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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
June 22, 2006 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § Still time to register for OPEN-NH Courses § Schedule for OPEN-NH Fall Courses § SPEND your NCLB Title IID Funds Now! § Reallocation of Title IID Funds
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====================================== STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR OPEN-NH COURSE ======================================
OPEN NH Summer Courses Start June 27th
There will be a face to face Orientation meeting on Tuesday, June 27, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at each of the local educational support centers, located in Claremont, Exeter, Gorham, Keene, Manchester, and Penacook (visit http://www.nheon.org/centers for location details). Course activities actually start the following week of July 3rd.
We invite all interested parties to attend the orientation session for OPEN NH (visit http://www.nheon.org/opennh for more information). Along with Orientation to the individual courses, there will be general information about the OPEN NH program, and our future plans for running and developing our own NH courses based on the needs of New Hampshire educators.
Everyone is welcome to attend. If you decide to take a course, you can register that evening at the center!
The following courses will run through OPEN NH this summer:
· Supporting Literacy Development in Upper Elementary Classroom with Sharon Silva and Jodi Bergen / PSU course ED5560 · Transforming the Classroom with Project Based Learning (Social Studies/non-specific content) with Ethel Gaides / PSU course ED5500 · (Professional development from this PBL course can be applied to any content area.) · Inquiry in the Science Classroom Using Internet-Based Data Sources with Jan McLaughlin / PSU course ED5500 · Getting Ready for Algebra by Using Virtual Manipulatives with Lori Collins / PSU course ED5500
OPEN NH has partnered with Plymouth State University to offer graduate credit for these courses (see http://www.nheon.org/opennh/courses.htm).
OPEN-NH is a collaborative partnership between the New Hampshire Department of Education, the Local Educational Support Center Network, Plymouth State University, and New Hampshire Public Television.
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====================================== SCHEDULE FOR OPEN-NH FALL COURSES ====================================== http://www.nheon.org/opennh/courses.htm
OPEN NH Fall Semester runs October 10 – November 29, 2006 The Fall semester will begin with face to face OPEN NH Orientation sessions on October 10th and 11th at each of the six LESCN locations (visit http://www.nheon.org/opennh/courses.htm for more information).
OPEN-NH is a collaborative partnership between the New Hampshire Department of Education, the Local Educational Support Center Network, Plymouth State University, and New Hampshire Public Television.
OPEN-NH is part of e-Learning for Educators, a multi-state project funded through a federal Ready to Teach Grant. Participating in the project are the state education agencies and the public broadcast stations of New Hampshire, Delaware, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.
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====================================== SPEND YOUR NCLB TITLE IID FUNDS NOW! ======================================
For those of you who manage federal educational technology grants (NCLB Title IID) for your district, it is imperative that you check the status of your grant funds. Any projects which were awarded during the 2004-05 school year will expire on or before June 30, 2006 (some district projects have already expired). This means you MUST obligate your funds before that date and you MUST submit your quarterly reports to the DOE Business Office no later than July 15th.
In addition, if you have grants which were issued in the 2005-06 school year, PLEASE spend and REPORT the funds as soon as possible. There are too many districts who are attempting to carryover too much of their funds to the following year. This causes TOO MUCH MONEY to be left to the very end and creates the possibility that the funds will have to be RETURNED to the federal government.
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====================================== REALLOCATION OF TITLE IID FUNDS ======================================
There are districts that have not submitted updated technology plans, which means they cannot be awarded their NCLB Title IID (Enhancing Education Through Technology) allocation dollars. There are also districts that have not submitted any technology grant application at all this year. If you have not submitted an application for funds, you run the risk of losing access to those funds. We CANNOT hold onto these funds indefinitely. This summer we will be reallocating all unused and unclaimed Title II-D funds. If you are unsure of your grant status, contact Cathy Higgins at chiggins @ 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 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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