November 16, 2008
Success Showcase at ICE 2009
The ICE 2009 Success Showcase is a great opportunity to share with your peers in an informal setting.
The presenter will share a project or activity that integrates technology into the education of students. It is
an opportunity to share with others, your ideas, in a one-on-one atmosphere of interaction and questions
while displaying information and examples of your project.
Success Showcases will be held in Exhibit Hall D of the Convention Center either Wednesday, January
28, 2009 - 4:00 - 5:15 pm or Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 9:30 - 10:45 am.
The Success Showcase presenter will receive free registration for the day of the conference they present.
The deadline is November 21, 2008. Link to online application online application form located at
www.iceindiana.org
Educational Technology Web Sites
Are you not getting the expected results from students? Are you looking for something different to
motivate and inspire children in the classroom? Are you looking to improve what you are already doing
with integrating technology in the classroom? If so, check out the web sites listed here.
Best practices of educational technology in Michigan:
www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract
A portal for instructional technology projects across the curriculum:
Exemplary and promising educational techology programs. A bit dated (2000), but you may find a gem:
http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Instructional_Technology/
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/LTD/newtech_progs.html
A portal to many sources and reviews of educational software, etc.:
www.teach-nology.com/teachers/educational_technology/software
Best educational software, technology resources, and online courses:
http://askbobrankin.com/best_educational_software_and_technology.html
ICE Partner Newsletters
ICE has partnered with two groups to provide links to their newsletters that offer news bites related to
innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning environments, awards, grants, competitions,
worth-the-surf web sites, and more..
This monthly newsletter is published by the Buddy Project, in collaboration with ICE, HECC, and the
Indiana Department of Education. Follow the link below to access the November edition of this excellent
resource “home-grown” by Indiana educators.
http://www.buddyproject.org/etc/newsletters/vol2num4.asp
Check out the Buddy Project web site at www.buddyproject.org and see the K-8 Techology Benchmarks,
November learning capers, Technology integration artlices, grant opportunities and much more.
This bi-monthly newsletter is published by the Big Deal Book of Technology. It is always full of
awards/grants/competitions, free and inexpensive resources, professional development opportunties,
noteworthy web sites and more. Use the links below to go to the November 3rd and November 17th
edition of this invaluable resource for Indiana teachers looking for .
http://www.iceindiana.org/docs/bigdealnews/BigDealBook110308.htm
http://www.iceindiana.org/docs/bigdealnews/BigDealBook111708.htm
Tech Tips & Grins
Technology FYI The Pulse smart pen is a computer embedded in a pen-sized package, with audio and visual feedback,
processing capabilities, and built-in memory storage for handwriting capture, audio recording and
applications. Users can capture and synch audio recordings to notes handwritten on special paper and
replay audio segments by tapping on what they wrote. The captured notes and audio in the smart pen
can then be uploaded via docking station and USB connection to a PC where they can be replayed,
saved, searched or sent to others. Updates are coming quickly, including a translator system. If you
have the Spanish translator, just write a word in English, tap the word, and the pen will play audio of that
same word in Spanish. Or you could write a word in Spanish, tap it, and hear the correct pronunciation in
English. Want more info? Check out www.livescribe.com.
Wit & Wisdom
You know you’re a teacher when –
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you have a hard time choosing a name for your child because of negative associations.
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you can recognize your students by the back of their heads.
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you can maintain a straight face in any situation
Feel free to send your favorite technology tips, tricks, projects, and humor to ICE Communications Chair,
Paul Brumley at [email protected]. You never know, your submission may show up in future ICE
newsletters!