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Agenda
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Introductions
Group Overview
Group Expectations
Our Goals & Priorities
District & Community Presence
Fundraising
Tech Crew Resources
Future Meeting Preview
First Topic (time permitting)
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Introductions
• So … what’s my background?
– Technical role with Oracle
– 27 years in the technology industry
• H/W Support, System Administration, S/W Development,
Management, Technical Presales
– Tech Community
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Tri-C Technology Advisory Committee
LCCC Technology Advisory Committee
Lorain Tech Prep Program
NEOSA
Facilitate Cleveland Java User Group & MySQL User Group
• What about you … what are your interests?
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Group Overview
• You don’t need to be an expert
• Meet every* Tuesday @ 3:30PM in Room 243
• Expect the meeting to end between 5:005:30PM
• You’re not expected to be here every week
• Presentations, notes, links will be posted to our
website
• You can subscribe to the ‘Tech Crew’ mailing list
• You can contact me any time:
scotts@ahstechcrew.org
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Goals & Priorities
• Basic Goals & Priorities
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Compliment course offerings, clubs and hobbies
Play a role in technology at AHS, district & community
Understand current tech industry trends
Introduce you to new technologies, paradigms
Acquire skills that help you stand out
• How will we learn?
– Lectures & speakers
– Challenges & exercises
– Hands on experience
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Goals & Priorities
GOALS?
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Group Expectations
• Treat Everyone with Respect
• You don’t need to be an expert
• Participate, Participate, Participate
– Ask questions, share your experiences, offer
suggestions, ideas
• Expand Learning Beyond our Meetings
– Apply what you learn
• Challenge Yourself
– Step outside your comfort zone, learn from mistakes
• Check Email Regularly
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Group Expectations
• Teaching is not my profession …
• But, I’m committed to help you learn
• My job requires frequent travel…
– WebEx
– Conference Calls
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District & Community
• Avon Tech Department
– Routine Computer Lab Maintenance
– Repair
– Summer Internships
• Community
– Avon Senior Center
– Working on more ideas …
• Workshops
• Newsletter
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Fundraising
• Why do we need funds?
– Hardware & Software
– Build a system?
– Set some goals
• Some Ideas …
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Tech Support Events
Grants
Solicit Sponsorships/Donations
Auction
Sell USB Drives, Virus Protection, etc
Your thoughts …?
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Tech Crew Resources
• AHS Tech Crew
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On the web: http://ahstechcrew.org
Follow us on Twitter: #AHSTechCrew
Facebook: http://facebook.com/AHSTechCrew
Subscribe to Mailing list: http://ahstechcrew.org/lists
• Twitter
– If you have consent, consider an account
– NOT a requirement!
• T-Shirts
– Limited sizes/colors
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Future Meeting Preview
GAMING
OPERATING
SYSTEM
NETWORK
CLOUD
PERIPHERALS
STORAGE
I/O
CPU
NETWORK
DATA &
DATABASES
GRAPHICS
MEMORY
GRAPHICS
LANGUAGES
VIRTUAL
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DEVELOPMENT
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Future Meeting Preview
• Included in each topic:
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Guest Speaker*
Brief History
Definition
Technical Overview
Trends
Classroom/Online Challenges
Hands on (when practical)
Additional Content/Links
Project**
NETWORK
STORAGE
I/O
CPU
GRAPHICS
MEMORY
*Not for every topic
**Based on interest
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Questions/Comments?
Scott Seighman
scotts@ahstechcrew.org
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