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General Information:
New! Have you purchased new hardware and/or software recently? Does your school have a technology-related training need(s) for Opening Week? Contact your coach to schedule your training.
High School Specific Information:
Technology Integration Initiative Moving on to the High School Level! Participants accepted into the Integration Initiative will receive use of a wireless laptop computer with software and an LCD Projector. For more information visit http://connect.spps.org/highschool.html
Elementary and Secondary Schools Information:
Just in Time Training: Do you need assistance in working with your UrbanPlanet site or any educational software title? The UrbanPlanet help site is great, and AtomicLearning covers most software titles with easy to understand, short, video training segments. UrbanPlanet Help Site and AtomicLearning.com

Student Showcase: 2009 Student Showcase Information

20 Skills for Teachers: What skills should teachers be working towards mastering? This list summarizes the basics.

Technology Integration Initiatives (overview video)

New! InspireData Offer: There is an excellent new educational program on the market that I highly recommend called InspireData™ (from the creators of Inspiration). This software is truly new and different than any other product out there (I have nothing to do with the company) and would be excellent for teachers and students to use while addressing data requirements of new math and science standards. InspireData™ aims to build data literacy skills while students collect and interpret data using dynamic Venn, bar, stack, pie and axis plots. If you are interested please contact me ASAP. For more information on this software, view this 5-minute overview. 
 

 NETS Standards for Administrators   "Principals who effectively lead integration of technology typically perform the following tasks" (ISTE).
 Technical Services Help Desk   A district Help Desk provides phone support, monitors the network, and dispatches technical staff to buildings as needed.
 Collaborative Projects   Finding the time to plan and implement technology integration efforts is often difficult. The following 'prepackaged' integration activities described here can greatly help in making integration more painless. Simply find an idea and contact your coach.
 Metronet Information Literacy Project   The SPPS Metronet Information Literacy Project is a collaborative effort between Saint Paul Public Schools and Metronet, to implement the Minnesota Educational Media Organization Information and Technology Literacy Standards.