Contributed Income Strategies

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The Technology in No Child Left Behind WHRO and
Virginias Implementation of NCLB Title II, Part
D Enhancing Education Through Technology Ed Tech
Program Regional Competitive Grants
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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantBasics

• Competitive portion of Educational Technology
  State Grants Program
• Partnership includes 16 public school divisions,
  16 independent schools and two universities
• 5-year grant (March 1 through February 28) -
  638,000.00 per year - 3.19 million total
• Fiscal Agent Norfolk Public Schools, Carolyn
  Roberson
• Author/Project Director Brian Callahan, WHRO

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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantActivities General
Overview

• Asynchronous web-based professional development
  opportunities (i.e. PBS TeacherLine)
• Face-to-face, hands-on training
• Synchronous professional development
  opportunities (a.k.a. Smart Learning)
• Leading-edge, technology-based curricular
  resources

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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantAsynchronous
Web-Based Training

• PBS TeacherLine Modules (32)
• C.I.I. Anytime Anywhere and other locally
  developed courses delivered via a regional
  BlackBoard server (16)
• UVA modified courses (2)

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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantHands-On
Synchronous Training

• UnitedStreaming integration workshops
• Introduction to On-Line Learning classes
• Tech Trek
• UVA hybrid courses
• Other hands-on training offered live via H.323

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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantLeading-Edge
Technology-Based Resources

• UnitedStreaming video streaming service that
  features more than 2,000 video programs divided
  into more than 20,000 video clips from United
  Learning, Discovery Channel School, Standard
  Deviants, Sunburst, Environmental Media, Weston
  Woods, Rainbow, CalTech, and TVOntario
• Cultural Portal web-based service that
  organizes, categorizes according to SOL and links
  to all of the educational materials currently
  available through local museums and cultural
  institutions

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Region II NCLB Ed Tech GrantImpact on WHRO

• Direct Financial 312,000.00 gross revenue,
  130,000.00 to 140,000.00 net revenue per year
• Ancillary Financial Could result in several
  hundred thousand dollars in additional revenue
  from other regional grant recipients
• Political Strengthens WHRO position as
  statewide educational technology leader
• Relationships Forges new relationships with
  organizations such as UVA and ODU

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