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In recent years, traditional education has struggled to meet the demands of the modern workforce. It is estimated that over 60 percent of the current skilled- labor force is 45 years of age or older. For future gener- ations, this means a growing skills gap. This has become the focus of Career and Technical Education, and stu- dent certifications are one of the most important tools being used to fulfill the need. Industry-backed certifications powered by iCEV are changing the way students learn while equipping them for the future. Certifications such as Animal Science, Small Engine Technology and Professional Communications, with industry endorsements from Closing the Skills Gap with Certification With the number of devices skyrocketing and the budgets for IT personnel shrinking, the need for a reliable, effective and secure unified endpoint management solution becomes integral to the success of any modern technology initiative. For businesses and education alike, the need to deploy software, run updates, revoke privileges and provide needed mainte- nance on 100, 500 or 50,000 devices makes a strong Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) software a necessity. As the number of supported users and devices has increased, so has the concern for increased manage- ment and security. With BYOD/CYOD initiatives rising in popularity, personal device usage and home access What is TIPS? TIPS is an acronym for The Interlocal Purchasing System. TIPS is a national purchasing cooperative that offers access to competitively procured purchas- ing contracts to its membership. TIPS is housed at and managed by the lead agency, Region 8 Education Service Center, located in Pittsburg, Texas. Does TIPS meet the state procurement purchasing requirements where my school district could use TIPS Awarded Vendors for purchases over those thresholds instead of having to initiate our own RFP? Yes, TIPS meets the requirement as defined in Texas To help refresh their digital learning initiatives, leaders at Putnam City Schools in Oklahoma collaborated with LocknCharge to design and release the Putnam 16 Charging Station. The school district is in the process of installing 500 charging stations for the 2017-18 school year. The Putnam 16 Charging Station charges, stores and secures 16 iPads. The pre-wired station comes with an external charging status display and a built-in mechani- cal combination lock. The school district plans on put- ting 400 stations in their middle schools and 100 in var- ious classrooms that have a 1:1 program. Thinking of refreshing and improving your school's 1:1 technology? Speed, new capabilities and ease of use make the latest Chrome and Windows-powered devices a necessity for goal-oriented students. Now is the perfect time to see just how amaz- ing the current 1:1 technology is. Today's students watch the lightning-fast streaming news and social media and have adapted to a critically energized world. Studies show they are more attuned to instant information and gratification than students were just a decade ago. Don't risk losing their interest while they wait for an old mobile device to load or transfer the vital content they need to learn at an accelerated pace. Continued on Page 21 Lion Universe, provider of the lat- est in groundbreaking technologi- cal advances on telecommunica- tion devices, announced the release of the Bolton Effect – game-changing wireless head- phones combining a headset, voice recorder and MP3 player in one. "The Bolton Effect offers true freedom and convenience," stated Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Lion Universe, Antonio Henry. The Bolton Effect headset is a must- have for true music lovers. It gives you the perfect pair- ing with the Lion 1918, the world's first premium-full Continued on Page 25 Continued on Page 25 Unified Endpoint Management Checklist Cooperative Purchasing for School Districts FAQs Time to Refresh Your School's 1:1 Technology Lion Universe Releases Game-Changing Headset Continued on Page 21 Continued on Page 25 Continued on Page 21 BOOTH #2339 BOOTH #1635 BOOTH #1935 BOOTH #311 BOOTH #614 Oser Communications Group Austin Tuesday, February 6, 2018 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH TCEA Putnam City Schools Designs Charging Station with LocknCharge