Rachel Davis is applying for a $30,000 grant over 3 years from the McCarthey Dressman Foundation to fund a project called KICKRS (Kindles Inspiring Creativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) at Jeff Davis High School. The project aims to purchase Kindles, e-books, and accessories for students to increase reading among the 709 students, many of whom qualify for free/reduced lunch. The budget outlines funds for Kindles, covers, downloads, and incentives each year. The effectiveness will be measured by comparing circulation statistics and surveys about the impact on students.
Gmail offers several features beyond just email including labels to organize messages, groups to categorize contacts, calendars to schedule events, and documents for creating and sharing files. Users can create multiple personal and shared calendars, label messages instead of using folders, add contacts to groups, and access files stored in the cloud from any device. The document encourages exploring all the capabilities of Gmail beyond just a search engine.
Copyright protects authors, composers, and programmers from having their works reproduced without permission. If copyright is violated, the media specialist, teacher, or school district could be sued. There is confusion around what can be copied in the classroom versus the annex. Materials purchased by the school, personal materials, and materials from other teachers can be handled differently. Bulk copying is allowed for each course. Enlargements, clip art, and characters from companies like Disney require special consideration due to strict copyright protections. Specific copyright questions can be addressed by visiting the provided website.
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Gmail offers several features beyond just email including labels to organize messages, contacts groups, calendars to schedule events, and documents for creating and sharing files. Users can create labels instead of folders, add multiple labels to messages, and organize contacts into groups. Calendars allow creating personal and other calendars that can be color coded and shared. The documents feature provides an interface similar to Microsoft Office for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations that are saved to the cloud and can be shared collaboratively.
Vagrant + Veewee : Barcampboston April 10-2011Draco2002
This document discusses using Vagrant and Veewee to solve problems with developing and testing applications locally. Vagrant allows developers to run reproducible virtual development environments, while Veewee helps build the base boxes used by Vagrant. The presenter explains how Vagrant automates virtual machine creation with tools like VirtualBox and provisioning with Puppet or Chef. Examples are provided to get started with a basic Vagrant setup as well as more complex configurations. Attendees are encouraged to try it themselves and given example projects to review.
The document summarizes renovations made to the Jeff Davis High School media center after flooding caused water damage. Key changes included new paint, carpet, shelving and layout. Surveys found students and faculty were pleased with increased lighting and visibility of students at computers from anywhere in the center. Some issues noted were the media center's location in the rear of the school and need for more computers to accommodate class sizes. Improvements proposed included a ceiling-mounted projector, additional computers, and contemporary artwork.
AZCI Commercial Reality Start Up Session Protecting And Managing Your Intel...sdgarrison
The document provides information on intellectual property protection for startup companies, including types of intellectual property like patents, trademarks, and trade secrets; developing an IP portfolio and valuation methods; and strategies for protecting trade secrets through policies, agreements, and security measures.
The document discusses how social media is important for connecting people and spreading information rapidly. It provides tips for using different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to engage audiences and foster conversations around brands. The key recommendations are to be genuine and personal, ask questions, focus on quality over quantity, and use social media to strengthen connections with readers.
Gmail offers several features beyond just email including labels to organize messages, groups to categorize contacts, calendars to schedule events, and documents for creating and sharing files. Users can create multiple personal and shared calendars, label messages instead of using folders, add contacts to groups, and access files stored in the cloud from any device. The document encourages exploring all the capabilities of Gmail beyond just a search engine.
Copyright protects authors, composers, and programmers from having their works reproduced without permission. If copyright is violated, the media specialist, teacher, or school district could be sued. There is confusion around what can be copied in the classroom versus the annex. Materials purchased by the school, personal materials, and materials from other teachers can be handled differently. Bulk copying is allowed for each course. Enlargements, clip art, and characters from companies like Disney require special consideration due to strict copyright protections. Specific copyright questions can be addressed by visiting the provided website.
The document provides an analysis of the collection at Jeff Davis High School related to banking and finance materials for a Banking Basics unit. It finds that the collection has few relevant materials, most of which are outdated. It surveys the current collection, finds low circulation of existing materials, and discusses feedback from the teacher which highlights the need for more current visual resources. A proposed order of new materials with prices is included to update the collection.
Gmail offers several features beyond just email including labels to organize messages, contacts groups, calendars to schedule events, and documents for creating and sharing files. Users can create labels instead of folders, add multiple labels to messages, and organize contacts into groups. Calendars allow creating personal and other calendars that can be color coded and shared. The documents feature provides an interface similar to Microsoft Office for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations that are saved to the cloud and can be shared collaboratively.
Vagrant + Veewee : Barcampboston April 10-2011Draco2002
This document discusses using Vagrant and Veewee to solve problems with developing and testing applications locally. Vagrant allows developers to run reproducible virtual development environments, while Veewee helps build the base boxes used by Vagrant. The presenter explains how Vagrant automates virtual machine creation with tools like VirtualBox and provisioning with Puppet or Chef. Examples are provided to get started with a basic Vagrant setup as well as more complex configurations. Attendees are encouraged to try it themselves and given example projects to review.
The document summarizes renovations made to the Jeff Davis High School media center after flooding caused water damage. Key changes included new paint, carpet, shelving and layout. Surveys found students and faculty were pleased with increased lighting and visibility of students at computers from anywhere in the center. Some issues noted were the media center's location in the rear of the school and need for more computers to accommodate class sizes. Improvements proposed included a ceiling-mounted projector, additional computers, and contemporary artwork.
AZCI Commercial Reality Start Up Session Protecting And Managing Your Intel...sdgarrison
The document provides information on intellectual property protection for startup companies, including types of intellectual property like patents, trademarks, and trade secrets; developing an IP portfolio and valuation methods; and strategies for protecting trade secrets through policies, agreements, and security measures.
The document discusses how social media is important for connecting people and spreading information rapidly. It provides tips for using different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to engage audiences and foster conversations around brands. The key recommendations are to be genuine and personal, ask questions, focus on quality over quantity, and use social media to strengthen connections with readers.
The document discusses using social media for editors and media brands. It provides tips on how to get started with social media, including choosing the right platforms, following industry leaders, and learning the culture of each platform. It emphasizes engaging with audiences by interacting, testing ideas, and building a community. The document also covers growing engagement through promotion, sharing content, and finding creative revenue opportunities. The overall message is that social media is about conversation and connections, not just broadcasting messages.
This document provides an overview of how to use Twitter effectively for magazines. It begins with a brief history of Twitter, noting it launched in 2006 and now has over 175 million users. The main points then cover how magazines can use Twitter to engage audiences, share content, and build conversations. Basics of Twitter like keeping tweets short, retweeting, and using hashtags are explained. The document concludes that the goal is brand awareness and relationships, not numbers, and that magazines should have fun with Twitter.
A presentation given at Magazines West in Vancouver on June 17, 2011: How the National Post, Best Health, Today's Parent, Flare and BlogTO are using social media right.
1. Know your audience and create excellent, accessible content for them. Develop content personas and standards.
2. Make your content easy to find through SEO, links, and navigation. Readers should be able to easily share content through share widgets and other tools.
3. Continually analyze your analytics, experiment with new content types and formats, and engage readers on your site and other platforms through comments, newsletters, and social media to drive conversation.
Copyright owners have exclusive rights over reproducing, publishing, and publicly distributing their musical works, which allows them to earn royalties. Exceptions include works created as part of employment, where the employer owns the copyright, and commissioned works, where the commissioner may own or have rights to the work. After 70 years, works enter the public domain and can be used without permission. Students can copy songs for educational purposes, and cover songs can be recorded with royalty payment to the original creator. Band names are protected by trademark law rather than copyright. Copying music for personal use became legal in 2006 with certain restrictions around lending and commercial use. DJs must be aware of copyright in music, lyrics, and sound recordings when mixing or recording
The document discusses the report from the Section 108 Study Group, which was convened to study how exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives in section 108 of US copyright law need to be updated for the digital age. The Study Group agreed on several recommendations, including allowing libraries to outsource some permitted activities, make a reasonable number of copies for preservation and replacement purposes, and archive publicly available online content. However, the author questions whether the Study Group was bold enough in rethinking exceptions and avoiding becoming too process-driven, and argues they missed an opportunity to further the public interest in copyright balance.
StatsD can send data to multiple backends besides just Graphite, including third party backends like Ganglia, Librato, Datadog, and MongoDB. It also supports built-in backends like Graphite, a console, and a repeater. Creating a custom backend for StatsD is easy using the repeater. Recent changes have moved calculations out of the backends to simplify them.
The document summarizes renovations made to the Jeff Davis High School media center after flooding caused water damage. Key changes included new paint, carpet, shelving and layout. Surveys found students and faculty were pleased with increased lighting and visibility of students at computers from anywhere in the center. Some issues noted were the media center's location in the rear of the school and need for more computers to accommodate average class sizes. Improvements such as a projection system, additional computers and contemporary artwork were proposed.
The media specialist evaluated the school's media center program based on standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Several areas were rated as "basic" because the media specialist focuses more on administrative and technology duties than instructional partnerships. To improve, the media specialist will increase collaboration with teachers, attend department meetings, and provide professional development on using the GALILEO online resource to help teachers feel more comfortable promoting it. The overall program is strong, and the media specialist aims to strengthen instructional services and support.
The document describes a lesson plan for a 12th grade English class on using Google Docs. The lesson was designed to teach students how to collaborate on research papers online by sharing documents through Google Docs. Students were put into groups to research and write a paper on one of three novels. The school librarian then gave a presentation introducing Google Docs and showed students how to create accounts and share documents for group work. Students used Google Docs to collaboratively write their research papers. After completing the project, students reflected on the online sharing and editing process in journals.
IP And Licensing What You Need To Know About Trademarks, Patents And Licens...sdgarrison
A general overview of trademarks, patents and common issues in license agreements presented on March 25, 2011 for The Entrepeneurs Initiative in Tucson, Arizona
The document provides tips and guidelines for copy editing content for the web. It discusses the importance of copy editing to eliminate errors and ensure consistency. It offers best practices for developing style guides, checking links and sources, allowing time for thorough proofreading, and handling errors after publication. Common grammar issues like subject-verb agreement and dangling modifiers are explained.
El documento presenta estimaciones sobre la evolución de la pobreza e indigencia en Argentina entre 2003 y 2014. La pobreza se redujo del 45,8% al 16,1% en ese período, mientras que la indigencia cayó del 19,4% al 5,1%. Se observan cuatro etapas: rápida reducción entre 2003-2006, estancamiento 2006-2009, y nueva caída desde 2009. El acceso a programas como Precios Cuidados puede ayudar a que 440.000 personas eviten la indigencia.
South Africa Kindle Launch Final Slide Deck 04.07.2012jsalle
Team Zulu presented a plan to launch the Amazon Kindle e-reader in South African schools in order to improve literacy, outlining strategies for product positioning, pricing, distribution, marketing communications, and addressing cultural and financial considerations. The team projected strong sales growth and profitability over 5 years by targeting the education market with a multi-pronged approach. Key elements of the plan included competitive analysis, grant funding, and partnerships to expand Kindle adoption across Southern Africa.
Kenneth Cole presented information on calculating the costs and financial aid for college. He discussed determining the cost of attendance, grants and scholarships, loans, and calculating the actual out-of-pocket costs for different colleges. He emphasized not borrowing more than half of the anticipated starting salary for your intended career to avoid excessive student loan debt. The presentation aimed to help students make informed decisions when comparing college costs and financial aid packages.
The passage discusses what makes a good Christmas present. It argues that the most important factors are that the present is personal and meaningful to the recipient, rather than focusing primarily on price or commercial pressures. While presents are often given out of social obligation, the best gifts convey a sincere thank you for the recipient and their relationship. An ideal present surprises the receiver by fulfilling one of their wishes. Overall, the personal aspect of gift-giving is more significant than other considerations like cost.
The document discusses funding options for post-secondary education. It provides information on determining costs, researching available financial assistance, and putting together a financial plan. Key steps include calculating costs of tuition, books, living expenses, determining eligibility for government loans and grants, scholarships, bursaries, work programs, and combining available sources of funding. Examples are given of the multi-year costs for three students in different programs and living situations. Funding options discussed include savings, parental contributions, scholarships, bursaries, government assistance programs, and student lines of credit.
The document provides an overview of activities and updates from the Andover Unified School District 385 in Andover, Kansas. It discusses accomplishments from the past school year, priorities for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year including classroom instruction and student safety, grants awarded by the Andover Advantage Foundation to enhance learning opportunities, and important enrollment dates and information for the new school year. It also highlights various events, activities, and achievements across the district.
The document provides statistics about a school district including the number of students, ethnicity breakdown, free/reduced lunch percentages, district size, school buildings, salary and expenditure information, long range facility plans, new programs, challenges, and revenue sources. It shows that the district has over 4,700 students, is 132 square miles, and has 13 school buildings. 83.3% of students are Caucasian and over 40% qualify for free/reduced lunch. Over 60% of the budget goes to salaries.
The document announces a back to school event on August 11th in the Lawndale community of Chicago. This community suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and crime. The event aims to raise children's self-esteem through motivational speakers, prizes for good grades, and school supplies. It seeks sponsors to help as many kids as possible by donating supplies, awards for those who excel academically, and technology like computers. The goal is to show children that with education and hard work they can achieve success and have bright futures despite challenges.
The document discusses using social media for editors and media brands. It provides tips on how to get started with social media, including choosing the right platforms, following industry leaders, and learning the culture of each platform. It emphasizes engaging with audiences by interacting, testing ideas, and building a community. The document also covers growing engagement through promotion, sharing content, and finding creative revenue opportunities. The overall message is that social media is about conversation and connections, not just broadcasting messages.
This document provides an overview of how to use Twitter effectively for magazines. It begins with a brief history of Twitter, noting it launched in 2006 and now has over 175 million users. The main points then cover how magazines can use Twitter to engage audiences, share content, and build conversations. Basics of Twitter like keeping tweets short, retweeting, and using hashtags are explained. The document concludes that the goal is brand awareness and relationships, not numbers, and that magazines should have fun with Twitter.
A presentation given at Magazines West in Vancouver on June 17, 2011: How the National Post, Best Health, Today's Parent, Flare and BlogTO are using social media right.
1. Know your audience and create excellent, accessible content for them. Develop content personas and standards.
2. Make your content easy to find through SEO, links, and navigation. Readers should be able to easily share content through share widgets and other tools.
3. Continually analyze your analytics, experiment with new content types and formats, and engage readers on your site and other platforms through comments, newsletters, and social media to drive conversation.
Copyright owners have exclusive rights over reproducing, publishing, and publicly distributing their musical works, which allows them to earn royalties. Exceptions include works created as part of employment, where the employer owns the copyright, and commissioned works, where the commissioner may own or have rights to the work. After 70 years, works enter the public domain and can be used without permission. Students can copy songs for educational purposes, and cover songs can be recorded with royalty payment to the original creator. Band names are protected by trademark law rather than copyright. Copying music for personal use became legal in 2006 with certain restrictions around lending and commercial use. DJs must be aware of copyright in music, lyrics, and sound recordings when mixing or recording
The document discusses the report from the Section 108 Study Group, which was convened to study how exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives in section 108 of US copyright law need to be updated for the digital age. The Study Group agreed on several recommendations, including allowing libraries to outsource some permitted activities, make a reasonable number of copies for preservation and replacement purposes, and archive publicly available online content. However, the author questions whether the Study Group was bold enough in rethinking exceptions and avoiding becoming too process-driven, and argues they missed an opportunity to further the public interest in copyright balance.
StatsD can send data to multiple backends besides just Graphite, including third party backends like Ganglia, Librato, Datadog, and MongoDB. It also supports built-in backends like Graphite, a console, and a repeater. Creating a custom backend for StatsD is easy using the repeater. Recent changes have moved calculations out of the backends to simplify them.
The document summarizes renovations made to the Jeff Davis High School media center after flooding caused water damage. Key changes included new paint, carpet, shelving and layout. Surveys found students and faculty were pleased with increased lighting and visibility of students at computers from anywhere in the center. Some issues noted were the media center's location in the rear of the school and need for more computers to accommodate average class sizes. Improvements such as a projection system, additional computers and contemporary artwork were proposed.
The media specialist evaluated the school's media center program based on standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Several areas were rated as "basic" because the media specialist focuses more on administrative and technology duties than instructional partnerships. To improve, the media specialist will increase collaboration with teachers, attend department meetings, and provide professional development on using the GALILEO online resource to help teachers feel more comfortable promoting it. The overall program is strong, and the media specialist aims to strengthen instructional services and support.
The document describes a lesson plan for a 12th grade English class on using Google Docs. The lesson was designed to teach students how to collaborate on research papers online by sharing documents through Google Docs. Students were put into groups to research and write a paper on one of three novels. The school librarian then gave a presentation introducing Google Docs and showed students how to create accounts and share documents for group work. Students used Google Docs to collaboratively write their research papers. After completing the project, students reflected on the online sharing and editing process in journals.
IP And Licensing What You Need To Know About Trademarks, Patents And Licens...sdgarrison
A general overview of trademarks, patents and common issues in license agreements presented on March 25, 2011 for The Entrepeneurs Initiative in Tucson, Arizona
The document provides tips and guidelines for copy editing content for the web. It discusses the importance of copy editing to eliminate errors and ensure consistency. It offers best practices for developing style guides, checking links and sources, allowing time for thorough proofreading, and handling errors after publication. Common grammar issues like subject-verb agreement and dangling modifiers are explained.
El documento presenta estimaciones sobre la evolución de la pobreza e indigencia en Argentina entre 2003 y 2014. La pobreza se redujo del 45,8% al 16,1% en ese período, mientras que la indigencia cayó del 19,4% al 5,1%. Se observan cuatro etapas: rápida reducción entre 2003-2006, estancamiento 2006-2009, y nueva caída desde 2009. El acceso a programas como Precios Cuidados puede ayudar a que 440.000 personas eviten la indigencia.
South Africa Kindle Launch Final Slide Deck 04.07.2012jsalle
Team Zulu presented a plan to launch the Amazon Kindle e-reader in South African schools in order to improve literacy, outlining strategies for product positioning, pricing, distribution, marketing communications, and addressing cultural and financial considerations. The team projected strong sales growth and profitability over 5 years by targeting the education market with a multi-pronged approach. Key elements of the plan included competitive analysis, grant funding, and partnerships to expand Kindle adoption across Southern Africa.
Kenneth Cole presented information on calculating the costs and financial aid for college. He discussed determining the cost of attendance, grants and scholarships, loans, and calculating the actual out-of-pocket costs for different colleges. He emphasized not borrowing more than half of the anticipated starting salary for your intended career to avoid excessive student loan debt. The presentation aimed to help students make informed decisions when comparing college costs and financial aid packages.
The passage discusses what makes a good Christmas present. It argues that the most important factors are that the present is personal and meaningful to the recipient, rather than focusing primarily on price or commercial pressures. While presents are often given out of social obligation, the best gifts convey a sincere thank you for the recipient and their relationship. An ideal present surprises the receiver by fulfilling one of their wishes. Overall, the personal aspect of gift-giving is more significant than other considerations like cost.
The document discusses funding options for post-secondary education. It provides information on determining costs, researching available financial assistance, and putting together a financial plan. Key steps include calculating costs of tuition, books, living expenses, determining eligibility for government loans and grants, scholarships, bursaries, work programs, and combining available sources of funding. Examples are given of the multi-year costs for three students in different programs and living situations. Funding options discussed include savings, parental contributions, scholarships, bursaries, government assistance programs, and student lines of credit.
The document provides an overview of activities and updates from the Andover Unified School District 385 in Andover, Kansas. It discusses accomplishments from the past school year, priorities for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year including classroom instruction and student safety, grants awarded by the Andover Advantage Foundation to enhance learning opportunities, and important enrollment dates and information for the new school year. It also highlights various events, activities, and achievements across the district.
The document provides statistics about a school district including the number of students, ethnicity breakdown, free/reduced lunch percentages, district size, school buildings, salary and expenditure information, long range facility plans, new programs, challenges, and revenue sources. It shows that the district has over 4,700 students, is 132 square miles, and has 13 school buildings. 83.3% of students are Caucasian and over 40% qualify for free/reduced lunch. Over 60% of the budget goes to salaries.
The document announces a back to school event on August 11th in the Lawndale community of Chicago. This community suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and crime. The event aims to raise children's self-esteem through motivational speakers, prizes for good grades, and school supplies. It seeks sponsors to help as many kids as possible by donating supplies, awards for those who excel academically, and technology like computers. The goal is to show children that with education and hard work they can achieve success and have bright futures despite challenges.
Heart4Kids is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Zimbabwe through its Project T.E.A.C.H. (Teaching, Empowering, Achieving, Challenging, Helping). The project provides education and skills training to help children pursue higher education and careers. It currently supports over 200 children and aims to support the development of 15 entrepreneurs by 2015 and help 20 children complete university degrees by 2020. The annual budget for the project is $28,600.
This document provides information in support of a mill levy funding initiative for public K-12 education. It notes that Colorado ranks poorly in education funding and support. Additional funding is needed to keep class sizes small, attract and retain quality teachers and staff, support innovative programs and technology, and improve student achievement. The mill levy would cost the average homeowner $60 per year and would help invest in students, teachers, schools, and the community.
The following presentation is from an Admissions Luncheon held on Friday, February 24th, 2012, hosted by Georgia Tech and Naviance on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta.
Attendees received updates on admissions trends from the Georgia Tech admissions team, plus tips on preparing students for college and applying to Georgia Tech.
Additionally, Meg Scheid, College Counselor at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, presented on how to leverage technology to administer your school’s college and career preparedness programs.
This document proposes a peer-to-peer microscholarship project called P to P Micro Scholarship. The project aims to connect students in need of scholarships directly with donors through an online platform. Students would upload their profiles, dreams, and goals. Donors could then encourage students by contributing money and messages of support. The project aims to provide encouragement and opportunity to hidden talents in developing countries who otherwise cannot afford to go to school. It proposes a business model where a 20% margin is taken from funds raised and later partnerships and advertising could make the site profitable. An initial pilot with 30 students in Bangladesh is outlined to test the concept in 2010.
This document discusses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and promoting inclusion in education. It provides examples of how technology can be used to make curriculum more accessible to diverse learners. The key principles of UDL are to provide multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement. The goal is to shift away from viewing students' differences as problems to be fixed, and instead fixing unnecessarily disabling curriculum. UDL aims to create a more inclusive education system where all students feel valued and supported.
This document contains the agenda for a CD LEAD Teacher meeting facilitated by Vanessa Lewis. The agenda includes discussions on CD trends for Canadian youth, recent CD initiatives, the ROADS to Success career fair reflection, agricultural programming updates, shared successes and challenges, CD updates, and planning for the upcoming school year. The meeting aims to provide professional development for CD teachers and support collaboration between divisions.
Sam Bowker proposes to raise money for a charity that grants wishes to sick children through various fundraisers at his high school and with local businesses. He plans to organize dress down days, hat days, t-shirt sales, and bake sales to raise money and donate the proceeds to Make-A-Wish to fulfill a specific child's wish. Sam believes this project will stretch his learning through the challenges of organizing successful fundraising events and ensuring everything goes as planned. He estimates costs of $20-$25 and intends to fundraise to cover expenses through profits from selling items like t-shirts. Sam has chosen Jill Thornton from Make-A-Wish as his project facilitator given her expertise coordinating the charity's wish-
This document provides information from a presentation by Kenneth T. Cole, the Director of Financial Aid at USC Lancaster, on calculating college costs and financial aid. It includes tables showing estimated costs for 2-year and 4-year public and private colleges in South Carolina. It also discusses calculating costs of attendance, expected family contribution, financial need, award packages, and strategies for determining borrowing amounts. The presentation aims to help students and families understand and compare college costs and financial aid.
Great Education Colorado is a statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that is focused on improving education in Colorado through wise, increased investment in our schools, colleges and universities.
OER: Reducing Costs, Expanding Access, Improving Efficacy (#UNTOA16)Nicole Allen
The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many colleges and universities have successfully reduced costs through stop-gap measures such as rental programs and textbook reserves, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OER), which are academic materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, adapt, and share. Institutions across the country have begun to leverage OER to reduce textbook costs, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, how it is playing out on campus, and research showing the impact on students. It will also help frame opportunities in the open, digital environment to improve teaching, learning and research for the advancement of society.
The document discusses the role and impact of e-readers in education from preschool through college levels. It provides details on popular e-reader devices, their specifications and costs. The document proposes a plan for a school district to purchase e-readers for classrooms to enhance learning for students with disabilities or who are English language learners. Potential benefits for students include interactive features for learning reading skills, audio support, and note-taking. Challenges addressed include transitioning habits and costs.
(1) The 2012 Education Week Celebration Proposal outlines plans for Consolacion National High School-Day Class to celebrate Education Week from December 10-14, 2012 with various events centered around the theme "K to 12 Basic Education Program: Engaging Stakeholders and Communities Forward."
(2) Events included an opening program, contests for essay writing, poster making, and photography, a "Taste of the World" meal, a Christmas fair, and an awarding ceremony.
(3) The goals were to strengthen cooperation among education stakeholders, support changes to the K-12 education system, and bring the community together during the holiday season.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Application Academic Enrichment Grant
How Did You Hear About Us? Norris C onsulting Grants Newsletter
Applicant Type Teacher
School Jeff Davis High School
Project Title KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools)
Personal Title Mrs.
First Name Rachel
Last Name Davis
Address 1 156 C ollins Street
Address 2
City Hazlehurst
State Ga
Zip 31539
Primary Phone Number 912-375-6760 (home)
Secondary Phone Number 912-230-2614 (cell)
Email bsdavis@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Applied Before no
Applied When
School Year Address 1
School Year Address 2
School Year City
School State
School Year Zip
BUDGET
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WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED WHEN WILL THE AMOUNT OF
FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? MONEY BE SPENT? MONEY NEEDED
Incentives for students for Names of participants will be put in drawing for prizes at the end of each month. 2011-08-30 $240
participating in the program. At the end of the year a grand prize will be given.
12 - Kindle (Wi-Fi, 6") the Kindle is the eReader necessary to access the eBook, $140/each 2011-08-14 $1680
12 - Kindle Lighted Leather C over, covers to protect the Kindle and provide light for nighttime reading, $60/each 2011-08-14 $720
Steel Blue (school colors)
12 - 2 year extended warranty in case of breakage or failure, $30/each 2011-07-30 $360
700 - Kindle Book downloads Kindle books for student/staff reading, average $10/each 2012-06-10 $7000
Budget Year total: $10000
Bu dg et y ea r 2
WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED WHEN WILL THE AMOUNT OF
FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? MONEY BE SPENT? MONEY NEEDED
12 - Kindle (Wi-Fi, 6") the Kindle is the eReader necessary to access the eBook, $140/each 2012-08-15 $1680
12 - Kindle Lighted Leather C over, covers to protect the Kindle and provide light for nighttime reading, $60/each 2012-08-15 $720
Steel Blue (school colors)
700 - Kindle Book downloads Kindle books for student/staff reading, average $10/each 2013-06-10 $7000
12 - 2 year extended warranty in case of breakage or failure, $30/each 2012-08-15 $360
Incentives for students for Names of participants will be put in drawing for prizes at the end of each month. 2012-08-30 $240
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Incentives for students for Names of participants will be put in drawing for prizes at the end of each month. 2012-08-30 $240
participating in the program. At the end of the year a grand prize will be given.
Budget Year total: $10000
Bu dg et y ea r 3
WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED WHEN WILL THE AMOUNT OF
FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? MONEY BE SPENT? MONEY NEEDED
Incentives for students for Names of participants will be put in drawing for prizes at the end of each month. 2013-12-30 $240
participating in the program. At the end of the year a grand prize will be given.
700 - Kindle Book downloads Kindle books for student/staff reading, average $10/each 2014-06-10 $7000
12 - 2 year extended warranty in case of breakage or failure, $30/each 2013-08-15 $360
12 - Kindle (Wi-Fi, 6") the Kindle is the eReader necessary to access the eBook, $140/each 2013-08-15 $1680
12 - Kindle Lighted Leather C over, covers to protect the Kindle and provide light for nighttime reading, $60/each 2013-08-15 $720
Steel Blue (school colors)
Budget Year total: $10000
Grand Total: $30000
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QUESTION ANSWER
Describe your The KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) will purchase Kindles, covers, and downloads for at least 12
project. units. With the Kindle, when you purchase a book you can download the title on up to six separate devices. This would be like getting six
books for the price of one. Each Kindle can hold up to 3500 books, so we could add 3500 books to our collection on a device that takes up
less space than the average paperback. The Kindles would be cataloged as AV Equipment and the Kindles books would be cataloged as
eBooks with a notation of which Kindle they were downloaded to. The Kindles will be available for checkout to all students after the student
and his or her parent/guardian has attended an orientation on using the Kindles. Following the presentation on the proper use of the
Kindles, both the student and the responsible adult will have to sign a pledge stating that they have read and understand the acceptable use
form for the Kindle. Just like a student is responsible for the replacement cost of a lost or damaged book, so too would the student be
responsible for the replacement or repair cost of the Kindle. Having the Kindles available for use by students in other media centers has
increased the number of books students are reading. This project will also provide incentives for participants that will be awarded when they
reach designated numbers of books read. Students’ names will also be put in a drawing for a grand prize each time they finish a book. This
project is an attempt to increase the amount of time students spend reading high quality literature.
Describe your Jeff Davis High School is located in Hazlehurst, GA in the rural farmlands of South Georgia. There are currently 709 students served in
school/organization grades nine through twelve. The student population includes 2 Asian students, 124 African American students, 58 Hispanic students, 26
and the students Multi-racial students, and 499 white students. As of October 2010, 56.74 percent of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch. Jeff
who will participate. Davis High School is one of the few high schools in the state that made AYP for the 2009-2010 school year with a graduation rate of 83.1
Include pertinent percent. The project will be available for all students.
student information,
numbers of students
in project,
demographics,
socioeconomic
characteristics etc.
Describe how your The KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) project is original in that if Kindles were made available for
project meets these student checkout at Jeff Davis High School (JDHS), we would be the only high school in the surrounding area to offer this service. Not even
criteria: *Is original, our new three million dollar public library has embraced the concept of utilizing eBooks and eReaders. The project connects to the culture of
pioneering or our community because our students crave the same technology that any American high school student craves: iPods, iPads, iPhones,
innovative android devices, gaming systems, etc. It will enrich our students academically by providing instant availability of up-to-date content for
*C onnects to the student research and curiosity. With the Kindle, students can easily, quickly, and cost effectively, acquire needed information. It allows the
culture of your reader to search within the content of the book much like conducting a Boolean search within Google. If students come across a word they
community *Will don’t know or recognize, the Kindle has a built-in dictionary that allows the readers to instantly look up the definition without interrupting the
enrich academically reading process. The Kindle also adds a "wow" factor that we hope will bolster the love of reading in our less than enthusiastic readers.
the lives of
participants
*Demonstrates local
support
Describe what will The KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) project will result in the implementation of student-led book
be produced from clubs that meet routinely during the afterschool program. Based on the interest in the book club, we may need to purchase additional
this project that can Kindles that can be reserved for use by book club members. The members of the book club will produce posters and other materials to
be disseminated. advertise the project as well as newsletters sharing the group's activities and achievements. They may also showcase reviews of books
(Examples: student read in the Yellow Jacket News school broadcasts.
products such as
journals, DVD,
power point, etc.
Describe your plan The KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) project will be simple to implement. The Kindle is very user
to implement the friendly and easy to register/setup. Upon notification of funding, the media specialist will establish an Amazon account for Jeff Davis High
project, including Media C enter to order and register the Kindles. Titles from student and teacher “want lists” will be utilized to begin the eBook collections.
timelines and The media specialist will maintain a current list for future orders. Kindles and eBooks will be cataloged and ready for checkout by the tenth
specific projects. school day of the 2011-2012 school year.
C omplete the The items needed to implement the project are listed in the budget provided. The budget for years two and three mirror the year one
BUDGET FORM. budget and are for the purpose of increasing the number of Kindles availabe for use each year.
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BUDGET FORM. budget and are for the purpose of increasing the number of Kindles availabe for use each year.
Indicate if you are
applying for 1-3
years. Describe in
the box below any
additional
information you may
want to supply
regarding the
budget.
How will you The effectiveness of The KIC KRS (Kindles Inspiring C reativity and Knowledge in Rural Schools) project will be evaluated by comparing
evaluate this circulation statistics after implementation with circulation prior to the project. Student and teacher surveys will be completed to assess the
project? Describe impact of the project. In one month, March 14 - April 14, checkouts by high school students totaled 117. All of these checkouts came from
the indicators of 54 students. Our high school students are not reading as they should, and we hope that the "WOW" factor of the Kindles will head in the
effectiveness you right direction to correct this issue.
will use, such as
numbers of students
involved, new skills
participants will
acquire, audiences
impacted by the
student work,
benefit to the
community, benefit
to students, etc.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recom m en da t ion # 1
Title Dr.
First Name C ecelia
Last Name McLoon
Address 1 Jeff Davis High School
Address 2 156 C ollins Street
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
Email cmcloon@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number (912)375-6760
Attached Letter of Recommendation? yes
Recom m en da t ion # 2
Title Mrs.
First Name Joyce
Last Name Davis
Address 1 Jeff Davis BOE, Annex
Address 2 PO Box 1780
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
Email jdavis@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number 912-375-6705
Attached Letter of Recommendation? no
Recom m en da t ion # 3
Title Mr.
First Name Keith
Last Name Osburn
Address 1 Jeff Davis BOE, Annex
Address 2 PO Box 1780
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
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Email kosburn@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number 912-375-6705
Attached Letter of Recommendation? yes
Recom m en da t ion # 4
Title Dr.
First Name C ecelia
Last Name McLoon
Address 1 Jeff Davis High School
Address 2 156 C ollins Street
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
Email cmcloon@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number (912)375-6760
Attached Letter of Recommendation? no
Recom m en da t ion # 5
Title Dr.
First Name Martha
Last Name McBride
Address 1
Address 2
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
Email mmcbride@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number 912-375-6705
Attached Letter of Recommendation? no
Recom m en da t ion # 6
Title Mr.
First Name Keith
Last Name Osburn
Address 1
Address 2
C ity Hazlehurst
State GA
Zip 31539
Email kosburn@jeff-davis.k12.ga.us
Phone Number 912-375-6705
Attached Letter of Recommendation? no
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