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Resource materials for the movie "Bully"

By Graci Gillming on April 3, 2012

Here are some materials which have been prepared to accompany the movie Bully, which was released on March 30. See http://thebullyproject.com/indexflash.html for more information about the movie itself.

Encourage Responsible Technology Use
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) offers a poster that lists each of the nine elements of digital citizenship from the ISTE bestseller Digital Citizenship in Schools, Second Edition. Hang this poster in your school or classroom to remind your students of the issues surrounding responsible technology use so students will be able to make the right choices to be good digital citizens. The price of the poster is $9.95 for non-ISTE members; $6.97 for members.
Click Here to Purchase Poster

Foster Empathy and Action
The new documentary film BULLY, directed by Sundance and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, offers an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five children and their families. Facing History and Ourselves’ official guide to the film, BULLY: Fostering Empathy and Action in Schools, helps adult and student audiences confront the stories in this film and explore the meaning for their schools and their wider communities.
Click Here to Download Free Guide

Support Online Safety
Own Your Space is a free, 16-chapter ebook designed to educate ‘tweens and teens about protecting themselves and their stuff online. Each chapter of the ebook goes into great detail explaining the technical threats that students’ computers face online as well as the personal threats to data that students can face online. For example, in the first chapter, students learn about different types of malware and the importance of installing security patches to prevent malware infections. The fourteenth chapter explains the differences between secured and unsecured wireless networks, the potential dangers of an unsecured network and how to lock down a network. The ebook is available in Windows format only. Download the entire book or individual chapters from the Microsoft website.
Click Here to Download Free eBook

Graci

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Graci Gillming
Technology Training Coordinator
Educational Service Unit 10
PO Box 850, 76 Plaza Blvd
Kearney, NE 68848
Bus: 308-865-5664 X-229
Fax: 308-233-9066
www.esu10.org
ggillmin@esu10.org

Tags: Bully • digital citizenship

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Managing iPad & iTunes School Accounts

By Jeanne Pope on March 27, 2012

I would like to know how schools are managing iTunes accounts for their iPads & iPods? Also, how do you do volume purchases or sharing of apps?

Tags: iPad • iTunes • technology

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Angie Richeson on March 27, 2012

We have an iTunes account for our iPods that was set up using iTunes gift cards we purchased specifically for that account (so we didn't have to put a credit card number on the account). When we purchased our iPods, Apple hadn't implemented their "need to purchase the number of apps for the number of devices" rules and regulations yet so the apps on the iPods were only purchased once and placed on all devices (oh how we miss those days!). We've used those gift cards up so will need to start thinking about using volume purchasing for devices to make sure we are "following the rules" (in case of an audit). We are thinking we may "lose" all the apps we purchased "only once" previously and have to start over in order to be in compliance...

We have a separate iTunes account for our iPads and have purchased all of those apps using Volume Purchasing through Apple. We buy the apps at half price but have to purchase enough licenses to equal the number of devices we put the app on.

If you need help or have questions on the Volume Purchase Program, let me know... it took us a while to figure it out :) and to get comfortable with it. We had to buy a fairly large money amount "voucher" to begin with and redeemed the voucher in the Volume Purchase Program. You have to purchase the apps through the Volume Purchase Program (to get them half price) using that voucher credit but then redeem the purchased apps through iTunes (and iTunes is still where you download the free apps).

For our iPods, we have a syncing station that syncs and charges 20 iPods at the same time (well worth the very expensive price!). For our iPads, we have a syncing cart that does the same thing as the iPod syncing station. They both work very slick and we can load 20 iPods / iPads with new apps, do updates and even restore a device in a matter of minutes.

It was a lot to wrap our brains around but now that we have a "system" it's very do-able...

Let me know if you have other questions...

Angie Richeson
aricheso@esu10.org
Gothenburg Public Schools

Judy Henning on March 28, 2012

Angie,

Kearney Public Schools technology department set up the Volume Purchasing Plan with Apple and it works well and allows for a discount the gift card purchasing didn't provide. School districts for the most part do not like the gift card purchase, because there is no way to track what was actually bought.

Thanks for your detailed post on this issue.

Judy Henning

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Technology Needs Assessment/Survey

By Jeanne Pope on March 27, 2012

I am looking for examples of a technology needs assessment/survey that addresses what technology and/or training teachers need in their classrooms. Does anyone have
one that I can look at to get an idea of what questions to write? My goal is assess the technology needs and wants of our staff as we look at updating technology and integrating it more.

Tags: equipment • technology

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New Facebook Privacy Settings

By Graci Gillming on February 14, 2012

Please share this with your students, staff, and parents.

With the new Timeline look going into effect on ALL Facebook accounts on February 15, your previous Facebook privacy settings will NOT be in effect. Most everyone's account will be wide open; i.e. your info, wall, photos, etc. will be accessible by anyone with a FB account, friend or not.

The following article is a great guide to helping you understand the new privacy settings.

http://howto.techworld.com/personal-tech/3336013/how-to-secure-your-facebook-profile-in-a-post-timeline-world/

Graci

Tags: Announcements • digital citizenship • internet safety • social media

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Great Plains Google Summit Announcement

By Jason Everett on February 13, 2012

Your Nebraska Educational Service Units (ESUs), in partnership with the Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA), the Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA) and Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) are excited to bring you the first Great Plains Google Summit to be held at Lincoln Southwest High School in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 19-20, 2012.

http://www.greatplainssummit.org/

The Summit has something Google for everyone! We have strands for technology directors, school administrators and classroom teachers! All presenters are invited Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers from across the country. International educational technology leader Jeff Utecht will inspire you to implement flipped instruction models for all content areas and help you get set up with the Google Ninja program to systematically train teachers, parents and students in Google Apps for Education. Iowa Superintendent Andy Crozier will inspire Administrators to use Google Tools to lead the district. Youtube STAR classroom teacher Jim Sill will be here from California to help educators maximize Youtube as an instructional resource. Molly Schroeder from Minnesota will turn you into a Google Search Superhero and outline how to become a Google Certified Teacher yourself! Join Jeff, Andy, Jim, Molly and other presenters from around the country to learn more about all of Google Tools potential to improve teaching and learning!

Registration will open on February 14 ("Feel the Google Love!") and is limited to the first 500 to register, so register early! We look forward to seeing you in Lincoln this summer!

See PDF flyer available here: http://goo.gl/9SNT8

Please feel free to share with friends and colleagues you know may be interested in this exciting opportunity. On behalf of the planning committee, thank you!
Jason Everett

Tags: 21st Century Skills

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Internet Safety & Digital Citizenship Contest 2012

By Graci Gillming on February 6, 2012

The ESUs of Nebraska in partnership with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office are sponsoring an Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Poster and Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest for students in K-12 Schools in Nebraska.

This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about Internet safety and responsible behavior in the digital society that now pervades our world. Creating a poster, video, or audio PSA forces students to dig deeper into an aspect of digital citizenship and formalize their ideas and beliefs into an artistic and lasting format that can be shared with other students and the community.

I am always amazed at the creative and astute submissions from students of all ages.

Deadline: March 9, 2012

Send entries on the ESU 10 route or by mail to:

Graci Gillming
ESU 10
PO Box 850, 76 Plaza Blvd
Kearney, NE 68848

For more contest information and the entry form, visit ESU 10 Internet Safety Contest Guideline 12.pdf

Visit http://blog.esu10.org/internetsafety for more Internet safety and digital citizenship resources as well last year's winning entries from the local and state competition.

I look forward to receiving these great projects. If you have any questions, contact me at ggillmin@esu10.org or 308-865-5664, x-229

Tags: Announcements • digital citizenship • internet safety

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One to one computers

By Holly Myers on November 28, 2011

Hello all! We are looking at trying to go one to one with computers next school year and we just want to feel out others to see what they are doing. Some questions that have come up are: Does the school provide a case to each student? Do the students and parents have to sign a waiver? What kind of insurance do you have for the computers? Are the students allowed to take the computers out of the building? If anyone has any advice, we would really appreciate it. You can email me at holmyers@esu10.org or call the school (North Loup-Scotia) at 308 245 3201 or leave your suggestions as comments. Thanks so much for your help! :)

Tags: laptop • technology

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The Unquiet Librarian Blog

By Susan Sandoval on October 10, 2011

I just received this information from Carrie Turner/NEMA. For those of you who are not on the NEMA listserv, I thought I would post for you to see.
Susan Sandoval/ESU 10

The Unquiet Librarian blog
I see people asking about eReaders on this listserv and wanted to share a blog by Buffy Hamilton. She indicates why she is switching from Kindles to Nooks:
Carrie Turner
School Librarian
Westside High School
carrieturner@westside66.org

Tags: E-books

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Nook vs Kindle

By Susan Sandoval on October 5, 2011

I would like to know if any libraries have Nooks or Kindles that they check out to students and where they download the ebooks from. I have been exploring the GI public library website and see that they offer this service as well as other libraries across the state. Also reading about Overdrive and other services for ebooks. Please let me know what libraries across the state are doing as far as ereader services for students. Thanks. Kathy Mann, Burwell Public

Tags: E-books

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Judy Henning on October 5, 2011

In the Kearney Public Schools, Horizon Middle School has Kindles to check out to students. The school librarian at Horizon is Sandy Mahalek and she has specific criteria for students to be able to check out the Kindles. At Northeast Elementary School in Kearney, they use the Nooks as e-readers. I don't think these are checked out to the students. Kelly Melson is the school librarian at this elementary school.

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Personal Finance Streaming Site

By Susan Sandoval on September 22, 2011

For a free trial, just go to www.fichannels.com and click on the free trial button and choose either instant or 5 day.

The subscription includes unlimited access for all teachers within each building as well as a generic login for student use. This site contains around 50 full length titles (with at least 13 more being added soon), hundreds of segments and hundreds of pages of downloadable teacher resources. As well as external links to other teaching resources. Film Ideas has partnered with the National Jump $tart Coalition and the FDIC. This site is also recommended by the Texas Education Agency and the Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas.

If you previewed this website please go to our ESU 10 Online Evaluation site. We need to hear from you to make a decision for purchase. Click here https://sites.google.com/site/imatpreview/

Tags: Career • instruction • Preview

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