2018 Bootcamp Tech Town Hall Report
Boot Camp Sessions
There are no must-have prerequisites for the boot camp sessions! You can just bring yourself, and follow along. However, for those wanting to follow along with the examples or participate in the hands-on activities, we strongly recommend that you preview the recommended session prerequisites identified below:
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Thursday - AM | 9:30 - 11:30 | Ed-Fi Technology 101 The Ed-Fi Boot Camp 101 session is designed to give a beginner-level overview of everything you need to know to get started with a successful Ed-Fi implementation or integration. Presentation: Bootcamp - Ed-Fi Technology 101.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: None | ||
Thursday - PM User-Centric Tracks - SEA, LEA, Vendors | SEA Track | LEA Track | Vendor Track | |
2:00-2:45 | Hands-On Introduction to Ed-Fi ODS/API This session takes agencies, especially those planning a new deployment, through the process of deploying the Ed-Fi ODS/API. Participants can choose from enterprise deployments on a provided VM or a cloud deployment on their choice of platform. Recommended pre-reqs: See session detail | Ed-Fi v3 Data Management API Presentation: Vendor_Track_v3DataManagementAPI.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: None | ||
2:45-3:30 | Data Standard changes in v3.0 and v3.1 This session will give an overview of the changes made for the Ed-Fi Unifying Data Model v3.0 and v3.1 from Data Standard v2.0. The session will cover the improvements, fixes and changes that appear in v3.0 and in v3.1 of the Data Standard. Presentation: Data Standard Changes in v3.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: No prerequisites. Prior knowledge of Data Standard 2.0 is preferred. | Ed-Fi Assessment API Presentation: VendorTrack_AssessmentAPI.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: None | ||
3:45-4:30 | Extensions & MetaEd Presentation: Extensions and MetaEd.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: N/A | Data Import Lab material: Data Flow - proof-of-concept CSV to Ed-Fi API import tool Recommended pre-reqs: If participating in advanced lab, review Data Flow documentation and install Data Flow locally. | Programming with Change Queries Presentation: Programming with Change Queries Recommended pre-reqs: Postman | |
4:30-5:30 | Migrating to ODS/API v3.0 and v3.1 Presentation: Migration to Data Standard v3.pptx Recommended pre-reqs: N/A |
Day | Time | Tech Topics1 | Tech Topics 2 | Tech Topics 3 | Tech Topics 4 |
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Friday - AM Technical Topics | 9:00-9:50 | Analytics Middle Tier Presentation: Analytics Middle Tier - Bootcamp 2018.pptx Option 1: run on local system. See Lab Exercise instructions for pre-requisites. Option 2: a laptop to connect to a Virtual Machine environment provided by the Ed-Fi Alliance. | ODS/API v3.0 & 3.1 Recommended pre-reqs:
| Best Practices from the community - 1 Recommended pre-reqs: None | Sample Data - Sets and Tools Realistic sample data is essential to support the development of Ed-Fi projects. In this session, we'll walk through various options for sample data including the new releases for this year: the Northridge dataset and the Sample Data Generator tool. |
10:00-10:50 | ODS 3.x Performance Testing Framework Option 1: run on local system. See Lab Exercise instructions for pre-requisites. Option 2: a laptop to connect to a Virtual Machine environment provided by the Ed-Fi Alliance. | Best Practices from the community -2 Recommended pre-reqs: None | This session will consist of a hand-on lab where participants will use the MetaEd integrated development environment (IDE) to create Ed-Fi extensions. Recommended pre-reqs: A Windows laptop | ||
11:00-11:50 | Tech Town Hall Recommended pre-reqs: None |