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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
March 1, 2006 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § Annual Tech Surveys § Announcing OPEN-NH § ICT Literacy Standards § Power Users of ICT § E-Waste and Recycling § Assistive Technology Training
Looking for other info? Check out previous issues online at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews |
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====================================== ANNUAL TECH SURVEYS ====================================== http://www.nheon.org/oet/survey
The deadline for completing New Hampshire’s annual tech surveys (one per district and one per school building) was yesterday, February 28, 2006. Did you miss the deadline? This is last call for surveys. Contact Cathy Higgins (reply to this email) if you tried to complete it today and got a “survey closed” message. View the above website for more survey information. Bravo to those who completed the survey!
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====================================== ANNOUNCING OPEN-NH!!! ====================================== The NH Department of Education, in partnership with nine other states, is involved with a five-year "Ready to Teach" grant from the US Department of Education called "eLearning for Educators." The NH version is called OPEN-NH. The mission of OPEN-NH is to build capacity to design and deliver high quality professional development to meet the needs of NH educators and students in a cost effective manner. The project is currently accepting applications for course facilitators. Visit the website above and click on “teach a course” for details on the application process and facilitator training. Questions? Contact a Local Educational Support Center (www.nheon.org/centers) to learn more.
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====================================== ICT LITERACY STANDARDS ====================================== http://www.nheon.org/oet/standards/ICTLiteracy.htm
Looking for information about ICT literacy? Visit the website above for the New Hampshire standards, as well as various resources. Additional guidance from the Department on implementation of the standards will be posted here periodically.
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====================================== POWER USERS OF ICT ======================================
“They live in the real world of our formal social structures, and play in global, virtual worlds long after we are asleep. They have avatars interacting with children and adults around the globe, make friends with strangers, ask questions of experts and get answers as peers. Power Users are identified, not only by what they know, but also by what they do with what they know…. By the age of 10 to 15, Power Users are in control of their technologies and have become self-directed learners, seeking and constructing new learning from their environments and from one other.” This quote comes from the Power Users Global Network, which aims “to understand better what is at the heart of their thinking and to be far more intentional in bringing this knowledge together to give all children the opportunity to take advantage of what technology can offer . . . and more importantly, to create welcoming environments that encourage young people to be creators and inventors of new technologies that connect us and improve our world.” Visit the website above to read more about this global initiative and the research behind it.
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====================================== E-WASTE and RECYCLING ====================================== http://www.des.state.nh.us/swtas/nhma.htm
E-Waste is a continuing problem for our planet. What is “e-waste?” A January 30, 2006 article in the Concord Monitor sheds some light on the subject. For more resources on recycling computers and other equipment, visit the NH Department of Environmental Services website on Waste Management.
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====================================== ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING ======================================
Visit the website above for information about these trainings and much more, offered by ATECH Services: March 10 and 24, 2006: Overlay Maker for Intellitools Keyboard training March 13th, 2006: A FREE demo and reception for Kurzweil 3000 March 29th, 2006: Laureate Learning Systems presents “ATLAS” April 6th, 2006: Adaptive and Assistive Technology Guided Vendor Hall Event, co-sponsored with NH Society for Technology in Education
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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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