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Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant
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May 18, 2016 - TRIG Weekly Update
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Device Purchasing - Purchase window open April 20 - August
16, 2016
EduPaths - Summer Content Creator Sessions: June 21 -
August 17, 2016
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 Thank
YOU Star Elementary!
Every once in a great while you receive such a meaningful piece of feedback that you just have to share - that's exactly how the TRIG Operations Office felt about
this amazing video put together by one of our Total Site Transformation (TST) Schools in Hastings Area School District, Star Elementary.
From Keith Tramper, Instructional Technologist at Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency : "On behalf of Star School, thank you so much for supporting
us through this grant. The 1:1 environment has transformed the way that our teachers are teaching and our students are learning. We hope this video helps you understand the impact you have and how much we appreciate the opportunity TST has provided us."
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Did
You Know?
IT Trends from Across the US
In a survey of K-12 IT Leaders from across the country, it was found that the priorities of IT Leaders have recently shifted. As reported in the
CoSYN
2016 K-12 IT Leadership Survey:
"For the past four years, we have asked IT Leaders to indicate their top three priorities (from a list of 20 options). For the first time, "Assessment Readiness"
does not appear as one of the top three. That drop-off in the rankings is likely an indicator that districts are now more prepared for online assessments than they have been in the past. This year almost half of all districts (48%) rated themselves as "fully
prepared" compared to less than a third (28%) in the prior year. Seventy-five percent (75%) of all districts are either "fully prepared" or "almost ready," indicating a large majority is in good shape for implementing their high-stakes online assessments."
"Taking over as the number one priority for districts is "Broadband & Network Capacity." This makes sense in light of the other two priorities in the top three-Wireless
Access and Mobile Learning. The three priorities are intrinsically linked. The infrastructure that pursuit of these three priorities enables would provide for online assessment, which could explain the de-emphasis on "Assessment Readiness."
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Congrats
Ann Arbor
TRIG would like to congratulate Ann Arbor Public Schools on their successful bid approval. Keep up the good work!
Final set of bids approved for Mitchell School addition
From M-Live,
May 13, 2016 at 10:31 AM
"Another purchase approved Wednesday was about $195,695 worth of technology upgrades, including six iPads and 280 Chromebooks plus related items. The devices
will be used for instruction and assessment, said Merri Lynn Colligan, executive director of technology and information services at AAPS."
"Funds for those purchases comes from a Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant."
To read the full article, please click here:
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E-Rate:
Program Integrity Assurance Update
Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) inquiries have officially begun for funding year 2016. We are seeing inconsistency in the communication of the PIA requests, level of detail
in the notification, and PIA Newsfeed information is not consistent with the News Brief issued 4/26/2016 regarding PIA notifications in EPC (see http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=687).
Please stay tuned for future information regarding PIA in the new EPC system. Questions about E-Rate can be directed to Ann-Marie
Mapes at MapesA@michigan.gov.
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EduPaths
has New SCECH Opportunities!
Looking for a great opportunity to earn SCECHs at no cost?
Funded by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), EduPaths is a
free professional development portal for Michigan educators that provides self-paced, bite sized, online courses to help boost student achievement. Do you need SCECHs for recertification?
EduPaths allows you to personalize your professional learning, so educators can earn SCECHs while choosing a learning pathway that best fits their individual needs.
EduPaths currently has over 50
courses
available for SCECHs with many more scheduled to be published in the coming months. Applying for SCECHs is easy - after accumulating 3 hours or more of course work,
simply fill out the Work
Log, submit it, and SCECHs will be awarded at absolutely no cost!
Don't see a course you're interested in taking? Come along side us as a Content Creator and share your expertise with other professionals!
You can add to the available courses in EduPaths by attending any of the 10 available Summer PDs scheduled around the state. Simply find the one closest to you, register, and start building the PD you'd love to attend.
Click
here for more information.
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TRIG
Upcoming Dates
Project Managers Weekly Call
State ISD Tech Directors Meeting
Kent Advisory Committee Meeting
Steering Committee Work Group Meeting
Steering Committee Meeting
Southwest Michigan Advisory Committee Meeting
MDE/TRIG Collaboration Meeting
Rural Northern MI Advisory Committee Meeting
April 20 - August 15, 2016
Incentivized Purchase Window
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