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Tuesday, July 31

Matchware

1:00 - 1:25pm

Mind Mapping: Building a Better Foundation for the Thinking Skills Process

Improve reading and writing skills by creating Mind Maps which increase retention, comprehension and the organization of main ideas.

Attendees will learn how to create mind maps, concept maps, and organizational maps. The purpose is to show how, through the use of mind maps, you can help facilitate students' analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity and writing across the curriculum.

OpenMind allows students and teachers to rapidly visualize, organize, and implement ideas; add images, text, sounds and hyper links and export them to HTML, Word, or as an Interactive Timeline.

Altiris

1:30 - 1:55pm

Simplifying IT Systems Management with Software Virtualization

Join Altiris, now part of Symantec, for a presentation on a revolutionary approach to software management-Altiris® Software Virtualization Solution™ (SVS™) software. By placing applications and data into managed units called Virtual Software Packages, SVS allows you to instantly activate, deactivate or reset applications and to completely avoid conflicts between applications. SVS is perfect for academic labs where different classes might be using different software. This software management solution allows you to host multiple versions of an application on the same system without conflicts between older and newer files. And you can easily activate or deactivate your applications based on need by sending a single command to the client systems. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how you can further simplify your academic IT environment.

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Films Media Group

2:00 - 2:25pm

Educational Video Goes Digital

Searching for innovative ideas to deliver high quality educational video content to faculty and students? Looking for a solution to your bandwidth bottleneck? Considering investing in a digital video delivery infrastructure? If so, come hear about how campus IT resources are playing a more critical role than ever before in expanding how digital videos are delivered and used in education today. Films Media Group -- the premier provider of videos to schools, colleges, and libraries -- will showcase new ways that educational institutions are leveraging their technology investment to deliver video programming to students in class, in the library, in the dorm, or on-the-go.

Xythos Software, Inc.

2:30 - 2:55pm

Xythos Software & the University of Memphis

Web-based collaboration has evolved from simple student and faculty file sharing to supporting a wide variety of academic and administrative processes. Attend this classroom session and learn from real-world examples how to simplify and accelerate document collaboration while better protecting institutional content on campus.

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Polyvision

5:00 - 5:25pm

Meet your 21st Century Student

Engage him/her with PolyVision’s 21st Century Learning Solution! PolyVision’s Education Strategy focuses on solutions that ensure user success. The solution for success includes: easy to use tools, access to resources (online, included curriculum toolbars, assessment peripherals and district software), and a variety of levels of use (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) to ensure a high rate of adoption. This solution is delivered through professional development tied to curriculum and standards.

Observational and scientifically based research is used to identify most appropriate tools, resources, professional development opportunities, and leadership development to support and act as “change agents” for Best Practice pedagogy in the development of 21st Century Learning Environments.

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Dell

5:30 - 5:55pm

Sneak Preview: Dell Latitude XT

Dell Latitude notebooks offer increased customization, security and reliability. And with the upcoming launch of the Dell Latitude XT tablet this fall, the Dell Latitude line-up will be more robust than ever. Join us at the Dell Technology Classroom to get a sneak preview of the exciting new Dell Latitude XT and learn how tablet computing can take your college or university to a whole new level.

Trumba

6:00 - 6:25pm

Trumba Connect and Spud Technology: The Best Way to Publish and Promote Events Online

Learn how Trumba® Connect, a subscription-based website calendaring solution, is revolutionizing the way higher education institutions publish and promote their events online. Trumba's innovative spud technology gives you unprecedented control over the appearance, behavior, and content of interactive online calendars and other event information. In addition, the spud creation process separates implementation (IT) from maintenance (event organizers), which allows you to manage your events in ways that work best for your situation. Join us for a demonstration of Trumba Connect and discover a better, more cost-effective way to present your institution's events online.

Smart Technologies

6:30 - 6:55pm

Transforming Your Classroom with SMART Products

SMART Technologies, Inc., the global leader in interactive whiteboards, will showcase how you can transform your classroom with their educational products. Come see Senteo, SMART’s new interactive response system and the rest of the SMART Classroom experience.

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Wednesday, August 1

Matchware

1:00 - 1:25 p.m.

CD-ROM, Flash & Web Design Made Easy

Participants will learn to create comprehensive Flash websites in a matter of minutes with interactive navigation, object animation and much more.

Mediator 8 is an icon-based authoring tool that lets you drag-and-drop your way to interactive websites, Flash presentations and multimedia CD-ROMs - no programming or experience is necessary.

Easy to use, with "One-click" exports to Flash and HTML, auto-run CD-ROM and automated FTP upload allows students and teachers can focus on content rather than technology.

School Dude

1:30 - 1:55pm

Overview and Demonstration of SchoolDude's IT Asset Management Solution, ITAMDirect

As institutions purchase more and more computers each year, they have done this with little or no staff increase. This session focuses on how to revolutionize the way you manage your technology assets by streamlining all aspects of IT asset administration, from monitoring and reporting to planning and lifecycle costing. SchoolDude's technology management suite is designed specifically for educational institutions and includes solutions for incident management and IT asset management.

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CampusDocs

2:00 - 2:25pm

A New Approach to ECM: On-Demand Document Imaging & Management

Join CampusDocs for a presentation on a new approach to document imaging and document management software. CampusDocs offers a web-based, on-demand, enterprise-class document imaging and document management solution for higher education. CampusDocs’ flexible architecture supports a broad range of processes and departments, from Admissions to Finance & Accounting to Human Resources; scales from a small department to a large, multi-campus solution and integrates with leading educational software systems. CampusDocs also offers a unique “pay-as-you-go” pricing model making its enterprise-class technology accessible and affordable without burdening IT departments with yet another application to administer, support, and maintain. The presentation will provide an overview of CampusDocs offering along with several examples describing how CampusDocs can be configured to meet your institution’s unique requirements.

AVST

2:30 - 2:55pm

Are you thinking about transitioning to the world of Voice over IP? Or providing your faculty, staff or students with enhanced communication capabilities from unified messaging? Or, simply replacing your aging voice mail system? Whatever your reasons for migrating, discover from Tom Minifie, VP of Product Management for AVST how hundreds of schools, colleges, and universities have been relying on CallXpress to transform their learning environment. CallXpress is a world-class unified communications solution from AVST that offers advanced voice mail, call processing, unified messaging, notification, faxing, and speech-based personal assistance capability. With 25-years of experience in the communications marketplace, CallXpress is a time-tested solution that helps educational institutions improve the productivity of faculty and staff, and be more responsive in meeting the needs of the student population and their families.