Welcome to Area IV Learning Technology Center's website. Area IV is one of fifteen Learning Technology Centers in the state of Illinois, funded through the Illinois State Board of Education's eLearning program. Area IV serves six Regional Office of Education covering 17 counties in East Central Illinois. This encompasses one hundred and eight public school districts. The purpose of the centers is to support school districts integrating technology to support classroom instruction and student achievement.
Around Area IV
TECH 2013 Event -- Demonstrations for Legislators in State Capitol
Since 1990, students and teachers have set up demonstration tables at the Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois to show elected officials, business leaders, and the general public how technology is being used in schools.
The TECH 2013 event strives to present classroom technology projects from across the state of Illinois. The event will be held May 7th and is open to the public. Pictures of Area IV participants from Tech 2012 are available here.
From the Director
Best wishes to you in 2013 from the Area IV Learning Technology Staff. Check our site often for new information and Around Area IV articles. If you would like to receive our e-newsletter contact
cduffy@area4.k12.il.us. Better yet, subscribe to our RSS feed and the have newest information sent to your desktop when it's posted.
Remember the Area IV Learning Technology Center is here to make your 2013 a successful year.
News
May newsletter published
The May newsletter is now available.
Last day for IETC proposals
Today is the last day to submit a presentation proposal for IETC and share your knowledge with your colleagues.
ROE SchoolWorks offers Tech Camp 2013 with Meg Ormiston
June 17th through June 21st ROE SchoolWorks will be offering Tech Camp with Meg Ormiston in Danville.
Second Technology Gathering Planned on Google Chromebooks
Spend half of a day or a full day learning about the Chromebook. Both parts of the day could be valuable to Teachers, Administrators and Technology Support Personnel. Bring a Chromebook or a laptop with or without Chrome. Chrome can be installed on practically any device.
Thursday, June 6th
Workshop "Introduction to Windows Server 2012"
Training on Windows Server 2012 for K12
Two days, May 23rd and 24th 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
First Area IV Technology Gathering scheduled
Our first "Area IV Technology Gathering" is scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2013. The topic is
"Discovering the Digital Classroom: First Steps Toward 1-to-1 Computing and Problem-Based Learning"