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Clearinghouse for Specialized Media

& Translations (CSMT) Standards, Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division

Curriculum, Learning & Accountability BranchCalifornia Department of Education

iTune U

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CDE on iTunes U

December 13, 2010

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CDE on iTunes U

• Launched October 27, 2010 with press conference.

• Professional development content for California's educators

• Centralized, shared repository of professional development content

• Content videos, Webinars, podcasts, and PDF documents

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CDE on iTunes U

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CDE on iTunes U

The collection is designed to focus on the following professional development and learning resources:– The four core subject areas– English language learners– Middle and High Schools– Resources for

administrators

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CDE on iTunes U

• Opportunity for contributors to leverage their work

• We invite you to participate• Links to CDE on iTunes U:

– www.apple.com/itunes– www.cde.ca.gov/re/mm/it/– www.k12hsn.org/resources/

• Links to Content provider’s Website from collection in CDE on iTunes U

• Benefits of redundancy on the Internet

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Educators Can Contribute

Any local educational agency (LEA) that has professional development resources they would like to share with California's educators is invited to download the Content Provider Agreement and Evaluation Criteria Form (DOC; 211 KB; 6pp.).

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Technical Assistance

Complete information about supported audio and video formats can be found at i Tunes U (Outside Source). Look under the "Instructors" heading and click on "Creating Content for iPod + iTunes (PDF; Outside Source)"; you will find a straightforward ten-page description about how to create material for the portal.

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CDE on iTunes U

Content Provider Agreement Form

www.cde.ca.gov/re/mm/it/

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Content Evaluation Criteria Form

www.cde.ca.gov/re/mm/it/

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iTunes U

iTunes is a very useful

professional development tool

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iTunes U Blocked?

Apple’s iTunes U may or may not be something that your local district allows, a local policy. CDE on iTunes U may be accessed free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week via desktop, laptop, or smart phone, offering a great deal of flexibility to educators who would like to access it.

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Accessing CDE on iTunes ULaptop or Desktop

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Accessing CDE on iTunes U Tablet

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Accessing CDE on iTunes U Mobile Device

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CDE on iTunes U

Questions?

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Thank You

For additional information please contact:• itunesu@cde.ca.gov• Jim Long, Consultant, Instructional

Resources Unit Phone: 916-323-4583 E-mail: jlong@cde.ca.gov

or• Veronica Aguila, Administrator,

Instructional Resources Unit Phone: 916-323-4867 E-mail: vaguila@cde.ca.gov

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CSMT Contacts

• Jonn Paris-Salb: Education Administrator 1– 916-323-2202 jparissalb@cde.ca.gov

• Kelli Cornejo: Production Manager– 916-323-4737 kcornejo@cde.ca.gov

• Peter Jarvis: Warehouse Manager– 916-373-3193 pjarvis@cde.ca.gov

• Olga Cid: Education Program Consultant– 916-319-0959 ocid@cde.ca.gov

• Ravi Thakkar: Associate Information Systems Analyst– 916-323-4735 rthakkar@cde.ca.gov

• Jeannette Reyes: Digital Specialist II– 916-445-1674 jreyes@cde.ca.gov

• Georgia Marty: Duplication & Distribution– 916-323-6936 gmarty@cde.ca.gov

• Steven Parker: IMODS, Large Print– 916-322-4051 sparker@cde.ca.gov

• James Morrison: APH Orders, Federal Quota– 916-323-1329 jmorrison@cde.ca.gov