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October 21, 2013 BOCES IS App! There’s a new IS (Instructional Support) app! You can “buy” it for free at the app store. Why is that a handy thing to do? Because our annual conference is linked directly to the front page of the app, so you can put it on your phone or iPad and use that for the conference! Rounding out our conference presentations we have some great offerings. Sue Kowalski will bring her trademark energy to a session devoted to “Advocating through Action”. Bill Reilly and Banna Rubinow of River’s End Bookstore will be there to showcase what’s new in “new books” this fall. Michelle Bishop of SUNY Oswego will share what needs doing to make our students college ready. Debby Stack of WCNY will share what’s new at PBS. And, we’ve got Ithaca lawyer, Mike Brown, on tap to share the latest in Digital Responsibility.
When you call for help with your Cooperative Collection Development (CCD) order or ILL, Mary Ann Beattie is the person at the other end of the phone. Don’t forget: if you’re thinking “ILL”, think books AND board games, Wiis, flip cameras, and iPads. Mary Ann handles them all because SLS lends them all. The CCD deadline is December 1, but Mary Ann is happy to take your CCD order now and get it back to you in time for your students to really enjoy it this school year. You can reach Mary Ann at mbeattie@ocmboces.org or by calling 433-2663. NEWS YOU CAN USE Good Morning Everyone! Included in the newsletter this week is information you will need to establish trials for a range of resources available through the SLS CoSer. In the past SLS has established trials for the region. This year we would like to Flip the scenario and empower you to connect with the vendors and set trial periods for the time most appropriate for you, your students and teachers. Just follow the link and look for the trial button or the email form which you can use to request a trial. Questions or comments – Please feel free to contact me. UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PLEASE REMEMBER – All of the SLS sessions, workshops discussion groups etc. require registration through MLP. The Calendar of Events on the SLS website provided links to MLP for each activity. NEWS YOU CAN USE
From Jeff Craig - As you work on SLOs, don’t forget the lessons we learned from the process; that reflection is posted at the APPR 2.0 page of the APPR microsite. Additionally, there are new SLO resources on engageNY.org, including revised guidance and examples.
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