Oct 25 2006
October 2006 Meeting
Welcome to the October 2006 Technology newsletter for Educational Technology Leaders in Local District 4. This will be our forum for communicating any technology news for the year. For those individuals who are unable to attend our monthly meetings, this will be your way of getting the information you need.
Table of Contents
- Instructional Technology Leadership Meetings
- Updates
- Lausd Tech Rep page
- K-12 EdTech Vouchers (Microsoft Settlement)
- Web Resources
- Technology Articles
Instructional Technology Leadership Meetings
List of Upcoming Meetings
October 19 – Local District 4, Conference Room 204
November 1*-TBA
January 18 – TBA
February 15 – TBA
March 15 – TBA
April 19 – TBA
May 17 – TBA
At our first meeting, we will schedule future Technology Coordinators’ Meetings. We will have them on the third Thursday of each month with the exception of November*. I would like to have the meetings at school sites. This will give us an opportunity to learn from each other and share out what is happening at your school. If you would like to volunteer your school, please let me know.
*On November 1st, from 3:45 – 5:15, the district will conduct a district wide Virtual Symposium through video conferencing. The topic for the symposium will be on LAUSD student e-mail. I will have more information for you soon.
Updates
CTAP Technology Academies This is an opportunity for teachers to increase their technology proficiency. Teachers can learn to effectively integrate technology standards-based instruction by participating in a week long CTAP Technology Academy. Visit http://ctap.lacoe.edu/content/Tech_Academies for details, locations, and to enroll. These academies are five day trainings and must be taken during your off track time. You can not get subcoverage to attend. Participants will receive $400 for attending as well as any materials that are part of the class.
If you have any questions, please contact the following consultants:
Cathy Rodriguez rodriguez_cathy@lacoe.edu (562) 922-8779
Jeff Williams williams_jeff@lacoe.edu (562) 401-5382
Instructional Technology Outreach – Showcase of Services
On October 27, 2006, Instructional Technology Outreach (ITO), a division of Technology Services at the Los Angeles County Office Of Education, is hosting a Showcase of Services designed to provide education technology leaders, administrators, and teachers helpful information, resources, and professional development to implement emerging technologies to improve teaching and learning.
Event Schedule:
7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Welcome, Overview, Keynote by the Honorable Nell Soto, CA State Senator 9:45 a.m. Hands-on Workshops 11:00 a.m. Poster Sessions 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Closing Session/Door Prizes
Workshops include: Digital Storytelling, Streaming Video, Handhelds in Education and Podcasting
For more information and to enroll in this free opportunity go to http://ctap.lacoe.edu/
Virtual Symposium on Student E-mail On November 1, 2006 from 3:45 – 5:15, LAUSD will be conducting a symposium via video-conferencing. Several locations throughout the District have been designated as host sites for this event. The topic will be LAUSD student email. Our Local District 4 location will be at Belmont New #6 Elementary. More information can be found at: http://lausd.net/edtech
CUELA Technology Fair On Saturday, October 28, 2006, Computer Technology Assistance Project Region 11 (CTAP 11) and Computer Using Educators of Los Angeles (CUELA) will jointly hold the 2006 Technology Fair, a one day instructional technology event that is presented for educators throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area. To register go to http://www.cuelosangels.org/.
Decision Support System (DSS) Training DSS 101 trainig is available to LAUSD principals, assistant principals, coordinators, coaches, counselors, central office and local district administrators, educational research analysts, and Members of the Board of Education. If your school leadership team would like to be trained by a DSS trainer catered to your needs, please contact the DSS office at dsstrain@lausd.net and inquire about how to set up such a training.
Grant Opportunities Have you been looking for ways to bring funding to enhance your school programs? Various resources are listed all over the internet. Edutopia by the George Lucas Foundation has its own resource page on grants. Feel free to persue the many listings at: www.edutopia.org/foundation/grant.php
LAUSD Tech Rep Page
Many are not aware of the resources that are available to us through lausd.net. Did you know there is a Tech Rep page? It is found under the Employees link followed by the Tech Support link. As a tech rep for your school, you can find useful information here. On this page, you’ll find the AUP in PDF format, photo release forms in multiple languages, vendor information, recall notices, and more. If you haven’t looked at this page before, check it out. I think you’ll find it useful.
Now what about those small links at the bottom of each page in lausd.net? Have you looked at them? One useful link for yourself is the Tech Plan. It is here that you can download the Quiz that you can have your students take. To save you the trouble of reading or scrolling through the whole Tech Plan, the Quiz can be found on pages 138-143.
LAUSD Vendors
The following is a list of vendors for LAUSD.
Arey Jones (Dell, HP, Lenovo)
Gateway
Apple
IBM
Microsoft
Lexmark
Other resources are:
CDWG.com
KIS.org
calsave.org
K-12 EdTech Vouchers
LAUSD has begun the process for obtaining the K-12 Ed Tech Voucher program, a six year funding program resulting from the Microsoft settlement from several years ago. Dialogue has already begun with Local District Superintendents and other key stakeholders on how these vouchers will be distributed and utilized. There are several multimedia resources that offer more information:
A video-podcast of the recent board meeting discussing the K-12 EdTech Voucher program. The podcast can be found at: http://www.lausd.net/edtech
You will need iTunes, a free cross-platform podcast player, to subscribe to the podcast. The video comes in two parts and both are rather large. It would be best to download these videos using a broadband connection.
An audio podcast from John Rivera, ITAF for Local District 5, explaining the K-12 EdTech voucher program. You can also use iTunes to subscribe to this podcast feed at: District 5 Podcast.
You do not need an iPod to watch/listen to these podcasts. You can watch the videos on your computer and listen to the audio either on your computer or any mp3 player.
Web Resources
- http://www.pics4learning.com/
- http://www.4kids.org/
- www.seirtec.org/gritsonline/index.htm
- http://teams.lacoe.edu/
- http://www.4teachers.org/
Technology Articles
