Melissa Benson

Experience

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  Osseo Area Schools

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2010

  TICT Tech Support

  • Tech support for the TICT Initiative program.• Primary responsibilities included technology support for equipment and troubleshooting technology issues.• Main administrator of Moodle, Google Apps, WPMU.• As the program’s focus evolved responsibilities of supporting and exploring software and integration solutions were added.KEY PROJECTSSingle Sign on between Google and Moodle• Helped get SSO between Google and Moodle to work.Start up of Google Apps for Education• Had the vision to register and investigate Google Apps for Education in 2007 for the district. Show less

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  MapleBrook Soccer Association

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2012

  Assistant Soccer Coach

  • Assistant Coach - U13 Classic 1 Girls• Assistant Coach - U14 Classic 1 Girls• Assistant Coach - U15 Premiere Girls

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  IT4Educators

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2015

  Web Consultant

  • Responsible for maintaining and supporting the IT4Educators Moodle site.• Other duties include consulting on IT4Educators web presence.

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  Bloomington Public Schools #ISD 271

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2015

  Database & Web Integration Specialist

  • Works as a bridge between the Technology Department and Academic Services to implement and integrate online learning tools into the K-12 Classroom.• Primary responsibilities include: Google Apps for Education admin, Moodle admin, Drupal admin, databases and other online web tools.KEY PROJECTSFirstclass to Gmail• Project Manager in the transition of 2,000 staff from Firstclass to Gmail.• Worked as a part of a team to consider technical, professional development, communications and ease of transition aspects.Chromebook 1:1 Implementation• Worked as a part of a team to get Chromebook devices ready for students.• Researched and helped technical and organizational tasks regarding enrolling and prepping Chromebooks for roll out day.Ongoing development of the Hub (Drupal)• Helped transition the parent/student/teacher portal to Drupal.• Works closely the Drupal Developers to maintain and enhance the BPS Hub.Web site transition to Drupal/Hub• Worked as part of team to transition the BPS web site from a proprietary web site service to Drupal.• Led communication between BPS and our Drupal Developers to make the web site transition and Hub implementation go smoothly.• Continue to be the main lead when communicating with Drupal developers on maintenance and enhancements of the web site and Hub. Show less

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  Amplified IT

  Jun 2015 - Mar 2021

  I work with schools to assist in setting up and creating an awesome G Suite environment for staff and students.

  • Google for Education Technical Collaborative Lead

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Google for Education Consultant

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2020
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  CDW

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Senior Education Consultant

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Collaborative Community Lead

    Mar 2021 - Sept 2023