OSPI has officially launched its Qwest OSPI Grant Program. The Qwest Foundation funds a competitive grant program designed to recognize Washington state K-12 educators who are creative technology integrators. We award $10,000 to each of nine teachers or teacher teams.  The program is open to public school teachers and teacher-librarians, certified by Washington state, who teach in a district that falls within or overlaps a Qwest local service area.

Apply Now for 2010-2011
Grant applications are due Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

You can find the application and scoring rubric on the OSPI website, http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Grants/Competitive/QwestFoundation/default.aspx

 The corresponding OSPI bulletin (B076-09) has been posted http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2009.aspx

Here are links to the November 12, 2009, statewide eRate Training:

Video: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ospi-e-rate-info

Handouts website: http://drop.io/ospierate

Link to FCC NPRM on Internet Safety Training
http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/latest-news.aspx

FCC NPRM on Internet Safety Training PDF

Expanded Eligibility of Web Hosting for FY2009
http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=219

District Technology Planning Guidance (including worksheets)
http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/planningGuidance.aspx

News brief with clarification of web hosting eligibility
http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=220

Broadband NPRM link (also attached here)
http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/latest-news.aspx

K-20 master contracts information for E-rate
http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/E-rate/ERateFAQ.aspx

The documents and links from the 11/5/09 Statewide Tech forum are posted below:

Main PowerPoint

PBS Teacherline PowerPoint

uStream Recording: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/esd123

Google Apps for Education Presentation: http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgktzrmz_49czm7stf9

Horizon Report

Horizon Report Link: http://www.nmc.org/publications/2009-horizon-k12-report

Horizon Report Delicious Links:

Collaborative Environments http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+collabworkspaces

Online Communication Tools http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+commtools

Cloud Computing http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+cloudcomputing

Mobiles http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+mobile

Smart Objects http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+smartobject

Personal Web http://delicious.com/tag/hzk09+personalweb

Tahoma School District Presentation
http://drop.io/techforum

Olympic ESD 114, KCTS 9 and NCCE Partner to Offer PBS TeacherLine Online PD

Olympic ESD 114, KCTS-9 and NCCE have partnered to provide affordable online professional development opportunities in the state of Washington through PBS TeacherLine. 

WIN $100 – ONLINE SURVEY

Help us expand our offerings by taking an online survey about online professional development.  For taking the survey you'll receive a coupon worth 20% off anything at the KCTS-9 Online Store and be entered to win a $100 Visa gift card!! Click Here to take the survey. 

PBS TEACHERLINE ONLINE COURSES

Enhance your Teaching and Advance Your Career * Instructional Technology * Grades K-12

PBS TeacherLine offers more than 130 top-quality, graduate-level online courses for educators spanning the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, Instructional Strategies and Science.

PBS TeacherLine has also teamed up with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to recognize teachers who lead the way in classroom integration.  The ISTE Technology Capstone Program consists of three capstone courses focusing on helping teachers demonstrate their implementation of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS*T). For more information: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/capstone-program/

FREE INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

To learn more about how to bring high quality online professional development to your district, join us for a free informational webinar: PBS TeacherLine: Online Professional Development that Works.

When:   Tuesday, November 17, 2009  @ 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST
Hosted by: Jeff Allen, Director of Educational Technology, Olympic ESD 114
Register @ https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/342688523

For more information about PBS TeacherLine go to: www.oesd.wednet.edu/teacherline or contact your local ESD Educational Technology Support Center

Google is offering free educational lab licenses for SketchUp Pro. The offer is open to all Washington state schools and districts that make use of the licensing program set up with OSPI.
 
Sketchup Pro is a popular 3D modeling software that K-12 teachers use to strengthen core curricula with realistic visualizations that scale and animate quickly and easily. Google recommends a second free download of Google Earth, which makes it possible to model real-world buildings and sites, then locate them geographically.

Contact your regional ETSC Director or Dennis Small (dennis.small@k12.wa.us) for licensing information.