Emerging Security Threats and Solutions for School Districts

http://techlearning.com/article/16708

Tech Forum

http://archive.techlearning.com/events/techforum/midwest09/program.php

Promethean

Our Promethean Activclassroom, which features an interactive board and learner response devices, is widely regarded as one of the most effective tools for engaging your students.  We realize that times are tough and budgets are tight.  Yet we are passionate about showing you how Promethean can transform your classrooms into true 21^st century learning environments.  That is why we are offering the attached program that will allow schools to test out our solution at no cost. 

We will install 2 Activclassrooms in any of your schools free of charge.  After the 90 day trial period, we can either take the boards back or you can purchase them….at HALF PRICE.  With this offer, you get an Activboard, LCD Projector, Speakers, Complete Installation, Software, and Training for a cost of $2000 per room! **We can also customize a try and buy for the ActivExpressions (our student learner response system).

We understand that there may be other brands of interactive boards in some of the schools, Promethean is truly the “best in class” when it comes to hardware durability, software, included content/lesson plans, and training.  Plus, our newest software, ActivInspire is compatible with other non-Promethean software and products.  Visit http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.16874 .

K12 Advisor

HR Training that is Easy-to-Use, Entertaining and Fun! http://www.trainingadvisorinc.com/

Institute of Parish Development

http://www.ispd.y2webbuilder.com/f/March_2009_Newsletter1.pdf

State Library promotes local reading projects

Choose to Read Ohio, a project of the State Library of Ohio in partnership with the Ohioana Library, is designed to promote reading by connecting children, families and all Ohioans in the experience of sharing Ohio literature together. The goal is to encourage the reading of books written by Ohio authors. Local communities will collectively choose a title and read it together over a six-week period, any time between National Library Week (April 2009) and the end of 2010. The program will bring people together to discuss the books in a variety of settings – local public libraries, schools, churches, daycare centers and other organizations.

The Choose to Read Web site will offer a list of book titles for every age group and a downloadable toolkit for each title. Throughout 2009, resources will be added to the Web site, including tip sheets, discussion guides and author information. For details on Choose to Read Ohio, go to the Web site or contact Ruth Metcalf at the State Library of Ohio: rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us.

INFOhio offers LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library, part of the INFOhio Core Collection, has a new look that is easy to use and provides many skill-building activities. The various Learning Centers listed on the left side menu of LearningExpress Library offer practice tests, exercises and courses to build student skill levels. LearningExpress Library also offers teachers, students and parents free practice tests for Ohio Achievement Tests and Ohio Graduation Tests.

LearningExpress Library users must create an account with password so that test practices can be saved under the specific user name. The INFOhio username and password can be requested from your school librarian or by e-mailing central@infohio.org. LearningExpress Library is a service of the State Library of Ohio. For more information, click here and scroll down the page to the LearningExpress Library button.

Educators invited to take information literacy survey

The INFOhio/OhioLINK Special Task Force on 21st Century Skills seeks your views to help assess the existence of information literacy skills education in Ohio schools. This brief, anonymous survey collects data that will ultimately build and shape Ohio's 21st Century Information Literacy Skills curriculum. To access the survey, click here. The survey will close on March 31. For more information, please contact central@infohio.org

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