1. Gates Foundation Workstation Grant Completed
2. Nominations open for 2011 Edublog Awards
3. Census 2010 Income and Poverty Estimates for Counties and School Districts
4. Website of the Week -- OnGuardOnline.gov
5. Calendar
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1. GATES FOUNDATION WORKSTATION GRANT COMPLETED
For the past two years, 99 public libraries in the state have participated in a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to buy PC workstations for use by library patrons. Just over $770,000 in grant funds were distributed to libraries for purchasing 447 workstations. The grant also required some local matching funds. After acquiring the workstations, most libraries had extra grant or local funds remaining which they then used to purchase printers and other hardware and to provide for technical support. The grant has proven to be beneficial to many participating libraries. As Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes, Director of the Wabeno Public Library, stated, "Without this grant we could not have accomplished what we have for this little log cabin library in the Northwoods. We raised over $6,000 as a local match and have more than doubled the workstations available to patrons." The DPI's library division managed the grant with help from the state's library systems.
2. NOMINATIONS FOR 2011 EDUBLOG AWARDS CLOSE DECEMBER 2; VOTING TO FOLLOW
The Edublog Awards is a community based incentive started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. The purpose of the Edublog awards is to promote and demonstrate the educational values of these social media. The best aspects include that it creates a fabulous resource for educators to use for ideas on how social media is used in different contexts, with a range of different learners while creating an invaluable resource of the best-of-the-best on the web!
To nominate your favorites:
Be sure to nominate your favorite blogs, twitterers, community sites, videos, podcasts and more... for 2011:
3. CENSUS 2010 INCOME AND POVERTY ESTIMATES FOR COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The 2010 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data are available for 3,142 counties and nearly 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The data represent the only current, single-year income and poverty estimates available for all sizes of counties and school districts. These estimates are released annually; however, 2007 was chosen for comparison because it was a pre-recessionary year.
The 2010 estimates also show that about one-third (1,011) of counties had school-age poverty rates significantly above the national poverty rate of 19.8 percent and 851 counties had rates significantly below. Among the 1,306 counties with total population less than 20,000, 73 counties were significantly above 30 percent poverty for school-age children in 2010. There were 48 counties above 30 percent in 2007.
From the publication: "SAIPE also provides county and state estimates for the total number of people in poverty, the number of children under 5 in poverty (for states only), the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty, the number of children under 18 in poverty and median household income. School district estimates from SAIPE, produced for the Department of Education to implement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, are available for the total population, the number of children 5 to 17 and the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty.
"This release includes publication of the 2010 SAIPE Highlights Document, which presents SAIPE statistical trends and explains the sources and approach. Also available is an interactive mapping tool (http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/data/maps/index.html), allowing access to the county and school district statistics by selecting the geographic area for display, as well as thematic maps for all concepts available from SAIPE 2010 and 2009. More information can be obtained from the SAIPE main page, http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/index.html.
SAIPE combines the latest American Community Survey data with aggregate data from federal tax information, administrative records on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation, 2000 and 2010 Census statistics and annual population estimates.
These statistics, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, are used as one of the criteria to allocate federal funds to local educational agencies. In addition, state and local programs use these statistics for distributing funds and managing school programs.
Libraries may find the information not only of interest for local and regional planning, but also for public library planning and grant applications.
4. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
OnGuardOnline.gov -- http://onguardonline.gov/ -- OnGuardOnline.gov is the federal government's website to help you be safe, secure, and responsible online. The Federal Trade Commission manages OnGuardOnline.gov, in partnership with other federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
5. CALENDAR
January 13, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development, by web conference
January 20-24, 2012 - American Library Association mid-winter meeting, Dallas, TX
February 14, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)/Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Library Legislative Day, Madison
March 13-17, 2012 - Public Library Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA
March 28-30, 2012 - Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells
April 23-24, 2012 - American Library Association National Library Legislative Day, Washington, DC
October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/chn_chweekly
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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
2. Nominations open for 2011 Edublog Awards
3. Census 2010 Income and Poverty Estimates for Counties and School Districts
4. Website of the Week -- OnGuardOnline.gov
5. Calendar
=================================================
1. GATES FOUNDATION WORKSTATION GRANT COMPLETED
For the past two years, 99 public libraries in the state have participated in a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to buy PC workstations for use by library patrons. Just over $770,000 in grant funds were distributed to libraries for purchasing 447 workstations. The grant also required some local matching funds. After acquiring the workstations, most libraries had extra grant or local funds remaining which they then used to purchase printers and other hardware and to provide for technical support. The grant has proven to be beneficial to many participating libraries. As Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes, Director of the Wabeno Public Library, stated, "Without this grant we could not have accomplished what we have for this little log cabin library in the Northwoods. We raised over $6,000 as a local match and have more than doubled the workstations available to patrons." The DPI's library division managed the grant with help from the state's library systems.
2. NOMINATIONS FOR 2011 EDUBLOG AWARDS CLOSE DECEMBER 2; VOTING TO FOLLOW
The Edublog Awards is a community based incentive started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. The purpose of the Edublog awards is to promote and demonstrate the educational values of these social media. The best aspects include that it creates a fabulous resource for educators to use for ideas on how social media is used in different contexts, with a range of different learners while creating an invaluable resource of the best-of-the-best on the web!
To nominate your favorites:
- Write a post with your nominations for the different categories on your own blog (or a website - anywhere public)
- Send us the link to your nomination post via the form at the bottom of the Nominations Page at http://edublogawards.com/nominations/.
- Some categories have been combined together (Best ed tech / resource sharing blog and Best educational use of audio / video / visual /podcast)
- We've created two new categories (Best open PD / unconference / webinar series and Best free web tool)
- Virtual worlds are encouraged to be part of the expanded "social network" category
Be sure to nominate your favorite blogs, twitterers, community sites, videos, podcasts and more... for 2011:
- Best individual blog
- Best individual tweeter
- Best group blog
- Best new blog
- Best class blog
- Best student blog
- Best ed tech / resource sharing blog
- Most influential blog post
- Best twitter hashtag
- Best teacher blog
- Best librarian / library blog
- Best School Administrator blog
- Best free web tool
- Best educational use of audio / video / visual / podcast
- Best educational wiki
- Best open PD / unconference / webinar series
- Best educational use of a social network
- Lifetime achievement
3. CENSUS 2010 INCOME AND POVERTY ESTIMATES FOR COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The 2010 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data are available for 3,142 counties and nearly 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The data represent the only current, single-year income and poverty estimates available for all sizes of counties and school districts. These estimates are released annually; however, 2007 was chosen for comparison because it was a pre-recessionary year.
The 2010 estimates also show that about one-third (1,011) of counties had school-age poverty rates significantly above the national poverty rate of 19.8 percent and 851 counties had rates significantly below. Among the 1,306 counties with total population less than 20,000, 73 counties were significantly above 30 percent poverty for school-age children in 2010. There were 48 counties above 30 percent in 2007.
From the publication: "SAIPE also provides county and state estimates for the total number of people in poverty, the number of children under 5 in poverty (for states only), the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty, the number of children under 18 in poverty and median household income. School district estimates from SAIPE, produced for the Department of Education to implement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, are available for the total population, the number of children 5 to 17 and the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty.
"This release includes publication of the 2010 SAIPE Highlights Document, which presents SAIPE statistical trends and explains the sources and approach. Also available is an interactive mapping tool (http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/data/maps/index.html), allowing access to the county and school district statistics by selecting the geographic area for display, as well as thematic maps for all concepts available from SAIPE 2010 and 2009. More information can be obtained from the SAIPE main page, http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/index.html.
SAIPE combines the latest American Community Survey data with aggregate data from federal tax information, administrative records on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation, 2000 and 2010 Census statistics and annual population estimates.
These statistics, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, are used as one of the criteria to allocate federal funds to local educational agencies. In addition, state and local programs use these statistics for distributing funds and managing school programs.
Libraries may find the information not only of interest for local and regional planning, but also for public library planning and grant applications.
4. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
OnGuardOnline.gov -- http://onguardonline.gov/ -- OnGuardOnline.gov is the federal government's website to help you be safe, secure, and responsible online. The Federal Trade Commission manages OnGuardOnline.gov, in partnership with other federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
5. CALENDAR
January 13, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development, by web conference
January 20-24, 2012 - American Library Association mid-winter meeting, Dallas, TX
February 14, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)/Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Library Legislative Day, Madison
March 13-17, 2012 - Public Library Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA
March 28-30, 2012 - Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells
April 23-24, 2012 - American Library Association National Library Legislative Day, Washington, DC
October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/chn_chweekly
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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn Wise (608) 266-6439