Local District 4 Instructional Technology News

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, Computer-Using Educators of Los Angeles (CUELA), which is a group of volunteer educators, is holding the 2009 CUELA Technology Fair from 8:30 to 3:30, a one-day instructional technology event for educators throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

The location for the 2009 Technology Fair is:
Mulholland Middle School, San Fernando Valley

Register here: http://www.cuehub.org/cuela

Participants will learn valuable, up-to-date curricular approaches and technology processes to bring back to their school or educational office through numerous hands-on and demonstration session

All staff at each school in our local district should update their EdTech profiles at http://edtechprofile.org. If the principal at your school would like to designate someone to be the administrator for your school, please have him/her send me an email with that person’s name. An administrator of the school’s edtech profile information can send staff their log in information and gather data from the survey.

*** This year, students in grades 5, 8 and 11 will also be required to take the EdTech survey.  The Memo will be available soon. If you have an EdTech site administrator at your school, he/she can create the student accounts.  If you don’t have a designated administrator, contact me and I will assist you with the creation of the accounts.

A free webseminar is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Concerns about the H1N1 flu virus causing school closings or significant absences are pushing schools to use technology more heavily in their day-to-day activities and prompting them to look at creative ways of ensuring continuity of learning. Some schools with e-learning tools or programs already in place are expanding or speeding up their use. Such tactics are also being considered for use when hurricanes, snow, or other situations prompt school closings.

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What is the purpose of the grant?
The purpose of this grant is to help educators develop 21st Century classrooms and improve achievement by providing technology and professional development tools from multiple, industry leading companies. By assembling a package of technology-based classroom programs, we hope to improve achievement and the overall success of students and teachers in the classroom. This grant package includes student response technology, a web-based standards mastery program, as well as data management tools.

Who is eligible to apply?
Grant applications will be accepted from teachers in grades 3-8 currently teaching in an accredited, non-profit, public school building in the United States. There are no entry fees and no purchase is required. Fifteen (15) classroom awards will be made.

What will recipients receive?
Grant package is valued at over $5,000.00 per classroom award.

• Grant Program

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Mobile Lab Grant Flyer

President Barak Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have announce a video contest asking students to inspire them with their stories. The contest, called “I Am What I Learn,” is accepting entries from middle school, high school, and college students ages 13 and older. Students can submit videos up to two minutes long, and entries must be received by Nov. 2.  The top three finalist will receive $1,000.  Winners will be announced during the week of December 1.

Here are the rules:

- Each video must be submitted by an active student, age 13 or older.

- Contestants chosen as finalists will be contacted through their YouTube account and must respond within seven business days to confirm eligibility.

- Finalists under the age of 18 must submit a parental consent form.

- Videos must be two minutes or less in length.

- The contest’s page on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) web site (www.ed.gov/IAmWhatILearn) must be featured in the video.

- The video content must be original.

- The video must convey the importance of education, as well as the student’s individual academic goals.

source: eSchool News http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=60852