Orange County Computer-Using Educators is pleased to announce this exciting local technology funding opportunity.Grants from $50.00 to $500.00 each will be awarded this year to OC CUE members.

Orange County CUE members are invited to apply for a grant if they are full-time teachers or site administrators and are employees of K-12 school districts, colleges, or universities, either public or private.

Applicants must complete the OC CUE Grant Application. Each applicant must hold a current membership in Orange County CUE. For your convenience, the CUE membership form can be downloaded from the CUE website at http://www.cue.org/membership.

Grant applications must be received no later than May 1, 2012 . If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail Cathy Baumgartner, OC CUE Grants Chair, at cbaumgartner@occue.org. Please put “OC CUE Grants” in the subject line.

A committee of volunteers will score the grant proposals. The Scoring Committee will not be provided with the identity of the applicant or the name of his school or district, so that the scoring criteria can be applied objectively. The scoring rubric, along with some FAQ’s, can be accessed from the links at the bottom of this email.

Grants will be awarded by May 22, 2012 . The grants will be funded so that implementation may begin in the fall semester of the 2012/2013 school year. Note: Each grant is awarded to the member’s school, and any equipment or materials purchased with grant monies will remain the property of the recipient school or district.

Recipients of funded grants must submit a Project Evaluation on the completion of the project (no later than one year after receiving the award). Recipients must also submit a commentary for our OC CUE Newsletter.

All grant information and forms are located here We look forward to reading your grant proposal! Good Luck!

April 21st: Microsoft CA Den Spring Virtual Conference

Think Outside the Book with thousands of educators from all over the world as we connect during this unique professional development experience! The Social Learning Summit with Classroom 2.0.

Learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into your instruction as well as discover an abundance of resources to expand your own personal learning network.

This will be a wonderful in-person event to connect with other educators in Orange County. Grace Kim at the Microsoft Store will be sharing some free resources for educators and store events for your school.

Bring another teacher with you and come join us for a morning of learning, good food and prizes. Breakfast refreshments will be provided.

Price: Free
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Microsoft Store South Coast Plaza
Address: 3333 Bristol St. #1249, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Parking: Free

Click the link below to register. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up to
reserve your spot.

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/r6m1s5/