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Hundreds from across the state are expected to attend the 43rd Annual California Student Media Festival this Saturday from 9am-12pm. Now in its 43^rd year, the California Students Media Festival is our nation’s oldest student media festival. Over the past fifteen years, the California Student Media Festival has awarded more than $100,000 to California Schools! CUE is proud to be a producer of such a grand event!

Southern - Huntington Beach Library and Cultural Arts Center 7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA  92648 | Map and Directions

Northern - Appreciation Hall (Building 1500) at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills | Campus map (Note: Park in Lot 1; bring 8 quarters for the parking permit machine.) Travel Directions

The following board members will begin their term on the CUE Board of Directors this July.
Brian Bridges listen to interview view statement Director, California Learning Resource Network Incumbent Modesto, CA Affiliate Nominated (Central California CUE)	Robert EM Craven listen to interview view statement Educational Technology Coordinator, Orange County Department of Education Costa Mesa, CA Member Nominated
Joyce Miller listen to interview view statement Teacher Specialist for Technology, Pomona Unified School District Temecula, CA Affiliate Nominated (San Gabriel Valley CUE)	Nominations for the 2010 CUE Board of Directors are due on December 15, 2009 and may be submitted following the established nomination guidelines.

CUE is proud to announce its 2008-2009 Board of Directors roster of officers:
	Brian Bridges - (2006-2009) President		Steven Glyer - (2006-2009) Vice President/Treasurer
	Micheline LeBlanc (2007-2010) Secretary

What: CUE Meeting @ NECC & the Launch of the ‘CUEniverse'
When: Monday, June 30, 3-5pm (or 1-3pm Pacific time)
Where: Global Connections Lounge, Level 3 Foyer H. B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX (right outside the Keynote location) AND in Second Life - CUEniverse, CUE’s Second Life presence

NOTE: Bring Your Own Laptop if you’d like to join us in both real life AND Second Life!

New to SL?  Check out these great resources and events:
- Make an avatar
- Second Life Knowledge Base for FAQs and tutorials
- ISTE’s Second Life resources
 

The 2008 CUE Board of Directors results are in! CUE Congratulates the two new board members and on returning board member on their 2008-2011 term. We thank all CUE members who voted, as well as all nominated candidates.
Jerome Burg listen to interview view statement Technology  Integration Coordinator Granada High School Danville, CA Affiliate Nominated (East Bay CUE)	Cameron McCune listen to interview view statement Retired Superintendent, Fullerton School District Rancho Mirage, CA Affiliate Nominated (Cahuilla CUE)
Sharon Sutton listen to interview view statement Coordinator of Technology and Outreach, Seeds University Elementary School, UCLA - Incumbent Pacific Palisades, CA Affiliate Nominated (CUE Los Angeles)
Nominations for the 2009 CUE Board of Directors are due on December 15, 2008.

During the CUE General Session on March 7, 2008, CUE recognized several extraordinary educators and leaders.

CUE member Doug Prouty passed away on March 12, 2008, following a heroic two year battle with cancer. Doug succeeded in regaining enough stamina to attend the 2008 CUE Conference, and was a joy to all who interacted with him during the three days he was in Palm Springs.

Doug served CUE in many capacities. He was an active member of the EBCUE affiliate and was also on the EBCUE Board of Directors. He was a popular and entertaining presenter at the CUE Conferences. For many years, he and Tim Landeck led the Technology Coordinators SIG. In 2005, he was elected to the CUE Board of Directors where he served until he stepped down to focus on his health. He was a contributor to the OnCUE journal and continued writing through the Spring 08 issue.

Doug made a triumphant stand in his battle with cancer; not unlike his tenacious passion for the impact that technology can have on student achievement. The CUE community mourns this loss with his family, and celebrates his life and contributions to our mission.

More info on Doug is available on his blog:

Celebrations of Doug: here, here, and here

CUE is pleased to celebrate its 30th Birthday Bash at this year's CUE Conference, exclusively sponsored by Promethean. If you're coming to Palm Springs - be sure to attend!

WHAT: CUE's 30th Birthday Bash
WHO: Everyone's invited
WHEN: Thurs., Mar. 6, 5:30-7:00pm
WHERE: Lobby, Palm Springs Convention Center
WHY: CUE founders will be honored, toast to CUE's next 30 years...

CUE, Inc. is currently experiencing an email issue with those emailing cue.org email addresses. Some email servers will not allow email messages to go OUT to any address ending in cue.org. If you are affected by this, please use our alternate accounts to reach us:

• Director of Operations - Marisol Valles - marisolvalles@gmail.com
• Executive Director - Mike Lawrence - cueinc@gmail.com
• CUEtoYOU - Mark Wagner - mark@edtechlife.com
• OnCUE - Dr. Sara Armstrong - sarmstrong@sgaconsulting.org

We will update this post with current information as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience while we work through this.

Ever dreamed of working on the CUE team, helping to bring CUE events to life from member dreams to reality? Or do you know someone who does? CUE is now looking to hire a hard working, detail-oriented person in the Bay Area to handle the office work involved in coordinating our Annual Conference attendee & exhibitor registration and countless other details that are crucial to the success of our big event!

CUE Awards & Recognitions - DUE Dec. 1, 2007

CUE Board of Directors Nominations - DUE Dec. 15, 2007

CUE is proud to announce the promotion of Marisol Valles, CUE's Conference Manager, to the new position of Director of Operations of Computer-Using Educators.

Mrs. Valles began at CUE in 2003 as a Conference Coordinator, but was quickly promoted to Conference Manager later that year as CUE leadership recognized her wonderful customer service and expertise in managing CUE events. She has managed all aspects of the CUE Conference since our return to Palm Springs, in addition to Human Resources and other management duties. The new role of Director of Operations will incorporate additional management duties and roles beyond the Annual CUE Conference.

Mrs. Valles has said that she's "excited to have the opportunity to continue and grow with CUE." Mike Lawrence, CUE's Executive Director, said that he "looks forward to seeing Marisol excel at her new role at CUE, and I congratulate her on this important step forward."

CUE is proud to announce an exciting opportunity for its members! All members are eligible for a special $158 rate (nearly 50% off!) to attend the Technology Conference for Administrators, presented by the Fresno County Office of Education, June 12-14, 2007. The event will be held at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite. In addition, all attendees will receive one year of CUE membership included in their registration. Current members will receive an extended year of membership.

Fresno County Office of Education’s Technology Conference for Administrators is a unique event that brings together administrators, senior technologists and technology experts. To register, be sure to use the CUE Member promotional code to receive this special pricing!

Differentiated Instruction Bootcamp - Summer Institutes July 10-13 in Maui, Hawaii, or July 29-31 in Indian Wells, CA Support Your English Learners Narrow the Achievement Gap Meet API/AYP Goals Rekindle Your Passion for Teaching Create Thriving Classroom Communities More info.... Conference Brochure (PDF)

Use promotional code to Register

The CUE 2007 Board of Directors Election ended in April, and we are proud to announce the results to the rest of the world! The CUE Members below will serve on the 2007-2010 CUE Board of Directors. CUE would like to thank all nominees for offering their time and expertise. CUE will begin accepting nominations for the 2008-2011 seats this August.
Kurt Larsen, Ed.D. Senior Research Associate, WestEd Chico, CA Member Nominated view statement	Micheline LeBlanc Director of Program Delivery, CTAP Region IV Oakland, CA Affiliate Nominated (East Bay CUE) view statement	Debra White (incumbent) Teacher, Oak Middle School, Los Alamitos Unified School District Garden Grove, CA Affiliate Nominated (Orange County CUE) view statement

For the past few months, CUE Members have been receiving FREE issues of Learning & Leading with Technology (L&L), ISTE’s top-rated member magazine, through a unique partnership between CUE and ISTE. Through May 15, members of CUE will save up to $30 per year on All-Inclusive ISTE membership (our best value!). more... (requires CUE membership)
  

For a limited time, CUE Members can receive bonus resources when subscribing or renewing their site’s subscription to Discovery Education’s unitedstreaming™.  Call Discovery Education at 800-323-9084 and mention the special CUE Member promo code today! This offer is available only to CUE members within schools or districts that subscribe to unitedstreaming directly from Discovery Education, not through a regional partner. Offer available through March 16, 2007. Find out more about these great offers on the myCUE Member Benefits section of the website.

This spreadsheet tool provides a simple method of tracking Ed Tech K-12 Voucher expenditures, as well as compiling the data that will be required for reimbursements. Users should have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Instructions are provided under the first tab. Please note that no changes should be made to the Template (last tab), as this is used to generate additional blank workbooks.

ClassLink is a tremendous time-saver for any school’s IT team    because it automatically synchronizes the Active Directory to the school’s Student Information System. CUE members are entitled to a 30% discount off an annual subscription which allows for an unlimited number of synchronizations. Login and visit the CUE Members Only section of cue.org for ordering information.

CUE  is proud to join WestEd, KZO Webcasting, and Google Education in the launch of the Infinite Thinking Machine blog and Internet TV show today.


Many CUE leaders are involved in the ITM, including Chris Walsh, Hall Davidson, Mark Wagner, Julie Duffield, Ray Hernandez and Mike Lawrence. CUE congratulates West Ed, KZO Webcasting and primary sponsor Google Education in this exciting launch.

Did you know that you could use money from the Microsoft settlement (the California Ed Tech K12 Voucher program) to reimburse your CUE 2007 Conference registration, workshop or seminar fees? CUEtoYOU Professional Development is also eligible for reimbursement! Click for more information....

Computer-Using Educators (CUE, Inc.) and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) announced today a partnership to develop a clear vision for technology’s role in bringing results in student achievement. Towards this end, they are jointly presenting two events in 2007. The partnership's first activity will be the Leadership Summit at the Annual CUE Conference in Palm Springs on March 1. In November, the partnership will produce a a pre-conference event at the Annual ACSA Conference in November 2007.  more....

CUE and Schoolwires have teamed up to deliver a new CUE community "hub."

The new portal, scheduled to launch in early October, will allow members to connect with their affiliates, SIGs, committees and task forces to keep up to date, launch email blasts, blog, podcast, conduct online surveys and event registration.

Working with volunteers from the Affiliate Leadership Committee, CUE chose Schoolwires because of their world-class website content management solution. It presently serves more than two thousand schools and 2 million users in 38 states. Please contact Elisa Brown at ebrown@schoolwires.com for more information and discount pricing available via CTAP, and some additional CUE member benefits.

Claim your FREE Subscription to T.H.E. Journal NOW!

CUE members have been enjoying a free monthly subscription to Technology Horizons in K-12 Education (T.H.E.) for the last 18 months. The subscription method has now changed. In order to continue (or begin for new members) to receive this benefit of membership, members must subscribe online using a special promotion code.
Each month, CUE members will receive issues packed with information on technology use and implementation exclusively for K-12 education.

• Case studies, best practices
• Product reviews and comparisons
• “How-to articles” by academic and consultant experts
• Technology news, briefs, and updates

*This FREE subscription is offered to qualified individuals as a professional courtesy. Qualified recipients include administrative, technical, and computer/technology-using educators in K-12 education. Approved subscribers will not receive a bill of any kind.

A Grant Index for Teachers!
Looking for free books, software, probes, or web tools? There are millions of dollars available for teachers and schools through competitive grant programs and contests.  Grant Wrangler is a grants listing service available at no charge. We make it easier for teachers to find funding for their classrooms. Search for the latest grants now!

Yep - we're moving again to a great location just a few blocks away in downtown Oakland. It's far enough to confuse the post office, so we're asking all members, partners and folks we work with to update their address books, handhelds, day planners and iPods!


As of July 1, send all CUE correspondence to:

Our phone, fax, email, web and rss feed addresses remain unchanged.

During the CUE General Session on March 10, 2006, CUE presented awards to seven extraordinary teachers and leaders. More info...

CUE Members and friends,

The CUE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Faherty, current Wine Country CUE affiliate president, to serve the remainder of Doug Prouty’s term of office on the Board.

Terry has a long history in Educational Technology and for the last nine years, has been a Curriculum Technology Coach at Napa Valley Unified School district and was a founding member of Wine Country CUE. Terry has eighteen years of classroom experience, and brings a clear vision of collaboration and partnership for CUE’s future.

I encourage you to congratulate Terry on this appointment and wish her well in her service to CUE.

Terry will begin her duties beginning at our May Board of Directors meeting and serve through July 2008.

You may have noticed a truck collecting electronic waste out behind the CUE Conference in Palm Springs. AERC Recycling Solutions was contracted to collect CUE member e-waste at the conference. Now that the conference is over, AERC is also offering their services to member school sites. AERC can come out to your school sites throughout the state and collect e-waste that has been piling up.
    
AERC is offering to collect monitors, televisions, servers and CPUs for FREE.

To schedule a pick up, or to get more information, please contact Robert Hewitt 760-929-8718 or rhewitt@aercrecycling.com

CUE is proud to announce the candidates for the CUE Board of Directors. The election will take place ONLINE only, and we ask that all CUE members log in to www.cue.org to verify their valid members-only login (email address) and password (click on the "Email Me New Password" button if you're not sure). Your membership expiration date will be displayed. It must expire after April 30, 2006 to be eligible to vote in this year's election. Each current CUE member may vote once for up to three candidates.

Those wishing to renew membership online will be able to beginning March 14. Membership can also be renewed via fax and mail. Click to download membership application.

In January, the CUE Board received a hard-to-accept email from one of its own; board member Doug Prouty, who embodies the best of a Computer Using Educator, shared his renewed battle with cancer and his need to remove himself from board duties to concentrate on his fight.

A long time CUE conference speaker, powerful voice and advocate for the thoughtful use of classroom technology, and a clear thinker in our field, Doug's absence while he devotes all his energy to this battle will be felt by all.

Here's the deal: if Doug has made a positive impact on your use of technology to improve teaching and learning, the CUE board invites you to share your story on our Doug Prouty CUE wiki.

God's grace and strength Doug.

The 2006 CUE Conference, Engage, Explore, Express now has two web-based schedules to assist attendees in pre-planning.

CUE Tips  What you need to know before you go! Download these fun audio podcasts for a quick summary of daily events, info on new activities, tips on how to get the most from the conference, previews from conference speakers, and much more!
> CUE Tips - Day One (Thursday, March 9th)    [7:21 min | 6.7 MB MP3] > CUE Tips - Day Two (Friday, March 10th)    [7:33 min | 6.9 MB MP3] > CUE Tips - Day Three (Saturday, March 11th)    [8:44 min | 8 MB MP3] > CUE Conference ED Welcome    [1:28 min | 1.6 MB AAC]	"CUE Tips" is produced by Chris Walsh from WestEd.

More Tools to Prepare for the Conference
> T.H.E. Conference Planner > KZO Webcast	> Frappr Attendee Map > Hotel/Travel Options

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Introducing Microsoft Across America’s latest addition to their seminar series, the Mobile Event Experience! You’re invited to join us for some time on the Mobile Event Experience vehicle to see how we can work together with the latest Microsoft technology solutions to help you solve some of your toughest challenges and reach some of your greatest opportunities.

And this year, we will be delivering sessions at the vehicle, scroll down to see a full list!

See us at booth  141!

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Session 1 - 10:00am - 11:00am


Session 2 - 11:30am - 12:30pm
Is Your Network Ready for Vista?
Douglas Spindler, Lynette Troutner 2175 - Microsoft Truck
Microsoft's Vista will add several new IP protocols to your network, are you prepared? Impacted will be security, firewalls, routing, QoS to mention a few.
Intermediate, Experienced, 4-12, College, Administration TL, IN, IT

Session 3 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Live Demo of Office 2007, OneNote 2007 and Groove 2007
Douglas Spindler, Lynette Troutner 2179
Watch as a renowned Microsoft MVP demonstrates features that teachers, administrators and students will use in these powerful new software programs coming from Microsoft. Be the first at your campus to learn about these tools.
Intermediate, Experienced, 4-12, College, Administration TL, IN, IT

Session 4 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Troubleshooting the Slow Network with FREE tools
Douglas Spindler 2177
A slow network is a common problem, but finding the cause can be difficult.
All, 6-12, College, Administration AD, IT

Session 6 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Office 2007: Word and Excel in the classroom
Kathy Jacobs   
The new interface isn’t the only thing that has changed in Word and Excel. Along with the new interface comes features that help you concentrate on the content and worry less about the format. Come learn how to create great communication pieces for your students and their parents, use Excel to learn the most from your classroom data, and even use both tools to help your students create their own documents, reports, and spreadsheets.

Session 7 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Software Programs You Hope Your Students Never Find
Douglas Spindler, Lynette Troutner 2178
Become educated so you don't become a victim. You need to know about these programs and what students can do with them. Join a celebrated Microsoft MVP as he walks you through the dangers that exist from malicious software programs.
All, 4-12, College, Administration TL, IN, IT

Session 8 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Office 2007: Teaching your students PowerPoint 2007
Kathy Jacobs
Now that it is easier to create great presentations, you need to learn how to help your students create the best presentations the first time. Beyond the teaching your students the new interface, this session will also show you how to use the new layouts to help your students understand the easiest ways to create their presentations, how to easily add pictures and media to your presentations, and how to make sure that the presentations your students create with Office 2007 will run on the machine they are created on or another one.

The CUE/Macworld partnership has produced its first effort in the 2006 K-12 Education Symposium. Keynoter and CUE Spotlight presenter David Warlick offers his reflections on the day in posts on his  "2 Cents Worth" blog site.

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The deadline to register with the $99 CUE discount to the first ever Macworld K-12 Educator Symposium has been extended to Dec. 16.

Download the registration form and fax it in today!
Use code: H1001
Fax registration to: Debbie Harkins @ 508.988.7581
Call 800.645.EXPO (800.645.3976) for more info.

More info

Computer Using Educators (CUE) will collaborate with IDG and Mactivity to present six sessions within the new K12 Educator Market Symposium on Friday, January 13, 2006 at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Fransisco. CUE will provide a host and all presenters in this single room strand for the six sessions during the day.

More information.

Do you know a leader? A visionary?

Nominations are due on Dec. 15 for the CUE Board of Directors. Think about who you or your local CUE affiliate might nominate and review the required materials on the nomination home page.

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.

The Conference theme is "Technology Infused Learning - Ed Tech Strategies that Motivate Learners." In support of this theme, CUE is presenting innovative yet practical approaches to be shared with the middle and secondary school attendees. Of the topics to be presented is a panel of successful EETT implementations, and several other relevant topics.

CUE is proud to partner with such respected organizations and looks forward to a successful and engaging conference experience.

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ALAMEDA, CA – Computer Using Educators (CUE), a nonprofit educational professional association, has returned from its annual retreat with new officers and enhanced member benefits, resources and services for the 2005-2006 school year.

The newly-elected officers of the CUE Board of Directors are: Scott Smith, President, Chuck Holland, Vice President/Treasurer, Debra White, Secretary. Hall Davidson and Jan Half continue to serve as Members at Large. The new members are Doug Prouty and Sharon Sutton, replacing departing members Harvey Barnett and Katherine Hayden, each of whom served as Board President during their term. More information, including biographies of each current board member can be found here.

CUE will soon be launching several new programs, including a professional development series for educators to support the effective use of technology in the curriculum, a new podcast featuring student voices, a new Special Interest Group focused on the needs of independent, private and parochial schools, a redesigned web site and email newsletter.

Computer-Using Educators (CUE), Inc., is a nonprofit California corporation founded in 1978. CUE's goal is to promote the integration of technology in the classroom in all disciplines and at all educational levels from preschool through college. With an active current membership of thousands of educational professionals, CUE supports 20 regional affiliates and four Special Interest Groups, and presents a statewide educational technology conference each year. CUE is the largest organization of this type in California, and one of the largest in the country.

Computer-Using Educators has successfully lobbied the California Legislature to pass SJR 8; a resolution calling for the full reinstatement of all Federal EETT funding to California schools. Efforts of CUE Advocacy Committee member John Cradler as well as CUE staff and Board Members are in large part responsible for this success. The resolution is currently being chartered and will be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to Congress and the White House shortly.