It has been a week since the last roundup of Tech Prep related articles, so sorry about the length. I have come across a lot of good information to share, and some thoughts spurred by some post that I have seen at other sights.
CareerTech Video’s
Please see the attached video on an Oklahoma company working with nanotechnology. The second video features Sheryl Hale and the impact nanotechnology will have on CareerTech programs and the workforce.
Southwest Nano Technologies:
http://www.okhorizon.com/2008/Show0802/videos/0802_01_SWNanotech_vid_lg.mov
Interview with Sheryl Hale:
http://www.okhorizon.com/2008/Show0802/videos/0802_02_IntvWSherylHale_vid_lg.mov
Parent Interactions
The Tech Prep website has had a Parent Page since its inception. We wanted to give a place for parents to visit that was not as technical as the Coordinators page and a little more involved that the Students pages. Why not include a Parents section on your technology centers website or even include a Parents Blog? What a great way for parents to learn about your technology center, from other parents!!
Pixish
A photo website with a twist. We have talked about the opportunity for your students to do a photo contest showcasing your technology center, now Pixish might be the platform to do it with. Let us know if you do a contest.
http://www.pixish.com
Tribal Charter Schools
A bill is being pushed through that would allow tribes to start charter schools.
http://ap.ardmoreite.com/pstories/state/ok/20080211/245914969.shtml
Education Consistency Sought in State Schools
http://newsok.com/article/3199501/1201839101
Middle School Students Build Models of Future Cities for Engineering Competition
(From 1/24/08 CareerTech Update)
Edmond and Deer Creek seventh- and eighth-grade students met at Oklahoma Christian University [last week] for the National Engineers Week Future City Competition. The program, run by the nonprofit National Engineers Week Foundation, seeks to promote technological literacy and engineering to more than 30,000 middle school students representing 1,100 schools from across the nation.
ENTER THE futureSOUTH VIDEO CONTEST & WIN AN iPOD NANO!!
Southern Growth Policies Board is looking for video messages from concerned Southern youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24, telling leaders and adults in their communities what they think about the future and where they see their place in it.
The winning video message will receive an iPod Nano, while two runners up will each receive a $25 VISA gift card. But more importantly, the winners' videos will be shown to leaders from 13 member states at Southern Growth's June 2008 conference, Youth: The Real Future of the South and will be distributed as part of the 2008 "Voices of the South" DVD.
Contest details and registration form can be found at http://www.southern.org/conference/2008videos.html or go to http://www.youtube.com/group/southerngrowth
ALLIANCES AND COLLEGE TRANSITION
Doodle for Google
Students can design a doodle for Google and possibly win a $10K scholarship. A technology grant will be awarded to the school that the winning entry is picked from.
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/
Zinch.com
A new social media site that students can sign up for, for free, and search numerous colleges and universities. The colleges can send information back to the students that select them. Maybe a use for the college partners?
http://www.zinch.com
Graduation Coaches
Governor Brad Henry has called for Graduation Coaches for at risk students modeled after a program in Georgia..
http://newsok.com/article/3199093/1201755182
The Economic Impact of Early College Opportunity Programs at Iowa’s Community Colleges
http://www.economicsgroup.com/reports/2008%20Early%20College%20Opportunity%20Study.pdf
MIT Highlights for High Schools
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
Chancellor seeks to reduce funding gap
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=0A011TJPK
CAREER MAJORS
Robots at Meridian
Robots are being used at Meridian Technology Center to simulate conditions. Learn more: http://ocolly.com/2008/02/04/robots-to-simulate-medical-situations-at-meridian/
K20 Center
The University of Oklahoma has begun an initiative to create 21st Century Interactive Learning Communities.
http://k20center.ou.edu/
MIT TV
From MIT, a resource that aims to share with the world all kinds of technology, science and engineering related information.
http://techtv.mit.edu/
PREPARATORY SERVICES
Oklahoma Hispanic Students
Oklahoma’s Hispanic student population has risen 10%, how are you working with your students?
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=09N0ZSP3T
Curriculum 2.0
A wiki devoted to new learning and technology integration in the classroom.
http://newliteracy.wikispaces.com/
NCAA Eligibility Center
At a recent meeting, part of the discussion included the NCAA Eligibility Center and what it means to CareerTech students. Please, if you have a student that will be participating in NCAA Athletics, talk to them and make sure that they are doing everything that they need to do with the NCAA Eligibility Center
https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/
Digital Visual Literacy
We are living in a digital visual world. When else could you make customized US Postal Stamps? The Digital Visual Literacy Project is seeking to establish a national dissemination of DVL education. Need another reason to go check it out? Free downloads for the classroom!! It includes stuff on E-Commerce, 3d Graphics, Excel, PowerPoint, and much more!!
http://dvl.mc.maricopa.edu/
Teens Unprepared
The newly released 2008 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index indicates that 3 out of 5 students feel that they are not prepared for careers in technology and engineering.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=51750;_hbguid=a3bd4267-11ec-4f3c-8f11-6183271a3220
Visit the Lemelson-MIT Program: http://web.mit.edu/invent/
Forbes
Forbes interviewed 20 people in various business, education and industry positions on what American needs to do to better educate our children.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/23/solutions-education-teaching-oped-cx_hpm_0123solutionsland.html
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The 21st Century Learning Initiative
http://www.21learn.org/
The Oklahoma Council on Economic Education
http://www.ocee-ok.org/
PBS Podcast
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/around-the-web/?i=52149;_hbguid=50a8c813-9047-4b1e-be84-03c085ea6d1c
ACCOUNTABILITY
US Population Projections
How does the changing population (until 2050) effect what you do in the classroom and how does it effect services that you offer through your technology center?
http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/85.pdf
2008 National Freshmen Attitudes Report
https://www.noellevitz.com/Papers+and+Research/Papers+and+Reports/ResearchLibrary/Freshman+Attitudes.htm
2008 AP Report
The College Board announces their annual report detailing the AP Exam program.
http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/194817.html
OK School Testing Report Law
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=0A011UG2X
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