EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS
From the New Hampshire Department of Education
Office of Educational Technology
Date: March
22, 2002
Volume: 2002.03.02
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Previous
Issues of ETNews
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LoTi
Surveys
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NCSI
and NSF Funded Workshops for K12 and IHE Teams
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ThinkQuest USA – Calling All Judges
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Apple
Seminar: Mobile Computing/Digital Media
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eSchoolnews Special Reports
about Ed Tech Issues
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Computers
in the Schools Program – SPECIALS
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Gateway
Olympic Sponsorship PC Donation Program
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Education. Please note that, while ET
News is forwarding information about technology related products and services,
we have not conducted a formal evaluation of such products/services. We encourage you to let us know if you find a
particular item of high quality and value to your school.
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Previous Issues of ETNews
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Thought you saw
information about a good product in an old ETNews? Thought you wanted to go to that great
professional development event but can’t find the information? If you can’t find your old issues of ETNews, you can find them on our web site at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews.
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Level of Technology Integration (LoTi) SURVEYS
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The Level of Technology Implementation
(LoTi) survey is moving into its final stages. We are in the process of making
phone calls to schools which have not yet participated in this statewide survey.
Please be aware that any school district which received a Technology Literacy
Challenge Fund (TLCF) Round 5 award agreed, as part of their acceptance of the
award, to participate by having 75% of their teachers and administrators take
the survey. If you are not sure of your district’s status, or if you have any
questions about the LoTi, please contact Dan Cherry – dcherry@ed.state.nh.us at the NHDOE. Over 7,000 NH educators have taken the survey
so far, but there are still many school districts who
need to participate. Dan is available to help with any questions, and is
available to help with the roll out process. You can find more information
about the LoTi survey on the NHEON web site (http://www.nheon.org/oet/loti)
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NCSI and NSF Funded Workshops for K12 and IHE Teams
www.sc-conference.org/sc2002/education
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The
SC2002 Education Program is inviting undergraduate faculty and K-12 teachers to
spend four days participating in hands-on workshops at the SC2002 Conference
and networking with leading scientists, engineers, technologists and other
educators. Participants will learn about the latest research, education and
development in high performance computing and communications tools and
resources for the classroom. The SC2002 Education Program is supported by the
National Computational Science Institute (www.computationalscience.net)
with funding from the National Science Foundation.
This
year's conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland on November 16-22, 2002.
Teams selected through the national application process will be provided with
travel allowances, lodging, meals, course instructional materials, and teacher
substitutes. Teams of 2 to 6 members are asked to submit an application form
located at: www.sc-conference.org/sc2002/education.
The deadline for applications: April 26, 2002.
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ThinkQuest USA – Calling All Judges
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Many
of you are familiar with the ThinkQuest programs for
students around the world. A new program launched this year, ThinkQuest USA, is in need of volunteer judges for this
year’s competition. This is a good opportunity to get acquainted with this new program. Judges will help judge web sites created by
student teams in the ThinkQuest USA contest. TQ anticipates that each volunteer will probably
only judge a total of only five or six sites. Judges must be at least 21 years old and should
have some knowledge of K-12 education and technology. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, please forward your
name, email address, and phone number to chiggins@ed.state.nh.us as soon as
possible.
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Apple Sponsored Seminar: Mobile Computing/Digital Media
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Register NOW for the next seminar. The Apple New England team will be hosting a
FREE seminar at the Marriott Courtyard in Concord, NH on March 28, 2002 from 9 –
1 p.m. The seminar will focus on Mobile Computing and Digital Media. Seats
are limited! Contact Lars Ljungholm at ljungholm@apple.com or 603.223.6623 for
details.
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eSchoolnews Special Reports about Ed Tech Issues
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/
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eSchoolnews has published
several summary reports on a variety of educational technology issues. These
reports can help raise awareness about things to consider related to the report
topic. Readers should note, however, that these reports are typically sponsored
by vendors of interest. For example, the “Filtering and Beyond” report is
sponsored by Telemate.net Software, Inc. You can see a list of topics and
request a report by visiting the eSchoolNews site listed
above.
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Computers in the
Schools Program – SPECIALS
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The
"Specials" section of the CITS program includes miscellaneous items
that are sometimes received with donations.
These are items such as speakers, cables, printers, software, etc. It
also includes some CITS surplus items. Many items on the page are free and
other items are only a nominal amount. Some laser printers and an In-Focus
systems, as well as software, have been given out already. Take a look at the site at: www.state.nh.us/cits and click on the specials
link.
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Gateway Olympic
Sponsorship PC Donation Program
www.gateway.com/olympics/donations.shtml
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Gateway
plans to donate up to 4,500 computers to schools and community centers ”whose programs help enhance access to technology
for traditionally under-served communities.” These systems were supplied to the Salt Lake
Organizing Committee for use during 2002 Olympic Winter Games to track official
event results, statistics and standings for athletes, coaches, spectators,
officials and the media. Visit the Gateway website at: http://www.gateway.com/olympics/donations.shtml
to be on the list for further info and be notified when the full application is
posted.
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Regards,
Cathy Higgins
for the staff at the
NHDOE Office of Educational Technology
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