VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1

SUETA Newsletter
SUETA 2007 Annual Meeting
At a Glance: Annual Meeting Agenda Items
Who’s going to attend SUETA Annual Meeting 2007?
Hotel Reservation Information
SUETA  (Southern Union Education Technology Association)
Tips & Tricks
Cool Desktop Shortcuts
Important actions from our last Annual Meeting:
Meet your SUETA President, Jonathan Sumner….

SUETA 2007 Annual Meeting

Don’t miss it!  SUETA’s annual meeting will be held on Monday, January 22.  Make your reservations by December 28.  This year we’ll be staying at the Marriot Hotel in Orlando, FL.  Ph. 1-407-239-6900.  All the information you need about the hotel, including rooms, directions, and amenities can be found in their flyer.  Hotel Reservation Information or here: http://sueta.org/sueta/files/HotelReservation2007.pdf

At a Glance: Annual Meeting Agenda Items

-          Technology Planning

-          Network Security revisited

-          Security Plan Development

-          NAD Technology Standards Report and Response

-          Content Management Websites

-          Switches

-          Multi-grade, Multi-Age Classroom Needs and Support

-          SUETA Elections! (for offices held through 2008)

Who’s going to attend SUETA Annual Meeting 2007?

-          Nancy Lamoreaux, NAD IT Director, Bio Here.

-          Jim Ingersoll, Southern Union Associate Director of Education, Bio Here.

-          Secondary Education (Academy) IT Directors

-          Conference IT Directors

-          Elementary Education IT Directors

Hotel Reservation Information

Courtyard Orlando Lake Buena Vista at Vista Centre
8501 Palm Parkway
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32836 USA

• Phone: 1-407-239-6900

• Reservation Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2007

• Call for Reservation: (866) 790-2197

• Reservation Code: NAD IT Directors

• Special Price Dates: January 21-28, 2007

• Standard Room: $89.00

• 1 Bedroom Suite: $109.00

Hotel Website Here; Directions to Hotel Here
 

Cool Desktop Shortcuts

·         Windows Logo+D - Display the desktop.

·         Windows Logo+SHIFT+M - Restore the minimized windows.

·         Windows Logo+E - Open My Computer.

·         Windows Logo+F - Search for a file or a folder.

·         CTRL+Windows Logo+F - Search for computers.

·         Windows Logo+F1 - Display Windows Help.

·         Windows Logo+ L - Lock the keyboard.

·         Windows Logo+BREAK - Display Sys Props dialog box (my personal favorite).

·         Windows Logo+R - Open the Run dialog box (my second favorite).

·         Windows Logo+U - Open Utility Manager.

Important actions from our last Annual Meeting:
Voted: SUETA.org official home for SUETA on the WWW. Voted: Official recommendation to Southern Union Education Council (SUEC) regarding new Keyboarding initiative. More HERE. Or Here: http://sueta.org/min2006mtg.htm

During the frigid winters he developed software that utilizes lasers and bar codes with lesson plans and grading.  The unique system is still in use by a few teachers.  He also ran one of the 10,000 Bulletin Board Services in the nation prior to the internet taking off.  A few years later he became one of the eight pilot teachers for the AE21 program using satellite instruction and integrated curriculum.  The experience transformed him from a survivalist teacher into a big proponent of integrating learning with technology.  In fact, he spent several summers assisting in curriculum design with AE21.  Along the journey he was asked to become the Lake Union TDEC representative. 

Today, he has a master’s degree in administration and supervision and is the EdTech Director for A. W. Spalding Elementary in Collegedale, Tennessee.  Here he enjoys building the technology program, caring for 185 computers, designing curriculum, and teaching computer classes to 434 students.  Computer skills are embedded in classroom curriculum that is project based.  You’ll also find keyboarding, Legos, and cameras being taught as well.  Currently, he is serving on TDEC as the Southern Union Representative and as our resident SUETA president.