Practicum Students:

Wind Energy Project
Click on the above link to access the Wind Energy Wiki created for you to contribute your findings.  Remember, you will need to use your password that was sent to you for access.  Be sure to check your spelling!

   FREE SOFTWARE FOR EVERY COMPUTER USER  

List of free computer software to make computing easier.  That's right, free, nada, zilch, as in no charge.  The best four letter word any teacher ever used!  These are complete programs, no trial periods, fully functional.  Everything from browsers, system utilities, complete office suites and more.  I suggest you try some of them on your computers at home.
 

techtimes@edbqhs.org   High School & Elementary School Technology Newsletters, current & archived.
 

Practicum Program Freeware Utilities (Links)

Ad-Aware SE:  scans your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known data-mining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components. Lists the results and offers to remove or quarantine the components. The program detects a wide range of adware/spyware related issues and can be updated with the latest signatures via the built-in update utility.

Spybot-S&D:  searches hard drive for spy- or adbots; These are responsible for  ads many programs display. These modules can transmit your surfing activity and more to external sources.

Microsoft Windows Defender (formally MS Windows AntiSpyware):  Spyware scanning and removal tool, with realtime system monitoring and pop-prevention

AVG Anti-Virus:  full functioning anti-virus software for personal use.

NEWT:  network scanner for administrators, no client on the remote computer required. Allows sending of popup messages to remote NT machines. Can ping computers by IP address, reboot or shutdown remote machines with optional countdown and the ability to abort.

HP Printer Driver Downloads:  find drivers for any Hewlett-Packard printer or scanner (like those used at school).

Easy Network Diagrams:  create network diagrams, clip art included.

Other Links

Summer Classes Offered Through the
Regional Office of Education 08.
 

Classroom Website Course 
(Added content - 01/2007)

WebQuests & Virtual Field Trips Course
(Revised 01/2007)

Engaging On-line Classroom Activities
(Added features -02/2007)

       
Digital Video in the Classroom 
(Updated - 02/2007)

Check out the Regional Office's "Summer Booklet" for other upcoming courses.
 

Presentations offered:

Tech Trek Presentation
Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education, June 20-22, 2006, Holiday Inn City Centre, Peoria, IL
National Tech Prep Conference, 11/03/2006,  Dallas, TX

College Financing 2007
Tax and financing suggestions for students & families in the final years just prior to starting post high school education. 

On-Line Projects (created by area teachers) will be posted after each summer ROE 08 class.  Projects are hosted here for 90 days.

Check back after next summer's classes.
Student Web Project

MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.