Monday, May 30, 2022

HPE & VMware-Build a better workplace for the future


VMware anywhere workspace integrated solutions help to scale your virtual desktop infrastructure and secure remote work environment. Empower employee productivity, take advantage of cost control and gain non-compromised security at the edge using HPE GreenLake, a pay per use cloud experience. 

Friday, May 27, 2022

Unique IT Solutions From HCGi


HCGi is a customer-focused, solution-oriented employee-owned company that has a wide variety of products from the best companies in the world to give our customers the absolute best in their IT needs.

See more about our IT services or you can email us at info@hcgi.com, or better yet, give us a call at 410-202-8042. HCGi - We Get IT.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

How about an HCGi summer swag bag?

 

             Please contact your Account Manager and ask them to drop one off to you!


Bill Hottman bhottman@hcgi.com
Brian Stubblefield bstubblefield@hcgi.com
Anita Schweinfurth anita@hcgi.com
Corey Banks cbanks@hcgi.com
Josie Larkin jlarkin@hcgi.com

If you need any help, please contact:
Fiona Gambino in Marketing at fgambino@hcgi.com

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Association of School Business Officials Maryland


JOIN US May 22-25, 2022 in Ocean City, Maryland! 

"As President, I had one objective for how I wanted to leave my mark on MD ASBO and that was to incorporate more leadership development for our members. As someone not in a supervisory role in my district, I wanted all members to feel like they could make a difference no matter where they stood in their organization. You can be a leader for your district regardless of your experience, education, or title. With that in mind, I look forward to sharing my personal leadership foundation based on Listen, Learn, Lead at our 68th Annual Spring Conference."

- Craig Blackwell, MD ASBO 2021-2022 President, Business Analyst, Howard County Public Schools

asbo.org for details and registration

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Samsung 75” Flip 3 Interactive Display

What is Samsung Flip 3?

Samsung Flip 3 is a powerful education solution that delivers interactive learning experiences. Developed specifically for the education market, Flip 3 provides educators with boundless resources and flexibility to create engaging lessons for a new era of learning. Flip 3 features immersive touchscreen and input technologies, enabling simultaneous multi-user writing to provide increased involvement while learning. To get the most out of Flip 3’s powerful hardware, students and teachers can access both trusted, embedded content or preferred third-party software. Samsung’s latest technology enables secure environments, while faster hardware increases student engagement. Power seamless learning experiences for everyone with Samsung Flip 3.

Create and solve without limits






Interactions are intuitively built for problem solving and creating. Use any object near you as a stylus to bring your ideas to life. Flip 3 distinguishes between inputs from thin or thick objects to simulate on-screen writing and highlighting. Or simply erase content with your finger or palm.

How does the Flip transform the classroom?



Thursday, May 12, 2022

Look for us in Ocean City, MD May 22-25th


 ASBO 68th Annual Spring Conference

Vision, Mission, Motto and Member Benefits
The Association of School Business Officials of Maryland is a professional organization which provides programs and services to promote the highest standards of school business practices through professional development, recognition, and the effective management of available resources.

ASBO serves school business professionals by:
- promoting educational excellence through improved business practices
- providing networking opportunities
- identifying and sharing solutions to everyday problems
- offering professional expertise in major business areas
- compiling and sharing research information and best practices

Vision
Our organization promotes high-quality, exemplary school business practices, professional development, and communications to school business officials to ensure the effective and efficient delivery quality support services to educational communities which contributes to a measurable improvement in student performance.

Mission Statement
The Association of School Business Officials of Maryland:

Ensures that school business professionals are equipped to deliver the highest quality support services to the educational community by affording them the opportunity to share business solutions with colleagues.

Improves business practices through rigorous professional development.

Provides access to the best practices and scholarly research.

Motto
Leadership, and Professional Development IS our business.



Monday, May 9, 2022

68th Annual Spring Conference - Keynote Speaker

Introducing MD ASBO Spring Conference Keynote Speaker, Devin Hughes

Devin C. Hughes is an unbridled optimist.
He believes that anything is possible when we do it together.

International Speaker |Thought Leader |Author

This year’s ASBO Spring Conference has several treats for attendees. One of them being a dynamic keynote speaker who uses humor and fun competition to demonstrate leadership and growth lessons. Devin’s message is one that will appeal to everyone regardless of your place in your organization. Don’t miss this unique, fun, two-hour interactive session Monday afternoon at the Spring Conference!

Devin is a captivating speaker, author, and culture expert. He helps leaders drive growth and engagement by aligning workplace culture with success. His experience working on employee engagement strategy, evolving corporate cultures, talent management, and diversity & Inclusion brings a unique perspective in helping his clients plan for positive growth and evolution. His approach which draws from the science of positive psychology, positive organizational research, appreciative inquiry, neuroscience, mindset, and mindfulness. As a result, clients receive the cutting edge in research on well-being and flourishing.

Devin’s unconventional and innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention. From State Farm to Disney, from Lockheed Martin to Eli Lilly, from big business to entrepreneurs to government agencies, Devin has been invited to meet with an array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry. He has also had the honor of sharing his ideas with the Secret Service, Social Security Administration, and the IRS and with the senior-most leaders of many other organizations.

Devin was named in 2021 to peopleHum’s power list of the top 200 thought leaders to follow in 2021. He is a graduate of Colgate University, the author of twenty-one books and lives in San Diego, CA with his wife, four daughters and two rescue dogs.  

Get more information for the 68th Annual Spring Conference

Friday, May 6, 2022

Presentation Systems

From Huddle Rooms, Classrooms, Conference Rooms and Auditoriums, HCGI has the complete Solution for you. We will visit your company for an on-site survey and follow up with an itemized proposal and drawing.  We have provided this service to institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland College Park, the State of Maryland, Delaware State University, Loyola Blakefield, just to name a few.

Projectors and Displays

Our Projector Premier Partner is Epson that offers the finest, most affordable projectors. Through Epson’s Brighter Futures program you get the opportunity to make the most of your technology budget. Epson products deliver low cost of ownership, high performance, and reliability, plus the features and functions that you need most to support teaching and learning in the classroom, the computer lab, the auditorium and anywhere students and educators engage in instruction.

The Epson Brighter Futures program is available for all K-12 and Higher Education institutions and educators through HCGi. There are no purchasing requirements or minimums. the only requirement is to work with HCGI’s Authorized Brighter Futures representative.  For Displays, we provide the leading manufacturers such as Samsung, Sharp, Vizio, and LG. 

For Interactive Collaboration needs, HCGi offers The Infocus Mondopad, Sharp Interactive displays, Epson Brightlink, and the Cisco Spark series. We can install many ranges of size, price, connectivity, and wireless capabilities.

We also offer Control Systems such as Extron, Crestron, and Kramer. HCGi will customize your proposal to include the best control system for your needs and budget.  All systems can be tailored to work with your existing Video Teleconferencing Solution or we can recommend a replacement.

HCGI’s experienced team of experts have implemented both small and large-scale network video solutions for clients in the K-12, Higher Education, Financial, Healthcare, and Commercial business industries.

Contact Us or Call Our Corporate Offices 410-202-8042

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

68th Annual Spring Conference

JOIN US May 22-25, 2022 in Ocean City, Maryland! 

"As President, I had one objective for how I wanted to leave my mark on MD ASBO and that was to incorporate more leadership development for our members. As someone not in a supervisory role in my district, I wanted all members to feel like they could make a difference no matter where they stood in their organization. You can be a leader for your district regardless of your experience, education, or title. With that in mind, I look forward to sharing my personal leadership foundation based on Listen, Learn, Lead at our 68th Annual Spring Conference."

- Craig Blackwell, MD ASBO 2021-2022 President, Business Analyst, Howard County Public Schools

asbo.org for details and registration