Experience IoT through the use of AWS IoT Buttons
CETPA is the only association in California focusing on the needs of the IT Professionals working in schools. The conference continues to grow and improve to become the best professional learning opportunity for those hoping to learn more about the effective use of technology in schools and how to support it successfully.
Paige's career has focused on supporting teaching and learning, with emphasis on transforming education through effective use of technology. She collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders – teachers, students, administrators, parents, government leaders and vendors in order to help school systems meet their educational goals . During her two decades with Intel, she worked with representatives of school systems around the world to make their their learning environments better. As IT becomes more sophisticated, she is now involved in promoting the newest advances to integrating technology and education – Cloud services. Amazon Web Services offers a solutions to help make education more efficient, effective and agile. The pathway to personalizing learning is through the cloud.
Steve has worked for Clarity Innovations since 2002 and is currently the Director of Strategy. He oversees the development of new solutions for Clarity's clients. This process typically involves blending research-based practices with emerging technologies. He's paying a lot of attention right now to the education potential of emerging ecosystems as well as how changes in digital publishing are affecting teaching and learning in the classroom. Having worked with educators and students for nearly two decades, Steve is skilled in understanding a wide variety of technologies and their application in education.
Making websites scale in terms of usability and performance has always been a part of what Frank does. Frank is an enthusiastic devotee of Drupal, the widely used open source content management system known for its flexibility and versatility at creating a wide range of solutions. Frank applies his deep expertise in the architecture of Drupal to make solutions accessible, responsive and successful.
Cloud services are much more than just virtualization and online storage. Big Data and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) are two emerging areas of technological innovation that are having a profound affect on how we work, live, and play and (soon) will have a similar impact on how we learn. In this practical, hands-on session we will explore one such Internet of Things tool, the AWS IoT Button, and explore how it could be used in a variety of education settings from the classroom, to facilities and transportation management, as well as the district office. In addition to exploring the Internet of Things and how AWS services can be used in your own IoT deployments, we will roll up our sleeves and work with a hands-on demo of the AWS IoT Button exploring how AWS services and offerings can help you bring IoT to your school. Attendees will leave with practical examples, schematics, code samples, and an AWS IoT Button of their own to build, test, and deploy their own proof of concept as well as a deeper understanding of the critical role AWS plays in both IoT and data analytics.