C3 - The CRSTE CyberConference 2010 February 21 – March 5, 2010
The CRSTE CyberConference 2010 (C3) is our first online event free to all educators promoting the exchange of ideas and opportunities for collaboration across the CRSTE region and beyond. Each evening and all-day weekends between February 21 – March 5, 2010, 52 different sessions across seven strands of high interest topics will be presented live by respected leaders and expert practitioners in the field, including Kathy Schrock, Doug Johnson, Dara Feldman, Gail Lovely and Ian Jukes. Ongoing asynchronous blog and wiki activities will be presented throughout the twelve days of the conference by Allison Kipta, Cyndy Woods-Wilson, Dr. Thomas Armstrong, Chris O'Neal, harry Tetteh and Christina Parsons Bentheim. CHeck in daily and make the most of this empowering PD event!
Registration opens on the CRSTE site beginning Friday, January 29, 2010. There is no charge to participate. In fact, everyone who attends will help to make this a professional learning network that will thrive long after the end of the conference! Plan to attend any and all sessions of interest to you. Can't make a specific presentation? They will be archived online for your future reference. More…
CRSTE Now an Elluminate Community Partner Elluminate has accepted CRSTE's application to become a community partner, paving the way for Elluminate to be the hosting platform for the CRSTE CyberConference 2010. Learn more about this philanthropic program. More...
CRSTE North Tier Spring 2010 Online Course Catalog Now Available As partners with CRSTE, the North Tier consortium of northern Virginia school districts is offering online courses to CRSTE members beginning February 1st for the low cost of $100 per course. Each course is facilitated by Ed Tech Leaders Online. These courses are project- and standards-based and include seven online sessions, including readings and videos, activities, and facilitated peer-to-peer collaborative discussions. Seating is limited - register today. More
Profiles Encourage Spotlights Mike Lee Mike works to make a difference organizing Scratch Day 2009 in Arlington, Virginia and serving as the leader of the One Laptop Per Child Learning Club, a Washington DC-area group of portable computing enthusiasts.More...
SOLD OUT! Using Google SketchUp and Google Earth in the Classroom Google SketchUp expert Bonnie Roskes will share the basics of using SketchUp and how to apply it instructionally and integrate it with Google Earth! Stay tuned for more CRSTE PD opportunities this spring and summer. More...
Techspo 2010 January 28-29 at Bailey's Atlantic City The New Jersey Association of School Administrators is holding its 15th annual statewide technology exhibition and training conference for school leaders who provide state-of-the-art technology curriculum and products to New Jersey schoolchildren, Keynote speakers are Alan November on transformational leadership and Gary Stager on ten things to do with a laptop. More
Black Hat DC Security Conference Jan 31st – Feb 3rd at the Crystal City Grand Hyatt Attend the biggest and the most important security conference series in the world and enjoy their core value of serving the information security community by delivering timely, actionable security information in a friendly, vendor-neutral environment. Important briefings and useful training sessions will prove to be immediately useful. More
10th Annual Shortie Digital Film Award Submissions Due by April 9, 2010 The Shortie Awards: Film & News Festival is the premiere film festival for students ages 7 to 18 and their teachers. Established in 2001, The Shortie Awards: Student Film and News Festival recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18, and their teachers. The Shortie Awards focuses on nurturing imagination and choice making in students.More
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Plan on attending ISTE 2010 in Denver The Premier Ed Tech Event of the Year! For more than three decades, ISTE's annual conference - presented by ISTE and keyed to the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) - has featured hands-on workshops, lecture-format and interactive concurrent sessions, discussions with key industry leaders, and the largest educational technology exhibit in the nation. Registration is now open for the 2010 event in Denver from June 26 - 30. More...
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