CMSCE Newsletter - April 2008
The Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Education
The Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Education
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| Celebrating Success at Integrating Technology | |
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Using Geometer's Sketchpad Grades 6-8 April 1, 2008 Presented by Roberta Rim "I enjoyed the opportunity to network with other people and have a lot of time to practice using the sketchpad program. Roberta was an excellent presenter!" Games, Games, Games!!! April 9, 2008 Presented by Jackie Halaw "Jackie gave very good explanations and provided materials that allowed me to feel confident to use these tools in my classroom. The workshop was very relaxed and we got to play! I am looking forward to relaying this information to my colleagues, and trying it out with my students!" |
| Cool Online Tools | |
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Jott
Jott is a speech-to-text transcription service which allows its users to call a toll-free telephone number and speak for up to 30 seconds. The transcribed message can then be sent back to yourself, turned into a reminder, sent to a contact or group, or sent to a third party "Jott link". Sending to contacts and groups can be through email, text message, or both. Once the phone number for Jott (1-866-JOTT-123) is programmed into your cell phone, it's really a simple service to use. Visit Jott.com to register. |
| Resources for Teachers | |
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Thumann Resources
Please consider reading and commenting on my blog at http://thumannresources.com. There you'll find links to conferences I'm presenting at, more cool online tools, links to follow me on Twitter, find my bookmarks on Del.icio.us and most importantly leave a comment with your opinion or idea to share with fellow educators. If you're reading this newsletter, chances are you are one of the 2344 educators subscribed to the Center's ListServ or one of the thousands of New Jersey educators subscribed to NJSSI.org's ListServ. Each of our organizations uses our ListServs to distribute relevant information about upcoming workshops and events. The Center also delivers this monthly newsletter to your inbox each month. To read my post discussing the benefits of the using blogs to disseminate information versus ListServs, visit http://thumannresources.com. |
| Student Site of the Month | |
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Alice
Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. This software is made available to you for free by Carnegie Mellon University for middle and high school students. |
| Grants | |
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NEA Foundation’s Learning & Leadership Grant
This grant gives teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff the opportunity to engage and develop, and lead their colleagues, in professional growth. The grants awarded are $2000 for individuals or $5000 for groups of collegial study. Applications are always accepted, but the next review will be on June 1, 2008. |
| What's New at the Center | |
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Studywiz Free Event May 15, 2008, 9-10:30am
Studywiz is a Dynamic LearnSpace for K-12 that takes an existing curriculum and makes it more dynamic. Learn how educators can personalize learning, create collaborative and interactive workspaces, and deliver realtime assessments and results.
Join us at this free event. Register now to reserve a space using course # 051508 |
| Upcoming Workshops | |
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Please register online to reserve a seat in one or more of our summer sessions.
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