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CUE Up! Newsletter :: vol. 1, no. 2



In this issue:


CUE Awards -

The deadline to submit your nomination for Gold Disk, Outstanding Teacher and Technology in Learning Leadership (TILL) awards is Dec. 1, 2005. Members may submit Gold Disk nominees directly to CUE, but Outstanding Teacher and TILL nominees are only accepted through one of CUE’s affiliates. Contact your local affiliate to submit your favorite candidate for one of these outstanding recognitions!
More information: http://www.cue.org/awards/

The LeRoy Finkel Fellowship is a program to promote leadership in the field of educational technology. CUE “fellows” will strengthen professional skills, develop a technology-based curriculum project, and share their ideas and strategies through OnCUE and Conferences.
More information: http://www.cue.org/leroyfinkel/


- CLMS/CLHS Technology Conference -

CUE has partnered with the California League of Middle Schools, and California League of High Schools to present a CUE strand of workshops and sessions at the annual CLMS/CLHS Technology Conference in Monterey, to be held from Nov. 18-20, 2005. Among the many reasons CUE has worked to forge this partnership is to provide enhanced opportunities for Northern CUE members. We encourage those CUE members who can attend to join us at this event. Sign up for our workshops today!
More information: http://www.cue.org/montereytechnology/
Register: http://www.clms.net/conferences/registration.htm

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- Leadership Symposium - Oct. 28  -

CUE regularly partners with regional affiliates, other non-profit organizations and corporate partners to host local events throughout the Western United States.

This issue's featured event: Leadership Symposium – Integrating Technology with Math & Reading
A symposium for school leaders with special guest speaker Alan November. This event is sponsored by Learning.com and hosted by the San Mateo County Office of Education.
When: October 28, 8:15am-1:30pm
Where: San Mateo County Office of Education
Free for pre-registered attendees!

Register online: http://www.learning.com/CA
More CUE events information: http://www.cue.org/events/


- Board Nominations -
A message from Harvey Barnett, former CUE Board President

For six years it was my pleasure to serve on the CUE Board of Directors. As chair of the nominating committee, I invite all CUE members to consider running for the Board. CUE is a membership organization overseen by its’ members. The Board provides vision and direction for the Executive Director to implement. As a member of CUE YOU are eligible to run for the Board of Directors. The nomination process is relatively simple and painless. Check out http://www.cue.org/nomination/ for the specifics for being nominated. Be a part of the CUE team, join the Board and help to make CUE grow and prosper. I’ll be looking for your name when the nominations committee meets. Have a question or concern? Contact me at harveybarnett@,mac.com.


- OnCUE Update -

You may have noticed some changes in the Fall OnCUE. CUE is proud to announce its new editor for OnCUE, our quarterly journal, Dr. Sara Armstrong!

About Sara:

Sara Armstrong, Ph.D., has been an educator for over 30 years. Her seventeen years of classroom experience included integrating technology and telecommunications into the curriculum in the early '80s. More recently, Sara worked as the Director of Content at The George Lucas Educational Foundation, and is currently an independent consultant engaged in a variety of projects, including professional development, curriculum design, issues of information literacy, and storytelling and technology. She is the author and co-author of several books, including "A Pocket Tour of Kidstuff on the Internet," and "NetSavvy: Information Literacy in the Communications Age." She contributed a piece to "Future Courses: A Compendium of Thought about Education, Technology, and the Future," (Technos Press, Jason Ohler, ed., 2001), and is the editor of “Snapshots! Educational Insights from the Thornburg Center” (Starsong, 2003) and "Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age” (Jossey-Bass and The George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2002). Sara also serves as President of East Bay Computer-Using Educators. She is an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development, and a frequent national and international speaker. Sara is also a CUE Gold Disk recipient.


- New MyCUE partner! -
TeachingMadeEasier.com

We are excited to share with you our latest myCUE partner:
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This innovative program does just what the name says...it MAKES TEACHING EASIER! After you watch this 3 minute video, you will discover how easy it is to use: http://www.TeachingMadeEasier.com/video

We are proud to announce that CUE has negotiated (for CUE members only) to receive this great service at a tremendous discount. You can purchase an individual membership for only $2.50/MONTH!

Order directly from www.teachingmadeeasier.com/orderoptions, use coupon code: 'cue5' and start saving time TODAY!

Your prep-time will be reduced to only minutes per week! Once you see how much time you will begin saving, show your colleagues! If your school purchases a Site License, your school will receive an additional discount and FREE Staff Training!


- CUE.org -

Watch in the coming week for email invitations to log in to the new and enhanced cue.org website. Anyone who has ever been a member of CUE or attended a conference can use their latest known email address as their username and the first four digits of their membership number as their default password. They will be prompted to create a new password and password hint and update their email address to begin receiving all the benefits of their CUE.org account. If you are not sure of your membership number, simply click "email me a temporary password" to re-enable your login.

New features:

  • Syndicated news feed for all CUE.org updates (using RSS technology)
  • Real-time credit-card purchases for conference registration and membership renewal
  • New email and printer-friendly proposal tools
  • Special CUE Members-only section with archives, myCUE member benefits and more....

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vol. 1, no. 2

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