Today's students live in an incredibly high tech world - from cell phones to Facebook to YouTube to iPods- K-12 schools are faced with a multitude of new challenges that must be addressed in your student handbook.  How can you restructure your student handbook to include the potential issues that may arise as a result of students' increased use of these technologies?  Join us for a live, 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will learn:

• Keys to Drafting K-12 Handbook Policies for Today's Students
• Online Use Policies: Facebook, MySpace & Online Communities
• Crafting Guidelines & Policies for Cell Phone & iPod Use at School
• Protecting Your School from Liability: What You Need to Know
• Cyberbullying & Technology Misconduct: What Educators Must Know

Wednesday, July 15, 2009  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

For registration and more information, visit https://odie.esu10.org/

I have been contacted by Adrian Smith's office wondering about software they could use to host meetings and have files to share online, etc. As I talked with Jessica from their office, it seemed like a secure board meeting type software might fit their bill.

This next year we will be doing more and more with Adobe Connect, Adobe's webinar software. With this in mind, I would like to share the system requirements for receiving content with this medium. Your teachers and other staff may need to update their computers to have a positive experience with this new method of sharing information.

OFFICE 2007 UPDATE 1 - JULY 8, 2009
Explore the new features of Microsoft Office 2007 Word and Excel during this all-day workshop!


OFFICE 2007 UPDATE 2 - JULY 9, 2009
Explore the new features of Microsoft Office 2007 PowerPoint and Access during this all-day event!


For registration and more information visit https://odie.esu10.org/

This workshop is targeted at anyone who will be teaching a class using two-way video conferencing technology with special training on the life-size mobile cart system.  In addition to hands-on training on the technology, we will cover strategies of instruction in the distance learning classroom.

For registration and more information, visit https://odie.esu10.org/

This workshop is targeted for all teachers K-12 who would like to find out how existing distance learning technology in their school can provide virtual trip experiences for their students.  The workshop will include; an introduction to local, regional, national, and even international programs, how to schedule a program and who to contact at your school for support with the distance learning equipment, how to prepare your students to be active participants in these virtual trips, and more.

For registration and more information, visit https://odie.esu10.org/