All Discussions Tagged 'federal' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T09:38:36Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=federal&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFederal stimulus funds for giftedtag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-21:649749:Topic:3664592009-07-21T20:45:16.669ZIAGCGiftedhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TM
Federal Stimulus Funds Available For Gifted & Talented Services And Programs<br />
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Gifted education supporters should be advocating with their local school district leaders to spend a portion of the federal stimulus money to support gifted and talented programs and services.<br />
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The U.S. Department of Education has begun to distribute funds for K-12 and higher education, and at least two of the funding streams -- the State Stabilization Fund and Title I funds -- could be used to suport gifted…
Federal Stimulus Funds Available For Gifted & Talented Services And Programs<br />
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Gifted education supporters should be advocating with their local school district leaders to spend a portion of the federal stimulus money to support gifted and talented programs and services.<br />
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The U.S. Department of Education has begun to distribute funds for K-12 and higher education, and at least two of the funding streams -- the State Stabilization Fund and Title I funds -- could be used to suport gifted education students.<br />
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Stabilization funds can be used to restore budget cuts and teacher positions, or the funds could be used to expand or create new services.<br />
Title I funds can be used to support gifted students from low-income families.<br />
Additionally, gifted education advocates should know that $100 million in stimulus funds will support Teacher Quality Partnership grants in Title II of the Higher Education Act, which will require university teacher preparation programs to increase new teachers' exposure to the needs of gifted and talented students.<br />
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Below is a link to a memo with more details to help you with your advocacy.<br />
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Memo: <a href="http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/Advocacy/Stimulus%20memo%20for%20NAGC%20web%20">http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/Advocacy/Stimulus%20memo%20for%20NAGC%20web%20</a>(April%202009).pdf 5th/6th Grade Class Denided AD-Free Ning - What Now?tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-07:649749:Topic:1746242008-08-07T00:26:54.591ZJack Olmstedhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JackOlmsted
A first year teacher was denied an ad-free ning site for her 5th/6th grade class.<br />
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At times, there are ads that pop-up on the side bar that are not appropriate for the age group or the classroom environment.<br />
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Here are two unedited examples of Google Ads:<br />
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<b>10 Rules of Flat Stomach</b><br />
Cut Down 9 lbs of Stomach Fat every 2 Weeks by Obeying these 10 Rules.<br />
FatLoss4Idiots.com<br />
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<b>24 Yr Old Makes Big Money</b><br />
Makes More Money than both Parents Combined. He is showing others…
A first year teacher was denied an ad-free ning site for her 5th/6th grade class.<br />
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At times, there are ads that pop-up on the side bar that are not appropriate for the age group or the classroom environment.<br />
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Here are two unedited examples of Google Ads:<br />
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<b>10 Rules of Flat Stomach</b><br />
Cut Down 9 lbs of Stomach Fat every 2 Weeks by Obeying these 10 Rules.<br />
FatLoss4Idiots.com<br />
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<b>24 Yr Old Makes Big Money</b><br />
Makes More Money than both Parents Combined. He is showing others how.<br />
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Here is the email from ning customer support:<br />
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Hi there,<br />
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I'm sorry to inform you that you cannot create a network for 5th and 6th<br />
graders. This is against our Terms of Service and Federal Law.<br />
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In order to read more about this please take a look at our Terms of<br />
Service and COPPA, in the links below.<br />
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<a href="http://about.ning.com/tos.php">http://about.ning.com/tos.php</a><br />
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<a href="http://coppa.org/">http://coppa.org/</a><br />
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Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding this.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Mariko<br />
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The teacher's initial reaction is to use blogger to create a class blog and blogs for all of her students.<br />
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She has an open house tomorrow night.<br />
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What would you recommend that she do?<br />
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Apparently, it is against NING Terms of Service and Federal Law to create a network for K-6 grade students. Is this true?