Autumn is here! The leaves are beginning to change, and our new team is FALLing into new projects, new workshops, and of course, our expanded EdTech Showcase! We can't wait to see you this month: either online, here in Oroville, in Sacramento at Fall CUE, or on your own campus!
-- Laurie, Janet, Jake, and Anna
Join us for this year's Educational Technology Showcase on Monday, October 28th, 2024 from 3:00-6:00 PM! The Showcase is drop-in and will be held adjacent to the BCOE Professional Learning offices, at the Oroville Convention Center: 1200 Myers Street, Oroville, CA 95965.
BIG space, BIG ideas, BIG prizes!
Come view and experience hands-on displays with various robotics and other classroom-friendly devices such as Sphero BOLT and Indi, Intelino, Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot, 3Doodler, Osmo, Ozobot, Marty the Robot, Piper Make and Piper Kits, PocketLab, LittleBits, LabDisc, RobotLab Virtual Reality, BreakoutEDU, Cubetto, KIBO, and more!
Several device vendors will be in-person to demonstrate and answer questions while other items will be showcased by an army of volunteers! In addition, the School of Education at CSU, Chico will showcase their mobile classroom and the collaborative possibilities it holds for Butte County schools and districts.
All items shown are available for checkout as part of our Educational Technology Exchange, a free service open to all Butte County educators! Register now for this interactive, FREE event and spend time feasting on hors d’oeuvres, meeting the EdTech Department staff, winning prizes, and experiencing the latest EdTech devices!
REGISTRATION: bit.ly/edtechshowcase-fall2024 ⭐
FLYER: bit.ly/edtechshowcase-fall24
Registration is not required, but appreciated. Available to all Butte County educators, administrators, and paraprofessionals!
Adobe Express for Education is completely free for those working and learning within K-12 education! Teachers and students can use it to create presentations, infographics, videos, and more.
If your IT Department has yet to deploy Adobe Express, please send them this page. Once deployed, take it a step further by installing the Adobe Express for Google Slides add-on!
Using this Slides add-on, you'll have the ability to remove backgrounds and use generative AI to create and edit images in just a few clicks! Check it out and let us know what you think!
FYI for BCOE educators, Adobe Express is already available to you. ;)
DETAILS:
October 5th-6th
Sacramento Convention Center
$370 (CUE Member)
$450 (Non-Member)
$90 (Student)
"Discover the future of educational technology at Fall CUE 2024 in Sacramento! Celebrating over three decades of innovation, our conference is the cornerstone for educators to elevate student success through technology. Experience sessions on integrating technology into curriculum, digital literacy and citizenship, artificial intelligence's role in education, data privacy and security in schools, innovative learning environments, game-based learning, and more!"
Laurie York
K-6 Educator with 19 years of experience in education, including thirteen as an elementary school teacher. A Google for Education Certified Trainer, Laurie co-founded North State CUE and has served as both President and Vice President of the organization. A former moderator for #CAEdChat, she is passionate about enhancing the educational experiences of #CARuralEd students and educators through technology.
Email: lyork@bcoe.org
Location: 1931 Arlin Rhine Memorial Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-532-5931
Jake Carr
K-12 Educator specializing in EduProtocols and artificial intelligence. Google for Education Certified Educator, an accomplished author, and a keynote speaker who travels extensively to consult with schools and provide professional development.
Email: jcarr@bcoe.org
Location: 1931 Arlin Rhine Memorial Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-532-4101
Janet Brownell
7-12 Educator and Google for Education Certified Trainer with 25+ years in education as a classroom teacher, instructional and technology coach, and professional development provider. Janet specializes in science, math, and engineering, and has a passion for accessibility, feedback, and transformative instructional pedagogies. Notably, her students regularly competed in the National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, showcasing their creativity, problem-solving, and computational thinking skills.
Email: jbrownell@bcoe.org
Location: 1931 Arlin Rhine Memorial Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-532-5842
Anna Brink-Capriola
Bilingual K-12 Educator with over a decade of international and local teaching, mentoring, and training experience. Anna specializes in capacity building, particularly within diverse, multilingual classrooms. She is committed to supporting teachers in creating culturally responsive and affirming environments through the integration of technology and social-emotional learning. Anna has held various leadership roles, playing an integral part in onboarding new teachers and helping staff implement technology resources in their classrooms.
Email: abrink@bcoe.org
Location: 1931 Arlin Rhine Memorial Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: 530-532-4103
