Dr. Rita Oates
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Webinar: ISTE2014 Highlights — Tuesday, July 22 at 8 pm 6 days, 4 hours ago
Learn about highlights from ISTE2014 conference in Atlanta from some of the FSTE members and officers who attended.
They are looking for great new things to share with FSTE members and Florida […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, ISTE 2014 meetup: Sunday, June 29 at 4 pm 6 days, 4 hours ago
Are you attending ISTE2014 in Atlanta? Members of FSTE, FCITL and other Florida educators are planning an informal “meetup” at the convention center at 4 pm on Sunday, June 29.
FSTE president Nancy Blair Black, ISTE rep Rita Oates, and FCITL rep John Lien will be there along with Region V president Leo Rabinovitch..
Please post a comment if…[Read more]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, School In-Service Training Grants for PreK-5 Teachers due May 2 1 month, 3 weeks ago
A maximum of $4,000 will be awarded to elementary schools for materials, conference or workshop registrations, consultants, and substitute time. Proposals are encouraged that include professional development involving the use of technology to enhance student learning in mathematics.
Current NCTM PreK-8 school membership is required to…[Read more]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Win Olympus Digital Cameras, iPad in Yearbook Photo Contest from DigitalWish 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Manchester, VT – February 14, 2014 – Digital Wish is running a yearbook photo contest. Entries are due May 5, 2014, on Cinco de Mayo. We’ve teamed up with Olympus, Picaboo Yearbooks, and a talented photographer from USA Today to give away three Olympus digital yearbook cameras, as well as an iPad. We are also giving one of the winners a class…[Read more]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Washington Education Technology Policy Summit: March 18-19 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, March 18, 3:00-6:00, Washington, D.C. Hilton
Continues Wednesday, March 19, 8:00-4:00, Senate Visitor Center 209-08
On March 18, 2014, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), the International […] -
Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Computer science education is critical knowledge – opinion from MDCPS supt. 6 months ago
Steve Jobs once said, “Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer…because it teaches you how to think.” Statistically speaking, Jobs had it right.
Studies have shown that students who […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Computer Science Education Week: Dec. 9-15 6 months, 1 week ago
How will you observe Computer Science Education week? Dec. 9 is the birthday of Grace Murray Hopper, who was the inventor of the first computer programming language. Here’s a video from the David Letterman show, […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Dade schools delay tech rollout to study problems elsewhere 7 months ago
Posted on Wed, Nov. 13, 2013
Dade delays tech rollout as other districts struggle
By David Smiley [email protected]
Tens of thousands of high school freshman and seventh […] -
Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Miami ‘Maker Faire’ celebrates creativity, technology 7 months ago
Posted on Sun, Nov. 17, 2013
Miami ‘Maker Faire’ celebrates creativity, draws plenty of future engineers
By Nancy Dahlberg [email protected]MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, K-6 Teaching Awards for Excellence in Math, Science, Computer Science-due 4/1/14 7 months, 1 week ago
Nominations are open for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) 2013-14 competition, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Deadline: April 1, 2014.
The […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Verizon STEM Challenge Offers $20,000 7 months, 1 week ago
Middle and high school students can compete to win $20,000 for their school and the latest Samsung tablet as part of an innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) challenge from […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, HP offers free STEMx Catalyst Academy 7 months, 1 week ago
Free online mini-courses for innovative approaches to STEM education–the HP STEMx Catalyst Academy–are now open for registration.
HP has partnered with ISTE and the New Media Consortium (NMC) to offer these […] -
Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Get the newest Big Deal Book Newsletter – info for FSTE members 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Be sure to go to the Members menu and click on the dropdown box for the Big Deal Book Newsletter.
Rather than email this to you twice a month, we provide a link on the FSTE website so you can get it […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Optimal Video Length for Student Engagement: 6 Minutes 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Philip Guo, an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester, reports on a study of some online edX math and science courses.
If you have been thinking about flipping your class by […]
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, Global Ed. virtual conference: Online Nov. 18-22 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The fourth annual Global Education Conference, a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 18 through Friday, November 22, 2013 […]
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Dr. Rita Oates commented on the post, Webinar: Elementary Global Collaboration recording available 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Here are the resources listed in Nancye’s session:
http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.net
Google Docs
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Dr. Rita Oates commented on the post, Call for Bloggers on FSTE Website! 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Nathan, do you want to write something for November? That would be terrific to share your perspective on what’s happening in Polk County schools! – Rita
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Dr. Rita Oates wrote a new post, STEMx Virtual Conference recordings and files available 8 months, 4 weeks ago
To help teachers and students prepare for the growing global need for employees with STEM skills, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is hosting the 2013 Global STEMx* Education […]
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Dr. Rita Oates commented on the post, Web 2.0 Resource: Blabberize 9 months ago
World language teachers love Blabberize because it gives a great way for students to practice their oral language. They can record, listen, and often re-record several times before they are ready to post for others to hear!
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