NADTDEC

1. NADTDEC Winter Meetings Austin, Texas February 2008

2. Who Are We ?Where Are We Going ? • Communicator of latest technology as it relates to education • Discover what today’s teachers need and/or want in technology • Integration vs Infusion • Teacher Education • Pre-Graduation • Post -Graduation • Re-enforcing of best practices • Develop Master Contracts • Develop Policies regarding various technologies and applications • Distance education • Keyboarding

3. Textbooks vs Online Books • Are libraries as important as online access? • Online textbooks are cheaper, easier to replace, more flexible • How does technology fit in with textbook landscape? • How can NAD best work to keep our schools outfitted with current, specifically-Adventist Curriculum?

4. GoToMeeting • Initial experience has been successful • RECOMMEND to ADEC that they develop a podcast library to represent/support the different disciplines in the academy

5. Review of Technology Integration vs Infusion Online Workship • First time we have tried Gotomeeting as a vehicle for online education • Over 200 people were engaged our first time • Lot of interest shown by users as evidenced by emails and comments of people who were online • We can create a Podcast library of a wide variety of topics and subjects

6. Workshop Cont’d • Positives • Good turn out for first time • Relevant topic • Can record the session • Can ask survey questions during session • Listeners can ask questions during session • Can use Powerpoint as vehicle for outline • Other supporting documents can be available on supporting websites (TDEC) • Negatives • Requires phone access as well as computer access

7. GoToMeeting Monthly Webinars February 21 – Encyclopedia Britannica March 20 – Using Interactive Technologies in the Classroom April 17 – Digital Photography in the Classroom May 15 – Free Tech Tools for the Classroom July 17 – Internet Security – for Advanced Users

8. NComputing • Allows users to share 1 PC with up to 7 users (with 2 PC cards) • Today’s PCs are so powerful that the vast majority of people use only a small fraction of available capacity • Each X300 kit contains a PCI card, virtualization software, and three access devices. • Each “slave” will have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse • Cost is $200 per kit • You can lower your computing acquistion and support costs by up to 70% • Energy efficient – uses only 1 watt compared to 115 for a typical PC • Easy to set-up and maintain

9. Restructure of TDEC Website • Coordinate with Circle website (circle.adventist.org) through RSS feeds from our website to Circle • This with give teachers increased access to information, materials and resources that would aid them in improving their classrooms • RSS feeds would enable new information from TDEC to automatically post to participating school and conference websites

10. Visions Technology • Visions Technology is offering 30% discount on all of its products through December 31, 2008 • www.teamvistech.com • Willing to work with us to work with us to integrate our vocabulary words into their “Vocabulary Companion.” • This program produces crossword puzzles word searches, anagrams, flash cards, fill-ins etc.

11. Photography in a Box • Digital Photography in a Box • 15 pack includes • 15 Learn Digital Photography in a Day • 1 Instructor’s Guide to Learn Digital Photography in a Day • 1 Award-winning digital photography project • 5 Olympus 7.1 megapixel digital camera • 1 HP Photosmart All-in-one Printer, Scanner, Copier • $1,100 plus shipping/handling • (800) 877-0858 and identify yourself as a SDA School/Teacher (Visions Technology)

12. Visions Technology • Every school will create a “login Profile” which will consist of a specific username and password, shipping/mailing address information and school contact information • Once a “Login Profile” has been created, the school’s staff will simply go through the web site adding items to their “shopping Cart” and when it’s time to finalize the purchase, they will be allowed (as a part of the final “checkout” procedure) to enter the “Coupon Code” of SDA021JC in the coupon field and the 30% discount will be applied to their purchase. • If schools desire to use a purchase order (instead of ordering on-line), simply fax the purchase order (with all the details) to: (541) 459-0944

13. United Streaming • Name has been changed to DISCOVERY EDUCATION STREAMING • Current contract expires in May 2008 • New contract negotiated. • Retail price is $1595 per school • Our price is $5 per student with $250 school minimum • All orders must be done through NAD Office of Education. NAD will bill you then send the money to Discovery Education • http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com

14. Distance Education Policies • Voted to send to Union Directors an outline of proposal for developing a distance education program.

15. COPPA • Recommendation to Union Directors • Understanding that COPPA is not legally mandated to private schools, TDEC still strongly recommends, as does OGC, that all Adventist schools follow the COPPA regulations and include a privacy statement on their website.

16. Interwrite Merger • Merged with E-Instruction in December 2007 • Exam View now available which 80% of textbooks now use as their testing model • Teachers may combine personal responders with Gradequick • Workspace (operating system) is incorporating over 100 resources for use with Interwrite pads and boards • New Products will be in • Multiuser board with multiple pens • Multiuser pad system • All new products are backward compatible • Bring in content (teacher created and • Provide assessment • 20-30% increase in achievement scores with systemic use of personal responders • We currently receive a 35% discount on their boards.

17. NAD Student Information Data Upload • While it is still encouraged for schools to integrate into school minder in time for August of 2008, the deadline is being extended until August of 2009 in order to allow the technology and teacher base to “catch up” with each other.

18. RenWeb • The President and founder of RenWeb met with TDEC and presented their company views and concerns. • Renweb did however state their willingness to work with NAD & Hunter and indicated they would program their SIS to migrate their data into Hunter if the NAD and Hunter meet their “requests.” • While desirous of being the “vendor of choice” RenWeb is comfortable if RenWeb could be identified as “compatible” with Hunter.

19. Centurian Technologies • Still have over 7,000 licenses pledged but not purchased • Centurian has agreed to hold licenses open • Contact is Andrea Kaufman: (800) 224-7977 • Reboot and Restore Technology

20. Encyclopedia Britannica • Encyclopedia Britannica Online is FREE for all SDA schools thanks to the Union Directors financial support. • The login name is your school’s organization ID (same as the COGAT ID number) • Password is nadsa1 • The website is www.school.eb.com

21. Registrar Package • Movement to adopt system-wide registrar package • Dual system – both online and locally hosted

22. TeacherWeb • http://teacherweb.com/ • Classroom website for teachers. Includes calendar, homework, grades, news, and many other features • We have a code for a Division–wide free test for the rest of the school year. • This will give you access to ALL features • Access code is: FF478ADVT • TDEC is negotiating for a national contract with this site.