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NBCDES Schools Program

NBCDES Schools Program. Highlights & Changes May 2009. The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it!. Overview. New Courses & Programs NBCDES Schools … Info Wiki Contact Handbook Course Catalog Principals Blog NBCDES Ticker Digital Paper - DDMS eTests Digital Report Cards

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NBCDES Schools Program

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  1. NBCDES Schools Program Highlights & Changes May 2009 The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it!

  2. Overview • New Courses & Programs • NBCDES Schools … • Info Wiki • Contact Handbook • Course Catalog • Principals Blog • NBCDES Ticker • Digital Paper - DDMS • eTests • Digital Report Cards • Digital Registration System • Technical requirement for these projects • First Assignments • Student Tracking - SIRS • Coming Up – What we are working on next. • Google Education • Print Courses Digitally • Shared Courses – Grade 10 • How are we doing for you?

  3. Featured Courses & Programs Contact NBCDES for more info • Dual Credit Courses • Calculus 12 / 100 • English 100 / English PSI12 • Biology 12 / 100 • Dual Credit Career Courses • Early Childhood Education Diploma • Grad Standards 12 • Personal Futures 12 • PF 12 Flyer • Planning 10 • New German 10 – 12 • German Language Certificate Exams available • Shared Courses Project – Gr. 8 & 9 • TLE Math – Gr. 7 - 10 • Customized Course Packages Available

  4. Shared Courses – Grade 8 & 9Cohort Model • One Online Session per Week • Weekly Online Office Hours • Content hosted on an LMS • Teacher directed and customized • Semester starts • Check out our upcoming virtual open house. • Courses Offered • English 8 & 9 • Social Studies 8 & 9 • Math 8 & 9 • Science 8 & 9 • HACE 8 & 9 • Grade 10 courses being planned.

  5. Web Based Resources for Schools • NBCDES Schools Information WIKI • http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/groups/nbcdesschoolsinfo/ • NBCDES Schools Contact Handbook • http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/groups/nbcdesschoolscontacthandbook/ • NBCDES Courses • http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/groups/nbcdescourses/ • NBCDES Ticker • http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/ • Process included for feedback. • RSS feed available.

  6. Principal’s Blog http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/users/rpauls/

  7. NBCDES Digital Document Project • Project goals are to: • Significantly reduce school work turn around time for our students. • Significantly reduce / eliminate lost student work. • Encourage and facilitate flexibility for teachers and students in completing course work. • Streamline and simplify our paper handling and storage procedures. • Significantly reduce or eliminate our use of paper. • Significantly reduce or eliminate our mail and courier costs. • Significantly reduce our carbon footprint.

  8. NBCDES Digital Document Project • Managing Student Work Flow: • Work arrives at NBCDES in a variety of formats – print and digital. • Work is scanned / entered into the DDMS, named and key word tagged. • From there the work is digitally marked and managed. • Finally, the work is put into students personal folder and the student is notified via email that their work is ready to pick up. • Our goal is a two business day turn around from the time the work comes into our building.

  9. NBCDES Digital Document Project Work Flow File - Requires Inspiration Software

  10. A Quick Look at our DDMS http://142.27.220.212/iw/

  11. Digital Tests • Test ordered electronically – date and time is set up. • Electronic delivery to test supervisor just in time. • Test supervisor receives encrypted test at arranged time. • Test is written & managed on a computer. • Test available to student for a specified time only. • Test locks after time expires & is then emailed back to NBCDES. • Test is then entered into the DDMS and processed.

  12. Digital Report Cards • Process to start in the fall of 2009. • Receive report cards digitally as an attachment via email. • Delivered in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format. • Report card delivered with password protection. • Deliverable to students & their families in digital form. • Copy sent to appropriate school.

  13. NBCDES WWW Registration System • NBCDES will accept online registrations via the web starting with the 2009 / 2010 School Year. • Built in schools approval process • Verification email for the registrant. • Will change the process, but allow for greater accuracy & flexibility. • Will keep all parties in the loop. • Cannot complete different forms without including all necessary information in order. …

  14. Registration Site - Security • NBCDES Certificate Validation • SSL Verfication • Personal level. Explains the message saying that the site is unverified • To link to registration page: • http://nbcdes.com/registration/

  15. Technical Requirements Windows Platform Mac Platform DDMS: Intel based Mac Crossover Internet Explorer (IE) Or – Windows & IE running on a Mac Digital Tests Abobe Acrobat Reader v 8.0 or later Digital Report Cards Abobe Acrobat Reader v 8.0 or later Online Registration System Web Browser eMail Address • DDMS: • Internet Explorer (IE) • Digital Tests • Abobe Acrobat Reader v 8.0 or later • Digital Report Cards • Abobe Acrobat Reader v 8.0 or later • Online Registration System • Web Browser • eMail Address

  16. First Assignments • Complete first assignment of all grade 8 – 12 courses. • Each package contains the lesson, practice section & key, resources & send in assignment. • Available as a download from our school web site. • First assignments count as a significant percent of the course grade. • First assignments get students started immediately. • How a student deals with completion of the first assignment acts as a reasonable indicator of commitment to completing the course. • Course not billed until first assignment is submitted. • Used as part of the registration process. • Latest version always available online: • http://www.des.prn.bc.ca/firstassignments/ • Contact Jenny Davy with any issues: • jdavy@prn.bc.ca

  17. SIRS (Student) Tracking • Allows for up to date tracking of student progress. • Only students from your school are accessible through your account. • Print of reports on demand for report cards, conversations with students and / or parents, to gather stats, … • Access is Internet dependant. • Windows & Mac Accessible • Installers, settings files and instructions are included on the Schools Package Flash Drive. • We will help install the software. Can be done remotely.

  18. What is coming up? What we are working on to improve the quality of our student’s learning.

  19. Coming Up – We are working on… • Sending out print courses digitally. • Able to download modules to local computer and then print them off. • Restructuring of print course so they can be done on a computer and submitted online. • Shared Courses Project • Grade 10 courses being planned. • Google Education • Online learning environment for all of our students. • http://www.learn60.ca/ • Mail – Chat – Calendars – Office Software – Collaborative Learning Environment – Web Sites - … • Will work hand in hand with nbcdes.com • http://nbcdes.com is the portal to all of our services.

  20. How are we doing for you? What would make us better?

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