March 29, 2011 -- Volume 1 Issue 2

An E-Newsletter from the Educational Technology Committee/Charter Oak Unified School District

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In this Issue:
1: ISTE Webinars
2: Character Counts in a Digital World
3: Earth Day Activities
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1. ISTE Webinars

Just a reminder that Charter Oak has ISTE Webinars listed on our Web site. To access the Webinars, click here.  The username is: charteroak  The password is: charter11

There are general topic Webinars, like: Knowing What Your Students Don't Know: Classroom Assessment Techniques that Improve Student Engagement and there are Webinars for specific topic areas like: Feel the Earth Move: Using Google Earth in a Middle School Science Earthquake Unit and Math & Technology: Bringing Research to Practice. Check them out!

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2. Character Counts in a Digital World

Just a reminder that Charter Oak teachers have produced a publication, Character Counts in a Digital World, which blends the Pillars of Character with technology  standards. It is a great publication and is available on the COUSD Web site.

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3. Earth Day Activities

Please join Federal Energy Management Program to Act Now to save energy this Earth Day. Positive change only takes place when we act in the moment. That's why our theme for Earth Day 2011 is Act Now; Together We Can Create a Greener Future. Outreach materials can be found here.

Earth Day 2011 materials include posters, bookmarks, post-it notes, decals and more. Agencies can call the EERE Information Center at 877-337-3463 to request a limited supply of Earth Day materials. These materials will be available to order starting March 28, 2011.

Thank you to Laurie St. Jacques for information on this wonderful resource.

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