Databus Issue
Volume: 2008 Issue: 2
07/17/2008
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President's Message
Warren Williams 07/17/2008As we approach a year in which budget cuts take center stage, it will force IT professionals to make hard decisions about the quantity and quality of services they will be able to offer. more..
Best Practices
Phil Scrivano 07/17/2008If new technologies have to do with network infrastructure or the latest laptops available, you are most likely an authority and are part of the discussion. more..
CETPA 2008 Conference Primer
Warren Williams 07/17/2008As school districts around the state are taking draconian measures to meet budget reduction goals, CETPA is working on a conference strategy to assist schools, districts and county offices to utilize technology to mitigate the impact of such cuts. more..
Providing California Educators with the Tools Needed for Today's Classrooms
Alan Phillips 07/17/2008Across California – and the country for that matter -- educators have gained a wide range of technological tools to assist in teaching and learning. more..
Emerging Technologies
Bonnie Marks 07/17/2008What are the emerging technologies that will shape K-12 education in the upcoming years? Collaborative Web technologies, mashups and mobile broadband will take a role, as will social operating systems, grassroots video and collective intelligence, according to the 2008 Horizon Report recently released by the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative. more..
Working Outside the Box
David L. Goldsmith, CCTO 07/17/2008Pervasive. more..
Web 2.0
Greg Lindner - Director of Technology Services 07/17/2008A reality for IT departments is that our students are becoming increasingly sophisticated consumers and producers of digital content – within and beyond the school day. more..
Recording Board Meetings
James Reynolds 07/17/2008A year ago, Enoch Kwok, Director of Technology at the La Canada Unified School District (LCUSD), was approached by his district’s school board to start recording their board meetings for public access from their website. more..
Progressive Incremental Backup Methodology
Garth Gomes 07/17/2008This past year, the Los Banos USD IT department was in the process of updating our licensing and maintenance agreement for our existing backup software (traditional backup process). more..
The Coming Metaverse
Stan Trevena 07/17/2008Neal Stephenson coined the term ‘Metaverse’ in his 1992 novel ‘Snow Crash’. more..
Providing Access to Rich Digital Media Content
Mark Katzmann 07/17/2008YouTube®, and other video phenomena, are moving school-aged youth into a world of high-speed, instant access, visual communications. more..
Legislative Update
Dr. Jeff Frost 07/17/2008In January, Governor Schwarzenegger unveiled his proposed 2008-09 state budget. more..
E-rate Update
Fred Brakeman 07/17/2008USAC (Erate) has recently published a set of most common mistakes Erate applicants make during the course of managing their annual Erate projects. more..
CTO Mentor Project Begins its Second Year
Andrea Bennett 07/17/2008The 2008 CTO Mentor Project is beginning its second year on March 14, 2008 in Sacramento with a keynote speech from Jack O’Connell, California’s Superintendent for Public Instruction. more..
Member Profile
Lisa Kopochinski 07/17/2008DataBus Speaks with Richard Kebo Databus: What are your responsibilities at Clovis Unified School District? How long have you been there? RK: I am currently the Interim Chief Technology Officer for the district. more..
