TTL for Network Administrators

Governor's Technology For Teaching and Learning 
Academy for Network  Administrators 2002
(TTL NA 02)

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Avoid misunderstandings. Be sure that both you and your administrator(s) share an  understanding of the school district's responsibilities and your responsibilities as a participant.

• What is TTL NA?
• TTL NA 2002 Locations, Descriptions & Dates
• TTL NA Purpose
• Financial
• Who may attend?

What is TTL Academy for Network Administrators

The Governor’s TTL Academy for Network Administrators is an intensive training program for individuals who have responsibility for management and/or maintenance of a school district’s network(s). Two levels of academy are offered. In Basic Network Administration, participants learn the basics of networking and gain skills necessary to setup, configure, maintain, and administer a Windows NT server. Basic TTL NA is a month-long academy.

Advanced TTL NA consists of shorter sessions that focus on more discrete sets of subject matter. Advanced TTL NA gives experienced network administrators an opportunity to add breadth and depth to their network management expertise. (See descriptions under "Academy Locations/Dates").

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TTL NA 2002 Locations, Descriptions & Dates

Basic TTL NA

Course Dates: June 3 – 28, 2002 (4 weeks)
Location: Mitchell Technical Institute
Course Description: The TTL NA Core Sessions will cover the basic skills needed to administer a school network. No prerequisite knowledge of networking is required for this four-week course.

Advanced TTL NA: Special Topics

Course Dates: June 3 - June 14, 2002 (2 weeks)
Locations: Mitchell Technical Institute
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Course Description: The TTLNA Windows 2000 Sessions will cover the skills needed to administer a Windows 2000 Active Directory school network.
Prerequisites: Participants must have at least one year of experience administering a Windows NT or Windows 2000 network. An understanding of computer hardware (RAM, CPU, Hard Drives), basic network hardware (routers, hubs, switches), TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, and Routing is required.

Course Dates: June 17 - June 21, 2002 (2 weeks)
Locations: Mitchell Technical Institute
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Course Description: The TTLNA Windows 2000 Sessions will cover Local Area Network and Wide Area Network security. Discussions will include firewalls, scanning, hacks, and physical security for you network components and data.
Prerequisites: Participants must have at least one year of experience administering a Windows NT or Windows 2000 network. An understanding of computer hardware (RAM, CPU, Hard Drives), basic network hardware (routers, hubs, switches), TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, and Routing is required

Course Dates: June 24 - June 28, 2002 (1 week)
Locations: Mitchell Technical Institute
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Course Description: The TTLNA Windows 2000 Sessions will cover the essential skills need to facilitate multimedia and web authoring in K-12 environments. This will be a hands-on session covering video capturing, digital recording technologies, streaming services, web page authoring, intranets, VTEL, and classroom wireless technologies.
Prerequisites: Participants should have at least one year of experience administering a Windows NT or Windows 2000 network. An understanding of basic computer hardware (RAM, CPU, Hard Drives), basic network hardware (routers, hubs, switches), TCP/IP, and DNS, is suggested.

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TTL NA: Purpose

To help insure that South Dakota school districts have trained personnel who possess the expertise necessary to properly manage and maintain their computer networks to support and facilitate educational utilization.

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TTL NA: Financial

TTL NA is funded through the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs as a part of its ongoing effort to develop and implement new and improved forms of continuing and sustained professional development opportunities for educators and other school leaders. The Academy supports the individual and the districts in which they are employed in the following ways:

• LODGING:  Dormitory or motel lodging is paid for those participants who choose to stay on campus during the summer seminar. No payment is available for alternative lodging or for those who elect not to use the lodging provided by the academy.

• MEALS:  Meals provided by the academy are paid for. No payment is available for other meal arrangements selected by participants.

• STIPEND:  A $1,000.00 stipend is provided for each individual participant who attends the Basic Academy. Fifty dollars per day is paid to those participating in Advanced TTL sessions. These amounts are sent to the participant’s school district for payment through normal payroll channels. (Only "customary and ordinary" deductions may be withheld from the stipend.)

• EQUIPMENT:  DECA will provide computers necessary for instructional purposes during the Academy.

• GRADUATE CREDIT:  Graduate credit will be available for TTL NA segments.

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 TTL NA: Who May Attend?

ELIGIBILITY: The ideal candidate for TTL NA possesses a high level of knowledge, skill, and interest related to computers, networking, telecommunications, and other related technologies. Applicants MUST be employees of a South Dakota school district. District students will not be considered for attendance.

Each school district may nominate as many individuals as they wish. However, in case more applications are received than can be accommodated, a random drawing will be used to select participants. If a drawing is necessary, districts may be limited to no more than one participant in order that as many districts as possible may be accommodated.

(NOTE: The term "district" is used to mean a public school district, nonpublic school district or system, educational cooperative, or other K-12 educational entity.)

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