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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
September 11, 2006 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § NCLB Funds Transferability § Consolidated Applications Workshop Registration § NCES Report: Computer and Internet Use § ING Grants to Educators § BeNetSafe Event § Brittanica Online School Edition Preview § Web Bookmarking Services
Looking for other info? Check out previous issues online at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews |
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====================================== NCLB FUNDS TRANSFERABILITY ======================================
Since this year’s NCLB Title II-D grants are only competitive, a few districts have asked whether they still have the option of transferring funds INTO Title II-D from other Title programs under the REAP and FLEX guidelines. The answer is yes, this option is still available and the guidelines for doing so remain the same as in previous years. If your district has funds this year from another title program that you’d like to transfer into Title II-D, the application format (short 2 page form) is similar to the previous year’s application. Visit www.nheon.org/oet/nclb to download the application.
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====================================== CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS WORKSHOPS ====================================== http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/boip.htm
The online registration for the upcoming Consolidated Applications Workshop is available now at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=774622567020. Please be sure to register to save your seat! This is an opportunity for you to ask questions about the federal Title Programs, including Title IIA, Title IID, Title III, Title IV, and Title V.
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====================================== NCES REPORT: COMPUTER AND INTERNET USE ====================================== http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006065
The National Center for Education Statistics has released a report titled “Computer and Internet Use by Students in 2003.” The report examines the use of computers and the Internet by American children in grades PreK-12, looking at “the overall rate of use (that is, the percentage of individuals in the population who are users), the ways in which students use the technologies, where the use occurs (home, school, and other locations), and the relationships of these aspects of computer and Internet use to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics such as students' age and race/ethnicity and their parents' education and family income. This report confirms that patterns of computer and Internet use seen in previous research are observed in more recent data. One of the more important findings presented in the report is that schools appear to help narrow the disparities between different types of students in terms of computer use. Differences in the rates of computer use are smaller at school than they are at home when considering such characteristics as race/ethnicity, family income, and parental education.” Click on the link above to read the full report.
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====================================== ING GRANTS TO EDUCATORS ====================================== http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
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====================================== BE NET SAFE VIDEOCONFERENCE EVENT ======================================
Several locations across the state are hosting “Be Net Safe” Internet Safety events, sponsored by the Granite State Distance Learning Network (GSDLN) and held via interactive Video Conferencing. These events are open to parents, educators, and interested community members. The agenda will include a discussion of the safety concerns children are exposed to when using the Internet, as well as everyone’s potential exposure to viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and worse when we use the Internet. Ideas on minimizing risks and employing solutions will be offered. Visit www.benetsafe.org and click on the “schedule” tab to view dates, times, and registration information.
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====================================== BRITTANICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION PREVIEW ======================================
The folks at Brittanica have set up a version of Brittanica Online School Edition for New Hampshire schools to preview for the entire Fall 2006 semester. They have provided the following information: “Britannica Online School Edition is the largest collection of K12 databases available today, with over 56 million words of information and more than 130,000 articles. Designed for all levels of learning, BOLSE offers students a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopædia Britannica. BOLSE gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language. This unique database also offers high-quality online learning materials developed by teachers and curriculum experts, as well as a dictionary, thesaurus, Internet guide, atlas, and more. Users can search all encyclopedias simultaneously, or select a single age-appropriate database.”
How to use the free state-wide preview for New Hampshire schools “Visit BOLSE at http://school.eb.com and simply type in the username (“nhschools”) and password (“library”). This will give users complete and total access to BOLSE, both on-site and remote, until the end of December. We can provide the alerts, notifications and training materials to all Media Resource Specialists, Librarians and Principals to get the preview up and running smoothly. We can also customize preview to allow for usage metrics to indicate how the students and teachers are utilizing BOLSE during your preview.”
More questions? Contact Jarrad McCarthy at (800) 621 3900 ext 7274, or via email at jmccarthy@eb.com
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====================================== WEB BOOKMARKING SERVICES ====================================== www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192201417
The above link will take you to a good article in Technology and Learning about various bookmarking web services and how to use them effectively in the classroom.
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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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