Here are the latest news from our programs:
 EETT
Competitive Grant Program Annual Performance Report Online Form
NYSED EETT Competitive Grant Program Online Form for Annual
Performance Report has been just made available here. Please
submit your report by using this online form and make sure that
you save a copy of the file upon your submission.
(http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/technology/eettapr05.htm).
NCLB/Title II Part D Allocation Funds are posted online.
Title II D
2004-05 allocations for New York State school districts and
charter schools are available online. The allocations are
determined by the State Education Department based on requirements
set forth in the NCLB legislation.
3-Year Grant Awards for NCLB/Title II D: Enhancing
Education Through Technology:
The New York State
Education Department has announced the three-year grant awards for
the Title II, Part D, NCLB, Enhancing Education Through Technology
competitive grant program. A total of $50 million in the first
full year of funding has been awarded to 46 local educational
agencies across New York State under this federal grant program,
which targets students in high need school districts that have
been identified as schools in need of improvement. These dollars
will support improved student achievement in mathematics (Pre K –
12) and/or English language arts (Pre K- 12) with a particular
focus on early literacy, Pre K – 3, through the effective
integration of education technologies into curriculum and
instructional practices.
List of Awardees
2003-2004 LTG Grant Awards Are Granted.
The New York State Education Department announced more than $3
million in funding has been awarded to 66 local educational
agencies across New York under the State's Learning Technology
Grant Program. This competitive grant program is designed to
improve student achievement of NYS learning standards through
integration of education technology into classroom practice. For a
list of awardees see
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/Documents/2004ltgawards.html
New York State Technology Framework
(Technology Plan):
Guidance document for
statewide, district and school technology planning, implementation
and evaluation.
The PowerPoint Presentation on NCLB Title II D (Enhancing
Education Through Technology) Formula Funds Application (EETT
Program Guidelines, Requirement, and Resources)
The Final Year (Year 5) Performance Report for the New York State
TLCF
Program
has been released. The results achieved through the program
are quite encouraging and provide a substantial foundation for the
continued roll out of the new technology initiative in NCLB-Title
II D, Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) for in-depth
technology integration into curriculum and instruction.
Seven Web Content Development Grant Winners
for New York State Virtual Learning Space (NYSVLS)
have been selected
for New York
State Virtual Learning Space (NYSVLS)
have been selected
to help further
develop the web content for the New York State Virtual Learning
Space.
The seven were chosen based on the the quality, significance, and
value criteria.
National Leadership Institute Toolkit: States Helping States
Implementing NCLB has been just released by the State
Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).
The
toolkit will help states and schools with step-by-step guides,
checklists, definitions, answers to frequently asked questions,
and other practical resources for implementing the technology
provisions of NCLB Title II D - Enhancing Education through
Technology (EETT). http://www.setda.org/nli2002/CD/about.htm
The major findings of the New York State Teachers' Use of
Technology has been highlighted in Magi Education Services
recent study report for New York State Education Department. The
full report with a focus on the impact of educational technology,
such as student/teacher access to technology, professional
development, changes in teaching and learning, and barriers to
more efficient use is also available
here (in PDF format).
The Office of Technology Policy has
recently issued a report with the
Highlights of the Year Four Performance Report, with data and
graphs showing the growth of various technology indicators in New
York State, and how they relate to the NYS Learning Standards
(slideshow).
No Child
Left Behind Title II Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology
-encourages schools to use technology as a tool to improve
academic achievement, and believes technology in the classroom
should not be an end unto itself. The new law consolidates
technology programs into a performance-based technology grant
program that sends more money to schools. For additional
information go to:
EETT Information.
Children's Internet
Protection Act (CIPA) -Attached is a copy of Order FCC 02-196
which was recently released. This order discusses the interim
measures adopted by the FCC to ensure that the FCC's
implementation of CIPA complies with the recent decision issued by
a Three judge panel in the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For a copy of the decision go
to:
Order FCC 02-196
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