2025 UEN Tech Summit

Salt Lake City School District has developed a credit recovery system that integrates with Canvas and PowerSchool.

Salt Lake City School District has developed a credit recovery system that integrates with Canvas and PowerSchool. The system reads PowerSchool to look for failed grades. The counselors can use the system to automatically enroll students into Canvas courses. When the students complete and pass the course, the credit is automatically added to the student's transcript in PowerSchool

Say goodbye to old-fashioned paper pass systems. This session highlights how digital hall passes bring structure, security, and efficiency to classroom movement while reducing unnecessary distractions. We will also showcase our Classroom management tool, which allows teachers to control student devices with a single click.

UEN is excited to announce that funding has been secured for Zoom licensing for the Utah K-20 education community. This new licensing agreement includes many new and exciting upgrades to the previous licensing. Users will now enjoy expanded features such as Zoom Docs, webinars, translations, Clips, Zoom CRC, Zoom Room licensing, and more. The structure of the licensing will now require sub-accounts to be assigned to each LEA and can be managed locally. We will dive into what this structure looks like and what is required by administrators of each sub-account.

Account administrators and general users will find value in this discussion as we introduce some new features that are now included. We will introduce the new Zoom statewide licensing, what it entails, the overall structure of sub-accounts, how users will be managed, and the latest Zoom expanded features that are now included. Plenty of time will be allowed for individual Q&A.

 Discussion of disk and data storage types, the Resilience, Security, and Efficiency features to consider when making decisions about the various storage solutions that are out on the market for data center storage. Backup requirement evaluation; High Availability evaluation; Disaster Recovery evaluation.

Fundamentals of Data Storage; Efficiency, Resillience, Security - Storage Types -- Local Disk --- Hardware Types and Speeds --- Storage Arrays ---- Erasure Coding ---- Data Deduplication ---- Encryption ---- Compression --- Hybrid Storage Arrays -- Network Attached Storage / File Shares -- Storage Area Network / Block Storage - Storage Presentation -- Software-Defined Storage (SDS) -- Object Storage (HTTPS) -- SMB Share -- NFS Share -- Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) -- LUN via iSCSI or Fibre Channel - Access Control -- OS Filesystem Controlled --- User Directory Referenced - Data Lose Defence -- Business Continuity Terms -- Ransomware --- Restore Data but Refresh Identity --- Use Immutability if you can afford it -- High Availability -- Disaster Recovery --- Partial (Work to time of recovery) --- Full (Flip the switch on)

Research, education and networking at the FORGE Geothermal site near Milford, Utah. Network challenges in a remote but growing outdoor laboratory. Research into enhanced geothermal energy techniques and induced seismicity in Utah's renewable energy corridor.

Geothermal energy is often restricted to areas with underground heat, water and electrical transmission. Heat can always be found, but often the depth restricts how useful geothermal energy is. Enhanced geothermal targets areas that might otherwise be rejected. But, the gotcha is that injecting fluids into wells can often result in seismic activity. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations(UUSS) is part of the FORGE project, focused on monitoring seismic activity caused by enhanced geothermal. UUSS operates a network of instruments in and around the FORGE site. When the project was initially started, this was a radio-quiet zone (relatively speaking). As the project grows and matures, we've seen the radio noise floor increase and other problems crop up that interfere with telemetry. This presentation will focus on some of the technical networking aspects, including partnerships with UETN and Beaver County School District and the STEM-related outreach for the Utah FORGE project.

How I built a driveable couch - a fun demo.

Regarding Couchbot, I built a driveable couch (https://youtu.be/cMUn3P2ZrUM?feature=shared). I can share lessons learned and fun insights. We will make it lighthearted fun.

This session will provide a look at the latest updates to the E-Rate program and offer practical strategies for school districts and charter schools in Utah to maximize their funding opportunities.

In this session, participants will explore the latest changes as well as upcoming changes within the E-Rate Program and the Category 2 application process. Attendees will review or learn the basic process and requirements of the E-Rate program. The discussion will include the new Category 2 Budget Cycle beginning with Funding Year 2026. This session is essential for administrators, IT coordinators, and educators looking to stay informed and make the most of their E-Rate funding.

What is a privacy audit? What triggers a privacy audit? What are our obligations during a privacy audit? What are the possible outcomes of a privacy audit? What rules do privacy auditors follow? How often will we be audited? What will the audit focus on? What can we do to prepare ourselves? Join our session to find out! Presented by the State Privacy Auditor.

In this interactive session, we will explore the most pressing questions about privacy audits. We will specifically focus on measuring privacy risks related to the use of technology. We will also go over the new Privacy Auditing Standards developed by the State Privacy Auditor. Participants will have the opportunity to go through a "mock audit" during the session, with a focus on AI governance.

A reflection and examination of the Advocacy program run by UEN Technical Services.

In this session, the UEN Technical Advocates, T-forum co-chairs and members, and other interested parties will come together to celebrate and reflect on the 25th anniversary of the program. The Advocates will hold a brief regular monthly meeting followed by a reflection, review, and further planning session with UEN, stakeholders, and other interested parties.
Agenda: Critical path circuit project review, followed by the question: Should the Advocacy program continue? If not, then what would be put in its place? Balance of the meeting will be devoted to reflection and celebration (the good, the bad, and the ugly).