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Michigan Educational Technology Planning 2009 - 2010

 

Office of Education Improvement and Innovation

Technology planning is federally mandated for local school agencies seeking technology funding from federal programs, including the Universal Service Fund (E-Rate) and No Child Left Behind legislation (Ed-Tech Guide). As a result, technology plans must meet federally established criteria and be approved by the state.

Upcoming Events and Announcements

January 26, 2010 - 2009-2010 Enhancing Education through Technology, Title II, Part D Competitive Programs and ARRA - Applicants Recommended for Funding

NOTICE - OPERATION OF WIRELESS MICROPHONES IN THE 700 MHZ BAND IS PROHIBITED AFTER JUNE 12, 2010. Under a new FCC rule, anyone who uses a wireless microphone that operates in the 700 MHz Band will have to stop operating their wireless microphone by June 12, 2010. To see if this law affects your wireless microphone, check our Manufacturers Equipment list.

TIP: If you are preparing to file a Form 470 for FY2010, be sure that you have a written technology plan that covers FY2010. This can be an approved technology plan written in an earlier funding year that covers FY2010 or a new technology plan you are writing now. - Schools and Libraries News Briefs, thanks to Jeannene Hurley.

Reminder for the FY2010 Application Cycle - The FY2010 Form 471 application filing window will close at 11:59 pm EST on Thursday, February 11, 2010. We want to remind you of important program deadlines and other information you should keep in mind as you apply for discounts. Online filing system link: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp.

eRate TIP #2: Even if you don't have all of your Form 471 information ready, start your form online now with the information you have in order to save time later. Remember to print the page with your application number and security code (the page that appears after you finish Block 1 of the form) so that you can return to your online form later and complete it.

October 13, 2009 - Michigan Educational Technology Standards for Students 2009 are approved by Michigan State Board of Education.

March 10-12, 2010 MACUL Conference - DeVos Place in Grand Rapids

March 26, 2010 - Registration deadline for the Thinkfinity Technology Integration Training - This Field Trainer training is a free 6-week online course and is estimated to be about 30 hours of work with weeks 3 and 6 a little bit more time-consuming than the others. The only requirement is that you complete one module per week and the 2 main projects on time--other than that you can do the work when and where you want to. For additional information, please visit the MORE website (Events List).

Michigan Department of Education

2009 Pupil Auditing Manual - This manual provides guidance to ISD auditors on pupil auditing standards. A final version issued March 2008.

Pupil Accounting Manual - This manual provides guidance on pupil membership requirements and count procedures. (Provided by the Office of State Aid and School Finance).

Educational Entity Master (EEM) - The EEM is a repository that contains numbers and basic contact information regarding educational systems in the state of Michigan.

School Report Cards - The Michigan Department of Education annually makes a determination of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all public elementary, middle schools, and high schools in Michigan. AYP evaluates schools and school districts in the areas of academic achievement, participation in state assessment, graduation rate for high schools, and student attendance for elementary and middle schools.

State Board CEU Program Listing - Provides teachers throughout Michigan with up-to-the-minute detail about courses and sessions, costs, credits, and contact information relating to the sessions.

Supplemental Educational Services - Under No Child Left Behind, some students in schools that have been identified as "in need of improvement" are eligible for supplemental services. Supplemental services are tutoring, small group, or computer instruction in reading or math provided before or after school, on weekends, or during the summer.

Teacher Certification Verification - Search to verify status of Michigan Teacher Certification.

 

State of Michigan Educational Technology Plan 2006

Educational technology as addressed in this plan is a powerful means of improving student learning. All our educators should be knowledgeable about the ways in which student learning can benefit from educational technology.

1) Leadership - Michigan will provide leadership for educational technology in order to expand and develop transformative learning environments that increase student achievement.

2) Digital Citizenship - Every Michigan student will be proficient in technology and will demonstrate the ethical use of technology as a digital citizen and lifelong learner.

3) Student Learning - Every Michigan student will have meaningful technology-enabled learning opportunities based on research and best practice that include virtual learning experiences.

4) Data Driven Decisions - Every Michigan educator will use data effectively for classroom decision making and school improvement planning through an integrated local and statewide decision support system.

5) Professional Learning - Every Michigan educator will have the technology competencies to enable the transformation of teaching and learning to improve student achievement.

6) Broadband Access - Every Michigan classroom will have broadband Internet access to enable regular use of worldwide educational opportunities.

7) Shared Resources - Every Michigan educator and learner will have equitable and sustained access, through statewide coordination and support, to resources necessary to transform teaching and learning through educational technology.

8) Funding - Michigan will develop innovative methods of funding to transform and sustain teaching and learning through educational technology and build
local, regional, and statewide capacity.

MEL.orgAdministered by the Library of Michigan in partnership with Michigan's libraries of all types, the Michigan eLibrary (http://mel.org) will provide all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, digital images, and other valuable research information at any time via the Internet; and provide an easy-to-use interlibrary loan system to allow Michigan residents to borrow books and other library materials for free from participating Michigan libraries.

21things for the 21st Century Educator Based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The purpose of this course is to provide ”Just in Time” training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement.  Participants who fulfill all of the requirements have the opportunity to earn SBCEU’s. To learn more about the session, look under the tab “The 21 Things”. We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity. 

REMC Association of Michigan

The Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan (REMCAM) is an organization committed to providing media and technology resources to Michigan’s students and teachers. Through leadership, collaboration, future thinking, and the visionary use of technology, Michigan's REMCs promote equity and quality teaching and learning.

Current Initiatives

 

 

MORE - Michigan Online Resources for Educators

In October 2008, the Michigan Department of Education finalized a State Education partnership with Thinkfinity. Thinkfinity.org is the Verizon Foundation's free, comprehensive Web site containing more than 55,000 educational resources, including standards-based, grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans, student interactive tools and reference materials. Many of these resources are currently available on MORE, and ALL will be available through MORE by mid-July 2009!

Content is provided through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and 11 of the nation's leading educational organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Reading Association, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Center for Family Literacy, Council for Economic Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Geographic Society, ProLiteracy and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Thinkfinity.org also offers a free, robust professional-development program for teachers and trainers. For more information on this professional development, contact Karen Hairston at hairstonk@michigan.gov.

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