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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
November 4, 2005 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § State Contract Pricing on Software § Update your Email Address on our List § NetDay Speak Up Survey § Computer Recycling Options § InfoSource Grants § Safety: Headphones and Hearing Loss
Looking for other info? Check out previous issues online at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews |
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====================================== STATE CONTRACT PRICING ON SOFTWARE ======================================
The following information was provided by the folks at Software House International: The State of New Hampshire has signed an Academic Select Agreement for Microsoft products, which schools can also use for their purchasing needs. There are three pools of products covered under an Academic Select:
The State originally signed up for all three of these pools, but on the 1st anniversary compliancy check that Microsoft did - to see if the State had reached the 40% goal required by Microsoft to stay in that pool, the State had not reached the goal for the Systems pool - so unfortunately the State loss the ability to purchase in the Desktop OS Upgrades pool.
What does that mean? Essentially - any academic institution in the State that wants to purchase Windows Upgrades at the State Contract price has two options:
For all other Microsoft Products - Office, Visio, Project, Windows Servers, Exchange Servers, etc., you still have the opportunity to by off of this contract and SAVE. For quotes or more information, contact: Barbara_West@shi.com or 508-799-5433; Greg_Hall@shi.com or 800-527-6389 x8912; or Nora_Barboe@shi.com or 800-527-6389 x 5808
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====================================== UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON OUR LIST ======================================
REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH OET: If your school or district makes changes to email protocols or domain names, please be sure to send us a request to update your email address in our ETNews database. If you don’t, you might miss important technology information! It is nearly impossible to keep up with the volume of email bounce backs regularly received from each issue of ETNews. If we cannot easily ascertain a change in your email address, you could get deleted from the distribution list. Send email changes to chiggins@ed.state.nh.us.
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====================================== NETDAY ANNUAL SPEAK UP SURVEY ======================================
NetDay, in partnership with BellSouth Corporation and Dell Inc. is conducting its third annual Speak Up Event -- a national study of technology in education. Both students and teachers have been invited to contribute to a national understanding of technology use and technology needs in our nation's schools. The focus of this year’s Speak Up Event is how technology is supporting the development of 21st century learning environments for today’s students, both in-school and out-of-school.
The survey will be open until November 18th. To “Speak Up” students and teachers can access the survey from any Internet-connected computer at www.netdayspeakup.org. The survey also allows an entire district to register with just a few clicks.
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====================================== COMPUTER RECYCLING OPTIONS ====================================== http://www.des.state.nh.us/SWTAS/recycle_electronics.htm And http://www.des.state.nh.us/SWTAS/comp_recyclers.htm
In the next ten years, it is estimated that 315 million computers will inundate the national waste infrastructure, with about 1.5 million units impacting New Hampshire. NHDES Website
Visit the NHDES Waste Management website for lots of information about recycling computers and many other modern day waste related to technology.
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====================================== INFO SOURCE GRANTS ====================================== http://www.howtomaster.com/grants/itcgrantprogram.htm
The following grant information comes from the folks at InfoSource Inc.
InfoSource, the developer and distributor of the "How to Master" line of technology-related education products, is accepting applications for its new grant program. The InfoSource Integrating Technology in the Classroom Grant Program will award up to $2.5 million in online tools and training to school districts across the nation. The grant program aims at supporting “in need” school districts across the nation by providing the InfoSource How To Master Learn It! Build It! Share It! suite of online tools and technology training to help improve digital literacy skills for both teachers and students, simplify and enhance the learning process, and make computers and the Internet an integral part of the classroom. School districts are encouraged to apply early since applications will be reviewed and awarded monthly until the grant pool has been exhausted. Submissions will be accepted through December 31, 2005. All grants will be awarded by the end of January 2006. Awardees will receive financial assistance for a one-year product license for faculty, staff, and/or student use in their school district.
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====================================== SAFETY: HEADPHONES and HEARING LOSS ====================================== http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-09-12-hearing-loss_x.htm
This article recounts a growing concern among doctors regarding the use of headphones and hearing loss. Are you and your students using iPods and other audio devices with headphones? “Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital determined that listening to a portable music player with headphones at 60% of its potential volume for one hour a day is relatively safe.” You might want to take a look at some of these resources and talk it out with your students:
· Dangerous Decibels Teacher’s Guide - A K-8 curriculum supplement with hands-on science activities about the anatomy and physiology of hearing, the physics of sound, and health-related behaviors for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. Visit www.dangerousdecibels.org
· Music lovers will want to visit http://www.hearnet.com (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers).
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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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