March 2008 Edition

Hello Again Instructional Technology Leaders,

This is the seventh update of 2007-2008, and a lot is happening related to technology use in our schools. You may choose to either receive future updates by e-mail or subscribe to it via RSS.

1. Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments – A Salary Point Class

2. Infotech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation – Saturday, April 21, 2008

3. Doodle for Google Student Contest – Registration Closes on March 28

4. Closing the Digital Divide – Technology in Open Court Reading – March 29

5. Digital Voice Awards 2008 – Deadline: April 14, 2008

6. Congratulations to CUELA Outstanding Teacher 2008

1. Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments – A Salary Point Class

Certificated employees can now take a salary point class focusing on the use of district periodic assessments to guide student learning. Participants will be introduced to the use of diagnostic Periodic Assessments as instructional tools for quality enhancement in: (1) planning standards-based instruction aligned to Instructional Guides, (2) assessing students, expediting data access using the reporting website, and communicating learning progress, (3) determining appropriate future teaching practices based upon assessment data, and (4) helping their students monitor their own learning through regular and consistent assessments.

Choose from several sessions.

To enroll: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select Periodic Assessment under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on any of the classes titled Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments displayed in blue to begin enrollment process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the enrollment list

2. Infotech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation – Saturday, April 12, 2008

Infotech 2008 is just a few weeks away aon Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Excellence Through Innovation” and is held in collaboration with the Parent Collaborative. There will be many examples of technology-enhanced student work showcased by students themselves as well as opportunities to participate in workshops and connect with vendors and other organizations. From Local District 5, students from Humphreys Avenue Elementary School, Malabar Elementary School, and Utah Street Elementary will be involved in the event. The highlight of the event will be the judging of finalists for the three divisions of the student competition. Parking and admission to this event will be free and everyone is invited.

For more information, please refer to Memorandum MEM-4058 as well as http://infotech.lausd.net/

3. Doodle for Google Student Contest – Registration Closes on March 28

Doodle for Google offers young artists the chance to design the Google logo and perhaps have their artwork seen by people all over the world.

The theme for the U.S. competition is "What if...?; a lot of the fun will come from helping your students decide how to interpret that open-ended phrase. Google will display 40 finalist doodles online and invite the public to vote for their favorites. The winning doodler will receive a $10,000 college scholarship and their design will take over the Google.com homepage for a day (the winning school will also receive a $25,000 technology grant.

Want to get your class in on the action? You'll find everything you need, including detailed lesson plans, at http://www.google.com/doodle4google

Registration closes on March 28.

4. Closing the Digital Divide – Technology in Open Court Reading – March 29

Discover ways to effectively infuse technology into your curriculum to increase reading fluency, motivate reluctant writers, and promote higher level thinking—all without losing a minute of Open Court Reading time.

This one day intensive hands-on workshop presented by Mathew Needleman will help you to empower students to create eBooks and iMovies in ways that support state standards and your teacher's manual.

If possible, please bring a digital still camera (and connecting cable) and an Open Court manual (any unit is okay) extras of both will be available

Cost: $25

When: March 29, 2008: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Where: Los Angeles County Office of Education, Room 288

9300 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA

Register: http://www.ctap.lacoe/workshops

5. Digital Voice Awards 2008 – Deadline: April 14, 2008

The California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) Region 11 and Multimedia Services of the Instructional Technology Outreach division at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) invite K-12 school educators from Los Angeles County to submit exemplary classroom instructional technology projects to the Digital Voice Awards. Student-made curricular projects may be created with a variety of technology tools. For more information: http://ctap.lacoe.edu/DVAwards

6. Congratulations to CUELA Outstanding Teacher 2008

On March 7, 2008, Jose Rodriguez, a teacher from Humphreys Avenue Elementary School, was honored as the Computer-Using Educators of Los Angeles (CUELA) Outstanding Teacher for 2008. He was recognized for his contributions to the learning in his classroom (his students will be showcasing at Infotech 2008), to our fellow colleagues in LAUSD (he teachers salary point courses for the UPDATE Program), and to others around the world (he facilitates a Webcast Academy via the World Wide Web). Read more about Jose Rodriguez and other former award winners as well as read/see more about CUELA at http://www.cuelosangeles.org/.

February 2008 Edition

Hello Instructional Technology Leaders!

This is the sixth update of 2007-2008, and we continue with even more opportunities for professional development and other news related to technology use in our schools. You may choose to either receive future updates by e-mail or subscribe to it via RSS.

1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for February

2. 2008 California School Technology Survey – LD5 Deadline: February 29, 2008

3. Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments – A Salary Point Class

4. CTAP Region 11 Technology Academies – $400 Compensation for Participating

5. Infotech 2008 – Saturday, April 12, 2008

6. Podcasting with SMART Board Software – A 2-Hour Seminar

7. Integrating SMART Boards into Language Arts and History – A 2-Hour Seminar

8. Salary Point Workshops on Learning Zone

9. More LAUSD Teacher RSS Feeds to View and Subscribe To

1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for February

The next volunteer technology leadership/coordinator meeting of 2007-2008 for Local District 5 will be held 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the Directors Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Local District 5, 2151 N. Soto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032. This meeting will cover online image and audio generators that produce content to add to classroom projects. Attendance is voluntary but does also provide an occasion when technology leaders can share ideas as well as learn about the latest in instructional technology.

Below is a preview of the tentative agenda:

03:30pm – Updates on Technology in LAUSD

04:00pm – Online Tools that Generate Content for Projects

05:00pm – Open Forum/Technology Leader Networking

2. 2008 California School Technology Survey – LD5 Deadline: February 29, 2008

The completion of the annual California School Technology Survey is once again required by the California Department of Education. Local District 5 correspondence regarding this survey was sent on February 1, 2008 to all principals. This survey must be completed by one person at your school (by you or the faculty/staff member most familiar with your technology hardware, software, and employee proficiency).

Local District 5 is asking that this survey be completed by February 29, 2008 in order to avoid technical pitfalls that may hamper the ability to meet the CDE deadline and qualify for this year’s government-funded programs, including the Enhancing Education Through Technology Formula and Competitive grants. Failure to complete the survey will result in your school not receiving the various awards negotiated with the State of California.

To complete the online survey, visit the CDE website at the following web address and use the information provided below:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/techsurvey.asp

Survey Type: School

County: Los Angeles

District: Los Angeles Unified

PIN (number): [contact ITAF for PIN]

System Password: [contact ITAF for Password]

Each section of the survey may be saved separately, and it is not necessary to complete the entire survey in one visit to the web site. Also, you may return to any previously completed section to make changes. The survey is "completed" when all sections have been saved.

3. Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments – A Salary Point Class

Certificated employees can now take a salary point class focusing on the use of district periodic assessments to guide student learning. Participants will be introduced to the use of diagnostic Periodic Assessments as instructional tools for quality enhancement in: (1) planning standards-based instruction aligned to Instructional Guides, (2) assessing students, expediting data access using the reporting website, and communicating learning progress, (3) determining appropriate future teaching practices based upon assessment data, and (4) helping their students monitor their own learning through regular and consistent assessments.

There are several sessions to choose from, including some at the Local District 5 location.

To enroll: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select Periodic Assessment under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on any of the classes titled Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments displayed in blue to begin enrollment process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the enrollment list

4. CTAP Region 11 Technology Academies – $400 Compensation for Participating

New opportunities for teachers to increase technology proficiency are still available! Teachers can learn to effectively integrate technology into standards-based instruction by participating in a weeklong CTAP Region 11 Technology Academy. Several of the academies will be held at the ITD ITTB Training Room 2 located at the Local District 5 Office Building during Spring break as well as throughout the Summer, but you may choose to enroll in academies held at other locations. Visit http://ctap.lacoe.edu/content/Tech_Academies for details and to enroll in one of the academies.

The CTAP Technology Academies are five-day trainings, designed for educators that need educational technology professional development at their level of proficiency. The objective is to ensure that classroom educators have the requisite skills, knowledge, and ability to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum.

If you have any questions, please contact the following consultant from CTAP 11:

Jeff Williams, williams_jeff@lacoe.edu, (562) 401-5382

Intended Audience: K-12 Teachers (Levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)

Los Angeles Unified School District will be providing compensation in the amount of $400 for those who attend a District-sponsored academy. You must be off-track (e.g. Single Track teachers must attend academies only during Spring and Summer breaks) to receive the compensation. Additionally, you can receive LAUSD salary point credit for completion of the Level II Academy.

5. Infotech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation – Saturday, April 12, 2008

Info Tech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation will be held Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa Street). This event is held in collaboration with the Parent Collaborative and serves as a great opportunity to showcase student work that integrates various uses of technology. All schools are encouraged to participate in this event. Come share teacher and student achievement. Below is a list of the InfoTech key features.

STUDENT SHOWCASES
InfoTech 2008 showcases will focus on student-created technology project demonstrations. Student Showcase Intent to Participate forms are available online at http://infotech.lausd.net/. Deadline to submit an application will be February 28, 2008. For further information, please contact John Kwan, ITAF, LAUSD Educational Technology Group, at john.kwan @ lausd.net or (213) 241-1278.

STUDENT COMPETITION
The student competition will include three categories: elementary, middle, and high school. Teacher-coached student teams will compete for prizes by creating short media projects. Finalists from each category will present their project at InfoTech 2008 and answer questions from a panel of experts. Entries will be voted on by the audience. If you have a team that would like to take part in the student competition, detailed rules and instructions on how to register may be found in LAUSD’s Learning Zone, http://lz.lausd.net/ under the program titled Infotech. For further information, please contact John Lenhardt, Educational Technology ITAF, at john.lenhardt @ lausd.net.

WORKSHOPS
Workshops for parents, teachers, and administrators will be held concurrently throughout the conference. Sessions will include the use of innovative technologies in today’s curricula, as well as presentations on how parents can use technology to help support their child’s education. For further information, please contact Martha Valencia, Specialist, LAUSD Educational Technology Group, at martha.valencia @ lausd.net or (213) 241-2631.

VENDOR EXHIBITS

Vendors will demonstrate and exhibit what they have to benefit instruction. For further information, please contact Mary Cervantes, Infotech Coordinator, LAUSD Educational Technology Group, at mary.cervantes @ lausd.net or (213) 241-2633.

Additionally, you may seek more information about this event by referring to Memorandum MEM-4058 as well as http://infotech.lausd.net/.

6. Podcasting with SMART Board Software – A 2-Hour Seminar

Hey SMART Board users, are you currently using Podcasting as a teaching tool? Would you like to? Podcasting is becoming an increasingly popular way to teach students and motivate them to learn. With SMART Board software you can use SMART Recorder and Notebook features to create a simple podcast to reinforce learning, deliver content or create student projects.

WHEN: Thursday, February 14, 3:30-5:30pm
WHERE: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles
COST: FREE!

To pre-register for this session: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select U.P.D.A.T.E. under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on Podcasting with SMART Board Software displayed in blue to begin registration process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the training list

7. Integrating SMART Boards into Language Arts and History

This class in designed for experienced teachers who have either been Master trained or attended an introductory training session and want to maximize their use of the SMART Board in Language Arts or History. Teachers will learn how to integrate their curriculum with Notebook to create and present interactive lessons and activities. Learn how to make your lessons engaging by using Macromedia Flash activities, pictures, video, audio and the Internet.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 4:00-6:00pm
WHERE: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles
COST: FREE!

To pre-register for this session: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select U.P.D.A.T.E. under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on Integrating SMART Boards into Language Arts and History displayed in blue to begin registration process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the training list

8. Salary Point Workshops on Learning Zone

A list of newly posted salary point classes offered by LAUSD’s UPDATE program are available and listed below. For more information, please visit the UPDATE website at http://update.lausd.net/ or call (213) 241-1384.

To enroll in a class: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select U.P.D.A.T.E. under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on any of the class titles displayed in blue to begin enrollment process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the training list

Course Title: Online Learning Experience – OLE

Time & Dates: 8:00am-5:00pm on 02/08 and 02/29/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 4:30pm-7:30pm on 02/11, 02/13, 02/15, and 02/18/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Scaffolding Higher-Order Thinking with WebQuests

Time & Dates: 8:00am-4:00pm on 02/16 and 03/15/08

Location: Taft High School, 5461 Winnetka Avenue, Woodland Hills

Course Title: Creating Dynamic Multimedia Projects to Showcase Student Learning

Time & Dates: 9am-4pm on 02/16 and 03/01/08

Location: South East High School, 2720 Tweety Boulevard, South Gate

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 02/16 and 03/29/08

Location: University Conference Room, Local District 5, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Smart Ways to Use Interactive Whiteboards Across the Disciplines

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 02/23 and 03/08/08

Location: Mann Middle School, 7001 S. Saint Andrews Place, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online Learning Experience – OLE

Time & Dates: 3:30pm-7:30pm on 03/05/08

Location: Foshay Learning Center, 3751 S. Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles

Course Title: Creating Dynamic Multimedia Projects to Showcase Student Learning

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 03/08 and 03/29/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Using Safe Internet Skills to Promote Research and Collaboration

Time & Dates: 5:30pm-8:30pm on 03/11/08 and 03/25/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 03/22 and 04/26/08

Location: 96^th Street Elementary School, 1471 E 96th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Creating Language Arts Curriculum Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 04/05 and 04/19/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Using Safe Internet Skills to Promote Research and Collaboration

Time & Dates: 5:30pm-8:30pm on 04/10/08 and 04/24/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Multimedia Enhanced Language Arts & ESL Instruction

Time & Dates: 9am-12pm on 04/12 and 04/26/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 8:00am-4:00pm on 05/03 and 05/17/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 02/16 and 03/29/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

9. More LAUSD Blogs to View and Subscribe To

I continue to discover new blogs by LAUSD K-12 educators. The following selection of sites listed here is in addition to those I suggested in previous months (see LAUSD Blogroll in the newsletter sidebar):

Educator 2.0: The Milleneum Edition: http://web.mac.com/mindtroopers/Mindtroopers/Educator_2.0/Educator_2.0.html

Local District 4 Developing Readers & Writers: http://ld4drwc.edublogs.org/

Local District 4 Elementary Science: http://einstein.edublogs.org/

Local District 4 Secondary Math: http://ld4math.edublogs.org/

Secondary Literacy – Middle Schools: http://ld4elap.edublogs.org/

As usual, please let me know about your blog, wiki, or podcast to be featured in upcoming posts. You may contact me by e-mail or post a comment on the web version of this newsletter.

January 2008 Edition

Happy New Year, Instructional Technology Leaders,

This is the fifth update of 2007-2008, and we start the new year with even more opportunities for professional development and other news related to technology use in our schools. You may choose to either receive future updates by e-mail or subscribe to it via RSS.

1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for January
2. Infotech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation – Saturday, April 12, 2008
3. Other Student Contests, Events, and Scholarships
4. Intel Schools of Distinction Award - Deadline: February 14, 2008
5. Teacher Advisor Position – Deadline for Applying: January 23, 2008
6. Even More LAUSD RSS Feeds Worth Subscribing To


1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for January

The next volunteer technology leadership/coordinator meeting of 2007-2008 for Local District 5 will be held 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Instructional Support Services (ISS) Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Local District 5, 2151 N. Soto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032. This meeting will introduce emerging collaborative tools and their value in classroom instruction. Attendance is voluntary but does also provide an occasion when technology leaders can share ideas as well as learn about the latest in instructional technology.

Below is a preview of the tentative agenda:
03:30pm – Updates on Technology in LAUSD
04:00pm – Emerging Collaborative Learning Tools
05:00pm – Open Forum/Technology Leader Networking


2. Infotech 2008: Excellence Through Innovation – Saturday, April 12, 2008

Infotech 2008 will be held Saturday, April 21, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Excellence Through Innovation” and is held in collaboration with the Parent Collaborative. The event serves as a great opportunity to showcase student work that integrates various uses of technology.

For more information, please refer to Memorandum MEM-4058 as well as http://infotech.lausd.net



3. Other Student Contests, Events, and Scholarships

Here is a list of other opportunities for your students to participate in worthwhile events (other than Infotech 2008). Many of these resources/projects are contests/honors that require students use skills integrating various technology. Please let me know if you are participating in these and other contests.

Google Highly Open Participation Contest – Deadline: January 22, 2008
This contest is designed to encourage and inspire pre-university students to begin participating in open source development, and provide pre-university students interested in computer science and other fields with exposure to real-world software development. This is open to students 13 years of age and older. For more information: http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/

California Streaming Digital Photography Contest – Deadline: February 8, 2008
K-12 students can enter a digital photography contest by submitting photographs that meet the guidelines of the theme, Natural Landforms. Winners will win an 8GB iPod Nano and teachers will receive AFI’s American 100 Greatest Movies. For more information: http://www.ccetc.net/photocontest

Doors to Diplomacy Scholarship Contest – Deadline: February 28, 2008
Sponsored in part by the U.S. State Department and Global School Net, this contest encourages middle and high school students to produce web projects about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy, Check the website for additional information. One registered, participants must complete the project by March 20, 2008. For more information: http://globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/aglance.cfm

CyberFair 2008 – Deadline: February 28, 2008
Students, grades 3- 12, are encouraged to prepare for the future - by thinking about the possible future, the probable future, the preferable future and the preventable future by participating in CyberFair 2008. Projects that best illustrate "future thinking" are invited to the World Future Society international conference in Washington DC, July 2008. For more information: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsncf/

2008 Video in the Classroom Awards Competition – Deadline: March 14, 2008
Guidelines and Entry Form are now available for this year's VIC Awards Competition held by KLCS-TV. Deadline for all submissions is March 14th, 2008. For more information: http://www.klcs.org/files/vicguide08.pdf

Digital Voice Awards 2008 – Deadline: April 14, 2008
The California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) Region 11 and Multimedia Services of the Instructional Technology Outreach division at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) invite K-12 school educators from Los Angeles County to submit exemplary classroom instructional technology projects to the Digital Voice Awards. Student-made curricular projects may be created with a variety of technology tools. For more information: http://ctap.lacoe.edu/DVAwards


4. Intel Schools of Distinction Award - Deadline: February 14, 2008

One elementary, one middle and one high school in each of two categories - math and science – will be selected to receive $10,000 cash grants and more than $100,000 in products and services from sponsors. Your school can be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, by developing an environment and curricula that meet or exceed benchmarks, including national mathematics and science content standards. For more information: http://www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction/index.htm


5. Teacher Advisor Position – Deadline for Applying: January 23, 2008

The Educational Technology Group is accepting applications for teacher advisor positions for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Integrating Mathematics and Science through Technology (IMaST) Program. There are 3 positions available. These assignments will be for a minimum of 1 year and will be working with middle schools. The candidates awarded these positions must be available at the beginning of the traditional calendar semester in February, 2008. Details on submitting applications as well as requirements, duties and responsibilities for the assignments are available at http://www.teacherplus.info (via Joe Oliver - LAUSD Director of Technology). Deadline for submitting the application is January 23, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.


6. Even More LAUSD RSS Feeds Worth Subscribing To

Our own LAUSD K-12 students and educators are publishing content that provide a look into what life is like in our schools and surrounding community. The following selection of sites add to the list of feeds that have been listed in the past couple of months:

Adventures of an Urban Reading Teacher: http://urbanreadingteacher.blogharbor.com/blog

My Many Colored Crayons: http://mycrayonbox.blogspot.com

Room 42 Rocks: http://chambers42.blogspot.com

Rough Rider Blog: http://rriderlausd.org

Special 2 Me: http://specialedandme.wordpress.com

Tamara Eden: http://tamaraeden.wordpress.com

Tech4ESL: http://www.tech4esl.blogspot.com

As stated last time, please let me know about your blog, wiki, or podcast to be featured in upcoming posts. You may contact me by e-mail or post a comment on the web version of this newsletter.

December 2007 Edition

Happy Holidays to All Instructional Technology Leaders!

This is the fourth update of 2007-2008, and we continue with even more opportunities for professional development and other news related to technology use in our schools. You may choose to either receive future updates by e-mail or subscribe to it via RSS.

1. Next Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting in January

2. CTAP Region 11 Instructional Technology Outreach Workshops

3. Google Highly Open Participation Contest - Deadline: January 22, 2008

4. Podcasting Conservatory at the California ScienCenter

5. Salary Point Workshops on Learning Zone

6. More LAUSD Teacher RSS Feeds to View and Subscribe To

1. Next Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting in January

The next volunteer technology leadership/coordinator meeting of 2007-2008 for Local District 5 will be held 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Instructional Support Services (ISS) Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Local District 5, 2151 N. Soto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032. This meeting will introduce emerging collaborative tools and their value in classroom instruction (e.g. Voicethread, Ustream.tv, etc.). Attendance is voluntary but does also provide an occasion when technology leaders can share ideas as well as learn about the latest in instructional technology.

Below is a preview of the tentative agenda:

03:30pm – Updates on Technology in LAUSD

04:00pm - Emerging Collaborative Learning Tools

05:00pm - Open Forum/Technology Leader Networking

2. CTAP Region 11 Instructional Technology Outreach Workshops

CTAP Region 11/Instructional Technology Outreach is offering various classes focusing on administrative/instructional use of technology for anyone to take. To register, please go to http://ctap.lacoe.edu/workshops. The following is a list of what is available:

EdTechProfile - Site Admin Workshop - This workshop will help you understand how to effectively gather data on technology literacy and curriculum integration, but more importantly... to learn how to get your teachers and/or students to complete EdTechProfile successfully, and without frustration. This three-hour workshop is for EdTechProfile site administrators who have the responsibility of administering EdTechProfile assessments/surveys at their school site. Learn: Account Management, Emailing Login Info to Teachers, Checking Completion Status, Creating Reports, Presenting Data on Technology Literacy & Curriculum Integration, and Using the Optional Services to Meet Local Needs

Fee: $25.00 When: March Session (03/20/08) @ Downey

Handheld Integration for Instruction (HiFi) for Administrators - As a part of this two-day workshop on using handhelds in school, each administrator will receive a Palm TX handheld (with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a bigger screen) and a resource binder of materials on using handhelds. Administrators will focus on educational handheld applications specifically designed for administrator use, including student information tools, classroom observation, databases and home-school communication tools. Participants will be given an overview of data-driven decision making and how handhelds can be used for support.

Fee: $300.00 When: (1) February Session (02/15/08 & 02/22/08) @ Downey, (2) March Session (03/21/08 & 03/28/08) @ Downey, or (3) April Session (04/10/08 & 04/17/08) @ Downey

Google Earth - Google's free mapping program can make learning geography a seamless part of your curriculum. Learn how to make geography a part of nearly every lesson using Google Earth with literature, social studies, and the arts by bringing live maps and satellite images to your classroom. No experience necessary.

Fee: Free When: (1) January/February Session (01/31/08 & 02/07/08) @ Downey

Work SMART-er with SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards - Learn how SMART Board interactive whiteboards can transform your classroom into an engaging place where all students can learn! This course will introduce basic use of SMART Boards and examine integration techniques in the classroom.

Fee: Free When: January Session (01/23/08) @ Valencia

McREL Balanced Leadership - School Leadership Program targeting District & School Site Administrators.

Fee: $2000.00 When: 2008 Session (01/24/2008 - 06/27/2008) @ Downey

3. Google Highly Open Participation Contest - Deadline: January 22, 2008

This contest is designed to encourage and inspire pre-university students to begin participating in open source development, and provide pre-university students interested in computer science and other fields with exposure to real-world software development. This is open to students 13 years of age and older.

For more information: http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/

4. Podcasting Conservatory at the California ScienCenter

The Podcasting Conservatory, offered by LACOE’s Multimedia Services and Science Education & Services in partnership with the California ScienCenter, is an intensive 2-1/2 day workshop for science educators who are interested in learning about podcasting as a new, accessible method to engage students in support of the California Content Standards. Digital tools that participants will be using include still cameras and editing software (Garageband on Apple computers). This workshop will focus on planning, critique, and evaluation of student work. This workshop will mirror the process that you will be expected to implement with students and willing colleagues.

WHEN: Thurs., January 31, 4-8pm; Fri. & Sat., February 1 & 2, 2008, 8am–4pm

WHERE: California ScienCenter, 700 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037

COST: $75; includes all workshop fees, parking each day, all meals (Thursday dinner, Friday & Saturday breakfast and lunch), and two IMAX Theater tickets!

Note: Registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Multimedia Services member schools/districts will receive a $25 discounted price as a member benefit.

For more information, go to: http://ito.lacoe.edu/podcon

5. Salary Point Workshops on Learning Zone

A list of salary point classes offered by LAUSD’s UPDATE program are available and listed below. For more information, please visit the UPDATE website at http://update.lausd.net/ or call (213) 241-1384.

To enroll in a class: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select U.P.D.A.T.E. under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on any of the class titles displayed in blue to begin enrollment process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the training list

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/05 and 01/19/08

Location: 112^th Street Elementary School, 1265 E. 112^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online – Special Students in Regular Classrooms: Technology Teaching and Universal Design

Time & Dates: 4pm-8pm on 01/07/08 and 02/25/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online – Powerful Projects: Project-Based Learning Using Internet Resources

Time & Dates: 8am-12pm on 01/12 and 03/01/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online – Inspiration for Effective Writing

Time & Dates: 8am-12pm on 01/12 and 03/08/08

Location: ITD Zelzah Training Room, 2505 Zelzah Avenue, Reseda

Course Title: Online Facilitator Course

Time & Dates: 12:15pm-4:15pm on 01/12 and 03/01/08

Location: ITD Zelzah Training Room, 2505 Zelzah Avenue, Reseda

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 4:30 pm-7:30pm on 01/16, 01/18, 01/21, and 01/23/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Computer Basics for the Beginning Technology User

Time & Dates: 8am-3:30pm on 01/19 and 01/26/08

Location: ITD Zelzah Training Room, 2505 Zelzah Avenue, Reseda

Course Title: Online Learning Experience – OLE!

Time & Dates: 3:30pm-7pm on 01/23/08

Location: Foshay Learning Center, 3751 S. Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/26 and 02/02/08

Location: 92^nd Street Elementary School, 9211 Grape Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Smart Ways to Use Interactive Whiteboards Across the Disciplines

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/26 and 02/09/08

Location: Banning High School, 1527 Lakme Avenue, Wilmington

Course Title: Click! Using Digital Photography to Enhance Instruction

Time & Dates: 4:30pm-7:30pm on 02/01, 02/04, 02/06, and 02/08/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Computer Basics for the Beginning Technology User

Time & Dates: 8am-3:30pm on 02/02 and 02/09/08

Location: ITD Zelzah Training Room, 2505 Zelzah Avenue, Reseda

Course Title: Using Safe Internet Skills to Promote Research and Collaboration

Time & Dates: 5:30pm-8:30pm on 02/07 and 02/28/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Creating Dynamic Multimedia Projects to Showcase Student Learning

Time & Dates: 9am-4pm on 02/09 and 03/01/08

Location: South East High School, 2720 Tweety Boulevard, South Gate

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 4:30pm-7:30pm on 02/11, 02/13, 02/15, and 02/18/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 02/16 and 03/29/08

Location: Philip R. Saldivar Room, Local District 5, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 03/22 and 04/26/08

Location: 96^th Street Elementary School, 1471 E 96th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Multimedia Enhanced Language Arts & ESL Instruction

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 04/11 and 04/26/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

6. More LAUSD Teacher RSS Feeds to View and Subscribe To

Our own LAUSD K-12 educators are publishing content that provide a look into what they or their students are doing. The following selection of sites listed here is in addition to those I suggested in last month’s entry:

The “Bots” Blog: http://lausdnetkids.tumblr.com/

The Hunsblog: http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/

MrJacobMath by Rustum Jacob: http://mrjacobmath.blogspot.com/

Teaching in the Inner City: http://cityteacher.wordpress.com/

What’s Happening in Mrs. Rivera’s Classroom?: http://jamr.blogspot.com/

As stated last time, please let me know about your blog, wiki, or podcast to be featured in upcoming posts. You may contact me by e-mail or post a comment on the web version of this newsletter.

November 2007 Edition

Hello Again Instructional Technology Leaders,

This is the third update of 2007-2008, and we continue with even more opportunities for professional development, employment, and other news related to technology in our schools. You may choose to either receive future updates by e-mail or subscribe to it via your preferred RSS aggregator.

1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for November

2. CTAP Region 11 Instructional Technology Outreach Workshops

3. CTAP Region 11 Technology Academies – $400 Compensation for Participating

4. LAUSD My Mail – Student Access to E-mail, Google Docs, Calendar, and More

5. What’s Coming Out of LAUSD Information Technology Division?

6. Ed Tech Profile – Complete Your Out-of-Date Technology Assessment Profile

7. Engineers Week Future City Competition for 7^th and/or 8^th Grade Students

8. Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing – Due November 16, 2007

9. More Salary Point Workshops Through LAUSD’s UPDATE Program Posted

10. LAUSD Teacher RSS Feeds I Subscribe To

1. Local District 5 Instructional Technology Leader Meeting for November

The second volunteer technology leadership/coordinator meeting of 2007-2008 for Local District 5 will be held 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Directors Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Local District 5, 2151 N. Soto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032. This meeting will introduce everyone to the burgeoning world of photosharing and its value in classroom instruction. Attendance is voluntary but does also provide an occasion when technology leaders can share ideas as well as learn about the latest in instructional technology.

Below is a preview of the tentative agenda:

03:30pm – Updates on Technology in LAUSD

04:00pm – Photosharing: Getting Your Stories Out to All Through Images

05:00pm – Open Forum/Technology Leader Networking

2. CTAP Region 11 Instructional Technology Outreach Workshops

CTAP Region 11/Instructional Technology Outreach is offering various classes focusing on administrative/instructional use of technology for anyone to take. To register, please go to http://ctap.lacoe.edu/workshops. The following is a list of what is available:

EdTechProfile - Site Admin Workshop - This workshop will help you understand how to effectively gather data on technology literacy and curriculum integration, but more importantly... to learn how to get your teachers and/or students to complete EdTechProfile successfully, and without frustration. This three-hour workshop is for EdTechProfile site administrators who have the responsibility of administering EdTechProfile assessments/surveys at their school site. Learn: Account Management, Emailing Login Info to Teachers, Checking Completion Status, Creating Reports, Presenting Data on Technology Literacy & Curriculum Integration, and Using the Optional Services to Meet Local Needs

Fee: $25.00 When: March Session (03/20/08) @ Downey

Handheld Integration for Instruction (HiFi) for Administrators - As a part of this two-day workshop on using handhelds in school, each administrator will receive a Palm TX handheld (with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a bigger screen) and a resource binder of materials on using handhelds. Administrators will focus on educational handheld applications specifically designed for administrator use, including student information tools, classroom observation, databases and home-school communication tools. Participants will be given an overview of data-driven decision making and how handhelds can be used for support.

Fee: $300.00 When: (1) February Session (02/15/08 & 02/22/08) @ Downey, (2) March Session (03/21/08 & 03/28/08) @ Downey, or (3) April Session (04/10/08 & 04/17/08) @ Downey

Google Earth - Google's free mapping program can make learning geography a seamless part of your curriculum. Learn how to make geography a part of nearly every lesson using Google Earth with literature, social studies, and the arts by bringing live maps and satellite images to your classroom. No experience necessary.

Fee: Free When: (1) November Session (11/14/07) @ Valencia or (2) January/February Session (01/31/08 & 02/07/08) @ Downey

MixCraft: Audio Workshop - Mixcraft is a multi-track audio recorder that enables you to record your band, create a podcast, or re-mix a song. In this workshop, you'll learn about Kid's Talk Radio and how students can create their own radio show while building academic skills through the use of the PNN Kids Talk Radio Personal News Network. All participants will receive a copy of the MixCraft software included with registration price.

Fee: $25.00 When: November Session (11/14/2007) @ Downey

Google Pages (Introduction) - Introduction to Google Pages. Learn how to create your own website using Google Pages.

Fee: $25.00 When: December Session (12/10/07) @ Downey

Google Pages (Advanced) - Advanced techniques for designing with Google Pages.

Fee: $25.00 When: December Session (12/13/07) @ Downey

Work SMART-er with SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards - Learn how SMART Board interactive whiteboards can transform your classroom into an engaging place where all students can learn! SMART Boards benefit student engagement, learner motivation and knowledge retention as well as being able to reach students with a variety of learning styles, including those with special needs. Educators benefit too, enjoying better student involvement, streamlined lesson preparation and enhanced lesson materials. This course will introduce basic use of SMART Boards and examine integration techniques in the classroom.

Fee: Free When: January Session (01/23/08) @ Valencia

McREL Balanced Leadership - School Leadership Program targeting District & School Site Administrators.

Fee: $2000.00 When: 2008 Session (01/24/2008 - 06/27/2008) @ Downey

3. CTAP Region 11 Technology Academies – $400 Compensation for Participating

Opportunities for teachers to increase technology proficiency are still available! Teachers can learn to effectively integrate technology into standards-based instruction by participating in a weeklong CTAP Region 11 Technology Academy. Several of the academies will be held at the ITD ITTB Training Room 2 located at Local District 5 Office Building throughout the school year, but you may choose to enroll in academies held at other locations. Visit http://ctap.lacoe.edu/content/Tech_Academies for details and to enroll in one of the academies.

The CTAP Technology Academies are five-day trainings, designed for educators that need educational technology professional development at their level of proficiency. The objective is to ensure that classroom educators have the requisite skills, knowledge, and ability to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum.

If you have any questions, please contact the following consultant from CTAP 11:

Jeff Williams, williams_jeff@lacoe.edu, (562) 401-5382

Intended Audience: K-12 Teachers (Levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)

Los Angeles Unified School District will be providing compensation in the amount of $400 for those who attend a District-sponsored academy. You must be off-track (e.g. Single Track teachers must attend academies only during Winter, Spring, and Summer Breaks) to receive the compensation. Additionally, you can receive LAUSD salary point credit for completion of the Level II Academy.

4. LAUSD My Mail – Student Access to E-mail, Google Docs, Calendar, and More

Since July 2007, student e-mail is now handled through LAUSD My Mail, which is a group of services developed with Google to provide access to not only e-mail, but also use of the following web applications: Google Calendar, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, and a start page. If your school is ready to have students use these services, please go to the following link for information on this process: http://techsupport.lausd.net/email_setup.htm

Student accounts are created by sub-administrators located at each school site. If you don't have a sub-administrator at your site, or need to add or replace one, the principal can designate a school email sub-administrator by contacting the ITD Service Desk at (213) 241-5200 and requesting that someone on her/his staff receive this type of access. Large schools may choose to have more than one email sub-administrator. The school email sub-administrator is responsible for creating and managing student accounts.

The school email sub-administrator will receive a separate account (email sub-administrator account) with documentation that will allow her/him to create individual accounts or request the batch creation of 50 accounts or more.

5. What’s Coming Out of LAUSD Information Technology Division?

On 09/04/07, Memorandum MEM-3913 Elementary Instructional Multimedia Cart Program was released, providing information to elementary school principals regarding instructional multimedia technology tools that will be provided to schools for use by all teachers, and the associated professional development to assist with technology integration in the classroom instructional program. Thank you to every school that has already taken advantage of this program.

On 09/13/07, Information Technology Division (ITD) launched a new IT Service Catalog. This catalog provides a list of currently available IT services. Each service provides guidelines for ordering/requesting the service. You may view the catalog online at http://techsupport.lausd.net/.

On 10/23/07, ITD's Educational Technology Group releaaes Reference Guide REF-3975.0 Information for Schools on Supported Instructional Technology Activities from the Educational Technology Group. This Reference Guide provides information to schools regarding supported instructional technology activities and applications by LAUSD. It also provides information to schools regarding services provided by Educational Technology Group and ways to obtain them. You may view the Reference Guide by accessing it via Inside LAUSD, http://notebook.lausd.net/.

6. Ed Tech Profile – Complete Your Out-of-Date Technology Assessment Profile

Every year, teachers and administrators are asked to update their EdTech Profile: http://www.edtechprofile.org/. The EdTech Profile is a personal technology proficiency survey that provides feedback necessary for developing a school instructional plan that includes data on proficiency levels of a school’s staff on the use of technology. The data can also be used when applying for grants and helps in development of technology courses and professional development opportunities for individuals to improve their technology skills. Every teacher and administrator must update his or her profile at least once a year, and this was originally required when it was called the CTAP2 iAssessment (as specified in Policy Bulletin BUL 550.0 - Policy on CTAP Certificated Staff Online Survey). As of October 15, 2007, these surveys must be completed again. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

7. Engineers Week Future City Competition for 7^th and/or 8^th Grade Students

It is not too late to enter the Future City Competition, but you must hurry! This competition affords an excellent opportunity for applying elements of math, science, computer science, social studies, language arts, and art curricula to hands-on projects that capture the imagination and stoke the creative problem-solving abilities of students in the 7th and 8th grades. Registration for this competition as well as additional information can be found at http://www.fuutrecity.org/.

Each team consists of a teacher-sponsor, an engineer-mentor and 3 students from grades 7 and/or 8. Multiple teams could compete at the same school and have a winner selected at the school to go to the regional competition. The tentative date and location for the Southern California regional competition (where the team selected to go to Washington D.C. for the nationals will be chosen) is Saturday, January 26 at the California Science Center. Engineer-mentors will be provided to entering teams. The Coordinator for the Regional Competition will be assisting us with this.

The software being used is Sim City 3000. One copy of the software is provided per school. Any questions about necessary resources (including how LAUSD can support you) and entering must now be directed to Joe Oliver, Director, Educational Technology, at joe.oliver@lausd.net. The fee for entry is refunded when the team attends the regional competition. Please do not let an entry fee keep you from fielding a team.

8. Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing – Due November 16, 2007

Each year the College Board recognizes exceptional teachers of grades 6 through 12 for the innovative methods they use to develop their students' writing skills. Bob Costas Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to teachers who are doing an inspiring job of teaching their students to write and who will benefit most from a grant to enhance a successful project. Exemplary writing instruction should demonstrate use of “innovative methods” such as integrating blogs or other Web 2.0 technologies.

For details about these grants, please go to the following web address:
http://www.collegeboard.com/counselors/teachers/costas_grants.html

9. More Salary Point Workshops Through LAUSD’s UPDATE Program Posted

A list of newly posted salary point classes offered by LAUSD’s UPDATE program are available and listed below. Classes listed in the previous Local District 5 Technology are still available as well. For more information, please visit the UPDATE website at http://update.lausd.net/ or call (213) 241-1384.

To enroll in a class: http://lz.lausd.net/ - Once logged on using your Single Sign-On information, you can enroll in any of the classes by doing the following:

1) Click on Courses

2) Click on Class Offerings

3) Select U.P.D.A.T.E. under Program and Click on Search

4) Click on any of the class titles displayed in blue to begin enrollment process

5) Click on the orange Enroll Now button to add yourself to the training list

Course Title: Creating Language Arts Curriculum Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 11/10 and 11/24/07

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 11/10 and 11/17/07

Location: La Salle Elementary School, 8715 La Salle Avenue, Los Angeles

Course Title: Creating Language Arts Curriculum Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Time & Dates: 8am-5pm on 11/17 and 12/01/07

Location: Porter Middle School, 15960 Kingsbury Street, Granada Hills

Course Title: Creating Language Arts Curriculum Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 12/01 and 12/15/07

Location: LD5 University Conference Room, 2^nd Floor, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Using Safe Internet Skills to Promote Research and Collaboration

Time & Dates: 5:30pm-8pm on 12/05 and 12/12/07

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Using Safe Internet Skills to Promote Research and Collaboration

Time & Dates: 9am-12pm on 12/08 and 12/15/07

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/05 and 01/19/08

Location: 112^th Street Elementary School, 1265 E. 112^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Click! Using Digital Photography to Enhance Instruction

Time & Dates: 4:30pm-7:30pm on 01/07, 01/09, 01/11, and 01/14/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online – Special Students in Regular Classrooms: Technology Teaching and Universal Design

Time & Dates: 4pm-8pm on 01/07/08 and 02/25/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Using Digital Portfolios to Foster Student Learning

Time & Dates: 4pm-8pm on 01/10 and 02/21/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Online – Powerful Projects: Project-Based Learning Using Internet Resources

Time & Dates: 8am-12pm on 01/12 and 03/01/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Smart Ways to Use Interactive Whiteboards Across the Disciplines

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/12 and 01/26/08

Location: Gage Middle School, 2880 E. Gage Avenue, Huntington Park

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 4:30 pm-7:30pm on 01/16, 01/18, 01/21, and 01/23/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Multimedia Enhanced Language Arts & ESL Instruction

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 01/19 and 02/02/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Click! Using Digital Photography to Enhance Instruction

Time & Dates: 4:30 pm-7:30pm on 02/01, 02/04, 02/06, and 02/08/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Create Cross Curriculum Lessons using iMovie

Time & Dates: 4:30 pm-7:30pm on 02/11, 02/13, 02/15, and 02/18/08

Location: 68^th Street Elementary School, 612 W. 68^th Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Standards-Based Virtual Field Trips with Video Conferencing Education

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 02/16 and 03/29/08

Location: Philip R. Saldivar Conference Room, Local District 5, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

Course Title: Multimedia Enhanced Language Arts & ESL Instruction

Time & Dates: 8am-4pm on 04/11 and 04/26/08

Location: ITD ITTB East Los Angeles Training Room II, 2151 Soto Street, Los Angeles

10. LAUSD Teacher RSS Feeds I Subscribe To

I spend time looking at the interesting things that other K-12 educators are publishing. Here is a sampling of sites I have subscribed to that belong to teachers in LAUSD:

Along the Way by Janice Stearns: http://www.jstearns.org/wp

Attitudes Are the Real Disability by Lore Schindler: http://svenlore.blogspot.com/

Bob Sachs Photography by Robert Sachs: http://bobsachsphotography.blogspot.com/

Coordinator’s Office by Jose Rodriguez: http://coordinator2.wordpress.com/

Creating Lifelong Learners by Mathew Needleman: http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog

Mr. De la Cruz’s Action Plan Quest by Felipe de la Cruz: http://mrdelacruz.edublogs.org

Open During Construction by John Lenhardt: http://itaf.tumblr.com/

Let me know about your blog, wiki, or podcast to be featured in upcoming posts. You may contact me by e-mail or post a comment on the web version of this newsletter.