Cahuilla+CUE+Newsletter

=//Celebrating 20 years of service to the Coachella Valley!//= =~Cahuilla CUE Newsletter~Fall 2011=

=Cahuilla CUE Grant winner-Jamie O'Neil= Jamie is the recipient of the annual $1,000 technology grant. Congratulations, Jamie!

//UPCOMING EVENTS://
=Cahuilla CUE MiniTech Fair=

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Register at: http://www.cahuillacue.org/techfair3.html We will again be featuring GREAT WORKSHOPS and FABULOUS RAFFLE PRIZES while you enjoy the morning with swapping ideas with your peers! **Why Attend?** Get the inside scoop about how to apply for and be awarded our $1,000 grant for your classroom dream project! Come and take a chance to win a Mobi View (aka the "updated" Interwrite Pad) - (a $499 value!), a one-year school site year subscription to BrainPop (a $1,995 value!), a subscription to Atomic Learning (a $169 value!), a Conference Registration to the 2011 CUE Conference and a one-year CUE Membership  (a $300 value!), a Flip Camera, (a $150 value) and  more!!! Learn new skills! Our 90 minute workshops include: ====== For More Information and To Register, go to Register at: http://www.cahuillacue.org/techfair3.html
 * iPads in the Classroom
 * My Favorite Apps - an Open Mic Forum
 * Digital Storytelling + Standards = Learning
 * Publishing Digital Books
 * Can You Mobi Now? Master your Mobi Pad (aka Interwrite Pad)
 * Q&A Session with Digital Edge Learning: Mobi/ Interwrite/ Student Remote Systems
 * What About the Music? Getting Started with Garageband/ Smart Sound
 * Digital Pen Pals (Skype and ePals)
 * Dynamic WebSites with Google
 * ThinkFinity! FREE Resources
 * Discovery Discovery Education and UnitedStreaming Resources

Date:  Saturday, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: Cathedral City High School (Opening Session in Room 704) 69-250 Dinah Shore Drive Cathedral City, CA 92234 Cost: ONLY $15 for CUE Members or $20 for non-members that pre-register at http://www.cahuillacue.org/techfair3.html Note: If you don't pre-register, the cost is $25 at the door.

Contact Lee Grafton at lgrafton@psusd.us or 760-625-8782 with questions.

Hope to See You There!!

= ** FALL CUE Conference 2011 ** =

** CULTIVATING ACHIEVEMENT **
October 28 - 29, 2011, Napa Valley, CA

=Spring CUE Conference 2012= When: March 15 - March 17, 2012 Where: Palm Springs Convention Center

Book Talk: The Future is Happening Now – With or Without Us!
[|http://guide2digitallearning.com/professional_development/book_talk_future_happening_now_–_or_without_us]

Why Join CUE?

 * =====Discount on CUE Convention Registration=====
 * =====Discount at Cahuilla CUE Professional Development Workshops=====
 * =====CUE Big Book with Grant Funding Opportunities and Educational Resources.=====
 * =====CUE Newsletter with Grant News, Professional Development Opportunities, and Tips for Using State-of-the-Art Technology in the Classroom.=====
 * =====Support Political Advocacy to Secure Funding and Advance the Political Agenda for Ed Tech Initiatives=====
 * =====Opportunities to Network and Share Resources with Peers=====

**//Using Cahuilla CUE Group on The CUE Community NING//**  You are encouraged to use the Cahuilla CUE NING to share your successes or frustrations in using technology in the classroom. At this social networking site, teachers can learn from each other. Think of it as the "techie teacher's lounge". Not a member? Go to [] and sign up!

//See the [|Cahuilla CUE website] for all Cahuilla CUE business!//
**//Cahuilla CUE Board Members and Email Addresses//**

President: Dr. Lee Grafton - lgrafton@psusd.us

 Vice-President: Kathleen Pape - kpape@psusd.us

Co-Secretary: Irene Griffis - igriffis@psusd.us

 Co-Secretary: Kathleen Pape - kpape@psusd.us

 Treasurer: Dr. Kris Drake - kkdrake@earthlink.net

 Web Site: Dr. Kris Drake - kkdrake@earthlink.net

 Grant: Joy Short Casaletti - jsjcasaletti@aol.com

 Member-at-Large: Matt Cauthron - mcauthron@psusd.us

Member-at-Large: Ron Bottorff - rbottorff@psusd.us

 Member-at-Large: Tim Steele - tsteele@cvusd.us