TCEA Summer Pass 2014

TCEA Summer Pass 2014

AWESOME SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITY...the TCEA Summer Pass 2014!!!

TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) is offering an amazing Summer Pass to all teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. They are offering a FREE "summer pass" to all new or returning members.

You MUST register during the week of May 5-9!

This Summer Pass will allow you to access webinars, teaching and learning tools, and more...all summer!!!

Please pass along to your teachers...what a terrific opp :)

http://tcea.org/summer-pass

Dana

 

Twitter Challenge Idea!

Twitter Challenge Idea!

Recently Anna Sexton shared a Twitter Challenge idea with me. It is called the Summer of Twitter Teacher Challenge and was created and published by Grapevine-Colleyville ISD for use with their teachers.

The idea is SO cool though!

I know several of you have mentioned wanting to learn and play more with Twitter. I would LOVE to help faciliate something like that. It has been a challenge to think about how to go about that (other than having our meetings at Starbucks) since Twitter is blocked in our district.

I really like the ideas behind this challenge. What do you all think about me putting together something like this for you all? Would you be interested? I spoke to Carol...giving Teacher Choice credit shouldn't be a problem. Interest???

Just wanted to take a pulse...

Thank you so much to Anna for passing along this very cool idea! :)

 

CIT...a Snapshot

CIT...a Snapshot
shared by Amy Sierra





 

Dana's TCEA Portal

Dana's TCEA Portal

I'm blogging my way through TCEA, if you are interested :) I'm looking forward to seeing you guys here in Austin...careful on the road!

http://tceaportal.tumblr.com/

Dana

2010 Global Education Conference

2010 Global Education Conference



As I shared with you in our CIT meeting last week, the 2010 Global Education Conference was LIVE November 15-19, 2010. If you weren't able to participate in any of the LIVE webinars, you are not totally out of luck! All of the session presented around the world are recorded and linked from the site!

http://www.globaleducationconference.com/

If you participated in a session LIVE or if you listen in to one that you think is SUPER, please comment and share with us. There is a WIDE range of "tracks" included within the conference sure to spark your interest!

• Teacher Track


• Student Track


• Curriculum Track


• Policy and Leadership Track


• Global Issues Track


• Learning 2.0 Track


• Higher Ed

If you find yourself needing a "TCEA Fix," listen to a session or two! Awesome staff development :)

ERO for CITs

ERO for CITs

Carol Pett is offering two "ERO for CIT" sessions!!!

This is for all NEW CITs (if you have not been trained) and anyone who would benefit from a refresher.

You will have a little "work time." So, please bring any sessions you would like to schedule OR any sign-in sheets you might have needing to be put into ERO for attendance purposes.

2 Sessions offered on Thursday, September 16, 2010
8:30-10:30
and
12:30-2:30

Sessions are in ERO and ready for you to sign up!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR CIT Start-Up 2010-2011

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Start-Up 2010-2011

K-12 CIT Start-Up
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
TIME: (all day, but exact time TBA)
PLACE: TBA

District DI Day (for DI Cadres)
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Campus Leadership Team Day
Friday, August 13, 2010

2009-2010 CIT Luncheon - Mark your calendars!!!

The 2009-2010 CIT Luncheon will be held at NAC on Tuesday, May 18 from 11:15 AM - 3:00 PM. The SRN number for this session is 102361011.

When we have you your CIT Session Calendars in August, the information was not finalized.

So, mark your calendars now...for a fun celebration down the road!!!

NISD 2.0 We Got the Beat

TOP 5 WAYS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT NISD 2.0

1. Post it on your blog...every week!

2. Ask your administrator to include it in the campus weekly staff bulletin.

3. Print out a copy of the program and hang it by each faculty LOOS :)

4. Have your students create a fun announcement on your morning show...telling teachers why they think they should go!

5. WORD OF MOUTH...talk it up!!!

 

What are your ideas??? Share them here! Everyone who responds with an idea will be entered in to win a FABULOUS door prize!!! HINT: It fits inside a pony envelope.

Google Reader...a SUPER way to keep the pulse on all the wonderful things happening in NISD with Technology :)

Sharon Martinez, CIT at Colonies North, recently shared with me her idea of using Google Reader to follow all of the CIT blogs and the great things happening in NISD with technology!

I've set mine up to include all of the CIT and Academic Technology blogs being used. I love this! It has been a quick and easy way for me to learn and get ideas daily from you guys. John Hayes keeps a great list of the blogs he is aware of...
http://technews.nisd.net/blogs/

If you aren't already on the list, let us know!!! I want to add you to my Google Reader!

I've gotten great ideas for:

• Technology Integration Projects


• Staff Development


• Trouble-Shooting Tips


• etc.

You all continue to inspire me with the amazing things you are doing with you campus to promote the use of technology with students and teachers :)

NEW CIT Meetings :)

Mark your calendars...NEW CIT Meetings are coming your way and we can't wait to see you there!

FALL
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NLC
8:30-11:30
SRN#101349001 Only NEW CITs register...no SRN needed for mentors who are meeting us for lunch
(lunch at 11:00, Goomba's Pizzeria w/ mentors)

SPRING
Thursday, March 11, 2010
NLC
1:00-4:00
SRN#101341001 Only NEW CITs register...no SRN needed for mentors who are meeting us for lunch
(lunch at 12 noon, TBA w/ mentors)