Friday, March 28, 2008

Power Media Plus

Power Media Plus is now free for all NYCDOE teachers and administrators.
I want to share this information with all of you. Please read below.


To create your Power Media Plus teacher account, you would need a general passcode. The New York Department of Education passcode is Xqy2BeX79m
The passcode is case sensitive. Please log into http://powermediaplus.com click on New subscribers log in here link and type in the general passcode and click Log in. The next screen you will see will be to create a teacher profile. Enter the information click Save and get started.

Monday, March 24, 2008

March Meeting Agenda

Topics scheduled

· Using Excel to Analyze School Data: Agenda
Sample Data
· Promethean Whiteboards

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Scholarship Opportunity for Spring Robotics!

Vision Ed Inc. and Make are pleased to announce an exciting new scholarship opportunity for Robotics teams grades K-6 throughout the New York City Area. This scholarship will allow one team of up to 12 members to compete in the first annual ROBOFEST NYC, a new robotics event that will be held at SONY Wonder Technology Labs on April 12th.

ROBOFEST NYC was designed as an opportunity to celebrate creative work by children in the field of robotics. The event will feature both a student expo of original projects and a robotics performers competition. Teams and exhibitors may work with any robotics system including RCX, NXT, and Pico Cricket, and medals will be awarded for ingenuity, design, and programming.
For more information about ROBOFEST NYC, please visit: http://www.visionedinc.org/robofest/index.htm


The ROBOFEST NYC scholarship will cover the cost of a team coach for 8 sessions and the competition registration fee.

To apply, please submit the name of the school or organization at which your team will be based, contact info for the team organizer, and a brief summary (500 words or less) of why you think your team should be chosen to receive this scholarship. All applications are due by March 12th. No experience in Robotics necessary!

Monday, March 3, 2008

March Computer Liaison Meeting

Hi all --

We had a problem with the Flatlands meeting scheduled for the month of March and had to change the date. Unfortunately there were no other dates available for the Flatlands ISC and we could not secure a school in time to provide a local meeting for you. Therefore we decided to combine the two meetings for this month and hold them at the Bay Ridge Learning Support Center. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause we and hope this does not dissuade you from attending.

We hope you can make it!