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Digital Women’s Project Conference: Celebrate Women’s Wisdom: Life Journeys
As part of my doctoral dissertation work, I have been serving on the Digital Women’s Planning (DWP) committee and will be fulfilling various roles throughout the conference. I hope to see you there.
“The Digital Women’s Project inaugural academic conference, Celebrate Women’s Wisdom: Life Journeys, which takes place March 7–8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The conference engages scholars and business professionals from all sectors to share their wisdom that will impact the future for themselves and the next generation of women and men. Through connecting around the life course method of identity; motivation and drive; relational style; and adaptive style, participants will share research that enhances opportunities for women to live meaningful lives of purpose and leadership.
The Digital Women’s Project (DWP), an initiative of the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) led by Dean Margaret Weber. The mission of the project is to explore the work-life balance issues of women from global perspectives. The DWP aims to accomplish this through its three components: research; a digital library/website; and an annual academic conference.”
Reprinted with permission, more here: http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/digital-womens-project/, https://www.facebook.com/DigitalWomensProject, https://twitter.com/Womens_Project, http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4644719&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Jensen Publishes an Article Pepperdine’s The Colleague Alumni Magazine Regarding Her Explorations of Her Tribal Heritage and Meetings with Key Congressional Leaders
By X. Ryan & J. Bowen
Los Angeles, CA June 4, 2012
Doctoral Student’s Voyage into Personal History and Tribal Purpose Coincide. Crystal Jensen, President and Founder of Integrity Technologies, Inc., Founder of the Community Empowerment Resource Center (CERCle), and nearly finished doctoral student in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in West Los Angeles, CA published an article in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of Pepperdine University’s The Colleague Alumni Magazine. The article chronicles her journey from research to purpose. Her personal sojourn back to her Choctaw roots in Oklahoma and Washington D.C. enhanced her research and defined her purpose in serving and empowering technologically, educationally, and economically under-served populations.
In addition to attending conferences, meeting with legislators and executives, and studying pioneering educational technology organizations throughout the globe, Ms. Jensen has created two organizations–Integrity Technologies and the Community Empowerment Resource Center (CERCle)–with the goal to support and empower indigenous communities through learning technologies. Her personal history and heart for community have motivated her to continue to work with and for Native American tribes and indigenous groups to preserve and promote a positive legacy.
In her essay, she recollects her key learnings and opportunities through the Doctor of Education in Learning Technologies (DELT) program in the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) and how they confirmed her passion to fulfill her call to “Purpose, Service, and Leadership.” The article, titled “GSEP Perspectives: Tribal Education and Communities in Need,” goes into detail about how her graduate work has provided invaluable opportunities to learn more about tribal education as well as her Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma heritage.
The Doctor of Education in Learning Technologies program at Pepperdine University incorporates 60 percent face-to-face time and 40 percent online sessions which allowed Crystal to travel to her Choctaw tribal homeland in Oklahoma where she supported her mother through cancer treatments and her eventual passing. With each visit, she “was able to reconnect with many family members while conducting an archaeological expedition to ‘dig up the bones’ of my family and cultural history by visiting key Choctaw historical sites.” Crystal also visited various Native American Choctaw boarding schools, most notably the Jones Academy which “provided me with a model of what tribal education can be for all Native American children.”
These visits have helped inform the development of “two organizations that utilize learning technologies to serve Native American and indigenous communities in need – Integrity Technologies and the Community Empowerment Resource Center (CERCLE).”
In addition to visiting her homeland, Crystal was invited to attend the National Indian Education Association Legislative Summit (NlEA) in Washington, D.C. While there, Crystal visited Capitol Hill and attended meetings with key congressional representatives, including Senators Udall, Akaka, and Inouye and others, the director of the Bureau of Indian Education, the Vice President of the NEA, and various educational leaders. “These experiences connected me with high-level Native American and non-Native education and legislative leaders and will provide key contacts to support my future learning endeavors to empower others in need, in accordance with the Pepperdine mission.”
For further information about Crystal Jensen and CERCle, visit icercle.org
Native American/Indigenous Online MMORPG Coming Soon
About this project
MAYA 2012 - Portal to the New Humanity
ABOUT THE GAME
“This game is about a warrior during the Golden Age of Mayan culture who overcomes daunting challenges, and becomes a shaman. The game begins with our hero, B’alam, who wakes up to find his village being pillaged and burned.” See more
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1985676891/maya-2012-portal-to-the-new-humanity
STEAM: A Framework for Teaching Across the Disciplines
STEAM = Science & Technology interpreted through Engineering & the Arts, all based in Mathematical elements.
To learn more, please visit http://www.steamedu.com/
New Mexico – Tewa Women United: Youth Creating Beloved Communities
Join us on Saturday, May 5th at Northern New Mexico College for YOUTH CREATING BELOVED COMMUNITIES ~ Presented by Tewa Women United
::: Attend workshops on Youth Activism, Healthy Relationships, Higher Education, Empowerment Through Art, Empowerment Through Agriculture. 8:30 am to 3 pm ~ Screening of film “Maria Full of Hope: An Equal Voice Story” at 1:30 pm
::: Sponsored by Tewa Women United, Associated Student of Northern New Mexico College, Until Three, Santa Clara Systems of Care and Marguerite Caseys Foundation’s Equal Voice Youth Empowerment Project.
::: Location: Rooms AD 101 / 102 in the NNMC Administration Bulding, Espanola campus
::: IT’S FREE! (lunch included!)
Rio Technology
While updating my resume’, I just found my old blog when I was coordinating tech in Rio SD, such great memories! http://riotechnology.blogspot.com/
East Bay CUE October 2011 Newsletter
EBCUE Newsletter
October 1, 2011
11-12 Issue 1
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http://www.ebcue.org
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Inside this Issue
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* From the President
* Curriculum Links
* Money Savings
* Tips & Tricks
* Professional Development
* Dates to Remember
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EBCUE Board
President: Stephen Politzer
Vice President: Crystal Jensen
Eileen Walters
Anna Massi
Adrienne DeWolfe
Jim Freese
Stephen Politzer
Alberto Nodal
David Malone
Gerald McMullin
Theresa Gabor
Karen McMillan
Crystal Jensen
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From the President:
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Have you ever gone to a conference, attended a speaker session, and said to
yourself, ³I could do that.² Me too! Really, it¹s true. I was one of those
people, the ones saying, ³I could do that.² I felt that I was doing some
interesting things in my classroom with integrating technology, but there
were (are) lots of reasons for being one of those people: not enough
confidence, too scared to get up in front of others, feeling that I wouldn¹t
measure up, not techie enough, no time to put together a presentation,
[UNSERT YOUR REASON HERE]. Does that sound like you? Guess what? You¹re
normal.
Some years ago, I realized that normal was.. well.. normal. Back then, the
first Cool Tools had hands-on workshops as well as concurrent sessions. The
concurrent sessions were one-hour times for normal people to share
interesting things they were doing with integrating technology. As a normal
person, I thought, ³I could do that.² Then I said, ³I can do that.² Finally
I decided, ³I will do that!² S and I did. That¹s how I started down this
path.
Now, for a number of years, Cool Tools has had only hands-on workshops.
However, for Cool Tools VIII in January 2012, EBCUE is bringing back
concurrent sessions, and we¹re reaching out to YOU. What interesting things
are you doing with integrating technology? How about the chance to share
with others? The first step is to click the Google form link below and
submit your proposal for a one-hour concurrent session. This is your
opportunity to decide, ³I will do that!²
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL for a one-hour concurrent session BY October 31, 2011:
http://goo.gl/PRKLy
On another note… CUE acknowledges one teacher each year as its Outstanding
Teacher. The Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes a classroom teacher who
has made a noteworthy contribution to educational technology in a classroom
setting. Creating standards-based curriculum using technology is the key
element in this award. Nominees must be classroom teachers and CUE members
in good standing. As an affiliate of CUE, EBCUE selects its own winner and
submits this winner to CUE for consideration as CUE¹s overall winner.
Do you know a teacher who deserves to be EBCUE¹s Outstanding Teacher winner?
Let us know who by submitting his/her name and other information using the
Google form below. For more information on the Outstanding Teacher Award
requirements, visit CUE¹s website at http://www.cue.org/awards/ and scroll
down to the Outstanding Teacher section. At the bottom of the section, you
can also click the Oview rubric¹ link to view the Outstanding Teacher
scoring rubric.
SUBMIT THE NAME and other information for someone you think deserves to be
EBCUE¹s Outstanding Teacher:
http://goo.gl/fBecE
We¹re excited to hear from you on both of these topics!
Stephen Politzer
EBCUE President
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Curriculum Links:
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Instructables
http://www.instructables.com
The Instructables web site provides step-by-step directions on how to make a
variety of items. The topics vary widely but teachers may like: How to play
Mancala, origami paper airlplanes, how to make dice from paper, and create a
Lego clock. Teachers can have students publish step by step How Tos they
create.
eLearning for Kids
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
E-Learning for Kids is a great place for students to find courses on any
number of subjects. This site is geared towards kids ages 5-12 and the
courses are broken down by subject and grade. These online courses are easy
and fun for the kids to do and cover everything from math to computer
skills.
Clay Yourself
http://www.clayyourself.com
Here¹s a site for creating a clay avatar for you or your students. It¹s a
great site for times when you can¹t use a real photo. The site walks you
through creating a clay avatar of yourself allowing you to create and
customize your facial features. When you¹re done, you can download the image
file for future use.
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Money-Savings
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Free eBooks and Audio Books
http://www.openculture.com/2011/09/popular_high_school_books_available_as_fr
ee_ebooks_audiobooks.html
Teachers and students can access some of the most popular books for free,
mostly as free audio books and ebooks, and sometimes as movies and radio
dramas. Titles include 1984, Frankenstein, Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a
Mockingbird, and more.
Target¹s Daily Deal
http://dailydeals.target.com/
Visit the Target Daily Deal web site to find a variety of items all at a
reduced price.
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Tips & Tricks
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Top Ten Lists
http://web20-21stcentury-tools.wikispaces.com/top-ten
You may be the person who gets asked a lot of technology-related questions.
If so, then you’ll want to add this your arsenal. This wki collects all the
top lists related to education technology. The Top Ten lists covers images
and clip art, YouTube alternative, screencast applications, quiz creators,
file converters, word cloud creators, and online brainstorming.
Buncholinks
http://www.buncholinks.com
Input multiple links (“bunch”) and create a single short URL that takes
people to that bunch. You can describe and revisit a bunch to update it.
Share your bunch for users to comment on or contribute their own links to
the bunch. As the owner, you can control what links are approved. You can
also create your own custom URLs. Use a bunch widget to embed a bunch on
your site.
DocsPal
http://www.docspal.com/
Free online file converter/viewer that supports all kind of documents,
video, audio, images, e-books and archives like Microsoft Word (doc, docx),
PowerPoint (ppt, pptx), Excel (xls, xlsx), Open Office documents (odp, odt,
ods), and many others.
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Professional Development
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Cool Tools VIII
Mark your calendars for EBCUE¹s Cool Tools VIII on February 11, 2012. Don¹t
forget our new location at Head Royce School in Oakland. This will be a Cool
Tools you will not want to miss! More information to come.
MyCTAP!
http://www.myctap.org/
Looking for free technology professional development? Check out MyCTAP! at
the California Technology Assistance Project¹s website. Click on the
Professional Development tab and select from Live Online Workshops, CTAP
Technology Tutorials, Technology Quick Guides, and more.
Digital Citizenship Awareness Webinars
http://cocoschools.org/digital
These webinars are available at no cost to you through a partnership with
Contra Costa County Office of Education, AT&T and CTAP. Teachers, teacher
leaders and administrators who are interested in learning more about the
different aspects of Digital Citizenship are invited to participate from the
comfort of their computer. Topics covered include: Digital Dramatics,
Digital Duplication, Digital Tattoo, Digital Identities and Digital
Learners. Each webinar is 45 minutes and is accompanied by a listing of
resources and tools that teachers can use with their students and
administrators use with their staff. Registration is required.
Fall CUE Conference – Oct. 28 & 29
http://www.fallcue.org
Educators, technology coordinators, administrators and those who are looking
to see how technology can support student achievement should attend this
conference! Many sessions and exhibits will be of special value to those
involved in Title I, School Improvement Program, Eisenhower Program, Data
and Assessment, Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT), English
Language Development (ELD), Special Needs, and GATE. Over 100 sessions to
choose from. Register Now!
Simple K-12 Webinars
http://simplek12.com/tlc/webinars/
The Simple K-12 Webinar is a great way to learn some new technology skills
and practices. Free, after-school webinars walk you through a variety of
topics all related to integrating technology into teaching and learning.
There is no cost to participate. Upcoming webinar topics include: The
Flipped Classroom, Using Your iPad to Break Free, 30 Tools in 50 Minutes,
Digital Storytelling on the iPad
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Dates to Remember
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EBCUE Cool Tools VIII
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Head Royce School, Oakland
Fall CUE Conference
October 28 & 29, 2011
American Canyon High School
http://www.fallcue.org
CUE Conference
March 15-17, 2012
Palm Springs Convention Center
http://www.cue.org/conference
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Fine Print
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Do you know of an event, program or information that would be of
interest to EBCUE members? We would like to help you get the word out.
Please
submit all information in electronic form to ebcue@cccoe.k12.ca.us.
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Ebcue mailing list
Ebcue@cccoe.org
http://cccoe.org/mailman/listinfo/ebcue
NOLO’s Three Things for Non-Profits – Introductory Video
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Podcasts for Non-Profits
Podcast Interview with Ilona Bray, Author of the Volunteer’s Guide to Fundraising: http://www.nonprofit.libsyn.com/interview-with-ilona-bray-author-of-the-volunteer-s-guide-to-fundraising
This podcast includes:
1. Community-based vs. established non-profits fundraising
2. General tips for non-profit fundraising
Blog of other podcasts non-profits:
http://blog.nolo.com/fundraising/category/podcasts-for-nonprofits/
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