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Welcome
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Events,
Seminars, & More:
Friday,
October 19th - 1:1
Bus Tour in Tucson (Click
for more Information)
8:30-3:30 Brichta Elementary;
Empire High
Start at Brichta Elementary 2110 W. Brichta Dr., Tucson
Participants
will visit schools with 1:1 student to laptop computer initiatives.
The morning session will highlight the implementation at Brichta
Elementary (Tucson Unified) and the afternoon visit will focus
on Empire High School (Vail USD). We’ll tour classrooms,
talk with students, teachers, and administrators. View the
one-to-one in action. Technical support personnel will be
available on-site. A continental breakfast and lunch will
be served; bus transportation between sites and back to Brichta
Elementary will be provided. Space is limited to 45 visitors.
Cost: AzTEA Members: $20 ; Non-members: $55
includes complimentary AzTEA membership (Checks / POs to AzTEA)
Register: Call (520) 745-4588
(Click
for more Information)
Saturday,
October 20th - Second
Life
9:00-12:00 at the Pima County
Regional Support Center
6420 E. Broadway #A100, Tucson
Come
participate in an introduction to the virtual world Second
Life. Second Life is the most prominent virtual world available
today. It, and it’s companion world Teen Second Life,
promise interesting potential for Professional Development
and instruction. This workshop will help you establish a Second
Life avatar and explore the educational possibilities of this
new virtual world. In additional to registering for this workshop,
please contact Chris Johnson at cgj@21stcenturylearning.com
for instructions to participate.
Cost: FREE to AzTEA Members; Non-members:
$30 (Checks / POs to AzTEA)
Register: Call (520) 745-4588
Saturday,
November 3rd –
PEAK Technology Conference
NAU Campus, Flagstaff, AZ
Sessions
of AzTEA’s first conference of the 2007-2008 year will
highlight “Making the Case for Change.” Keynote
speaker Dr. Tim Tyson, former principal of Mabry Middle School,
has been called “The Pied Piper of Educational Technology”
by the School Library Journal. Check out what he’s instituted
at Mabry at MabryOnline.org
Cost: Discounted rates for AzTEA members;
school group discounts available
Register: online
(Click
for more Information)
Saturday,
December 1st – Web
2.0
9:00-12:00 at Canyon Del Oro
High School
25 W. Calle Concordia, Tucson
The
web has changed. Now it’s even more interactive and
powerful as a communications tool. Come learn about how to
use these tools to engage your students. The session will
cover weblogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds,
and more.
Cost: FREE to AzTEA Members; Non-members:
$30 (Checks / POs to AzTEA)
Register: Call (520) 745-4588
Saturday,
January 26th – Teaching &
Technology Conference
Pueblo High School
3500 S. 12th Avenue Tucson, AZ
The
Tucson conference theme of “Moving from Personal Knowledge
to Global Contribution” will be highlighted in Dr. Tyson’s
keynote of “Students in a Global Village” and
throughout breakout sessions. The sessions will focus on student
work and classroom implementation of technology.
Cost: Discounted rates for AzTEA members;
school group discounts available
Register: online
(Click
for more Information)
Saturday,
March 8th – Podcasting
9:00-12:00 at the Pima County Regional
Support Center
6420 E. Broadway #A100, Tucson
With
Podcasting, you and your students can share audio and video
over the Internet for audiences to listen or download. In
this class you will learn how to create an audio podcast with
your class.
Cost: FREE to AzTEA Members; Non-members:
$30 (Checks / POs to AzTEA)
Register: Call (520) 745-4588
Saturday,
May 3rd – WOW Technology Conference
ASU West, Glendale, AZ
The
WOW (Way Out West) AzTEA conference will revolve around classroom
and teacher tips for implementation of technology. “The
Hyper-Connected Classroom in the Age of Accountability”
keynote will set the tone for the day of learning.
Cost: Discounted rates for AzTEA members;
school group discounts available
Register: online
(Click
for more Information)
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