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<div>TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors </div>
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<div>The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of:</div>
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<div>Nancy Latini, PhD</div>
<div>Assistant Superintendent</div>
<div>Student Learning & Partnerships</div>
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<div>April 29, 2011</div>
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<div>RE: 2010-11 NASDSE Professional Development Series </div>
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<div>The next session of the 2010-2011 NASDSE Satellite Series, <b>Virtual Special Education: Issues & Answers</b><i><b>, </b></i>will be available online 24/7 beginning <b>Wednesday, May 4, 2011</b> after 10 a.m. PT. </div>
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<div>The conference will be accessible using a new web-delivery system: </div>
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<li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Open your web browser to <a href="http://pd.nasdse.org/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://pd.nasdse.org/</u></font></a>.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Click on the conference you would like to view.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">You will be taken to a screen that asks for an access code.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><b>The access code will not change throughout the series.</b></li></ul>
<div> <font size="4">Oregon’s access code is: 1011oregon5</font></div>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif">This login provides access to the online conference viewing page where all related PowerPoint presentations and resources will be available for download by individual viewers. </font></font></div>
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<div><b>Key features to note:</b></div>
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<li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">The new web-delivery system features full-text searchable knowledge base to allow you to search for key concepts throughout the conference.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">All PowerPoints and background documents will be available for download on the conference page, as well as the ODE website.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Both the web and DVD versions of the conference utilize verbatim transcription and captioning. </li></ul>
<div>Remember that because the conference is a subscription service, the access information is <b>no longer</b> available directly on the ODE website at anytime. This information must remain within the state and should not be posted on public websites. </div>
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<div>The Department will continue to provide DVD copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by <i>ESDs </i>and schools. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Stella Brown at 503.947.5643, or by email at <a href="mailto:stella.brown@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>stella.brown@state.or.us</u></font></a>.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>Ruby Sandberg, Executive Support to</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>Nancy Latini, Assistant Superintendent</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>Oregon Department of Education</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>Office of Student Learning & Partnerships</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>503-947-5738 FAX: 503-378-5156</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</i></font></div>
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