Copy Service Update

The final tally is done. The total copies for August and September is 4,744,946 copies.

Media Catalog Problems

We have been dealing with two major problems with our media catalog. Labels weren't printing for materials to be shipped to teachers. That problem was fixed today and all of the materials from the last few days should be arriving in the delivery tomorrow. Please contact Linda if you they don't arrive.

Today we had a Denial of Service attack on our server. Mike tracked it down to an IP address in Amsterdam, Netherlands. That IP has been blocked and the server is back up. You should be able to log in.

Fall Media Previews

The fall media previews are ready for you to look at. They can be ordered by e-mailing or calling Judy Beaumont. If you use mediaographies in the new Media Catalog, you can see the titles. Please help us to purchase new materials by previewing. The titles are:

1. ANGRY AND VIOLENT TEENS (095850) MH 2006 Preview
2. Cash Flow Fever (095841) MH 2005 Preview
3. CYBERSTALKING AND BULLYING (095846) MH 2006 Preview
4. Dominoes (095842) MH 2006 Preview
5. DRINKING AND DRIVING KILLS (095848) MH 2006 Preview
6. FROG/BUTTERFLY (095851) PI 2006 Preview
7. GLOBAL WARMING IN THE ARCTIC (095855) MH 2006 Preview
8. HAMAS VICTORY (095859) MH 2007 Preview
9. Kosovo—A House Still Divided? (095840) MH 2005 Preview
10. othello (095845) H 2006 Preview
11. ROMAN FEATS OF ENGINEERING (095849) MH 2006 Preview
12. SELF-HURTING TEENS (095847) MH 2006 Preview
13. SHAKESPEARE WORKS (095854) MH 2006 Preview
14. Storytelling the Navaho Way (095838) PI 2007 Preview
15. Swin for the river (095839) MH 2006 Preview
16. A TEAM FOR PEACE (095853) M 2006 Preview
17. This Daniel Cook: Celebrations (095843) P 2005 Preview
18. This Daniel Cook: Interesting People, Interesting Jobs (095844) P 2005 Preview
19. TRUTH, LIES, AND INTELLIGENCE (095852) H 2006 Preview
20. WHERE DO STARS COME FROM? (095856) MH 2006 Preview
21. WHY ARE PLANETS ROUND? (095857) MH 2006 Preview

LTAC meeting notes

The October LTAC meeting was held today. CNYRIC and 6 districts were represented.

The 793 Plan was discussed. This is the regional plan which is submitted annually to SED. The group would like to see more information on the Help Desk from Oswego BOCES, investigation into SIF compliance. Over all everyone is happy with services. The members will publicize the regional survey to get more participation. The RIC will be looking at publishing network service agreements.

WAN update. Moravia is connected. They are also connecting the elementary school. Southern Cayuga is temporarily connected using "Plan F". The Time Warner connection should be in by the end of the month. This will mean that 51 districts will be connected to the WAN.

Videoconferencing/DL. Tony and Linda met with the Chief School Officers. A new committee of principals and guidance counselors will meet 4 times a year beginning next month to discuss DL scheduling and courses. Tony will meet with a sub-committee of the CSOs after each committee meeting. Videoconferencing is working! The BOCES DL room should be connected by the end of the month.

E-Rate. Please submit 2008-09 budgets now for technology. Linda has distributed the forms. Return the form to Linda asap. If you aren't sure, put it in.

Tech Plans. All plans approved in June should be linked on the CNYRIC website. Port Byron and Jordan-Elbridge will be doing new plans this year. Tony and Linda are available to help facilitate.

School Library System. The new SCOOLS catalog is up. Ann can update directly to it so regional updates can be done more quickly. Harry Chan will be speaking on November 6 about Trends for the 21st Century. Contact Ann to attend.

AV/Computer Repair. Jerry is working to get jobs done. Call him if something hasn't arrived back to your school.

Demos for the year. Oswego BOCES web service; Archving requirements for electronic documents and e-mail.

RIC report. RFP is out for voice service.

Next meeting is November 15. Deric Tallman will present School World at 9:30. Meeting will be 10-noon.

Media Council

Media Council met on October 16 at the Regional Education Center. We welcomed new members Nick Bennett from WCNY and Arlene Hertzog from Moravia. Auburn, Port Byron, Southern Cayuga, Weedsport, Moravia, Union Springs and Skaneateles were represented.

We looked at previews that are currently available. We talked about the new media catalog and the connection to EdVideo Online (PowerMediaPlus). Nick talked about Double Down and the local schools that are participating.

The next meeting will be January 15

Satellite Off-Air Taping

Our satellite dish is being connected this week. Starting next week we will be able to tape from the Annenberg Channel and from other satellite programs. We still don't have cable TV available in the building.

Distinguished Service Award

Linda (left) received the award from Chris Jehle.

Linda A. Nichols, Director of Instructional Support Services at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES, received the 2007-08 Distinguished Service Award from the New York State BOCES Media/Technology Association (NYSBMTA). The award recognizes her for sharing her knowledge with the members of the association and for her contributions to the organization. It is presented each year to those members that have shown extraordinary effort in service to the organization. The award was presented at the annual Fall Conference in Cooperstown.

Linda was NYSBMTA President from 2001-02. She is currently chair of the Media Literacy Grant committee and serves on the Media Duplication Projects and the Digital Media committees. She previously served on the Executive committee as a Regional Representative. She has been a member for more than 15 years.

She has been at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES since 2000. Prior to that she worked at Steuben-Allegany BOCES.

The NYS BOCES Media/Technology Association is made up of the people with responsibility for media and technology in the BOCES across the state. They support educators and students in the proficient use of media and technology.