At Apple Education, we’re excited to be part of HECC 2024 and look forward to sharing this journey with you. Apple Education’s dedicated visionary leaders will guide interactive sessions on diverse topics and provide you with great ideas, tools, and resources.
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Find content and resources from each of the IT-Focused sessions below. Be sure to check out the Teaching & Learning Sessions, too.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
What’s New for IT from Apple
Apple is committed to supporting your vision for technology at scale. Join us to discuss the latest products and platform changes from Apple, including what’s new for Managed Apple IDs, new deployment options, and management features for macOS and iPadOS.
Deploying iPadOS
Join us to discuss the latest platform changes for deploying iPadOS across your district. During this time, we’ll walk through deployment workflows for both organization-owned and personally-owned iPads, platform updates, best practices for content distribution, and re-deployment.
Deploying macOS
Join us to discuss the latest platform changes for deploying macOS across your district. During this time, we’ll walk through deployment workflows, platform updates, best practices for content distribution, and re-deployment.
Apple Lab: Content Caching
Unlock the power of content caching with Apple. During this session, you’ll learn how to set up, configure, and optimize Apple's content caching service. Apple Systems Engineers will also guide you through best practices for deploying and managing content caching servers to accelerate software updates and app downloads. They’ll also demonstrate how to accelerate access to iCloud data to enhance user experiences and optimize network performance through bandwidth consumption reductions.
Apple Engineering Roundtable
Join us for a technical roundtable discussion about deploying Apple at scale. During this time, we’ll share best practices, resources, and tools for managing Apple devices in your school. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with and learn from fellow IT professionals and Apple engineers.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Deploying macOS
Join us to discuss the latest platform changes for deploying macOS across your district. During this time, we’ll walk through deployment workflows, platform updates, best practices for content distribution, and re-deployment.
Apple Lab: Platform SSO
Platform SSO empowers schools with seamless resource access and enhanced security. Join us to discuss best practices for integrating macOS devices with SSO platforms as well as practical demonstrations and guided exercises. From configuring SSO authentication methods to enforcing security policies and managing user access, this session will equip you with an understanding of how best to streamline user authentication, improve productivity, and strengthen security across your organization's macOS ecosystem.
Apple Engineering Roundtable
Join us for a technical roundtable discussion about deploying Apple at scale. During this time, we’ll share best practices, resources, and tools for managing Apple devices in your school. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with and learn from fellow IT professionals and Apple engineers.
Deploying iPadOS
Join us to discuss the latest platform changes for deploying iPadOS across your district. During this time, we’ll walk through deployment workflows for both organization-owned and personally-owned iPads, platform updates, best practices for content distribution, and re-deployment.
What’s New for IT from Apple
Apple is committed to supporting your vision for technology at scale. Join us to discuss the latest products and platform changes from Apple, including what’s new for Managed Apple IDs, new deployment options, and management features for macOS and iPadOS.
Friday, November 8, 2024
What’s New for IT from Apple
Apple is committed to supporting your vision for technology at scale. Join us to discuss the latest products and platform changes from Apple, including what’s new for Managed Apple IDs, new deployment options, and management features for macOS and iPadOS.
Apple Engineering Roundtable
Join us for a technical roundtable discussion about deploying Apple at scale. During this time, we’ll share best practices, resources, and tools for managing Apple devices in your school. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with and learn from fellow IT professionals and Apple engineers.
Attach up to 5 files which will be available for other members to download.