Educate. Innovate. Explore.

VISIT US ON

Facebook TwitterLinkedInGoogle PlusEdmodo

Login

JOIN CUE

Join CUE and find out how you can advance student achievement through technology in the classroom.

CUE MEMBER BENEFITS

BECOME A CUE MEMBER

Annual CUE 2013 Hands-on Workshops



HANDS-ON 3-HOUR WORKSHOPS


Guidelines

Register

All Workshops are Located at the Hilton Hotel
View all day workshops
You can add workshops online if you pay via credit card(Visa/MasterCard) if you have already registered for CUE 2013.  Login and click to register for CUE 2013 to add a workshop.


Thursday, March 14


Thursday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am

8:00 am - 11:00 am | BYOL | $110 | 13 seats available 
A1- Android App Inventor Bootcamp
Chris Bell, Brian Van Dyke      
Build and test your own Android applications using Android App Inventor! In this hands-on workshop, attendees will construct a working knowledge of the possibilities for App Inventor for teaching problem solving skills and computational thinking as well as introducing students to object-oriented programming. Come join us for a three hour ride  through the world of Android app development and proof of concept testing. Participants must bring an Android device running version 2.2 or greater if possible. BYOL



8:00 am - 11:00 am | $110 | 24 seats available
A2- Microsoft OneNote - The Ultimate Collaboration Tool
Soja Delafosse       
OneNote is the ultimate tool allowing you to create digital notebooks. You now have a place to gather ALL of your notes and information with the added benefit of finding what you are looking for quickly with powerful search capabilities. You can easily share notebooks to collaborate effectively with any group in the cloud, desktop and mobile phone. OneNote can free up space on your desk, your bookshelf, and your filing cabinet as you begin to use this ultimate tool and move those many files and notebooks online. In this hands-on session participants will develop a basic understanding of how to use OneNote as a personal organization tool and a collaborative tool. You will see examples of OneNote notebooks and develop ways to use OneNote in your classrooms. Windows Lab


8:00 am - 11:00 am | BYOL | $375 | 8 seats available
A3- Education and the Nexus 7 - Explore the Possibilities of Google’s Android Tablet (includes Nexus 7)
Rushton Hurley       
Could Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet be the device for your school?  Come and explore the possibilities of its use in education in multiple settings and activities. We will walk you through how this device can not only help you educate students but also motivate and engage them in the learning process.  NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference. BYOL


8:00 am - 11:00 am | $110 | 25 seats available
A4- New Heights of Rigor and Relevance with the Common Core
Shanika Hope       
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) articulate rigorous expectations in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts along with the knowledge and skills students need in order to be successful in college and careers.  This interactive planning session will explore several districts’ journey to transition and implement the Common Core State Standards AND the changing instructional models required to successfully translate the rigorous CCSS expectations into effective instructional practice. Mac Lab



8:00 am - 11:00 am | $110 | 18 seats available
A5- Editing with Final Cut Pro X
Digital Media Academy
In this hands-on session Tom Wolsky, a former ABC producer, high school teacher, and Apple Education instructor, will introduce you to Apple’s revolutionary new Final Cut Pro X video editing application. You will edit a short piece and learn the Final Cut Pro interface and basic editing toolset - appending, inserting, connecting, trimming, adding titles and effects, and how to share your project. Mac Lab





Thursday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $110 | SOLD OUT 
A6- Google Docs/Drive - Basics and Beyond!
Roni Habib     
Why do educators LOVE Google Docs/Drive?  Find out!  From the basics to the newest/coolest gadgets, you will explore ways in which these tools can enhance your specific classes.  BYOL

 
11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $110SOLD OUT 
A8- Harnessing the Power of Your iPad: Apps for School Administrators (Bring your own iPad)
Susan Brooks-Young      
As a school administrator, you are constantly gathering data, not just related to student performance, but for a variety of purposes. You have an iPad and like the mobility it affords you. Now you’re ready to tackle some of these tasks using your iPad. This BYO iPad workshop helps you identify free and low-cost apps you can use to harness the power of your iPad for informal observational tasks ranging from campus maintenance checks to classroom walkthroughs and more.  Partipcants must bring his/her own iPad.  BYOL

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $110 | 15 seats available 
A9- A Constructivist’s Dynamic Duo: HyperStudio 5 and iBooks Author 
Joseph Morris, Laura Jean Moore    
The new HyperStudio5 is still the best, most comprehensive program for interactive multimedia class projects. Working seamlessly with iBooks Author, create digital ebooks which include original interactive animations, stories, movies and more.  Mac Lab



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $110 | 8 seats available 
A10- iLife: iPhoto, GarageBand, and iMovie 
Digital Media Academy    
Learn how do use Apple’s iLife suite of applications to create powerful media, photos, music, and audio, and movies for the classroom. Beth Corwin’s experience as a photography, video journalist, long-time Digital Media Academy and Apple Education instructor, provides an extraordinary wealth of experience for her students to draw from.  Mac Lab



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $110 | 13 seats available 
A21- Google Docs/Drive - Basics and Beyond!
JR Ginex-Orinion    
Why do educators LOVE Google Docs/Drive?  Find out!  From the basics to the newest/coolest gadgets, you will explore ways in which these tools can enhance your specific classes.  Windows Lab



Thursday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $700 | SOLD OUT
A11- Getting Started with the iPad - Out-of-the-Box (Includes iPad wifi only)
Patsy Lanclos 
This workshop for new iPad users will guide you through features, settings, installed apps, and organizational strategies. Guided activities will quickly get you using the iPad in a productive way.  Partipcants recieve an iPad wifi only 16GB. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.  BYOL



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $110 | 8 seats available
A13- Customizing your Common Core Language Arts Classroom with Web 2.0 
Jennifer Roberts, Elizabeth Calhoon, Lisa Highfill      
Three Google Certified teachers will share curriculum from their classrooms based on Common Core Standards.  Build your online ELA classroom with free tools to amplify your digital pedagogy with expert support. BYOL



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $110 | SOLD OUT
A14- Use iBooks Author to Create Interactive Learning Resources for the iPad 
Burt Lo, Joe Wood     
With iBooks Author, you and your students can fulfill your potential as publishing authors. Not only can you create interactive multi-touch textbooks, but your students can create their own books, included embedded images, movies, audio clips, and links to the Internet. Walk away from this workshop with your freshly created books that can be shared and enjoyed on any iPad.
Participants need to bring the following: their own Apple laptop with a minimum of Mac OS 10.7 (Lion); iBooks Author; digital audio content, such as PowerPoint presentations, lesson notes, images, video clips, and audio clips; attendees need an iTunes account; bring a flash drive with lesson content, or have access to lesson content online (e.g. Dropbox); bring an iOS device (iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad) with a minimum of iOS 5.0.1 to preview interactive iBooks and to Interact with their finished books.  Mac Lab

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $110 | 15 seats available

A15- Wowing the World: Digital Photography & Photoshop 


Scott Davis, Digital Media Academy     
Learn from a world-class photographer and teacher how to take stunning digital images and manipulate them in Photoshop.  Complete what you saw in post-production with powerful tools in Adobe Photoshop.  This hands-on session covers masking, layers and much more. More on Scott Davis at http://www.scottdavisimages.com/#/bio  Mac Lab



Friday, March 15

Friday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

10:00 am - 11:00 am | BYOL | $85 | 1 seats available
B5- Exclusive Q&A with Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson, Hall Davidson     
Keep the conversation going through a special extended Q&A with Sir Ken Robinson! Immediately following Sir Ken's keynote, past CUE Board Member Hall Davidson will facilitate a 30 minute Q & A discussion on creativity in education and other topics. Then registrants will get a private book signing with Sir Ken, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. You must be registered to attend the Annual CUE 2013 Conference, and attendance is limited to the first 50.



Friday, 10:15 am - 1:15 pm



10:15 am - 1:15 pm | BYOL | $135 | SOLD OUT
B1- Hot, Free Apps for the iPad (Bring your own iPad)
Patsy Lanclos     
Download and explore a variety of free apps to the iPad. Work individually or collaboratively in partners, or teams to design activities and identify the curricular value.  Partipcants must bring his/her own iPad.
 BYOL


10:15 am - 1:15 pm | $110 | 7 seats available 
B2- Building Classroom Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; One-Brick-at-a-Time
Burt Lo      
LEGO is synonymous with problem-solving and creativity. Discover how LEGO can be used to enhance the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum in your classroom. You will leave the workshop with some sample LEGO projects to share with your students.
 Windows Lab


10:15 am - 1:15 pm | BYOL | $110 | SOLD OUT 
B3- Design Thinking to Reach the Common Core
Pam Rickard, Chris Scott  
Get a taste of the Design Thinking process while reaching the Common Core.  Team up with other educators to design your 21st century classroom.
 BYOL


10:15 am - 1:15 pm | $110 5 seats available 
B4- Using Moodle to Flip Your Classroom
Greg Pitzer, Stephan Legeny      
Explores the use of a LMS for students to interact online within a safe community, to access content, and to participate in discussion forums. Build a Moodle classroom that allows students to control their learning.
 Mac Lab


10:15 am - 1:15 pm | BYOL | $110 | 26 seats available 
B10- Explore-Flip-Apply: Using Technology to Power the Inquiry Cycle
Ramsey Musallam      
During this workshop, participants will create and inquiry based lesson leveraging various free online tools to empower the learning cycle. Special focus will be given to using student misconception to tailor robust and formative online and classroom learning environments.
BYOL


10:15 am - 1:15 pm | BYOL | $110 | 23 seats available 
B12- Weebly
Leslie Fisher      
Weebly is a very powerful, affordable and easy to use site that allows you to create dynamic websites. This class will show you how to create a website complete with customized graphics, colors, drop down menus, blogs and much much more. You will also learn about Weebly for Education and how it can be used to allow your students to create their own safe and secure websites.
BYOL





Friday, 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm



1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | BYOL | $110 | SOLD OUT 
B6- Go Digital with Google Sites - Dump those Curriculum Binders
Brian Van Dyck  
Learn how Google Sites is the best tool for housing all your Unit Lesson Plans, resources, documents, and student file archive.  You will never need another Unit Binder. Toss your Filing Cabinet tomorrow!  BYOL



1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | $110 | SOLD OUT
B7- Stunningly Simple Presentations and Amazingly Easy Videos
Rushton Hurley       
Using freely available resources and software, anyone can make digital media presentations that engage students, improve learning, and help promote programs at one's school. Come get seemingly endless freebies!  Windows Lab


1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | BYOL | $110 | SOLD OUT
B8- 21st Century Lesson Design using Free Tools from Microsoft 
Soja Delafosse 
21st Century learning in your classroom...today!  Everyone says “21st Century Learning”, but what is that really?  At the end of three hours, you will know how to develop learning activities that are rich in knowledge building and require students to demonstrate creativity using Photosynth, AutoCollage, Songsmith, and Photo Story. 
BYOL


1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | BYOL | $110 | 23 seats available
B9- Tools for Wired Learning
Kevin Honeycutt
In this session we'll explore many engaging and useful learning tools and give you time to play and learn. We'll look as resources and learning communities that can support teachers when they are in the trenches.  Mac Lab

1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | BYOL | $475 | SOLD OUT


B13- iPad Mini in Education Workshop (includes iPad mini 16GB wifi) 


Kim Bass
This engaging workshop covers the initial setup of the new iPad mini, how to add content, how to make the most of iTunes U, and how to find the best educational Apps available - including Apps for creating content and media! An overview of mobile learning in the classroom, cutting-edge 1:1 programs, and volume licensing for education are also be included. Time permitting, the session includes a primer on using the mobile version of Google Docs (and Forms). Fun hands-on activities and opportunities to explore new Apps make this session a highlight whenever it's presented. iPad mini changes the way teachers and students access the web, share media, and learn on the go. CUE’s iPad Professional Development takes participants from opening the box & setting up their new iPad mini to having teachers ready to use it when they walk into the classroom the next day. A major focus will be on applications that can be used in the classroom to engage and ignite student learning and creativity. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference. 
BYOL



Friday, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm



3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | BYOL | $155 | 10 seats available 

B11- AppleTV in Education Workshop (includes AppleTV)
Mark Hammons      
Whether it’s media streamed from the Internet or the use of applications on a computer or iPad, the power behind the leverage and flexibility is a must have for educators.   With the wireless capabilities of AppleTV it is perfect for the classroom, boardroom, and even the Cafeteria.  Not only will participants see how to use this device for educating students, they will also learn how it can be used in various educational settings. With the a few simple steps  AppleTV can even be used as digital signage for your school. Imagine walking into a room and begin displaying content directly from your iPad instantly!  Participants must bring their own laptop and iOS device. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.
  BYOL





Saturday, March 16

Saturday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am



8:00 am -11:00 am | BYOL | $110 | SOLD OUT
C1- Blended Learning: Integrate Web 2.0 Technology into Your Curriculum 
Catlin Tucker 
Want to integrate Web 2.0 technology into your curriculum to engage students, differentiate instruction and create a student-centered classroom? This hands-on workshop provides concrete strategies to create blended learning model. 
BYOL


8:00 am -11:00 am | $110 | 14 seats available 
C2- Hands-on Programming with Scratch
Scott Moss     
Go from beginner to "Scratch-Master" in this hand-on workshop. Scratch is a free programming tool from MIT. Teach your students problem-solving and computational thinking. No prior programming experience required.  Windows Lab



8:00 am -11:00 am | BYOL | $110 | 17 seats available 
C3- Poetry in Motion, Making Movies on your iPad
Warren Dale, Lynell Burmark     
Calling a new generation of Spielbergs! Bring your iPhone, iPad or iPod and design, shoot, edit and share curriculum-based movies. Please have a short poem and iMovie on your handheld.  BYOL


8:00 am -11:00 am | BYOL | $110 | 22 seats available 
C4- Captivate
Leslie Fisher     
Captivate gives you the ability to create powerful interactive e learning content which can be deployed on a variety of devices including the iPad as well as a variety of other tablets. You will learn how to create different e learning content customized to your goals which will include anything from a video demonstration to a complete interactive environment. You will also learn how to add your PowerPoint slides to Captivate and discover all of the options for sharing your captivate files with the world.  Mac Lab





Saturday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $110  | SOLD OUT
C5- iPad Apps in the Classroom for Instruction & Assessment (Bring your own iPad) 
James Fossett
iPads present a great way for students to show what they know. We will explore 4 powerful apps that have great classroom potential. Come ready to dig in!  Participants must bring his/her own iPad.  BYOL



11:30 am - 1:00 pm | BYOL | $155 | 18 seats available 
C7- AppleTV in Education Workshop (includes AppleTV)
Jason Seliskar      
Whether it’s media streamed from the Internet or the use of applications on a computer or iPad, the power behind the leverage and flexibility is a must have for educators.   With the wireless capabilities of AppleTV it is perfect for the classroom, boardroom, and even the Cafeteria.  Not only will participants see how to use this device for educating students, they will also learn how it can be used in various educational settings. With the a few simple steps  AppleTV can even be used as digital signage for your school. Imagine walking into a room and begin displaying content directly from your iPad instantly!  Participants must bring their own laptop and iOS device. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.
  BYOL


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $110  | 11 seats available
C8- Integrating Khan and OERs to Flip Your Instruction 
Greg Pitzer, Cecilio Dimas, Burt Lo
Learn how to leverage Khan academy exercises and data collection to make the most of instructional time. Explore ways to flip your instruction using free open education resources. Mac Lab