November 30, 2010Administrator Meeting

Acceptable Use Contracts9. Use of Personally-Owned Technological

Devices in the School Users understand that bringing their own personally-owned technological devices is at their own risk. Damage, wear and tear, or loss of personally-owned technological devices is not the responsibility of the School or the Division. The Division will facilitate connectivity to the network but not be responsible for hardware, software or technical support.

Exchange 2010 Email Business Cards

Todaysmeet.com/nov30adminWhat strikes you most in the 2010 Horizon

Report?What are the implications for you and your

school?

Horizon Report 2010

1 year or less• Mobile Computing• Open content

2 to 3 Years• Electronic Books• Simple Augmented Reality• 3D Mechanical Sytem

4 to 5 Years• Gesture Based

Computing• Visual Data Analysis• http://www.gapminder.or

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Speak Up Canada About Speak Up 2010   Online surveys will be open from October 18 through to December 17, 2010.   All Alberta schools and jurisdictions have been pre-registered. You simply are invited to take the survey.   Surveys are available this year for K-12 students, teachers, parents, school and district administrators

and college students enrolled in teacher preparation programs. Every K-12 school and district is eligible to participate in Speak Up. There is no fee to participate, or limit on the number of respondents. All information is 100%

confidential. The surveys take less than 20 minutes to complete.   Every participating school and district receives a free online report in February 2011.   Survey question topics include learning and teaching with technology, 21st century skills,

science/math instruction, career exploration, emerging technologies (such as Web 2.0, mobile devices, games, online learning and digital content), professional development, school-to-home communications, digital citizenship and investment recommendations for 21st century schools.

  Use Speak Up data to inform your local plans and learn about the ideas of your students and their

parents.

Supernet/Internet Speed

Homework Pages I have brought this issue to the computer techs and to Anna since September. I understand that there are number

of priorities that have taking up time, however, I really feel that this now needs to be addressed, so I am writing to you.

  Over the last two school years, I utilized our school web-page for a homework page for my class. This allowed me

to update information on a daily basis, link assignments and have an ongoing calendar that parents and students can view. My students and parents utilized this extensively. I would really like to have access to this tool again.

   I have heard the arguments that Power School can do the same, however, I don’t feel that is the case. Here are a

few points:   ·         Having to log-in is a barrier to students checking the site. ·         Power School does not easily allow me to place calendars/weekly agenda updates. ·         Although I can link sites/assignments in Power School, this is more easily done in the Word edit format from

the web-page. ·         Parents can quickly access the web-page, whereas Power School requires  them to log-in each time   I truly feel that this is the best way for students and parents to check on assignments and upcoming events no

matter where they are in the world. I would appreciate having access to this tool again. Please let me know what I can do to make this happen.

  Regards,   S.R.

Remote AccessSharePointWebmailArcmailDocushare

ATLE Conference 2010Reforming education

Decisions! Blocking

E-Portfolios

Becoming a networked educator

Wireless Access

Student Teaching CohortFunding will be allocated to support 25 students

and mentor teachers to participate. Teacher release time – $600 per teacher to cover

the cost to attend 4 half day cohort meetingsMeeting costs- $50 per teacherAdministration of program costs $800 – ($200 per

teacher)Total for one cohort of 4 teachers $3400Total for two cohorts of 4 teachers $6800Financial assistance - up to $2000/per teacher5 minute Video

Student Teaching CohortBe willing to deliver a presentation to post secondary

institutions to speak to the advantages of participating in a rural practicum. Sell the value proposition for working in a rural board.

Support student teachers by assisting them to find accommodation or boarding. (Advertise and promote the need through meetings, school websites, staff email or newsletters.

Hold a welcome orientation meeting for the student teachers.Offer to interview student teachers. Agree to release partner teachers for four half day meetings.Select a social mentor for each cohort of practicum students –

The social mentor would help the new teacher to feel comfortable in the community and will coordinate a few activities for the enjoyment of the students.

Participate in a post program survey (project lead and partner teachers)

University of Alberta – Faculty St. Jean – Jan 17University of Lethbridge – Jan 19Grande Prairie Regional College – Jan 27

Leadership Simplified

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