[info-tech] Fw: IEC Update: Release of Kurzweil 3000 version 12!
IEC Update: Release of Kurzweil 3000 version 12!Forwarded information from the IEC...Harriet Jerry Cochrane, Coordinator Iowa Educators Consortium 1120 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Phone: 319-399-6741, (800) 798-9771, Ext. 6741 Fax: 319-399-6474 Email: jcochr...@gwaea.org IEC Website: www.iec-ia.org Please forward to staff that work with struggling readers and English language learners in grades 3 through 12. IEC Update: New Version Release - Kurzweil 3000 for Windows v.12! The best just got better! New Features Include: a.. Expanded support of electronic content Internet Explorer® 7 and 8 b.. NIMAS c.. DAISY 2 and 3 d.. MathML - opens up the world of mathematics and science text translation e.. Additional PDF related functions f.. Bookshare.org g.. Additional support for the English Language Learners Picture dictionary with more than 1300 graphics in English and Spanish h.. Human voice pronunciations from American Heritage® Dictionary i.. Language translations on the fly with GoogleT Translate j.. Multi-language recognition option k.. NeoSpeech Violeta for Spanish text to speech [TTS] l.. Enhanced writing supports A Start Writing button and newly re-organized Write menu help to streamline the starting points for writing, making it easier to access Draft or Brainstorm templates m.. New, comprehensive set of writing templates in Brainstorm format for writers and learners who work well with graphics, rather than with the text-based draft writing templates n.. A new Create Draft button converts the Outline to a draft that is ready for expansion and reworking into prose o.. A new Review Button brings the writing checklist directly to the toolbar p.. More spelling support comes with word underlining and Right Mouse Button corrections IEC prices still apply and upgrades are 80% off! Be sure to mention that you are an IEC member! For complete information view the PDF at: http://www.iec-ia.org/pages/uploaded_files/Kurzweil3000Version12Flyer.pdf Or go to: www.kurzweiledu.com For more information contact: Scott Tripps Regional Sales Executive (MN, IA, MO) Toll Free: 1.866.528.8264 Phone: 952.745.0344 Fax: 952.745.0345 Cambium Learning Technologies (IntelliTools, Kurzweil Stages) Cochituate Place 24 Prime Parkway Natick MA 01760 Toll Free: 800-894-5374 Website: www.cambiumtech.com
[info-tech] Erate compliance 2
Just thought I would keep you up to date. They are looking at my audit still from 2006. Starting in the 2002 funding year, you were suppose to have a public notice and public hearing to address technology protection measures. Which I didn't know about or didn't follow. If you do not, the USAC may be able to recover dispursements from the 2002 year to whatever year you did the technology protection measure public hearing. Once I got the findings from USAC, (fall of 2009) at the next board meeting I did the public hearing. They want to know what day the public notice was put out (which we don't have that date, just according to law it must be 24 hours prior to meeting) and then minutes from the meeting. I did ask if I was suppose to do this every year and the guy didn't think so, but you need to keep the record of when you did it so if they ask, you have that. So long story short - if you have not had a public meeting and it needs to specifically state in the minutes that you talked about internet safety and CIPA compliance, then you better do it at the next board meeting. If you are not sure, you better do it to have on hand for your audit. I now have it scheduled every december we talk about internet safety and CIPA compliance with our lightspeed system. I don't think this will ever end. Thanks! Jon W. Hueser- MSE, Ed. S MS/HS Principal Technology Director East Greene CSD 405 12th Street South Grand Junction, IA 50107 515-738-5721 x201 Fax: 515-738-5719
Re: [info-tech] Erate compliance 2
Should this be done annually? According to them? Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On May 6, 2010, at 10:45 AM, JON HUESER wrote: Just thought I would keep you up to date. They are looking at my audit still from 2006. Starting in the 2002 funding year, you were suppose to have a public notice and public hearing to address technology protection measures. Which I didn't know about or didn't follow. If you do not, the USAC may be able to recover dispursements from the 2002 year to whatever year you did the technology protection measure public hearing. Once I got the findings from USAC, (fall of 2009) at the next board meeting I did the public hearing. They want to know what day the public notice was put out (which we don't have that date, just according to law it must be 24 hours prior to meeting) and then minutes from the meeting. I did ask if I was suppose to do this every year and the guy didn't think so, but you need to keep the record of when you did it so if they ask, you have that. So long story short - if you have not had a public meeting and it needs to specifically state in the minutes that you talked about internet safety and CIPA compliance, then you better do it at the next board meeting. If you are not sure, you better do it to have on hand for your audit. I now have it scheduled every december we talk about internet safety and CIPA compliance with our lightspeed system. I don't think this will ever end. Thanks! Jon W. Hueser- MSE, Ed. S MS/HS Principal Technology Director East Greene CSD 405 12th Street South Grand Junction, IA 50107 515-738-5721 x201 Fax: 515-738-5719
[info-tech] MS Settlement.. what else
Looking at the eligible items list it says that SMART board Interactive Whiteboards are eligible with a GPV as Eligible as peripheral Device. ANyone know what this means? We have projectors in every room so buying bundled whiteboards make no sense for us. Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
RE: [info-tech] MS Settlement.. what else
That is a peripheral attached to your computer, so you should be home free using your GPV. Jeremy -Original Message- From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Karl Hehr Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:01 AM To: Info-Tech Subject: [info-tech] MS Settlement.. what else Looking at the eligible items list it says that SMART board Interactive Whiteboards are eligible with a GPV as Eligible as peripheral Device. ANyone know what this means? We have projectors in every room so buying bundled whiteboards make no sense for us. Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
[info-tech] ITEC 2010 Call for sessions
The Call for Sessions for ITEC 2010 is now open. ITEC will be held at the Coralville Marriott from October 10-12, 2010. If you are interested in submitting a proposal to present at ITEC, go to this link: http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/ITEC/FORMS/CFP/cfp_login.php?formid=10266443 Submissions are due on Monday, May 31. Presenters receive a discounted rate for their conference registration. This year's keynotes are Vicki Davis (Monday) and Doug Johnson (Tuesday) Please share this with others in your organization. Thanks! We hope to have a huge crowd in Coralville this fall.
[info-tech] Compliance for USF
Dale from USAC has told me it doesn't need to be done yearly but you must keep a record of it for every year to prove it was done. I said it would probably be easier to just have on record every year talking about CIPA and filtering and that is what we are doing. Now if you haven't specifically stated in your publication for board meeting or board meeting specifically then they can recover cost for the audited item back to your 2002. You maybe required to reimburse USAC for those items. Thinking about $35,000 to $45,000 that we have received on this item (less the 20% we paid on it). They do not have to seek recovery but it might be a fight and we may have to negotiate a lower payback! We have in our published agenda Internet Safety - CIPA and then in the board minutes we have stated that I presented on Internet safety including the Lightspeed Internet Compliance statement. That can be downloaded from their website. Don't know if it is enough but hope so. This day keeps getting better. Now I am looking for board minutes from June 2001! Thanks! Jon W. Hueser- MSE, Ed. S MS/HS Principal Technology Director East Greene CSD 405 12th Street South Grand Junction, IA 50107 515-738-5721 x201 Fax: 515-738-5719
[info-tech] FW: Mouse Mischief
Check out this video - Mouse Mischief in action http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/us/details/d7cbbb89-4800-4c35-82f1-3ee97d67635b
[info-tech] Audit 3
After spending most of the afternoon looking for our board minute books I found in July 16, 2001 I gave a presentation on Internet Filtering Software/Safety. Luckily it was stated that way in the board minutes and on the board agenda it also stated that I was giving a presentation on it. Hopefully that will satisfy the USAC. The did clarify and say it only needs to be done once and should have been done by 2002 at the latest. Amazing the crap I have had to get. Just hope you don't get audited or are retired by that time. BTW: I love the federal government and the USF and FCC They have been quite helpful and I am thankful for a caring, loving government :) Thanks! Jon W. Hueser- MSE, Ed. S MS/HS Principal Technology Director East Greene CSD 405 12th Street South Grand Junction, IA 50107 515-738-5721 x201 Fax: 515-738-5719
