Friday, September 24, 2010

Iowa Core Update: Leadership for the Iowa Core – Updated

October is fast approaching! Make sure to reserve your spot for Heartland AEA’s Leadership for the Iowa Core Year Three, Day 1 training. Click here to download an updated flyer of dates, times and locations for training. Please note that the Indianola location has been changed to Brenton Camp Lounge in the Student Center at Simpson College.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Linda Biermann Hoobin, Teaching and Learning Consultant for the Iowa Core, at lhoobin@aea11.k12.ia.us or (515) 270-0405 ext. 14327.

Curriculum Network: October Curriculum Network Meeting

The October Curriculum Network meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 1, 2010. The meeting will go from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and will be held in Rooms 3, 4 & the ICN of the Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive). The agenda is available at http://curriculumnet.pbworks.com/October-2010-Agenda

You will be able to choose one of three topics to participate in for the second part of the morning. These topics, plus one new topic, will also be repeated during the November and December meetings.

Google Apps Webinars Planned for Educators

This past summer, Iowa’s Area Education Agencies announced an exciting agreement with Google to provide all K-12 schools in Iowa with free access to Google Apps for Education. Click here read the announcement.

A series of webinars for educators implementing Google Apps in all Iowa schools is planned during the 2010-2011 school year.

Sponsored by Iowa AEAs, these webinars will be distributed using two Google groups listservs. Anyone can join the following two Google groups free of charge.

The Iowa Google Apps Group is for tech directors, network administrators and other individuals that are deploying or managing Google Apps in their schools. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/iowa-google-apps-group

The Iowa Teachers Google Apps User Group is designed for teachers and administrators using Google Apps everyday with students and staff. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/IA-Teach-GApps-UserGroup

All live webinars will be accessible at http://iowaec.na4.acrobat.com/googleapps and do not require a pre-registration. Each webinar will begin at 3:30 p.m. on the dates below. The schedule of webinars through December 2010 includes the following topics:

October 21, 2010 - Using Google Docs
November 11, 2010 - Using Gmail
December 16, 2010 - Using Google Groups
(More webinars will be scheduled in 2011.)

For more information about the Google Apps webinars, contact Andy Crozier at acrozier@gwaea.org or (319) 399-6866.