Here is the information that was presented at the tech meeting on Learning.com
Chris Niemeyer - Learning.com - Territory Manager
800.580.4640 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mark Tullis, VP, Strategic Relations
Learning.com
ü Award-winning online curriculum and assessment for technology literacy
and integration
ü Serves more than 2 million students in over 4,000 schools
ü Currently adopted in 14 states
ü Passionate about creating high-quality digital products that enhance
learning
ü Help any teacher use the web to help any child learn.their vision.
Easytech - first product - takes the NETS*S and puts them into a curriculum
ü Meets the 8th grade reporting requirement
ü What are we preparing our kids to do?
ü How does technology impact learning?
***The Research shows.disconnect happens when we (don't) try to connect the
tech to the learning/curriculum/core content.have to be on "same
page".technology people and curriculum people.
Tech Lit Assessment - to get a baseline.find out where you are so that you can
determine where you want to go.
ü How do you get higher proficiency?
ü How do you get teachers more proficient so that they can help students
become more proficient?
ü These are the different areas of the assessment:
· Systems & Fundamentals
· Social & Ethical
· Word Processing
· Spread Sheet
· Multimedia Pres
· Telecommunications & Internet
· Databases
Go to: www.learning.com for Free Trial Test Drive for 30 days
Username = Iowa
Password = Demo
District Name = Iowa Demo
Go to: Products; Easy Tech (on right side of screen); Free Trial Test Drive
for 30 days (scroll down on left side of screen)
Handouts are on the web at www.learning.com at Products, Technology Literacy
Solutions
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Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency 8
500 NE 6th St
PO Box 802
Pocahontas, IA 50574
712-335-3588 Ext 2052
Fax: 712-335-5870
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