The Tech Guy

The budget request for technology for 2010-2011 has closed.  Thank you for your submissions.

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We have upgraded our submission process for changing a website category in Websense.  You can reach the form from the main website (http://saboe.k12.nj.us) or you can go to the form directly via http://shortlinks.sapublicschools.com/websense.  Before you submit a site for re-categorization, please be sure you know what category it is being blocked under first.  Websense categorizes all websites and tells you the category in the notification window.

Click here for more info

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I’ve got Google Wave invites to give away to the first eight (8) educators who comment on this post! (Please include your school or how you are involved with education in your comment.)

What is Google Wave?  Watch below to get an idea:

While Wave is still very much beta and makes my head spin thinking about it, I am using it everyday and can see to potential for learning.  I am even including this in my PIP as a PLN.

Please be patient waiting for your invite.  As Goolge states, “Invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick.”

Happy waving!

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Come see our own DIANE TIGHE perform at Handel’s Messiah

Music at St. Mary's

When? Time: 7:00pm Date: 12/19/2009

Where? Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church — 256 Augusta St. — South Amboy

Come join the Saint Mary Chamber Orchestra and Choral Society as they present their annual performance of George Friderik Handel’s timeless oratorio. Under the direction of Christopher M. C. Diebert, conductor, the Advent/Christmas portion of this work will be performed in its entirety, along with excerpts from the second and third parts. Don’t miss this delightful candlelit concert, set in beautiful; Victorian-gothic architectural surround­ings.

Suggested Donation $10.00 Help Support the great music presented by Music at St. Mary’s

St. Mary’s Church
256 Augusta Street
South Amboy, NJ 08879

Click here for directions

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Attention Middle High School Teachers!  In an effort to be more green and save some trees, we have moved the Lab Usage Forms to an online form located here:

http://shortlinks.sapublicschools.com/labuse

Please complete a form for each period you use the lab within one day.  We have done away with the seating chart, so keep track of who sits where on your own.  If you have any questions, please email Michael.

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Need extra cash?

Selling Lesson Plans Online, Teachers Raise Cash and Questions – NYTimes.com.

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I would like to take a moment to welcome my latest group of educators to our BuddyPress. After this short training you will find yourself joining the wonderful world of blogging.

Please take some time after the class to familiarize yourself with the site and all that it has to offer.

Let the Wild Rumpus Start!

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Through engaging videos, practical resources and an active online community, Teachers TV supports the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field.

* Instant access to up to date professional development videos and resources
* Learn from other education professionals by going inside their classrooms and into their schools
* Save time with practical tips, lesson ideas and classroom resources
* Help across the year to meet classroom targets and achieve personal goals
* Keep informed with content covering the latest developments in the education agenda

In addition to the website, Teachers TV programmes are available on the TV Channel on Sky 880, Virgin Media 240, Freesat 650 and Freeview 88 (4-6pm) and, most recently, through iTunes U.

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Starting October 1, 2009 — All reservations for the Elementary School Library will be done online through our scheduling system.

The link is: http://schedule.southamboyteacher.com

If you are going to reserve time for the library, you must register on the site using a school provided email account (saboe.k12.nj.us or sapublicschools.com). Personal email accounts will not be accepted. When registering for the first time, be sure to change your time zone to GMT -5.

The ES Library can be found in the drop down list on the Booking Menu. Please book in 45 minute intervals (3 blocks on the scheduler).

Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the site.

Click here for a video showing the process.

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At the annual general shareholders’ meeting at Canada’s Research in Motion on Tuesday, a child asked among a huge audience “are you going to make a phone more for kids so that my Mom will let me get one?”

BlackBerry for Kids? Child asks RIM | PocketBerry.

Read more: Yahoo! News

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