November+December+2009

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Virginia Department of Education Updates
  __ Enhancing Education through Technology Grants (Title II, Part D) __  Formula Grant Timeline for 2009-2010 grants posted:

 [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Technology/EdTech/year8projecttimeline.doc]   [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Technology/EdTech/year8projecttimeline.pdf]   

__ Formula Grant Monitoring Schedule __  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2; msobookmark: OLE_LINK3;">Schedule for virtual monitoring visit on Title II, Part D Formula grant recipients posted. Each LEA must participate in a monitoring visit. Once every eight years. Similar to other federal programs administered by the DOE

<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2; msobookmark: OLE_LINK3;"> [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Technology/EdTech/enhancing_education_monitoring_schedule.pdf?siteurl=vadoe&recordingID=31754122&actionType=Info&tcRecordingLink=Yes]<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2; msobookmark: OLE_LINK3;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2; msobookmark: OLE_LINK3;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">

__ OET Initiatives  __ //__Thinkfinity__//: Continuing to provide training through certified trainers as well as the Thinkfinity online training (which can be reached through the main Thinkfinity site at [|Thinkfinity.org] . Contact Jean Weller ( Jean.Weller@doe.virginia.gov or 804-225-2825) for more information.

__//ThinkQuest//__: Continuing to provide training in this system, but do not have any planned at the moment. [|Thinkquest.org] __//Intel Teach//__: Additional training sessions being organized along with support trainers throughout the state.

__//SAS Curriculum Pathways//__: Had a session at the VETC - OET Institute to train folks on how to use all the various aspects of this system. Contact Jean Weller ( Jean.Weller@doe.virginia.gov or 804-225-2825) for more information.

__AUP and Internet Safety Program__: Reports from divisions, using a rubric from the DOE, will be due next September.

iSafe has started charging; Common Sense Media, iKeepSafe, and many of the others on our Recommended Resources list (posted on the Internet Safety page of the DOE Website) are still free