Bring the World to Your Classroom with Google Earth

Our next event is Bring the World to Your Classroom with Google Earth.

Participants will lear to...

• navigate with world with Google Earth
• Add and eliminate features
• Add and label you own set of Placemarks
• Browse through 3D Buildings
• Place 3D models of Buildings on the location of your choice

Sign up for this class by clicking the Events link at http://www.slocue.org.

End-of-the-Year Social June 4th

SLOCUE's End-of-the-year Social is Thursday, June 4th at The Cliffs Lounge in Pismo Beach. Find more information at the SLOCUE Website.

Document Camera Shootout

Come see and try a couple of document cameras a SLOCUE's Document Camera Shootout. This event takes place on Thursday, April 23 at the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education's board room from 5:30 to 6:30. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Check out the video I created with the AverVision 300 CP. Although my delivery of the math lesson isn't so great, I think we can all see the potential.

Web 2.0 for Administrators

Make your job more efficient while brining your school up to date with a host of interactive Web Tools.

Please refer to the attached Web2.0 for Administrators workshop flyer for specific information.

Registrations will be done online via a Google form on the San Luis Obispo Computer Using Educators (SLOCUE) website. Click on this link to access the form: http://www.slocue.org/events.htm (please note that it takes a little while for the form to load).

If you have any questions please contact:

Debbie Guardado, Sr. CTAP Coordinator: dguardado@slocoe.org

Eric Jarvis, SLCUSD TOSA: ejarvis@slcusd.org

Google Docs...and the End of Flash Drives!

The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education (SLOCOE) and the San Luis Obispo Computer-Using Educators (SLOCUE) are pleased to present a free hands-on presentation!

Please visit the SLOCUE Website at http://www.slocue.org and click "Events" for more information.

This event is absolutely FREE…but registration is required. The Google Docs online registration form is available under the "Events" section of the SLOCUE Website.

A PDF copy of the Google Docs flyer is available at: http://www.slocue.org/googledocs.pdf Please feel free to print out the flyer and share with those who may be interested in attending.

This Google Certified Presentation will cover the basics of using the following Web-based productivity applications:
· Google Writer
· Spreadsheet
· Presenter
· Forms

These powerful tools are absolutely free and – unlike software-based programs (e.g. M.S. Office, Open Office, etc.) – can be accessed from any computer that has an Internet connection. These tools also enable users to collaborate and easily share documents.

Please feel free to contact SLOCUE for more information at slocue@slocue.org.

PhotoStory

PhotoStory embedded as blog.

What Are We Really Testing?

I just returned from the Google Teacher Academy where one of the presenters shared how to display API scores by area using Google Maps. She displayed a map with color-coded symbols representing API scores of each school in the area. Having lived in San Jose for five years, I am acutely aware of the distinct geographical borders that divide people by income. Those divisions were reflected perfectly in the API map displayed by the presenter. I later brought up the API map for the Central Coast. Both maps are below. Click on the map for a larger view.