As a reminder, you can only carry over one year’s worth of vacation time to the next year. For example, if you earned 150 hours of vacation and your current balance is 220 hours, you will need to use 70 hours of vacation time by June 30 or you will lose it. To check your available vacation balance, go to the Leave Online tab on your Employee Dashboard. If you have any questions, please contact Chrissy Bradley, Human Resources Data Specialist, at cbradley@aea11.k12.ia.us or ext. 14432.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Google Launches New Education-Geared Website
Google has recently launched a new website for Education, a “one-stop” shop of sorts with lots of information applicable to education. Check it out at http://www.google.com/edu/index.html.
A new booklet “Google in Education for Primary and Secondary Schools,” provides information on some of the programs for education that Google is involved in, such as the Google Doodle contests, the Google Science Fair and the Google Teacher Academy. Learn more at http://goo.gl/UARHc.
Google has also announced details for the Google Doodle Competition. Doodle 4 Google invites K-12 students to express the theme “If I could travel in time, I’d visit...” as creatively as possible using Google’s logo as their canvas. This year’s winner, along with having his or her doodle featured on the Google homepage for a day, will take home a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. And as an added bonus, the winning Doodle will be featured on a special edition of Crayola’s 64-count box of crayons! All submissions must be postmarked by March 20 and received by March 23. Check out http://www.google.com/doodle4google for more details.
A new booklet “Google in Education for Primary and Secondary Schools,” provides information on some of the programs for education that Google is involved in, such as the Google Doodle contests, the Google Science Fair and the Google Teacher Academy. Learn more at http://goo.gl/UARHc.
Google has also announced details for the Google Doodle Competition. Doodle 4 Google invites K-12 students to express the theme “If I could travel in time, I’d visit...” as creatively as possible using Google’s logo as their canvas. This year’s winner, along with having his or her doodle featured on the Google homepage for a day, will take home a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. And as an added bonus, the winning Doodle will be featured on a special edition of Crayola’s 64-count box of crayons! All submissions must be postmarked by March 20 and received by March 23. Check out http://www.google.com/doodle4google for more details.
February 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
Click here to download the agenda for the February 14 Heartland Board of Directors meeting. Note that the meeting begins at 3:00 p.m.
Check Out the New & Improved Iowa Educators Consortium Website
In a recent customer experience survey, it was obvious that many Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) clients found the website difficult to navigate and hard to use. As a result, over the past few months IEC staff has been diligently working to create a more user-friendly site to help customers find the information they need when making a purchasing decision.
The IEC is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved website based on customer feedback. The address is the same (www.iec-ia.org) but the site looks completely different.
Some of the improvements include:
• Top bar navigation that follows your path, page by page.
• Detailed category descriptions so you know what type of products are in each category.
• Fewer category headings.
• A more efficient search box tool to help you find specific products.
• At-a-glance list of vendors to make it easier to find your favorite company.
• Vendor spotlight feature to provide you with more information on a specific vendor.
While the website has changed, the IEC’s focus has not. It still remains dedicated to providing the best products at the best prices for Iowa schools, AEAs, libraries and government offices.
The IEC is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved website based on customer feedback. The address is the same (www.iec-ia.org) but the site looks completely different.
Some of the improvements include:
• Top bar navigation that follows your path, page by page.
• Detailed category descriptions so you know what type of products are in each category.
• Fewer category headings.
• A more efficient search box tool to help you find specific products.
• At-a-glance list of vendors to make it easier to find your favorite company.
• Vendor spotlight feature to provide you with more information on a specific vendor.
While the website has changed, the IEC’s focus has not. It still remains dedicated to providing the best products at the best prices for Iowa schools, AEAs, libraries and government offices.
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