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Professional Development IT workshops - 2006-2007

ManACE one day workshops are presented November 24, 2006 for SAG - look at the SAG brochure from the MTS website.
The pre conference evening is on November 23 with Kare Skantz, from Sweden. Registration instructions are located on the bottom.

The new WSD-PD 2006-2007 schedule is available now.

  Alan November

Alan November was in Winnipeg 2 years ago and more recently . He returned again on November 4, 2005. For your reference, the following information is presented. i

PDF information or this Winnipeg website  and the  agenda for Canadian locations and click here to open the online registration.
Note: 'early-bird' registration deadline is June 10, 2005

For a bio and more information, read the April article of Brian Metcalfe at:
http://www.wsd1.org/bitsbytes/0405/bbapr05/default.htm#NOTES 

For more information on Alan, look at: Alan November's Website - http://www.anovember.com/ 

Educational Renaissance Planners was founded by Alan November to promote the effective use of information and communication technologies that support and enhance learning for children and communities.

Ideas about learning and technology - http://www.anovember.com/ideas.html 

Links to Books, Articles, and websites featuring Alan November.

Articles by Alan November - http://www.anovember.com/articles.html

A deep set of articles by Alan from various magazines.

A brief speaker profile of Alan - http://webdb.imsa.edu/greatminds/november.html 

A short and sweet Bio of Alan. He's been busy!

Teaching Zack to Think - http://www.anovember.com/articles/zack.html 

A much referenced article written by Alan November for the September 1998 for High School Principal Magazine.

Critical Issue: Developing a School or District Technology Plan - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te300.htm 

Student Notes from a 2004 presentation:

http://www.visitmyclass.com/blogs/wenzloff/archive/2004/10/24/541.aspx 

And finally, this link:

http://mciu.org/~tech/TLA_web03/presenters.htm#anovember 

Where to purchase additional copies of these software licenses

Hyperstudio
Please hold off on purchasing any additional HyperStudio licenses as the
Division is currently working on the possibility of upgrading to HyperStudio
4.0. If this happens, then schools will need to purchase HyperStudio 4
licenses and not HyperStudio 3.3 licenses. We will keep you informed if
and when this happens.

Microsoft software - MERLIN - Microsoft Select
TableTops Series - The Division still has a few licenses left of this
software. It is available for $25.00 per license, minimum of 5 copies per
order. To order TableTop, the school must send a letter of request to Linda
Shelest, Technology Education with the number of copies of the software and
an account number for the cost of the software to be charged to. These
orders are accepted on a first come, first serve basis only.
KidWorks - Educational Resources, Attn: Helen Rae, Inside Sales
Supervisor, Phone: 1-800-565-5198, Ext. 3003, 
E-mail: hrae@edresources.com, 
must purchase the software in bundles of 5 at $18.00 per copy.
World Book - contact Ian Glassford at E-mail: iglassfo@attcanada.ca 

Revision date: May 30, 2007