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Chippewa Valley Home Page More About Chippewa Valley Technology Information Zone
What's new (10/20/08)
TTI has been ended for years now, but people ask now about throwing their TTI
computer away. The district's position, same as ever, is to have as little to do
with TTI as possible. But we should all take care to dispose of electronics
responsibly in order to protect the environment. Computer displays contain
mercury so take care. Also, you should take steps to ensure that none of your
personal data remains on the hard drive.
Here are some ideas.
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Donate
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Recycle
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Clinton Township
will recycle computers left out on garbage pickup day.
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Haz is a program
that designated 3 dates to drop off hazardous waste during the year.
Unfortunately, the last date was October 5th. Go to
www.nohaz.com for more info.
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Computer Brokers
and REM Center in Madison Heights takes old computers for no cost.
They are located on Stephenson Hwy, south of 14 Mile Road. Phone
number 248-705-4912.
What's new (4/29/02)
What's New (11/5/01)
- Here's the latest information on getting help for your TTI computer:
- How about directions to register for your TTI Internet access?
What's New (6/13):
- Here is information for all Round I TTI laptop and desktop teachers from Rick Jackson at Gateway which addresses several teacher questions that we have been receiving on the TTI shipment. Click here to read it.
What's New (6/12):
- As you know by now, our vendor has changed to Gateway. To see the line-by-line specifications for the laptop and desktop machines, click here (from Michigan's TTI pages).
- To read all about Gateway's TTI computer models and programs, click here to jump to Gateway's TTI page.
- CVS employees can purchase Gateway computers at TTI prices. Here are details:
- Go to the Gateway website which is www.gateway.com.
- Click on : Education on home page,
- Then Districts & Schools on page 2,
- Then either Product info & ordering or TTI on page three.
- Under Product info & ordering, employees are provided an 18% discount off list price on managed pcs including the E-3400 or E-4600. A 10% discount is applied to the E-1600. An 8% discount is applied to all laptops. You can apply the discount and add shipping fees to arrive at your actual cost per system.
- Under TTI, District employees are also allowed to purchase a State technology initiative desktop or laptop (TTI) at the $1200 rate including three years of Internet Service Provision.
- When you identify what system you want on-line, you will be given an on-line quote number. Our employee sales representative is McKenna Burns (800)846-2036 x55636. Contact McKenna by phone to place your order. Provide her with your selected system profile or quote number along with your mailing address and credit card information and she will place the order.
What's New (5/9):
- After schools submitted their lists at the end of March, our application was submitted to the state in April. After processing, the state scheduled us to be reimbursed in May. The May state aid payment will arrive around May 20, at which time we will purchase the technology. For your information, Chippewa Valley Schools has 568 TTI eligible teachers, 506 of whom completed all tasks and
certified for TTI. Thus, the state will send us an additional $ 607,200.00 in May to purchase the TTI computers from Dell and assorted alternative technologies from other vendors.
- Remaining eligible teachers have until May 25 to turn in the required materials to their building administration. This will be the final opportunity to participate. Teachers submitting TTI materials by May 25 can expect to receive their equipment after summer vacation.
- Michigan's TTI program includes not just a computer, software, and Internet access for participants, but online training, too. The new training site is up and going. Click here to check out the new Information Training Technology Initiative web pages. You may join for free as a TTI participant and choose from dozens of online learning
experiences ranging from learning specific pieces of software to preparation for Microsoft certifications. Even nontechnical topics are address such as in the Leadership Development Series. TTI participants have one year to exploit to this wonderful, valuable opportunity, so don't miss out!
- After the vendor announcement, the PowerPoint presentation was changed to be more specific. You can click the PowerPoint links below to see the latest version.
- Our Chippewa Valley Question and Answer page, which has a link below, has been updated from time to time to include new questions. If you haven't read it lately, you haven't read it. Click here to jump down the page to the Q&A link.
- The Dell desktop machine has not been delivered as of this writing, but we have modified the laptop picture page to clarify a couple of points. We have split the laptop v. desktop page and the laptop pictures into 2 pages. Click here to jump to the laptop picture page.
- Since we don't have the desktop model yet, we don't have our own picture page, but here's a link to Dell's OptiPlex GX150 details page. It's very cool-looking!
3/1/01: Note that Dell has been chosen as Chippewa Valley's TTI vendor. Use the links below to compare the features and capabilities of the laptop and desktop computer choices.
Teacher Documents:
- TeacherChecklist.doc: (Revised 2/27) A document to help organize the teacher's required submissions for certification. It was revised on 2/27 to include a place to record the teacher's computer preference.
- FairUsePolicy.doc:A state requirement.
- TechnologyUsePlanWorksheet.doc: A reproduction of the Technology Use Plan questions teachers are required to answer. This Word document can be used to write the teacher's plan. Later, the text can be copied and pasted to the TTI web page. Use the next document for tech plan ideas.
- Teacher_use_plan_examples.doc: Some suggested approaches to the teacher's Technology Use Plan requirement.
- Possible Alternative Technologies: Allowed alternatives to receiving a home computer.
Building Documents:
- TeacherEligibilityTest.doc : The seven yes/no questions the state issued to determine teacher eligibility for TTI.
- BuildingChecklist.doc: (Revised 2/27) A "Things to Do" list at the school level for building administrators. This is a suggestion to help organize the school effort. It was revised to include deadline dates and tasks specific to CV.
- BuildingWorksheet.doc: (Revised 2/27) Another organizational tool. These can be edited in Word for customization. It was revised to include a place to record the teacher's computer preference.
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Questions and Answers:
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