Announcements http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/ General news and announcements from EduTech. en Copyright 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:36:29 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 46.860864-96.816029This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. EduSites: A powerful tool for school Web hosting, now available EduTech is very happy to announce the availability of EduSites! School Web hosting just got more powerful, more flexible, and more fun! With customizability like never before and many options for embedding and sharing rich content, your Web site will look unique and dynamic while still maintaining consistency and functionality.

Check out the EduSites services and support pages. And if you want to see us build a fictional school Web site using EduSites, visit Epic Public Schools.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/05/edusites_a_powerful_tool_for_s/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/05/edusites_a_powerful_tool_for_s/ Mon, 14 May 2012 15:36:29 -0600 Need PD this summer? Sign up for one or all of the following! DIGITAL LITERACY-DELIVERED ONLINE COURSE

Sign up to participate in the newly developed Digital Literacy-Delivered Online one graduate credit course. This online workshop contains a variety of resources to help librarians, technology leaders, and teachers prepare students to experience and understand appropriate technology use and meet the "Internet Safety Requirements" of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) for ERate. Participants can sign up prior to any month and complete coursework within the month.

www.edutech.nodak.edu/training/topic/387/, www.edutech.nodak.edu/training/topic/386/ librarians receive credit through VCSU

Digital citizenship and Social Networking and Online Tools for the K12 Classroom courses will be offered this summer. One graduate credit per course is available. More information on dates, locations and course topics are located at: www.edutech.nodak.edu/training/topic/341/
www.edutech.nodak.edu/training/topic/342/

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/05/need_pd_this_summer_sign_up_fo/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/05/need_pd_this_summer_sign_up_fo/ Fri, 04 May 2012 12:48:48 -0600 iPads in Education Roadshow 2 Even if you attended the first one, this one is relevant to you too!

Join us for the iPads in Education Roadshow 2 taking place April 23, 24, 25 and 26th in four locations across North Dakota! The Flipped Classroom will be the theme this time. Choose from two different tracks with content for teachers, technology coordinators and administrators. Workshop hours can be applied toward graduate credit. An opportunity for additional hours to earn a full credit online will be revealed during the roadshow.

For more details and to register follow this link http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/training/topic/384/

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/03/ipads_in_education_roadshow_2/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/03/ipads_in_education_roadshow_2/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:52:26 -0600 New EduTech Online Workshop Especially for Librarians EduTech has designed the 16-hour Digital Literacy-Delivered Online (Librarians Only-VCSU credit) workshop specifically for North Dakota librarians.

Once librarians have completed the requirements for this workshop, they will be eligible to register on the Valley City State University website for one continuing education graduate credit.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/03/new_edutech_online_workshop_es/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2012/03/new_edutech_online_workshop_es/ Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:22:10 -0600 EduTech Tips, Tutorials and Content Available on YouTube EduTech has begun placing content on its own YouTube Channel, EduTechND. You can view it at www.youtube.com/edutechnd (this link may be blocked within your school). While all of the material on our YouTube channel is already on other EduTech pages, we recognize many in the North Dakota K-12 community use YouTube and appreciate its accessibility on a wide range of devices.

If you are a YouTube user, you are welcome to subscribe to the channel and we are excited to expand the amount and range of content available.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/11/edutech_tips_tutorials_and_con/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/11/edutech_tips_tutorials_and_con/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:58:55 -0600 Follow EduTech on Twitter EduTech will be entering the Twitterverse Tuesday, November 8 as @edutechnd. Our goal is to engage customers, quickly share information, and gather real-time feedback.

Follow us to stay informed about our services, important dates, and announcements!

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/11/follow_edutech_on_twitter/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/11/follow_edutech_on_twitter/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:00:10 -0600 iPads in Education Roadshow - Additional Dates Added! Join us for the iPads in Education Roadshow taking place November 7–10 and 15–17 in six locations across North Dakota! Choose from two different tracks with content for teachers, technology coordinators and administrators. Workshop hours can be applied toward graduate credit.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/10/ipads_in_education_roadshow/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/10/ipads_in_education_roadshow/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:52:47 -0600 Register Today for EduTech's Fall E-Rate Workshops Plan to attend one of six regional workshops to help you prepare and file your E-Rate application. You will learn how to maximize your benefits, maintain compliance, and learn the new rules for the upcoming year.

With any luck, you will be able to complete your school's Form 470 by the end of the workshop!

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/09/register_today_for_edutechs_fa/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/09/register_today_for_edutechs_fa/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:32:02 -0600 EduTech Announces New Support and Training Delivery Options EduTech is excited to announce a new era in delivery of support and training services!

We are increasing our ability to serve you by providing numerous online tutorials, videos, documents and training courses to you via the EduTech website. All of this is designed to save you time and serve you according to your schedule!

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/08/edutech_announces_new_support/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/08/edutech_announces_new_support/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:04:23 -0600 Coming soon: EduSocial Blog Families! Still a blog, but now much more

Currently any EduTech account can set up one or more blogs, and each will have a Web address similar to blogs.edutech.nodak.edu/<something>. But wouldn't it be nice to let a school or district have a blog with an address of www.school.k12.nd.us? Even better, wouldn't it be great if they could have their teachers' blogs use that as the start of their Web address (www.school.k12.nd.us/<something>)? And of course, wouldn't it be awesome if the school's technology coordinators could administer everything in that group of blogs?

We thought so too.

Later this year (Q4 2011) we will be launching a new service, EduSocial Blog Families. What can it do? Everything you can do with an EduSocial blog, but now with your own domain and more centralized management for technology coordinators.

If you are currently using EduWeb, it will eventually be retired in favor of this service, but we are not in a rush and will coordinate times at your convenience to help you transition smoothly.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/07/coming_soon_edusocial_blog_fam/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/07/coming_soon_edusocial_blog_fam/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:53:33 -0600 Deadline for Jazz 1,2,3 Registration is June 3! The deadline to sign up for Jazz 1,2,3 is June 3. Because of low enrollment, this event will only be held at the Bismarck location.

Join leaders in K-12 videoconferencing in discovering resources for student projects and collaborations. This class is team taught with videoconference colleagues from across the United States and around the world. Guest speakers will share and model additional authentic uses of videoconferencing. Along the way, learn about and use other collaborative technologies such as EduSocial Blogs, Flickr, Google Tools, Skype, Twitter and more!

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/05/deadline_for_jazz_123_registra/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/05/deadline_for_jazz_123_registra/ Wed, 25 May 2011 10:57:52 -0600 NDSU Summer 2011 Professional Development Now Available NDSU's Summer 2011 Professional Development is now available, and features Summer Courses from EduTech including Jazz 1,2,3 Videoconferencing, Blogging & Podcasting Creation, Digital Citizenship & Social Networking, and Online Tools for the K-12 Classroom.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/05/ndsu_summer_2011_professional/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/05/ndsu_summer_2011_professional/ Mon, 09 May 2011 16:01:20 -0600 Want to "Jazz" up your classroom? Join leaders in K-12 videoconferencing in discovering resources for student projects and collaborations. This class is team taught with videoconference colleagues from across the United States and around the world. Guest speakers will share and model additional authentic uses of videoconferencing. Along the way, learn about and use other collaborative technologies such as EduSocial Blogs, Flickr, Google Tools, Skype, Twitter and more!

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/03/want_to_jazz_up_your_classroom/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/03/want_to_jazz_up_your_classroom/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:11:09 -0600 K-12 Community Outreach Grant Winners Announced Grants of $5000 will be awarded by EduTech to seventeen ND K-12 schools who submitted successful grant applications to offer technology based workshops to community members. Each school is also eligible to apply for additional funds of $3800 to expand offerings to their communities.

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/03/k-12_community_outreach_grant/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/03/k-12_community_outreach_grant/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:06:52 -0600 8th Annual Megaconference Jr. event to be held on February 24, 2011 Don't miss this exciting opportunity on February 24, 2011 from 7am EST to 5:30pm EST (UTC -5) to interact with schools from around the world. The schedule of presentations in its new format is now posted on the website. Join VJ teams and presenting sites from countries all around the world to work collaboratively on specific content themes. For more information go to, http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/video/

]]> http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/02/8th_annual_megaconference_jr_e/ http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/announcements/2011/02/8th_annual_megaconference_jr_e/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:45:35 -0600