Area 6: North
Melinda Fiscus, Director
Melinda Fiscus is the Director of Learning Technology Center 6 North that serves ROEs 12, 20 & 25 in south eastern IL. She has been with the LTC for 9 years, serving as the director for the last 6. She graduated with a BA from University of Illniois in Springfield and has a background in photography and small business management. She offers support and information to her 50 school districts with a focus on email, E-Rate, technology planning and professional development.
Area VI Learning Technology Center
301 South Cross, Suite 217
Robinson, IL 62454
Ph: (618) 544-4811
Fax: (618)546-1556
E-Mail - mindy@roe12.net
News
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal Videos
Recorded video sessions of the Data Portal webinar (Parts 1 & 2) are listed below ...
Data Portal Session #1
Data Portal Session #2
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal Webinar Powerpoint
This new site is an instructional technology data service that is free to districts and schools in Illinois. A webinar was presented on Monday You may download the Powerpoint by clicking here. For more information and to sign-up / register click here .
2010 Illinois Education & Technology Conference (IETC)
November 17-19, 2010
The 17th Annual Illinois Education and
Technology Conference (IETC), being held at the Crowne Plaza Springfield Hotel, is an exciting opportunity which will offer those interested in improving the quality of education in Illinois, an opportunity to gain information and exchange ideas on the application of educational technology in our schools.
Registration is now open !! For more info and to register click here .
GREAT LAKES 1:1 CONFERENCE
November 9-10, 2009
An outstanding 2-day conference in which over 150 attendees participated. Keynote speaker Wes Fryer was a "hit" at the conference. To continue on adding your comments and experiences during the event please go to our Great Lakes 1:1 Conference "ning" . Here you may also download session handouts , etc.
Upcoming Conference
Illinois Computing Educators
(ICE) Conference 2011
"Celebrating 25 Years of Transforming Education ...."
Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center
St. Charles, Illinois
February 22-25, 2011
For more information click here
Hot Topic - Stimulus Money
BROADBAND STIMULUS UPDATE
July 15, 2009
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's office has just unveiled a new website offering information and technical assistance to public and private entities, including libraries, interested in pursuing federal broadband stimulus grant funding....more
Stimulus Watch Web Site
This was created to hold public officials accountable. It lists individual projects -- which are not directly a part of the stimulus bill -- that are ready to be completed in cities across the country. Visitors can view a list of school projects according to city and state as described by 779 cities.... more
ILEARN
The primary goal of education is to assist children in learning. ILEARN (Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network) was created to provide information on how the business of education is conducted.... more
Schools and the Stimulus -
Stimulus Offers Support for School Construction - Education Week
Some two months after enactment of the federal economic-stimulus package, school facilities directors are still trying to piece together how much money will be available under the measure for school construction projects, more
Watching Topics
Internet Safety in Education
This new state law lists several Internet dangers to be addressed in curriculum that will be selected for adoption at the district level. For further information and assistance please click here.
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal
This new site is an instructional technology data service for districts and schools in Illinois ... more
Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project
The Illinois World War II Memorial Board, the Area 5 Learning Technology Center, and their partners have created a statewide digital project ....more
In Progress
Illinois Response to Intervention (RtI)
With the development of the State RtI plan, the next step for the stakeholder group was to develop a district self-assessment template. The stakeholder group reviewed self-assessment tools from multiple technical assistance projects ..... more
