CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference

The annual CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference is held in Palm Springs… on March 18/19. It’s a wonderful conference that is casual, relaxed and lots of fun. The variety is amazing, and the content is inspiring and rejuvenating. You attend the sessions that interest you as an individual. Conferences are a great part of your professional development and continuing
education as professionals, so I strongly urge you to consider attending. Substitutes will be arranged for you.

We’d love to bring several teachers with us this year, all expenses paid. Please browse the sessions and consider joining us. We carpool, stay in a cool hotel, eat at Palm Springs restaurants, explore the amazing exhibit hall and have a great time.

I left the session catalogue in the DINING ROOM next to the printer for you. Registration is open now and is cheaper if we sign up early. Priority will be given to teachers who did not attend last year. You can get more info here, or see me for details. http://www.cue.org/conference/

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Digital Storytelling

Digital storytelling is a broad term for an audio/visual “report” which can be a cultural story, historical biography, poetry, interview, news story, radio advertisement or book review, first person account or journal entry...any digital project can be seen or heard. I saw many examples at CUE, and they range in complexity from simple audio to audio with images to documentary “movies” with audio, video and still images. Some of the projects moved us to tears, others were humorous, and all were creative and intelligently constructed. Our laptops have the capability to do any of these things, and most students know how to organize images, sound and video already. If you have an upcoming assignment or project in your class and would like to update the format, please let me know. After a planning session with me, I will come in and facilitate the class while you provide the support for the subject matter. Links to explore: http://techteachers.com/digstory/examples.htm http://www....

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Use Polling for formative assessment in a Flipped Lesson

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