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In this =
issue:
=95 21st Century Learning: Technology in =
Education=20
Videos
=95 Microsoft Licensing Update
=95 =
Online Learning Programs
=95 =
High School Completion Strategic Framework=20
Update
=95 Provincial Approach to Student Information =
(PASI)=20
Update
=95 LearnAlberta.ca Update
=95 Upcoming Events
=95 Professional Development=20
Opportunities
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21st =
Century=20
Learning: Technology in Education Videos
Alberta Education has produced a series of videos to =
illustrate=20
21st Century learning in Alberta. The five =
videos=20
show how Alberta schools are currently using a variety of=20
technologies for teaching and learning. They =
include:
All of the videos can be viewed online here=20
and downloaded from the site.
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Microsoft=20
Licensing Update
Alberta Education has finalized two agreements with =
Microsoft=20
Canada that will help school authorities in accessing =
technology and=20
reducing their cost of ownership for technology =
products.
The Provincial Microsoft Licensing (PML) Agreement =
provides=20
Microsoft Office to all publicly funded learning =
institutions at no=20
cost to them. The provincial Education Standing Offer =
(ESO)=20
for Microsoft operating systems and enterprise Client Access =
Licenses (E-CALS) will allow for participating K-12 school=20
authorities to purchase licenses based on the number of =
full-time=20
certificated staff.
>> For=20
more information on these initiatives, click here.
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Online =
Learning=20
Programs
An inventory of online learning programs in Alberta is =
now=20
available on Alberta Education=92s website. =
Online=20
Learning Programs are educational programs offered by a =
school=20
authority and delivered electronically to a student at a =
school site=20
or off-site, under the instruction and supervision of a =
certificated=20
teacher of a board or accredited funded private school.
The list was developed in consultation with all school=20
jurisdictions, and is available online at http://www.indu=
strymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=3D303496&r=3D209671&qz=3D=
9756fc980124f0cfb41dcc81d75d3dcb.
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High =
School=20
Completion Strategic Framework Update
As part of the High=20
School Completion Strategic Framework, =
Alberta=20
Education is initiating a three-year pilot project to =
measure=20
student engagement in 200 to 250 Alberta schools. The =
pilot=20
project will use an online student engagement survey tool, =
the=20
Tell=20
Them from Me Survey (TTFMS) to measure Grades 7 to =
12=20
students=92 engagement in the social, academic and =
intellectual=20
domains.
The pilot will =
provide Alberta=20
Education and school jurisdictions with a tool to support =
the=20
achievement of its high school completion rate targets by =
monitoring=20
schools=92 progress, and by providing accurate data to =
stakeholders in=20
the front lines who can then formulate appropriate, targeted =
interventions.
For more information contact Maureen Melnyk at Maureen.Melnyk@gov.ab.ca=20
or by phone at 780-415-8324; or Neil O=92Shea at Neil.Oshea@gov.ab.ca or by=20
phone at 780-422-6503.
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Provincial=20
Approach to Student Information (PASI) Update
PASI is going live on September 7, 2010, and all Alberta =
school=20
authorities should now be making their final preparations. =
PASIprep=20
is replacing Edulink for the submission of student school =
enrolments=20
and student personal information. PASIprep will also =
replace=20
sisPREP on September 7, 2010. As of Friday, August 27 =
at 4:00=20
pm, sisPrep will only be available for search and view =
purposes to=20
accommodate the final data transition to PASI, and will be =
fully=20
retired as of September 6.
High Prairie School Division No. 48 and Greater North =
Central=20
Francophone Education Region No. 2 are participating in a =
pilot of a=20
PASI-enabled SIS to submit their data.
Alberta Education is providing a series of supports, such =
as=20
hands-on training sessions, online practice/training =
environments,=20
PASI Weekly Update newsletters, guides and manuals to =
facilitate=20
school and school authority readiness and preparation for =
the=20
September 7, 2010 implementation.
>> Detailed=20
information is available by clicking here.
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LearnAlberta.ca=20
Update
LearnAlberta.ca=20
Passwords
LearnAlberta.ca usernames and passwords for jurisdictions =
for the=20
2010/2011 school year will not change at this time. The =
current=20
passwords will remain in effect while the LearnAlberta.ca =
team=20
investigates improved options for authenticating users. =
Teachers are=20
encouraged to sign up for a personal account so they can =
access all=20
materials on the site. Resources containing assessment =
and=20
answer keys are not available through a general account, =
although=20
all student materials are. Users who do not know their user =
names=20
and passwords may contact the team at LearnAlberta.Feedback@gov=
.ab.ca.=20
As well, if assistance is needed for creating a =
personal=20
account, please contact the above e-mail.
>> New=20
resources are also available on LearnAlberta.ca, and more =
details=20
are available here.
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Upcoming=20
Events
Seminar:=20
Alberta Research Results: 21st Century Learning=20
Environments
A seminar, Alberta Research Results: =
21st=20
Century Learning Environments, is scheduled for November =
2, 2010=20
in Edmonton. The seminar will share key results from =
the=20
Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning and the Technology and =
High School=20
Success research studies; discuss implications for education =
in=20
Alberta; and lead discussions on the research =
recommendations. =20
This event is open to invited guests=20
only. Jurisdiction Technology Contacts will be =
sent an=20
invitation. For more information contact Karen Andrews at Karen.Andrews@gov.ab.ca or=20
by phone at 780-644-5194.
Jurisdiction Technology =
Contact=20
Events 2010/2011
November =
3, 2010=20
(Edmonton)
May 5, 2011 (Calgary)
These events are open to Jurisdiction Technology Contacts =
and=20
invited guests only.
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Professional=20
Development Opportunities
Alberta Regional =
Professional=20
Development Consortium
AlbertaPD provides free online in-service about =
differentiated=20
instruction to Alberta teachers. Material in the core =
resource,=20
Making a Difference: Meeting Diverse Learning Needs with =
Differentiated Instruction (Alberta Education =
2009), will=20
be the focus. Teachers, administrators and district =
educators can=20
attend online webinars and sessions in addition to accessing =
a=20
website with an archive of previous online presentations, a =
resource=20
library and opportunities to interact with colleagues.
>> Detailed=20
information is available by clicking here.
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Vol. 10 No. 1
Tech.News is an electronic newsletter for Alberta's =
education=20
community. It is produced by Alberta Education, School =
Technology Sector.
Send your questions, suggestions, or article submissions =
to tech.news@gov.ab.ca
Next edition: September 2010
LINKS:
Alberta=20
Education - Technology section
Emerge=20
One-to-One Laptop Learning
Technology=20
and High School Success
Supporting=20
Innovative Classrooms
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