From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Mon Jun  1 10:30:27 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:30:27 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] The Partnership for 21st Century Skills To Host
	Interactive, Live Cyber Summit for Education Stakeholders
Message-ID: <F3FB5AD9-9BC9-4896-99A9-DB304187040D@maine.gov>

This message is being sent on behalf of the e-Luminate Group.  Please  
contact Ken Kay at kkay at eluminategroup.com with any questions or visit www.21stcenturyskills.org 
  for more information.

Thank you

The MLTI Team

======

Friends,

On Monday June 1 we are launching the 21st Century Skills Cyber  
Summit! The summit, which will take place solely online, affords  
thousands education, policy, civic, community and business leaders the  
opportunity to interact with one another and discuss important  
education reform initiatives. The Cyber Summit leads up to the  
National Education Summit on 21st Century Skills, which will take  
place on June 12 in Washington, D.C.

There are three things you can do to help:

1. Register for the cybersummit by going to www.21stcenturyskills.org.

2. Visit the website and share the flyer or this email with friends  
and colleagues.

3. Follow me on twitter: KenkayP21.



Thanks for helping and participating!  More information and a flyer  
can be found at www.21stcenturyskills.org.

Ken

Ken Kay, CEO, e-Luminate Group
President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
520.623.2466
kkay at eluminategroup.com





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From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Mon Jun  1 13:48:59 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Laura Brown)
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:48:59 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Details for Today's MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
In-Reply-To: <C649886D.B97B%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>
Message-ID: <C6498CCB.B980%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>

This information is for schools that opted to purchase more laptops on the
Round 1 Device Buyout Form.

MacBook call is at 2:30 Today
iBook G4 call is at 3:30 Today

Please use the following dial-in number/passcode:

Toll free: 1-877-760-2043
Passcode: 630499

The latest participant lists and available devices are located on the Buyout
web site: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout

The two lists of available devices will be updated during each call to show
the inventories as they are being purchased. Links to the live pages can
found in the gray box on the right side of the page. When you are prompted
for a password, use: mlti.

You can view the latest lists of call participants in the notebook at the
bottom of the page.

Thank you,

MLTI Team



From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Mon Jun  1 16:02:20 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Laura Brown)
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:02:20 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
In-Reply-To: <C6498CCB.B980%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>
Message-ID: <C649AC0C.B9A7%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>

We are scheduling another set of calls for this Wednesday, 6/03/09.

The MacBook call will be at 2:30 and the iBook call at 3:30.

Please use the dial-in information below to participate.

For more information about the Buyout and the required forms, please visit
our web site at: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout.

------ Forwarded Message
From: Laura Brown <Laura.Brown at maine.gov>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:48:59 -0400
To: MLTI-MS <MLTI-MS at lists.maine.gov>, MLTI-HS <mlti-hs at lists.maine.gov>
Conversation: Details for Today's MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Details for Today's MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls

This information is for schools that opted to purchase more laptops on the
Round 1 Device Buyout Form.

MacBook call is at 2:30 Today
iBook G4 call is at 3:30 Today

Please use the following dial-in number/passcode:

Toll free: 1-877-760-2043
Passcode: 630499

The latest participant lists and available devices are located on the Buyout
web site: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout

The two lists of available devices will be updated during each call to show
the inventories as they are being purchased. Links to the live pages can
found in the gray box on the right side of the page. When you are prompted
for a password, use: mlti.

You can view the latest lists of call participants in the notebook at the
bottom of the page.

Thank you,

MLTI Team



------ End of Forwarded Message


From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Tue Jun  2 17:30:03 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Laura Brown)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:30:03 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] REMINDER: Rescheduled MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
Message-ID: <C64B121B.BA85%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>

This is a reminder that MLTI has scheduled a second series of Round 2 Buyout
Conference Calls for Wednesday, June 3, 2009.  Details are in the email
directly below this and can also be found on our web site:
http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout/

Thank you,

MLTI Team

------ Forwarded Message
From: Laura Brown <Laura.Brown at maine.gov>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:02:20 -0400
To: MLTI-MS <MLTI-MS at lists.maine.gov>, MLTI-HS <mlti-hs at lists.maine.gov>
Conversation: MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
Subject: MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls

We are scheduling another set of calls for this Wednesday, 6/03/09.

The MacBook call will be at 2:30 and the iBook call at 3:30.

Please use the dial-in information below to participate.

For more information about the Buyout and the required forms, please visit
our web site at: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout.

------ Forwarded Message
From: Laura Brown <Laura.Brown at maine.gov>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:48:59 -0400
To: MLTI-MS <MLTI-MS at lists.maine.gov>, MLTI-HS <mlti-hs at lists.maine.gov>
Conversation: Details for Today's MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Details for Today's MLTI Round 2 Buyout Conference Calls

This information is for schools that opted to purchase more laptops on the
Round 1 Device Buyout Form.

MacBook call is at 2:30 Today
iBook G4 call is at 3:30 Today

Please use the following dial-in number/passcode:

Toll free: 1-877-760-2043
Passcode: 630499

The latest participant lists and available devices are located on the Buyout
web site: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/buyout

The two lists of available devices will be updated during each call to show
the inventories as they are being purchased. Links to the live pages can
found in the gray box on the right side of the page. When you are prompted
for a password, use: mlti.

You can view the latest lists of call participants in the notebook at the
bottom of the page.

Thank you,

MLTI Team


From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Wed Jun  3 13:36:10 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:36:10 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Reminder: MS Student Survey
Message-ID: <46D0184B-B1CE-4970-A22C-09EE162EC2EA@maine.gov>

This is a reminder that we are working to continue gathering  
information about the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) and  
ask that your MS students take a brief survey.
This survey is being conducted by a research team from the Maine  
Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), on behalf of the Maine  
Department of Education. The research team will report their findings  
to the Maine Department of Education and the state legislature.
If you had not had a chance to have your Middle School students take  
this survey, there is still time as the survey will remain open to the  
end of June.
This year?s spring survey is focused on collecting information about  
students? use of various technological devices both inside and outside  
of school. The following questions will ask students about their use  
of some of the following technological devices and Internet resources:  
laptop computer, cell phone, Smartphone (Blackberry, iPhone), blogs,  
online and video games, email, and social networking sites.
Students? participation in the survey is voluntary and their identity  
and responses are confidential and will not be shared with anyone  
(teachers, principal, parents). We hope you will take a few minutes to  
have your students thoughtfully answer the survey questions.

Survey Location: http://usm.maine.edu/cepare/surveys.htm
Survey Password: mltistudent09

Should you have questions, please send an email to  
cepare at usm.maine.edu.  Thank you for your participation.

The MLTI Team




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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Wed Jun  3 14:11:01 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:11:01 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI Spring Online Institute Workshop Recordings
Message-ID: <3742948D-4FCB-4547-8F3C-B6FBEE4BA0DF@maine.gov>

The 2009 MLTI Spring Online Institute was a great success thanks to  
our many presenters and participants.  MLTI has made the recordings of  
each session available for those unable to participate.

You can find a recording of each session at: http://mltiolc.wordpress.com/workshop-schedule/ 
  or http://maine.gov/mlti/resources/.

Thank you
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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Wed Jun  3 15:09:42 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:09:42 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Middle Level Institute
Message-ID: <9F3242E3-5265-48D3-A21F-D3F6737BA016@maine.gov>

This message is being sent on behalf of Chris Toy and Jill Spencer, Co- 
Directors MLEI.  Any questions should be directed to them at:

Jill Spencer, Co-Director MLEI      spencerj51 at yahoo.com           
(207) 353-2746
Chris Toy, Co-Director MLEI         christoy.net at gmail.com          
(207) 653-3163

Thank you
The MLTI Team

=====

Dear Middle Level Principal,

Thomas College will host the 25th annual Middle Level Education  
Institute (MLEI) this summer from Sunday, July 12 to Thursday, July  
16.  The Middle Level Education Institute was founded to provide a  
significant professional development experience for Maine educators to  
improve schools with middle grades by focusing on all aspects of young  
adolescent learning, growth, and development.

As a concentrated time to meet with a group and problem solve issues  
that can?t be addressed during the school year,? MLEI provides teams  
and individuals critical support from experts in middle level  
education and technology integration. This Maine tradition attracts  
educators from Maine and across the globe who come to explore the  
latest research-based practices about teaching young adolescents.  
Participants immerse themselves in self - designed projects benefiting  
their students while earning graduate credits or CEUs.  Alumni of the  
Institute have themselves become nationally recognized middle level  
experts.

Middle level educators will recognize MLEI consultants Nancy Doda,  
Patti Kinney, Theresa Hinkle, and Mark Springer as national experts.  
Renown authors Rick Wormeli and Brenda Dyck will join MLEI via live  
video conferencing. Institute participants will collaborate with Maine  
Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) technology integrators and other  
digital learning experts.

Co-directors Chris Toy and Jill Spencer believe Institute participants  
will agree with a past attendee?s comment,  ?I keep going back to MLEI  
because it inspires me for the next school year! It?s awesome, from  
learning new teaching strategies to new technology.?

To register, call Mikaela Ziobro at 207-859-1211 or email her at campusevents at thomas.edu 
. For more information, go to http://mlei.pbworks.com/.


Thank you for sharing this with educators at your school.

Jill Spencer, Co-Director MLEI      spencerj51 at yahoo.com           
(207) 353-2746
Chris Toy, Co-Director MLEI         christoy.net at gmail.com          
(207) 653-3163

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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Thu Jun  4 09:47:57 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:47:57 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Maine Summer Transportation Institute - Scholarships
	Available
Message-ID: <A61186CE-3FF0-4AC9-BF6C-2D003FB5A45E@maine.gov>

This message is being sent on behalf of the College of Engineering at  
the University of Maine at Orono and is intended to reach Middle  
School Students in the Bangor Area.
Please direct any questions to Sheila Pendse at  581-2225 or email to sheila.pendse at umit.maine.edu 
.  Even though the application deadline has passed, there are 3 slots  
left, so first come, first serve!!
Thank you
The MLTI Team
=====
The University of Maine in Orono will host the Maine Summer  
Transportation Institute (MSTI) 2009 for middle school students from  
July 13 ? July 24, 2009 in the Foster Sudent Innovation Center.  The  
purpose of the Institute is to create awareness and stimulate interest  
in students to take full advantage of the opportunities that exist in  
the transportation industry.  The MSTI is funded by a grant from the  
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is opened to students  
attending public and private schools in the Greater Bangor Area.  The  
Institute is an extremely intense and structured learning opportunity  
for youth in the middle school systems of Maine.
The curriculum will expose students to new frontiers and adventures  
such as highway design, alternative fuels, construction materials,  
transportation of people and cargo, intermodalism, laws, regulations,  
safety, and career opportunities.  In addition, students will  
participate in computer training, academic enhancement activities,  
field trips, and student projects.
You can find more information about this opportunity, eligibility  
requirements and an application form at http://www.umaine.edu/msti

Return all applications to the Project Directors? address below no  
later than May 30th, 2009 - 3 slots left to be filled on a first come,  
first serve basis! Deadline extended!

Please direct any questions to Sheila Pendse at  581-2225 or email to sheila.pendse at umit.maine.edu 
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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Fri Jun  5 15:56:48 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:56:48 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI-Kauffman Announce Games,
	Learning & Technology Initiative (GLTI)
Message-ID: <23C3B67A-3C5B-4FFE-8F68-4DFB20A5758E@maine.gov>

GLTI Call for Participation: A Pilot Project
GLTI Project Summary:
We are happy to announce a joint research project with the Ewing  
Marion Kauffman Foundation on informal educational gaming called the  
Games, Learning & Technology Initiative (GLTI). Educational games are  
transforming the classroom landscape: multiple research studies have  
shown that educational gaming can dramatically improve student  
learning outcomes, while simultaneously reducing the gap between the  
least and most accomplished students.
As part of the GLTI project, MLTI will be supplying up to 12 middle  
and high schools with a range of top-tier Mac OS X educational gaming  
software packages at no cost to the schools. The goal of the current  
project is to determine which games students would play on their own,  
and how frequently they would play them, while simultaneously allowing  
teachers access to the software and associated professional  
development materials.

GLTI Project Details:
The games provided will cover topics in foreign languages, social  
studies, and biology. Participating schools will be provided with a  
supplementary software image that can be installed on student and  
teacher machines. This image will add the educational gaming software  
to student laptops, together with a launcher for convenient access to  
the software. After installation, no special maintenance or support  
for this software will be required.
To determine which games students play and how frequently, the  
launcher will keep track of game launching and quitting, and upload  
this information to a server periodically. We have taken great care in  
the design of this project to make sure that student privacy is fully  
preserved. Therefore, no information that could be used to identify  
individual students will be collected by this software. Some of the  
games provided include online components: students will access these  
online components via logins specially customized for this project  
that do not require them to reveal any information that could be used  
to personally identify them.
MLTI will provide professional development materials online to  
participating schools at no cost to the schools, so that teachers can  
explore this software and its potential fully. Teacher participation  
in this professional development component is optional, and not  
required for school participation in this phase of the project.
A second phase of the project, scheduled to begin in January 2010,  
will look at the use of this software in specific classroom settings.  
Participation in the first phase of the project does not in any way  
commit schools to participating in the second phase; however,  
participation in the second phase of the project will require that  
schools have participated in this first phase.

How to participate:
In order to indicate your school's interest in participating in GLTI,  
the school Principal should send the following information to Juanita  
Dickson at juanita.dickson at maine.gov by June 26, 2009.
Name of school
Primary school contact for this project
Tech lead contact for this project
Why are you interested in educational games in your school? (1-2  
sentences - we're not looking for a detailed statement, but rather a  
general picture)
Have you already used educational games in your school? Which ones?
For any additional questions, please contact Juanita Dickson at juanita.dickson at maine.gov
For more information, including a list of provided software please  
visit http://maine.gov/mlti/events/glti/


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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Tue Jun  9 15:50:08 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:50:08 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Setting Sail: 2009 MLTI Summer Institute
Message-ID: <533ABCED-225A-4FC0-95D0-21C9B054A560@maine.gov>

Setting Sail: 2009 MLTI Summer Institute - July 29 - 31, 2009 at Maine  
Maritime Academy, Castine

Great Just Got Better! Cost Slashed, Super Keynote, Terrific  
Presentations. Reserve your place now! Space is limited. Don?t be  
disappointed! Stay tuned!



Castine Costs Less!

With the cooperation of the NCLBA Title 5 Program Director Dennis  
Kunces the cost for attending the MLTI Summer Institute is just $65  
per person! Registration is open! Check the MLTI web page www.maine.gov/mlti/events/institutes/



Keynote Kickoff Rocks!

Chris Lehmann, founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a  
progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA  
will be joining us as our keynote speaker and presenter. The Science  
Leadership Academy is a New Philadelphia high school started in 2006  
and built on the notion that inquiry is the very first step in the  
process of learning.

Developed in partnership with The Franklin Institute and its  
commitment to inquiry-based science, the SLA provides a rigorous,  
college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology,  
mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students learn in a project-based  
environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration,  
presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes. And Chris  
cooks!

You can learn more about SAL at the http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/

Take five minutes and watch Chris in action. Here comes a long url

http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1042-IgnitePhilly-Five-Minutes-To-Communicate.html

Chris was an honoree for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum  
Development's 2009 Outstanding Young Educator Award. The National  
School Board Association in 2006 named Chris one of "20 to Watch"  
among American administrators. He has spoken at educational  
conferences all over the world, including the National Association of  
Secondary Schools Conference, the National Educational Computing  
Conference, The Yahoo Cybercitizen Conference, The Innovative Learning  
Conference, and The Council of Educational Facilities Planners  
Regional Conference. He has worked with many schools and districts in  
the U.S. and England as a consultant, writes for LeaderTalk, Grant  
Wiggins' Faculty Room and is the author of the education blog  
Practical Theory: http://www.practicaltheory.org



Great Learning Opportunity

The list of great half-day presentations just keeps growing!  Check  
the website www.maine.gov/mlti/events/institutes

We are working to get a complete list up of presentations!!
Half-day sessions
The major focus is 7-12 educators but all are welcome.
Participants are required to have a laptop, preferably a Mac with  
either the middle high school MLTI image or similar software.
Seek out a colleague you?ve been thinking about developing curriculum  
ideas with and make it happen in Castine. Share your creative work at  
this conference!
12 Contact hours awarded.


Questions? Please contact Juanita Dickson at juanita.dickson at maine.gov  
or Bob McIntire at bob.mcintire at maine.gov




  
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From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Wed Jun 10 12:24:06 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Laura Brown)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:24:06 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] URGENT Message to ALL MLTI Sites Concerning Delivery
	Information
Message-ID: <C6555666.BD1A%Laura.Brown@maine.gov>

The MLTI Project team is certifying shipping details for the new MLTI
deployment. Please have someone complete this certification today, if
possible.

As we move forward with our preparations for shipping new MLTI devices to
schools, we want to ensure that the delivery information is correct in the
Middle School asset manager (http://assets.mlti.org) and the High School
asset manager (http://hsassets.mlti.org).

The site address that must be supplied in the asset manager is the PHYSICAL
shipping address for the new MLTI devices. PO boxes are not acceptable. In
cases where PO boxes are currently provided, sites will want to list a
physical shipping address. If the school is not regularly staffed during the
summer, schools may want to consider an alternate shipping location that is
staffed, such as a district office.

To verify shipping information and ensure that sites receive their
deliveries in a timely manner we are asking ALL sites to complete the survey
located at the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bAsAEqsKwgGRvA2Cb3yvEQ_3d_3d

If your school has not already done so, please also take this opportunity to
complete the Deployment Contact Information Survey for your school.  This
survey gives MLTI information on who to communicate with regarding the
deployment of the new devices.  The link to this survey is:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=td2gKkTlT33kXwd85NWilw_3d_3d

Thank you,

MLTI Team
mlti.project at maine.gov
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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Thu Jun 18 16:18:26 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:18:26 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Reminder: 2009 Summer Institute
Message-ID: <B43570ED-D78C-4AF2-98F4-FF9D98AA9802@maine.gov>

Setting Sail: 2009 MLTI Summer Institute - July 29 - 31, 2009 at Maine  
Maritime Academy, Castine

Great Just Got Better! Cost Slashed, Super Keynote, Terrific  
Presentations. Reserve your place now! Space is limited. Don?t be  
disappointed! Stay tuned!



Castine Costs Less!

With the cooperation of the NCLBA Title 5 Program Director Dennis  
Kunces the cost for attending the MLTI Summer Institute is just $65  
per person! Registration is open! Check the MLTI web page www.maine.gov/mlti/events/institutes/



Keynote Kickoff Rocks!

Chris Lehmann, founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a  
progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA  
will be joining us as our keynote speaker and presenter. The Science  
Leadership Academy is a New Philadelphia high school started in 2006  
and built on the notion that inquiry is the very first step in the  
process of learning.

Developed in partnership with The Franklin Institute and its  
commitment to inquiry-based science, the SLA provides a rigorous,  
college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology,  
mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students learn in a project-based  
environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration,  
presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes. And Chris  
cooks!

You can learn more about SAL at the http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/

Take five minutes and watch Chris in action. Here comes a long url

http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1042-IgnitePhilly-Five-Minutes-To-Communicate.html

Chris was an honoree for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum  
Development's 2009 Outstanding Young Educator Award. The National  
School Board Association in 2006 named Chris one of "20 to Watch"  
among American administrators. He has spoken at educational  
conferences all over the world, including the National Association of  
Secondary Schools Conference, the National Educational Computing  
Conference, The Yahoo Cybercitizen Conference, The Innovative Learning  
Conference, and The Council of Educational Facilities Planners  
Regional Conference. He has worked with many schools and districts in  
the U.S. and England as a consultant, writes for LeaderTalk, Grant  
Wiggins' Faculty Room and is the author of the education blog  
Practical Theory: http://www.practicaltheory.org



Great Learning Opportunity

The list of great half-day presentations just keeps growing!  Check  
the website www.maine.gov/mlti/events/institutes

We are working to get a complete list up of presentations!!
Half-day sessions
The major focus is 7-12 educators but all are welcome.
Participants are required to have a laptop, preferably a Mac with  
either the middle high school MLTI image or similar software.
Seek out a colleague you?ve been thinking about developing curriculum  
ideas with and make it happen in Castine. Share your creative work at  
this conference!
12 Contact hours awarded.


Questions? Please contact Juanita Dickson at juanita.dickson at maine.gov  
or Bob McIntire at bob.mcintire at maine.gov






Juanita Dickson (Deschambault)
M.L.T.I.
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta Maine 04333
(P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm)
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From jeff.mao at maine.gov  Fri Jun 19 15:08:37 2009
From: jeff.mao at maine.gov (Jeff Mao)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:08:37 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Open Firmware Password
Message-ID: <845B416E-DD0D-41B6-8364-CC765C0F7C4E@maine.gov>

Dear MLTI Schools,

We have published the open firmware password used to protect the MLTI  
devices from theft and unauthorized access. Please do not disseminate  
this password via email or any other written or digital communication  
channel, and do not print it out. While the existing deployment is  
about to be retired, many schools will continue to use these devices  
in schools, and many schools will leave the MLTI security in place.

Details about its use are included in the distribution.

The password is in an encrypted NoteShare notebook that is contained  
in an encrypted disk image. The disk image can be downloaded from the  
"Downloads" folder in the 207 TC Collaboration and Resources group in  
Studywiz. Specifics regarding the password to unlock the encrypted  
disk image and encrypted NoteShare notebook are included in the file  
descriptor in Studywiz.

Please make sure that your Technology Lead and Technology Director are  
aware of this distribution.

Thank You,
MLTI Team


From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Mon Jun 22 16:20:36 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Brown, Laura)
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:36 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] URGENT: Open Firmware Password
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B06C1932D@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>

The issue with the HS version of the Open Firmware Password document has
been corrected, and is ready to download from the same location in
Studywiz.

Thank you,

Laura J. Brown 
MLTI Project Assistant 
Maine Learning Technology Initiative 
Learning Through Technology Team 
State of Maine Department of Education 
Phone: (207) 624-6746 * Fax: (207) 624-6601 
Mail: 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023
MLTI on the Web: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/
MLTI Policy Manual: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/portals/manual/
MLTI Deployment: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/deployment/

-----Original Message-----
From: mlti-hs-bounces at informe.org [mailto:mlti-hs-bounces at informe.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Mao
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 3:09 PM
To: mlti-hs at lists.maine.gov; mlti-ms at lists.maine.gov
Subject: [MLTI-HS] Open Firmware Password

Dear MLTI Schools,

We have published the open firmware password used to protect the MLTI  
devices from theft and unauthorized access. Please do not disseminate  
this password via email or any other written or digital communication  
channel, and do not print it out. While the existing deployment is  
about to be retired, many schools will continue to use these devices  
in schools, and many schools will leave the MLTI security in place.

Details about its use are included in the distribution.

The password is in an encrypted NoteShare notebook that is contained  
in an encrypted disk image. The disk image can be downloaded from the  
"Downloads" folder in the 207 TC Collaboration and Resources group in  
Studywiz. Specifics regarding the password to unlock the encrypted  
disk image and encrypted NoteShare notebook are included in the file  
descriptor in Studywiz.

Please make sure that your Technology Lead and Technology Director are  
aware of this distribution.

Thank You,
MLTI Team



From Laura.Brown at maine.gov  Tue Jun 23 17:10:02 2009
From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Brown, Laura)
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:10:02 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] REMINDER: MLTI.org email system to be decommissioned
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B06C195D8@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>

This is to remind all MLTI schools that our MLTI.org email is retiring
on June 30, 2009.  Emails sent to or from mlti.org accounts will not go
through the mlti.org domain starting July 1, 2009.
 
New email accounts for your active email users must be created through
ePals on or before June 30, 2009 by clicking on the 'Join Now' link at:
http://www.maineconnects.net
 
Thank you,
 
Laura J. Brown 
MLTI Project Assistant 
Maine Learning Technology Initiative 
Learning Through Technology Team 
State of Maine Department of Education 
Phone: (207) 624-6746 * Fax: (207) 624-6601 
Mail: 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023
MLTI on the Web: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/
<blocked::http://www.maine.gov/mlti/> 
MLTI Deployment: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/deployment/
<blocked::MLTI%20Deployment:%20http:/www.maine.gov/mlti/deployment/> 
________________________________

From: mlti-ms-bounces at informe.org [mailto:mlti-ms-bounces at informe.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Mao
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:27 AM
To: mlti-ms at lists.maine.gov; mlti-hs at lists.maine.gov
Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI.org email system to be decommissioned
 
Dear MLTI schools,
The MLTI program is discontinuing the current MLTI e-mail system (all
email addresses ending in @mlti.org) on June 30, 2009. All email sent to
or from addresses ending in @mlti.org will not be delivered after June
30, 2009.
 
The Department has formed a new partnership with ePals.com to provide
e-mail and other digital learning tools at no cost. The Department is
advising schools using the @mlti.org email addresses to create new email
accounts for its users as soon as possible so that they can notify their
own contacts of their new email address.
 
While the transition for users to new email addresses is always
bothersome, the Department's new partnership with ePals will provide
enhanced functionality for teachers, and should provide a stable and
on-going email address that is not tied to the MLTI contract cycle. 
 
Information on the new ePals SchoolM at ail see "Join Now" information at:
http://www.maineconnects.net.
 
----------------
ePals Overview - SchoolM at il, SchoolBlog and Global Connections
 
The Maine Department of Education and ePals welcome you to Maine
Connects, where educators and students use technology to engage in the
world around them. Through this strategic partnership, classrooms
statewide will have access to ePals secure digital tools,
classroom-to-classroom collaboration, and Global Community, transforming
learning through the safe and appropriate integration of digital
learning tools and high-quality pedagogy.
ePals SchoolM at il has been chosen as the provider of email for all
students throughout Maine, delivering real life opportunities for them
to safely communicate and collaborate with their peers online. ePals
also has launched a dedicated portal for the State of Maine,
http://www.maineconnects.net, to provide educators and students with
access to safe and collaborative, Web-based communications tools in the
ePals Global Community and a curriculum that helps to build fundamental
literacy skills and expand global awareness. 
ePals SchoolBlog provides students, teachers, administrators and parents
the benefits and power of school-safe blogging tools. SchoolBlog is able
to restrict access and user functionality and keep the blog focused on
classroom activities.
ePals Global Community is the largest online community of K-12 learners,
enabling more than half a million educators and millions of students
across 200 countries and territories to safely connect, exchange ideas
and work together. 
ePals In2Books is a curriculum-based, e-mentoring program that builds
reading, writing and thinking skills. Designed for 3rd through 5th grade
classrooms, students choose age-appropriate, high-quality books from a
list compiled by a team of children's literature experts for both the
students and pen pals to read throughout the school year. 
For more information on these new partnerships:
Maine Connects - http://www.maineconnects.net
ePals Global Community - http://www.epals.com
In2Book - http://www.in2books.com
MLTI - http://www.mlti.org
 
Questions related to the email system transition may be directed to Jeff
Mao, jeff.mao at maine.gov. 
 
Thank you,
MLTI Team
 
 
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From juanita.dickson at maine.gov  Mon Jun 29 12:21:46 2009
From: juanita.dickson at maine.gov (Juanita Dickson)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:21:46 -0400
Subject: [MLTI-MS] Downeast Regional Trainer/Mentor Position
Message-ID: <4E22D4DC-3831-4CCB-AB30-2AC6122AAFF9@maine.gov>

MLTI Downeast Regional Trainer/Mentor


MSAD 37 is seeking applicants for a Regional Trainer/Mentor supporting  
the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) by providing high  
quality professional development for teachers and other educators  
throughout the Downeast region. The position is for the 2009-2010  
school year with the possibility of one additional year pending the  
receipt of funding.

Qualifications: A Bachelor?s degree, plus a minimum of three years of  
K-12 teaching experience. Current valid Maine teaching certification.  
Experience with multimedia instructional technologies (includes  
computer, printer, scanner, digital camera).Knowledge of inquiry-based  
and cooperative learning methodologies. Strong interpersonal  
relationship skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills.  
Experience presenting professional development activities. Self- 
starter, self-motivated.

Preferred: A Master?s degree in education, plus five years K-12  
teaching experience. Current valid Maine teaching certification.  
Proficiency in multimedia instructional technologies (includes  
computer, printer, scanner, digital camera). Experience as an MLTI  
teacher/technology integrator. Experience in presenting professional  
development to teachers.

This position is funded solely through a grant from the US Department  
of Education under No Child Left Behind Act Title IID Enhancing  
Education Through Technology under contract from the Maine Department  
of Education with MSAD 37. Funding is presently available for two  
years pending the USDOE NCLBA award.

A full job description is available online at www.sad37.com.   
Applications, including a resume, will be accepted until the position  
is filled. Equal Opportunity Employer.  Send to Regional Trainer/ 
Mentor Search, MSAD 37, PO Box 79, Harrington, ME 04643. 207-483-2734



Thank you
The MLTI Team
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