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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
November 5, 2004 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § E-Rate Update § NCLB Title II-D § NETS-S Online Tech Lit Assessment § NetDay SpeakUp for Students § MacSchool and WinSchool
Looking for other info? Check out previous issues online at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews |
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====================================== SCHOOL STANDARDS ARE CHANGING!!! ====================================== http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/EdReform/standards_revisions.htm
Mark your calendars to attend a public hearing! Proposed revisions to the School Minimum Standards are posted on the NHDOE website at the address listed above. These include revisions to computer literacy, library media, and much more. In addition, several pertinent sections of the proposed standards are posted within the Technology Literacy section of the NH Tech Planning Guide. The State Board will hold Information Sessions from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. followed by public rulemaking hearings from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the following locations:
§ December 15 , 2004 -- Department of Education, State Board Room § January 12, 2005 -- Littleton High School § January 26, 2005 -- Nashua High School North § February 8, 2005 -- Dover Middle School
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====================================== E-RATE UPDATE ====================================== Funding Commitment Decision Letters On 11/03/04, USAC announced it would begin issuing new funding commitment decision letters (FCDL) within the next two weeks and will follow the prioritization principles posted to the program’s website on 10/27/04. Generally, commitments will be issued for the previous funding year first and then, for Funding Year 2004, requests for telecommunications services and Internet access (Priority 1) first and, for schools and libraries, internal connections second. If funds are not sufficient for all pending requests within one priority, requests will be funded based on the date the application review was completed. For Funding Year 2004, USAC expects to issue periodic "waves" of commitments. USAC cannot predict the exact timing at this time, but expects at least one such wave a month. More info…
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====================================== NCLB Title II-D ======================================
Tech Planning Districts must have a current approved technology plan on file before Title II-D formula funds can be released. Thus, if your district plan expires in 2004, you should submit an updated version of your plan by 12/31/04. If your district plan expires 6/30/05, you should be revising it during this academic year and submit it no later than 6/30/05. Verify a plan’s current approval status at www.nheon.org/oet/erate/TPstatus.html.
Reporting Requirements Districts receiving funds from the 3rd round of Ed Tech formula funds meet reporting requirements through completion of (a) the annual School Technology Survey for each building in the district, (b) the LoTi Survey by at least 75% of teaching staff, and (c) a progress report of previous year activities. The following dates apply for each reporting item:
§ 11/1/04 thru 12/31/04 - School Tech Survey at http://nh.vived.com § 9/1/04 thru 6/1/05 - LoTi Survey at www.nheon.org/oet/loti § 11/18/04 thru 12/31/04 - Tech Activities Progress Report at www.nheon.org/oet/nclb
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====================================== NETS-S ONLINE TECH LITERACY ASSESSMENT ====================================== http://www.iste.org/resources/asmt/msiste/
ISTE and Microsoft Collaboration Provides Free Assessment Tool
ISTE and Microsoft have upgraded the NETS Online Technology Assessment for evaluating middle schoolers’ technology literacy. This is a free toolkit with 12 online assessments to help teachers measure student skills in using software applications and in meeting the NETS-S. More info…
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====================================== NETDAY SPEAKUP for STUDENTS ====================================== NetDay Speak Up Day for Students Extended to November 12 NetDay has announced that the Student Speak Up Day surveys will be open for student input through Friday, November 12. Help your students’ voices be heard by joining this online event where students across the country speak out about using technology and the Internet. NetDay will share the students’ ideas with national and state policy makers, and schools and districts that participate will have access to their own student data as well. More info…
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====================================== ATTENTION: MacSCHOOL & WinSCHOOL USERS ======================================
The Bureau of Information Services is requesting all districts who use MacSchool software for student records management to check their year-end enrollment A3 report form data compiled for the NHDOE. This is the form that reports ½ day attendance/absent, promoted/no promoted, etc. If you provide tech support to MacSchool or WinSchool, please test your packages. There is a reported potential error related to the calculation of ADM for students that are enrolled, transfer out of the district, and then return. When the R (reentry) code was entered, the ADM for the student included all the days the student was away at the other school district. If you have students that left and then returned, please check their ADM. If your package calculated the ADM incorrectly, please contact Sallie Fellows at sfellows@ed.state.nh.us.
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Regards, Cathy Higgins Visit us on NH Educators Online at http://nheon.org/oet |
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ET News is sent from the Office of Educational Technology at the New Hampshire Department of Education. ET News serves as a primary e-mail communication tool about technology matters pertinent to NH educators. Current and previous issues are posted on the web at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews and include information about: · NHDOE technology surveys and technology planning · Federal technology funding and E-rate discounts · Research studies, curriculum information, and professional development related to technology implementation
Requests from service providers to disseminate information about their technology products and services using the electronic newsletter ET News can no longer be accommodated by existing OET staff (see March 29 issue of ET News). Providers are referred to the Reports and Statistics section of the NHDOE website, where several data reports are available in various formats, including School and SAU Information with names, phone numbers, and addresses, Student Dropout Data, and more. Go to the Reports and Statistics area of the NHDOE website at: www.ed.state.nh.us
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