be quickly edited by team membersno special technical knowledge required).
Reorganizing Professional Organizations for the 21st Century T4-229

by Annette R. Smith Assitant Professor, UW Oshkosh
Co-presenter(s): Tom Ward, John Otto, Connie Rutledge Suite 6
Panel will share the work being done by WEMA to reorganize to meet the needs of 21st century learners and those working in schools to support thier needs in schools.
Blade Servers and Virtual Computing T4-230

by Deborah Stapel Marketing Coordinator, Tushaus Computer Services
Co-presenter(s): HP Tamboti
Tushaus Computer Services in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard will be hosting a hands-on workshop on how to choose a blade server system, how to quickly configure blades, and
how to deploy applications. Application deployment will include the use of virtual server technologies to run multiple servers on a single blade and how to extend the processing needs
of a single application across multiple blades. Attendees should be prepared to cover many topics very quickly including blade server makeup, Windows/ Netware/ Linux support,
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virtualization, HP's SIM and RDP installation and configuration utilities, interconnect options, etc. Top technical experts from HP will be on hand to answer questions.
Breakout Session #5 Tuesday 11:00-12:15pm

Staff communications with Live Communications Server T5-237
by JC LeDoux Sr Systems Engineer, Five Star Telecom
Co-presenter(s): Dan Miller Aloeswood
Making the integrated communications environment work for your staff. With or without Voice over IP, an integrated communications system can simplify
the staff communications and interworking relations process by streamlining many or all of the communications systems that your district uses into one place
to find and colaborate with everyone in your district, grade level teams or department. Let us show you how easy it can be.
Open Source: What is available ready to use today? T5-233

by Paula Walser Director of E-Learning, CESA 6
There has been a lot of talk about open source software, but who has time to research everything that is available? In this session we will discuss the many
desktop software opportunities that exists using open source software. We will look open source tools for: office productivity, image editing, graphic de-
sign, typing tutors, desktop publishing, and much more. A CD with much of the software discussed will be given out to participants (limited number avail-
able).
Removing Walls Making Every Home a Classroom T5-234

by Kathy Tuschl IT Manager, Manitowoc Public Schools
Co-presenter(s): Craig Rayome, MPSD Network Admin Marula
We will be co-presenting with the following people from Heartland Business Systems: Greg Huza, Paul VanDeVen, Chris Dahlke, Mike Gauthier.
Providing access to instructional resources at anytime from anywhere challenges school technology programs that have to balance access, support and secu-
rity. Manitowoc Public School District over came these challenges by using SSL VPN and Portal technology that provides a remote access solution where
anyone with a computer, Internet connection, and Web browser can tunnel into the school's network quickly, easily and securely. Come and see how this
leading technology can easily remove the barrier walls from your school to change the landscape of an instructional school day and make every home a
classroom.
Client Imaging and Deployment T5-235

This session focuses on creating and deploying client configurations to large numbers of workstations. Delivery methods such as, NetBoot services, Ne-
tRestore, and Apple Remote Desktop will be covered.
Edge to Edge Network Security T5-338

by Jeff Carstensen Sr. Account Executive, NetrixIT
Co-presenter(s): Jeff Barsness - Director of Technical Services Suite 4
We will discuss the benefits and application of edge to edge network security using security mechanisms allowing access to information technology based on
who you are instead of where you are. New solutions for firewalls and both wired and wireless networks allow Districts to assign different access for guests,
students, teachers and administrators all based upon the network logon.
Windows Vista - Under the Covers T5-339

Windows Vista is the most innovative, large-scale technology release in a decade. This session will show how Windows Vista provides greater security and
many new and improved management and troubleshooting features.
Web Content Filtering Solutuions T5-236

by Rich Turiel Technology Specialist, WiscNet
Co-presenter(s): Joel Mundt Suite 6
A close look at different types of web filtering implementations.
iSCSI / IP-SAN: An affordable SAN Architecture T5-340

by John Puffer Regional Sales Manager, MPC Computers
IP-SANs are the affordable way to deploy a world-class SAN at a fraction of the cost of Fibre-Channel SANs. An IP-SAN allows you to:
Save countless hours avoiding night and weekend work
Provide true disaster recovery operations for your network
Re-architect your backup strategy
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Wireless Networking Strategies - Thick vs Thin T6-247
by Tom Catanese Solutions Architect, ProCurve Networking
This session will compare and contrast the Thick vs Thin wireless deployment strategies. Discussion points will include: - Pros and Cons of each technology - Management strategies -
Security strategies - Examples of various usage models Attendees will come away with good understanding of how to decide which model to deploy as well as the key questions to ask
vendors before selecting a technology.
Getting Teachers To Moodle T6-241

by Leo C. Ureel II Administrator, REMC #1
With the rise of distance learning and web-based curriculum, our students are now well positioned to experience significant online learning before graduating from high school. The
Pew Internet and American Life Project indicate 87% of 12-17 year olds are regularly online, most of them daily. At REMC #1, we are encouraging teachers to integrate online learning
into their curriculum via Moodle. Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS) designed to to help educators create effective online learning communities. REMC #1 provides technol-
ogy training and support to schools in the western upper penninsula of Michigan. We believe teachers are empowered to create high quality engaging instructional environments when
they have access to the necessary skills, tools and rich sources of information. We currently have 67 courses on our Moodle site, of which, 12 received heavy usage in 5 districts during
December 2006. Getting teachers to Moodle requires 1. an initial endowment of online curricular content as a resource for teachers to draw upon as they learn to build online courses,
2. data entry support as they move paper-based materials to the online environment, 3. technical support once they are up and running, and 4. community development and encour-
agement. This presentation describes the steps we are taking to get teachers to use Moodle, ideas for teacher training, and methods for additional classroom integration.
Virtual Classroom - Education Any Time & Place, to Any Device (double length session)T6-348
Co-presenter(s): Scott Schwensohn Marula
This rich media solution, based on the Cisco MeetingPlace platform, enables voice, video, and Web conferencing. Enhancing education through video and rich media elements can
provide students anytime, anywhere learning experiences not traditionally available, and make abstract ideas easier to understand. Cisco Virtual Classroom effectively eliminate the
barriers of time and distance by permitting faculty, staff, and students worldwide to function virtually, as if they were in the same room.
Server and Storage Solutions T6-242

Storage has become a top priority for today's IT professionals. Developing and implementing a smart attached storage strategy is essential in order to maintain productivity and compli-
ance while containing expenses. Xserve RAID is a cost-effective answer to the growing storage requirements of schools. What's more, Xserve RAID is qualified for use in Linux, Windows,
NetWare, and mixed platform environments.
NOC Knock: Who's there? T6-243

by Kathy Tuschl IT Manager, Manitowoc Public Schools
Co-presenter(s): listed in description Suite 4
Craig Rayome - Network Administrator MPSD, Greg Huza, Paul VanDeVen, Mike Gauthier, Chris Dahlke - Heartland Business Systens
Wouldn't you like to know who is at the door before answering it? Schools are faced with growing access requirements from many types of devices, but lack the tools to determine
what device gets access to what resources. Schools need tools to proactively prevent security breaches by controlling which users have access to systems and how they connect in a
wired and wireless network. Plug in or "Knock" on the Manitowoc Public School District's network and see how the network responds.
Exchange 2007 - Are You Ready? T6-244

This session will introduce the new features of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Exchange 2007 provides many significant improvements in Exchange Server messaging while includ-
ing many new features and improvements to provide a more secure, flexible, and scalable messaging system than ever. Exchange Server 2007 includes built-in protection with features
like Edge Transport, Hosted Filtering Integration, and built-in protection for anti-spam and antivirus, confidential messaging.
Video Infusion - Enhancing Education with Video Communication T6-245

Co-presenter(s): Scott Schwensohn Suite 6
Cisco Video Infusion helps schools migrate from traditional analog or ISDN to IP video delivery across the district. This includes live, on-demand, and two-way
video. Districts can enhance curricula, develop staff, and enable more effective administration communications.
Virus Threats in the K-12 Environment T6-246

by Richard Wang Labs, Sophos, Inc.
Co-presenter(s): beth.jones@sophos.com Tamboti
This will be an overview of the general virus threats that are facing K-12 school districts today.
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IP Video Conferencing in the Classroom T7-152
by Sarah Paul Technology Staff Development, Eau Claire Area School District
We will demo an IP Video set up and connection, talk about troubleshooting, bandwidth, firewall issues, video quality and some of the projects the Eau
Claire Schools have been involved in over the past year. This will be a repeat session from last year.
CMS4Schools - An affordable, customizable and easy to use website CMS T7-253

by Mike Vander Berg Director of Software Development, CESA 6
Co-presenter(s): Paula Walser Aralia
CMS4Schools has been developed to meet the specific Web site needs of today's school districts. This powerful Web site content management system (CMS) is
completely customizable, scalable to grow with your needs and has the power of any high-priced CMS products that you might find in the market. With
CMS4Schools, your district will be able to fully maintain every aspect of its Web site without any special hardware, software or training.
Virtual Classroom - Education Any Time & Place, to Any Device (double length session)T7-355
Co-presenter(s): Scott Schwensohn Marula
This rich media solution, based on the Cisco MeetingPlace platform, enables voice, video, and Web conferencing. Enhancing education through video and
rich media elements can provide students anytime, anywhere learning experiences not traditionally available, and make abstract ideas easier to understand.
Cisco Virtual Classroom effectively eliminate the barriers of time and distance by permitting faculty, staff, and students worldwide to function virtually, as
if they were in the same room.
Hero or Villian? How is your help desk staff T7-149

by Casey Trujillo Sales Director, GroupLink
Co-presenter(s): Jared Lord Suite 3
GroupLink is a Novell and Microsoft partner with over 7 years of help desk support. Our presentation is based on helping your support team apply basic prin-
ciples and take the last 5 minutes to mention that your help desk software should support you in your goals.
Unified Communications for Safety, Security and Productivity T7-356

Co-presenter(s): Dean Galanos Suite 4
Cisco Unified Communications equipment together with IP applications from a number of developers enables schools to put 911 in every classroom, take
attendance, report time in and out, broadcast messages, and much more. SchoolMessenger for Cisco Unified Communications is a parental notification
solution that uses Cisco Call Manager to save schools time and line costs.
Microsoft Licensing - Are You Confused? T7-150

Microsoft offers many options for you to license their products. Learn which program/option is best for you. The Microsoft Class Action Settlement with the
State of Wisconsin will also be discussed.
WiscNet Learning Management Service & Digital Districts Online T7-254

by Alicia Mundt Education Communication Specialist, WiscNet
WiscNet Digital Districts Online is a group of K-20 educators who have come together to create an educational brokerage, where "education is serving education". What exists today is
a catalog of over 100 online courses for K-12 students that are aligned with the Wisconsin State Standards and reviewed for quality, a repository of more than 500 learning objects,
online professional development opportunities, and sample policies and procedures. Come learn about how you can become involved as we work together to expand educational
options for our students.
The WiscNet Learning Management Service workgroup created and manages a shared, community-based learning management service based on Moodle, available to the WiscNet
community, and uses the workgroup to generate a community of practice for members interested in the LMS. The LMS working group is open to all faculty and staff of WiscNet member
organizations. The session will discuss what Moodle is and how the community is using this service, and the community of practice surrounding it.
Lightspeed Total Traffic Control T7-151

by Chris Lecher Director of Education/Government Sales, Camera Corner/Connecting Point Computer Center
Total Traffic Control is a comprehensive security solution developed specifically to protect K-12 networks. Extensive and comprehensive reports on all net-
work traffic, desktop applications, and installed hardware provide an unparalleled view of your network. Literally, with a few clicks of your mouse, stop
undesired web downloads, ban specific applications from running on the network, create virus signatures or perform hundreds of other actions. Manage all of
this functionality from an easy-to-use administration console or web browser.
Conference Schedule
S u n d a y, M a r c h 1 1 - Hands on
5:30 - 6:00 pm Registration .............................................. Reg & Info Area
6:00 - 8:00 pm Browser-based SSL VPN Solution ............................. Empress
6:00 - 8:00 pm Convertible PC Presentation ................................ Mangrove
6:00 - 8:00 pm Hands on SQL ...................................................... Aralia
6:00 - 8:00 pm Managing Podcast Content-Creation & Delivery ............. Marula
6:00 - 8:00 pm Workstation Rollout with Zen Imaging & ENGL ............ Tamboti
M o n d a y, M a r c h 1 2 - Day 1
7:30 - 8:30 am Registration .............................................. Reg & Info Area
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast ...................................... Suite 7 & 8
8:30 - 10:30 am Keynote Speaker .............................................Suite 7 & 8
10:45 - 12:15 pm Focused Roundtable Sessions ................................... page 6
12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch (provided) ............................................... Suite 7 & 8F
1:15 - 2:30 pm Breakout Session 1 ............................................... page 7
2:30 - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 - 4:00 pm Breakout Session 2 .............................................. page 10
4:00 - 7:00 pm VENDOR FAIR ...................................... Suite 1, 2, 7 & 8
Refreshments (Hors d'oeuvres & Beer) courtesy of our
participating vendors. Please be sure to thank them.
Tu e s d a y, M a r c h 1 3 - Day 2
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast .......................................Suite 7 & 8
8:00 - 9:15 am Breakout Session 3 .............................................. page 11
9:15 - 9:30 am Break
9:30 - 10:45 am Breakout Session 4 .............................................. page 12
10:45 - 11:00 am Break
12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch (provided) .................................................Suite 7 & 8
2:30 - 2:45 pm Break (Internet Kiosk closes after break)

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March 11-13, 2007

K-12 Information Technology Directors Conference

Accommodations for Disabilities

JC LeDoux Five Star Telecom, Inc (Vendor-Products)

You can identify Steering Committee Members by their red lanyards.

We hope you enjoy yourself at the conference!

Bytespeed Computers - for providing com-

Identification Technologies - for providing the

Berbee Information Systems for the door prize

Capital Data Inc. for the door prize

MPC for the door prize

Lenovo for the multimedia projectors

We would also like to thank all of our presenters for helping

We also thank all of the vendors who are participating in the

Next Years Conference

March 9-11, 2008

Company Name Email Address

Hands-on Sessions Sunday 6:00-8:00pm

Browser-based SSL VPN solution S1-301

Convertible PC Presentation S2-202

Hands on SQL S3-203

Managing Podcast Content-Creation & Delivery S4-204

Workstation rollout with Zen Imaging and ENGL S5-305

Focused Roundtable Sessions Monday 10:45-12:15pm

2. How to improve WIK12Tech.org ............................................................................. Suite 4

3. Security camera implementation ............................................................................ Suite 5

4. 1:1 computing , wireless, Internet filtering .............................................................. Suite 6

5. Show and Tell Logon/Logoff scripts........................................................................... Aralia

Breakout Session #1 Monday 1:15-2:30pm

Why Wireless? M1-308

What Can SIF Do for You? M1-101

Mac OS X Server in Heterogeneous Networks M1-204

Safe and Sound (Network and Physical Security) M1-306

Windows Vista - Under the Covers M1-307

Discussion follow-up to Keynote Presentation M1-205

Breakout Session #2 Monday 2:45-4:00pm

Asterisk - Open Source IP Telephony M2-211

Datacasting - A new way to receive ECB resources M2-109

Macintosh Directory Services Integration M2-316

Its 3 AM.... Do you know where you IT assets are??? M2-212

Exchange 2007 - Are You Ready? M2-213

Microsoft Licensing Strategies M2-214

DPI Update and Wisconsin's Longitudinal Data System M2-110

Breakout Session #3 Tuesday 8:00-9:15am

Web Based Office Software T3-218

Catch the Wave of Digital Imaging Solutions T3-219

Cross Platform SAN Implementation T3-323

Taking Control Using Group Policy T3-324

What is Internet 2 and how can it be used? T3-221

Wi Fi, Wi Max, Why Not! CANCELLED T3-231

Breakout Session #4 Tuesday 9:30-10:45 am

Classroom Calculator - Beta! T4-226

Integrating Your Environment With Identity Manager T4-227

Protecting Your Network from Todays Internet Threats T4-332

SharePoint - Collaboration Made Easy T4-228

Reorganizing Professional Organizations for the 21st Century T4-229

Blade Servers and Virtual Computing T4-230

Breakout Session #5 Tuesday 11:00-12:15pm

Open Source: What is available ready to use today? T5-233

Removing Walls Making Every Home a Classroom T5-234

Client Imaging and Deployment T5-235

Edge to Edge Network Security T5-338

Windows Vista - Under the Covers T5-339

Web Content Filtering Solutuions T5-236