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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
October 31, 2005 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § Update on Federal Technology Funding § E-Rate Workshops at Centers § Improve Your School Web with HomeworkNOW! § Safety Issues Website § Paper on Technology and Math Instruction § Inspiration Scholarships § Position: Portsmouth Tech Director § Grants for Digital Camera Projects § Ask Secretary Spellings
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====================================== UPDATE on FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY FUNDING ======================================
The following update was provided by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) to help district and state technology directors understand the current status of federal funding for EETT (otherwise known as NCLB Title IID). You can visit http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org for more details on the status and for suggestions on how to communicate with your congressmen about this issue.
10/27/05 - Senate Passes Their Version of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill with $425 million allocation for EETT [NCLB Title IID] - This is good news because it allows for a formal conference process to take place which provides SETDA [and the public] with ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY to make the case for ed-tech and EETT specifically.
The full Congress is working under the pressure of a November 18th expiration date for the current Continuing Resolution (CR). This means that if all 10 appropriations bills, including the Labor HHS Bill are not passed by this date, it will add pressure that could cause an omnibus budget process to begin – Which was the process that resulted in the 28% cut in EETT funding last year. Both Republicans and Democrats in both Houses are trying to avoid missing this deadline.
Traditional “Open” Conference Process - Conventional wisdom suggests that it will take a minimum of three weeks to complete the Labor-HHS Budget Conference. Both the House and the Senate will appoint conferees; generally these are all the members, both Republicans and Democrats, of the Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittees in both the House and the Senate. Committee staff will begin working to resolve most differences and present the conferees with a document showing a tentative disposition of each difference. Conferees will then have a chance to offer amendments to change dispositions. The conferees are required to have at least one public meeting where all of this takes place. It generally lasts several hours. The conferees will then all sign the report and the final bill will go back to both House and Senate for final passage and finally on to the President for signature.
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====================================== E-RATE WORKSHOPS at CENTERS ====================================== http://www.nheon.org/oet/erate/training2005.htm
The New Hampshire Department of Education and the Local Educational Support Center Network are co-sponsoring E-Rate Training Sessions during November and December. For details on the agenda, location, and registration, visit http://www.nheon.org/oet/erate/training2005.htm
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=========================================== IMPROVE SCHOOL WEBSITES WITH HOMEWORK NOW! ===========================================
HomeworkNOW - The folks at this New Hampshire based company are offering a free 90-day trial to schools. “There is no additional equipment or software needed for our service. There is no cost or obligation associated with trialing our service, all you or your school needs is access to the Internet. You may purchase a subscription at the end of the trial for your school or even your whole school district if you plan to continue service. In order to ensure maximum participation from parents, we recommend that you introduce your local PTA/PTO organizations to the service at the next PTA/PTO member meeting.” Visit the website at www.homeworknow.com for details and benefits, as well as a simple tutorial to learn how to use the service within minutes. Full year subscriptions to the service are “only $195 per year for a whole school - unlimited teachers and data!”
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====================================== SAFETY ISSUES WEBSITE ====================================== http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/home.html
Risk Watch provides web resources for a K-8 curriculum on safety issues that integrates with regular curriculum. Risk Watch: Natural Disasters helps prevent injuries that can result from disasters and helps initiate a level of comfort for children in any disaster. Risk Watch: Unintentional Injuries teaches children how to recognize and avoid unintentional injuries. The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal has grant money to purchase the materials for schools. Interested schools should contact Bill Degnan at 603-271-3294.
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====================================== PAPER on TECH SUPPORTED MATH INSTRUCTION ====================================== http://www.citeducation.org/mathmatrix/default.asp#
New Paper on Technology-Supported Math Instruction: In support of CITEd's Math Matrix, “Technology-Supported Math Instruction for Students with Disabilities: Two Decades of Research and Development,” by Ted Hasselbring, Alan Lott, and Janet Zydney presents a detailed view of the use of technologies to support mathematics instruction for students with math difficulties.
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====================================== INSPIRATION SCHOLARSHIPS ====================================== http://www.inspiration.com/prodev/index.cfm?fuseaction=scholarship
Inspired
Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspired
Teacher Scholarship Rookie Awards for Visual Learning
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====================================== POSITION OPENING: Portsmouth Tech Director ======================================
The Portsmouth School Department is seeking to fill the position of Technology Director. Please see the website for details at http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/centraloffice/jobs/jobs-tech.htm
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====================================== GRANTS for DIGITAL CAMERA PROJECTS ====================================== http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_teacher.htm CLASSROOM GRANTS: Olympus and Tool Factory are providing grants to K-12 educators for digital cameras and project software. Educators whose curriculum ideas illustrate effective and creative use of digital cameras and software resources are invited to apply. Proposals should involve the teacher's entire class via a group project or should allow each student to have the opportunity to build their own project. There will be 10 grants worth $3,550 (3 Olympus D-545 cameras, one Tool Factory site license, $500 cash for supplies, plus 30 camera basics workbooks). APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 30, 2005.
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====================================== ASK SECRETARY SPELLINGS at USDOE ====================================== Ask the Secretary: Teachers, do you have a question that you'd like to ask Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings? The U.S. Department of Education has established "Teachers Ask the Secretary," a new feature of the Department's Web site. It's available at http://www.ed.gov/teachersask.
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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 due to workload priorities in OET. 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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