ITD Update

KS information technology division newsletter

dean tomita, ITD director | Summer 2016
Editing & Design: Darlene o.s. nakagawa

embracing . . . the limitations, origami, and

all things new at the ks ed tech conference
by Darrin Sato
Photo credits: Chris Kwock, Darlene Nakagawa, Mike Racoma, Michael Young

Imagine. Believe. Passion. Embrace.

E Apo Aku I N Mea Hou (To embrace new things) resonated throughout our 8th Annual Kamehameha Education Technology Conference held at the Neal Blaisdell Center on June 78, 2016. True
to its Hawaiian theme, this years conference focused on embracing culture, change, innovation, and
learning.

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF
Six students with their sensei from the Pacific Buddhist Academys Hyaku Sen Ki Kai Taiko kick started the conference
with their taiko drumming performance and entertained the 356 attendees from Kamehameha Schools (including Native
Hawaiian charter schools), Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), and the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) schools that set the tone for two days of exciting breakout sessions, vendor sharing, meaningful learning, and
internationally recognized keynote speakers.

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SEIZE THE LIMITATION.

As an art student, Phil Hansens intense style of pointillism led to a tremor in his hand and a diagnosis of nerve damage.
Devastated, he dropped out and lost his way until a neurologist suggested he embrace the shake. That piece of advice
tweaked Hansens point of view and sent him on a quest to invent different approaches to making art by embracing personal and universal limitations. In his keynote session Embrace the Shake, he shared his personal and professional experiences as a multimedia artist who redefined what art could be by looking for new approaches at the intersection of traditional
visual art, pointillism, and offbeat techniques.
He then mesmerized everyone with his incredible works while profoundly imparting the message that limitations can
be a source of creativity, and that instead of telling each other to seize the day, maybe we can remind ourselves every day to
seize the limitations. To see this keynote, go to http://blogs.ksbe.edu/edtechconference2016/video/ (available only on the
KS internal network until June 7, 2017).

Have foldscope, will travel!

On the second day of the conference, Tom Hata, a local boy from Hawaii and post-doctoral researcher at Stanford
University, intrigued us with his keynote Bringing Science Tools to Everyone, in which he introduced the Foldscope a
$1 origami-based paper microscope, invented and developed in Manu Prakashs lab in the Bioengineering Department at
Stanford University. He stressed the importance of creating a culture of innovation in schools, so that developments like the
Foldscope can be realized and made accessible to thousands of individuals impacting science education, public health,
and biodiversity. You can see how Foldscope is opening up the amazing microcosmos for students all over the world here:
https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/
Thirty lucky conference participants attended Toms breakout session where they received and built their coveted Foldscope, resulting in a fascination and excitement that we hope will continue to permeate our learning spaces. To see this
keynote, go to http://blogs.ksbe.edu/edtechconference2016/video/

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This years learning strands of Collaboration/Google Apps for Education (GAFE), Contemporary Practices in Education, Coding and Robotics, Culture and Technology, Global Collaboration and Learning, and Critical and Creative Thinking
provided participants learning opportunities through 56 breakout sessions. Seventy presenters humbly shared their knowledge, expertise, and experiences, which resulted in grateful participants one of whom stated, Most excellent two days of
learning Ive enjoyed in a while! Appreciated the variety of presentations, helpful and smiling volunteers, wonderful meals
and snacks, and well-planned organization of the event.

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Complemented by our Hawaii Island TechEd Collaboration Conference (HITC) and two Tech Slams on our Maui Campus earlier in the year, E Apo Aku I N Mea Hou provided a platform where educators from all over the country were able
to Imagine. Believe. Discover Passion. Embrace thanks to the unwavering leadership support of Darrel Hoke (Executive VP of Npoukaha Administration Group), Dr. Holoua Stender (Executive VP of Education), and Earl Kim (former KS
Kaplama Poo Kula), our vendor sponsors, and the kkou efforts of countless volunteers representing divisions across the
organization. IMUA Kamehameha!
**Special mahalo to our Sponsors:
Educational Resource Designs (ERD), World Wide Technologies, Inc.
Microsoft
Communication Consulting Services, Inc. (CCSI)
Network 2000
Powerschool
Apple
Cisco
Renaissance Learning
This is the best cultural-based tech conference. It is good that Kamehameha Schools creates a tech conference so that we as
educators for Hawaiian communities are able to provide support so that our communities are able to engage and prepare our
students for the future.

ITD Security News Corner

by Maverick Fernandes and Patricia Hilton

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GETTING TO KNOW THE KS DATA

CLASSIFICATION system

t KS, the data classification policies allow us to prioritize data into

categories of importance. As employees, we have a responsibility to use
KS technologies for appropriate purposes and in a manner that does not
compromise KS, its students, or employees in any way. This allows us to evaluate
how data will be backed up and/or duplicated, as well as how information should
be shared, labeled, and handled. KS has adopted five classification categories:

public

Information that is or has been lawfully published, released, or shared with external
entities and audiences consistent with KS policies and guidelines. Public information
can be shared without restriction or seeking permission of a KS data steward.
Examples: newsletters, annual report, press releases, job vacancy announcements,
program information, and other KS-related information created with the intent to distribute to the public.
School examples: whitepapers, publicly-obtained research, web content (including
pictures and videos) intended for public consumption.

internal

Information that can be shared freely among KS units unless the originator or steward
imposes a limitation. By default, all data is classified at this level unless further clarification is made. Internal information can be shared outside the KS organization only with
permission of the assigned KS Steward and under the conditions established by the
Steward.
Examples: The schools policies and procedures, internal phone book, memos, organizational charts, employee training manuals, department/division budgets, department/
division forecasts, non-strategic department plans, non-strategic project status reports
and presentations.
School examples: Instructional material, homework assignments, quizzes, research
material, collaboration material, videos and pictures that do not contain student images or student information.

confidential

In general, this is information that is not to be shared outside the KS organization, but
if it is shared, it must be shared according to formal procedures. Sharing confidential
information among KS units is permissible, but only according to the sharing provisions
established by the Steward. If the information is shared outside KS, it must be shared
according to the provisions of the KS Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information. Unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure or usage of this data would have a
definite impact on the schools business and future.
Examples: salaries, confidential strategic plans, contracts under negotiation, school
financial account data, internal or independent audit reports, system application code,
system passwords, network diagrams, aggregated student statistics, litigation data,
reorganization memos, business plans.
School examples: attendance, behavior, counselling notes, grades, test scores, report
cards, videos and pictures that may reveal personal information about students.

3rd party
confidential

Confidential data regarding persons or entities outside the KS organization that requires specified protections. The level of care to be used in sharing data may involve
the gaining of permissions beyond those of the KS Stewards. Information held at KS
about 3rd Parties will be protected at a lower level of classification (i.e., Confidential
or Internal) unless a higher level of protection is required by explicit confidentiality
commitments provided by KS or applicable state and federal laws. Unauthorized or
inadvertent disclosure of this data would have a definite impact on the schools public
image and may lead to civil or criminal penalties.
Examples: Medical and/or health records which are created by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or other professional or paraprofessional that are used and disclosed
only in connection with treatment, specific employee health information protected by
Federal HIPPA privacy requirements, student records information identified as Restricted Access by Education policies and procedures, banking data, social security #s,
Hawaii Drivers License #, State ID #, debit or credit card #, bank account #s, usernames
and passwords associated with accessing a financial account, business partner plans or
financial data provided under a confidentiality agreement.
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Legally
privileged

Information that is subject to the attorney client privilege or attorney work product
doctrine and may not be shared internally or externally except in accordance with strict
rules established by KS Legal Services, which shall act as the primary Steward for all
Legally Privileged information. Data disclosure to third parties on a need to know basis
may be made only if pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with a legal protection
clause.
Examples. Legal opinions, memorandums, e-mail providing legal advice, electronic
messages with legal advice.

For more information, on KS Data Labeling and Handling standards:

https://team.ksbe.edu/sites/infosec/Documents/KS-Data%20Labeling%20and%20Handling%20Requirements.pdf
If you have any questions or request any additional information on Ransomeware or any IT Security related topics please
contact the Kamehameha Schools Information Security Office (infosec@ksbe.edu).