November Technology Liaisons Meeting

Office of Educational Technology

OETR: (Tech Liaisons) Foundations for a 21st Century School: Building Technology Teams

Foundations for a 21st Century School: Building Technology Teams. Learn how to create both teacher and student tech teams. Participants will use action plan templates created with Google Docs and Forms to begin planning the steps needed to implement these teams in your building. The roles for successful leadership by both teacher and students will be the focus.

Tech Liaisons November Meeting Course # 051-11-035-059

Location: Petrides Complex (A Building)

Start Date: Nov 8 2010 8:30AM

ENROLL Tech Liaisons November Meeting Course # 051-11-035-060 Location: 415 89th Street Start Date: Nov 17 2010 8:30AM ENROLL Click here to view November's agenda.

October Technology Liaisons Meeting

Please Register for October's monthly meeting.

October's Technology Laisons Meeting

Google Apps To Organize and Collaborate 21st Century Classrooms. Learn how to share google docs, spreadsheets, presentations and forms across building departments, grade levels and classrooms to maximize collaboration amongst teachers and building leaders. Your school's tech liaison can turnkey this information to assist staff in becoming more independent as a technology support service for your school. Tequipment showcase of Smart Tables and Aart Pack.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:00 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: (Tech Liaisons) Google Apps to Organize and Collaborate 21st Century Classrooms
Location: Staten Island Petrides Complex (A Building)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=207256&CustomerID=77
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 08:00 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: (Tech Liaisons) Google Apps to Organize and Collaborate 21st Century Classrooms
Location: Bay Ridge LSC 4th floor conference room
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=207267&CustomerID=77

Click here to see October's agenda

2010 NYSCATE Leadership Summit

The 2010 NYSCATE Leadership Summit will take place July 20-21, 2010 at the Bulmer Telecommunications Center on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College,Troy, NY.

NYSCATE is again inviting educational leaders from across New York State to continue the dialogue of technology integration in our schools.

The Leadership Summit will gather educational technology experts to present, discuss, and debate topics focused on Emerging Technologies, Web 2.0 & Digital Collaboration, Funding & Advocacy, 21st Century Skills & Technology Leadership, and Policies & Decision Making.

For more information, please click here.

April Technology Liaisons Meeting

Please Register for April's monthly meeting.

Monday, April 12, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - March 2010 (Bay Ridge ISC)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=191076&CustomerID=77

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - March 2010 (Staten Island ISC)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=191077&CustomerID=77

Click here to see agendas.

USDOE Releases National Education Technology Plan

The United State Department of Education has posted their draft National Education Technology Plan (NETP), which was released March 5, 2010. It provides the context and vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan provides a set of concrete goals to inform state and local educational technology plans, as well as recommendations to inspire research, development, and innovation.

The United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, on the plan:

We have the opportunity to completely reform our nation’s schools. We’re not talking about tinkering around the edges here. We’re talking about a fundamental re-thinking of how our schools function—and placing a focus on teaching and learning like never before.

For more information and to read the draft, summary, and a transcript of Secretary Duncan’s speech: click here.

March's Technology Liaisons Meeting

Please Register for March's monthly meeting.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - March 2010 (Bay Ridge ISC)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=188289&CustomerID=77

Monday, March 08, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - March 2010 (Staten Island ISC)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=188290&CustomerID=77

Discovery Education Workshop in Times Square

Discovery Channel has an exhibit in Times Square, and we have scheduled several Discovery Education workshops in the exhibit space over the next several months. The three-hour free workshops will focus on the integration of media into classroom instruction. Any NYC educator/administrator is welcome to attend!

Come and learn new ways to use and embed Discovery Education streaming media into your curriculum and then go explore media in a whole new way by visiting the Titanic, Da Vinci, and, coming soon, the King Tut exhibit!

Each session will be offered in the Discovery Education classroom from 9am-12pm and then repeat 3-6pm.

Since space is very limited (30 people), we are offering a series of training dates for you to choose. As you are registering for the sessions please choose the date and time that you wish to attend.

Spots are assigned on a first-come, first serve basis. Each classroom can hold thirty people. Any registration received after thirty will be notified and given a choice of other dates/spots.

Click here to register!

Dates:

• February 25-26 (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm) both days


• March 1-2 (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm) both days


• May 19 (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm)


• May 20 (9am - 12pm)


• September 22-23 (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm) both days


• October 6-7 - (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm) both days


• November 16-17 (9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm) both days

Location:

Discovery Times Square Exposition
226 West 44th Street (Between 7th and 8th)
New York, NY

February's Technology Liaisons Meeting

Please Register for February's monthly meeting.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Bay Ridge ISC)
Location: Bay Ridge ISC 4th Floor Conference Room
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=186192&CustomerID=77
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Staten Island ISC)
Location: Petrides Complex Staten Island (Building A Room 118)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=186194&CustomerID=77
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Flatlands ISC)
Location: Flatlands ISC (Room 134)
Site URL: https://www.protraxx.com/scripts/ezcatalogny/ViewClass.aspx?ID=186196&CustomerID=77

January Technology Liaison Meeting Agenda

• 8:30 - 9:00 Intros and News from OET
• 9:00 - 9:45 Using Our Ning Forum
  Post a strategy you have used successfully to support teachers in content area instruction
  Comment upon the strategy of at least 2 other participants
  Whole group discussion
  How can virtual forum conversations be a helpful technique with students?
  Is there a place for virtual conversations within your school?
• 9:45 - 10:30 Today's Objectives: To create a virtual network for you to use with your staff. The purpose of creating a ning is to establish a platform to collaberate with colleagues within your building without leaving your classroom.
  Design is Essential
  Good Ning vs. Bad Ning (Let's look for some examples)
  Ning Guidelines
  Educational Networking
  Compiling criteria for an effective ning
  Posting to the found Ning
• 10:30 - 10:45 Bio-break
• 10:45 - 11:45 Creating your Ning based on your research to be show cased before lunch
• 11:45 - 12:30 Lunch
• 12:30 - 1:30 Resourcing
  Invite your staff to your Ning
  Using ARIS Connect
  Using Outlook
  Invite your Technology Liaison Colleagues to your Ning
  Creating Differentiated Groups within your Ning
• 1:30 - 2:15 Ning Showcase - Share your hard work
• 2:15 - 2:30 Evaluation

Virtual Campus opens its doors to all NYC Educators

Virtual Campus opens its doors to all NYC educators for blended learning opportunities. The offerings are part of a new initiative to introduce online learning as a vehicle for professional development in the Department of Education. These online learning opportunities will begin January 13, 2010 and last for six weeks:

• Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles


• Proportional Reasoning


• Science 2.0: Using Web Tools to Promote Inquiry-Based Science


• Transforming the Classroom with Project-Based Learning

These are no charge learning opportunities; registration is on a first come first serve basis. Blended Learning Opportunities have at least one face-to-face or real-time session and the balance of the work is completed online and facilitated by NYCDOE educators. Visit the Virtual Campus to register:

http://virtualcampus.me

For more information, please contact eLearning Services via email at elearning@schools.nyc.gov.