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		<title>11/5/09 Statewide Tech Forum Links</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The documents and links from the 11/5/09 Statewide Tech forum are posted below:]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Free Thinkfinity Online Courses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ETSC program is partnering with with Verizon Thinkfinity to offer professional development opportunities for Washington educators.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Olympic ESD 114, KCTS 9 and NCCE Partner to Offer PBS TeacherLine Online PD</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>2010-2013 District Technology Planning Webinars</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSPI is hosting district technology planning webinars with the following topics: Important dates, changes and what&apos;s new for 2010-2013, a brief overview of the district technology planning process, and the SIP tool.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Google SketchUp Pro - FREE lab licenses for Washington K-12 schools</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google is offering free educational lab licenses for SketchUp Pro.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Free Thinkfinity 1-Hour Webinars</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During June, Thinkfinity is increasing the frequency of their&#xa0;FREE one-hour Educator Webinars (Awareness Sessions).]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Making Technology Choices</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESD 112&apos;s Ed Tech Director, Debbie Tschirgi, discussed the importance of choosing technology that supports a school&apos;s mission and vision in EDTECH: Focus on K-12.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>NCCE 2010: Call for Proposals Is Now Open</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[39th Annual Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference (NCCE) March 2-5, 2010 in Seattle, WA]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
		<category>Washington State Educational Technology Support Center Program</category>
		
		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Teacher Leadership Project Highlighted In District Administration</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Tech Support Center&apos;s own, Becky Firth of ESD 189 in Anacortes, talks about the Teacher Leadership Project.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>TECH FORUM WEST - May 1, 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought-provoking. High-powered. Groundbreaking. Tech &amp; Learning magazine offers a
high-end, information-packed one-day event designed especially for
district and school administrators and technology leaders.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Educational Technology Standards are now available</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Educational Technology Standards are now available on the Grade Level Standards &amp; Resources website.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Research from ISTE on Improving Teaching and Learning Using Technology</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology can play a huge role in any classroom, but it is especially powerful when coupled with project-based learning. Improved Teaching and Learning Using Technology Technology (computers and other digital devices, software, and networks) contributes to teaching and learning in diverse ways, but its most crucial role relates directly to curriculum, instruction, and assessment:]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Washington State Educational Technology News</category>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Education Infused with Technology</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget tests and papers - these students are doing documentaries and books.   Education at High Tech High School almost always involves project-based learning activities and students are achieving above the norm.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Report recommends moving SAT online</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report commissioned by the College Board recommends several steps for the board to take to ensure the kinds of scoring errors that plagued the SAT last fall don&apos;t happen again, including the use of better scanning software and even the possibility of offering the test online. Though there is room for improvement, the report notes, researchers say the scoring of SATs overall is reliable. Some critics, however, question the report&apos;s objectivity. ]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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		<title>Technology Savvy Superintendents</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten superintendents who are among the nation’s most successful in leading their schools into the 21st century were honored in a ceremony Feb. 15, 2008.]]></description>
		
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<author>aallen@psesd.org (Ann Allen)</author>
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