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July 28, 2006 11:15 PM

More Networking

Much of this week was devoted to preparing for REAL. The learning curve is huge.

I also made a connection with a Jim Carrol from University of Portland who is involved in the OTEN project. The goal was to see if there were any projects to partner on, as he has the voice of higher ed. It was a difficult meeting, we both found it hard to make connections. He wondered even if we offered things for higher ed, like a strand at ITSC, why would they come? Higher ed has there set events and conferences.... he did give me some contact names of good presenters in the higher ed field though.

Lastly I worked on my board report for the upcoming board retreat.

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July 21, 2006 11:10 PM

Highlights

This week the predominate projects that stand out are:

  • Met with EdGate and Drew Hinds to explore the possibility of REAL using EdGate resources rather than designing our own or searching for lessons to match standards. EdGate has a great resource, but ODE felt they could not sustain the cost per student model for the state.

  • Worked on preparing for the REAL contractors training in August.

  • Met with Colin Cameron of COSA to see if there was any possible projects we could partner. Other ideas were to help with the conferences they do to provide technology integration. Since Colin is new, he said he would get a feel for the job and let me know if there was any possible partnership projects.>/li>

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July 15, 2006 04:52 PM

This Week In Review

This week I had lots of meetings:

  • WriteSite: Met with Jake to talk about the glitches and do minor edits to the WriteSite. Shared the wish list.

  • CampTech: Julie had a meeting to discuss CampTech and get volunteers.

  • ITSC: Met with Jake and Kim to review ITSC registration system issues.

  • REAL: Met with Sue the contractor to review the contract and needs.

  • Intel: Met with Thomas to review the status of the trainings.

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July 6, 2006 11:03 PM

OAESDs and OVSD

I met with Leslie Golden who is the Education Enterprise Partnership between ODE and the ESD Superintendents... at least that is the goal. We talked about various areas that we could network together. She also invited Steve Nelson who runs the Oregon Virtual Schools Project and I pitched the idea of running the professional development for the OVSD.

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July 4, 2006 11:42 PM

Ending July

Started the week off by cheating with Claire and John on the scavenger hunt. I thought that was quite fun.

Worked on REAL most of the week.

Carla Wade and I met for a day of planning the Oregon EdTech Cadre for 2007-08. We have added a leadership cadre which will help with the presentations and Carla and I planned their fall planning retreat.

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