RUSD Ed Tech News and Notes
May 2016
WELCOME!
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EdTech CoP
Please make sure to register on Oars!
Thursday, May 5, 2016, 03:30 PM
Rowland Instructional Center, Conference Room 1
RUSD EdTech Institute
Please join us for our 2nd annual RUSD EdTech Institute where we will showcase the super power of instructional technology!
You will be able to choose from a variety of sessions that can help you harness the power of technology to facilitate your students' participation in engaging, hands-on lessons and activities that will help them meet the standards.
Breakfast and lunch will be served at this action-packed, amazing event!
Check out the flyer below for more information and fill out the survey to share topics you're interested in learning about.
Parent Tech Night
Tech Tools
Google Certification
There are 4 certifications that teachers and administrators should take note of: Google Educator Level 1, Google Educator Level 2, Google Education Trainer, and Google Innovator. Check out the image below (courtesy of Shake Up Learning) for details about each certification and its requirements.
Google Education Trainer and Google Innovator require exams as well as an application.
Click here to visit the Google for Education Training Center where you will find more information about each certification and all of the modules for the Google Educator exams.
Resources for the various Google Certifications:
Spotlight on...
2 teachers from each site are currently pilot devices to determine what a universal classroom in RUSD will look like. Piloting classrooms in grades TK-8 are looking at the iPad Air 2 and an 11 in HP Chromebook while pilot classrooms in high school are looking at an 11 in HP Chromebook and a 14 in HP Chromebook. The pilot will continue this month.
Check out the pictures below to see what teachers and students have been up to!
There will also be a Tech Fair at the Rowland Instructional Center (RIC) May 9-12 and May 16-19 from 3 pm to 4 pm. This will be a time that all RUSD stakeholders can come by and see, touch, and play with the devices.
Renaissance for Beginners
Monday, May 2, 2016, 03:30 PM
Oswalt, Room 7
Digital Assessment Tools
Monday, May 9, 2016, 03:30 PM
RIC, Training Room 3
Digital Publishing Tools
Monday, May 16, 2016, 03:30 PM
RIC, Training Room 3
Aeries Gradebook for Beginners
Monday, May 16, 2016, 03:30 PM
Alvarado MP 1 (Computer Lab)
Other Ed Tech Learning Opportunities
BCCUE Spring TechFair
BCCUE Spring TechFair is the second annual technology conference hosted by Beach Cities CUE. Participants will engage in hands-on sessions while learning best practices for integrating technology into educational curriculum, instruction, and assessments. There will be multiple presentations to choose from during two sessions.
Registration and morning snacks will start at 8:30. The sessions will begin at 9:00. Closing and door prizes will follow shortly after the second session.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 08:30 AM
Westerly School of Long Beach, East 29th Street, Long Beach, CA, United States
Tech Across District Lines (TADL)
Are you a teacher looking to find best practices for integrating technology? Are you a principal hoping to motivate your staff and students to embrace 21st century learning tools? Are you a district administrator trying to identify LEA best practices?
Have you looked all over for support at conferences, seminars, Twitter chats, only to find talking points, buzz words, one-way communication, and keepers of knowledge talking at you and not listening to you?
If you feel like we do, then it's time for a change. It's time to engage in a conversation. It's time to listen to others who are quietly making waves in their classroom, school, district (you!). It's time to connect across district lines and make meaningful, ongoing relationships with educators just like you.
With Technology Across District Lines (TADL) we want to create a living, always-evolving group that includes educators making connections between districts.
There is no agenda. There are no sessions. There won't be a panel. This isn't an Ed Camp; it's a conversation.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 04:30 PM
500 N. Walnut St., La Habra, CA 90631
Think.Create.Share Conference
Click here to visit the conference website
Saturday, Jun 4, 2016, 08:00 AM
California State University Fullerton - Mihaylo Hall: College of Business and Economics
Tech Across District Lines (TADL)
Are you a teacher looking to find best practices for integrating technology? Are you a principal hoping to motivate your staff and students to embrace 21st century learning tools? Are you a district administrator trying to identify LEA best practices?
Have you looked all over for support at conferences, seminars, Twitter chats, only to find talking points, buzz words, one-way communication, and keepers of knowledge talking at you and not listening to you?
If you feel like we do, then it's time for a change. It's time to engage in a conversation. It's time to listen to others who are quietly making waves in their classroom, school, district (you!). It's time to connect across district lines and make meaningful, ongoing relationships with educators just like you.
With Technology Across District Lines (TADL) we want to create a living, always-evolving group that includes educators making connections between districts.
There is no agenda. There are no sessions. There won't be a panel. This isn't an Ed Camp; it's a conversation.
Monday, Jun 20, 2016, 04:30 PM
Fullerton School District (TBD)
Riverside Summit featuring Google for Education
Tuesday, Jul 12, 2016, 08:00 AM
Central Middle School (Riverside, CA)
SGVCUE Tech Fair
SGVCUE is a local CUE affiliate group that hosts a yearly tech fair. Sessions will be held around a variety of topics ranging from beginning to advanced. Come for a day of fun and learning! Breakfast, lunch, and a shirt are included with your paid registration!
- Early Bird pricing is $50 for CUE members and ends July 1
- Pre-conference pricing is $55 for CUE members and ends September 30
- Conference pricing is $60 for CUE members and ends October 15
- Group rates and bring a friend offers are also available
Saturday, Oct 15, 2016, 08:00 AM
Covina High School
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