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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS From the New Hampshire Department of Education |
November 20, 2007 |
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IN THIS ISSUE § Student Input Needed for SpeakUp 2007 § Digital Tools Grants § NetTrekker Group Purchasing § NH School Tech Survey Data
Looking for other info? Check out previous issues online at www.nheon.org/oet/etnews |
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====================================== STUDENT INPUT NEEDED ======================================
Students, Parents, Teachers & School Leaders Speak
Up! Now in its 5th year, Speak Up is a national online survey where students, parents, teachers and school leaders can participate in the national, state and local dialog about key educational topics. Please encourage students in your district to participate! It’s particularly important this year that we get as many New Hampshire students involved in this effort as possible. Our goal is to reach at least 1% of our state’s student enrollment (2,250 students) in order to receive a statewide report of the results. Such student participation can help us shape the next New Hampshire Statewide Educational Technology Plan. This year’s survey topics include: · Learning and Teaching with Technology (including Web 2.0 in Education) · 21st Century Skills and Workforce Preparedness · Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness · Emerging Technologies in the Classroom (Gaming ,Mobile Devices, Online learning) · Designing the Ultimate School of the Future As of Nov 11th, 88 students from New Hampshire from 9 schools have participated in Speak Up 2007. Last year we only had 200 students participating. Participating schools and districts will receive free, online access to their results in Jan 2008. Since inception, the project has collected the viewpoints of over 850,000 K-12 students, teachers and parents from all 50 states. To learn more about Speak Up visit, www.tomorrow.org/speakup
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====================================== DIGITAL TOOLS GRANTS ====================================== www.nheon.org/oet/nclb/PhaseIII
In a recently released report, Maximizing the Impact: "The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Education System", the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills urged renewed emphasis on comprehensive use of technology in education. According to the report, “to keep pace with a changing world, schools need to offer more rigorous, relevant and engaging opportunities for students to learn—and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. Used comprehensively, technology supports new, research-based approaches and promising practices in teaching and learning.” Application guidance was just posted for the next phase of the NCLB Title IID program. Digital Tools Grants can help maximize technology’s impact by responding to the need to support innovative teaching and learning in K-12 education. Visit www.nheon.org/oet/nclb/PhaseIII for the application guidance with all the details. |
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====================================== NETTREKKER STILL AVAILABLE FOR GROUP BUY ====================================== http://ntdi.nettrekker.com/ Cyndy Currier at SERESC coordinates group purchasing for
New Hampshire schools to purchase netTrekker.
She writes “It is not too late to get netTrekker for the remainder of the
school year. I can still get it for schools at a per student basis because of
the volume sale last June. I can also pro-rate it so you only pay from now
until 6/30/08 when it would be time to renew.
You can try it by setting up a free 14 day free trial account at: Contact Cyndy Currier for details at cyndy@seresc.net.
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====================================== NH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY SURVEY DATA ======================================
The data from the 2006-07 New Hampshire School Technology Surveys for districts and for individual schools is available at www.nheon.org/oet/survey. Technology coordinators are urged to use this data when building local technology budgets and gauging statewide use of technology in schools.
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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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