To learn more visit blogs.edutech.nodak.edu/lfnd/events and register at bit.ly/LFND2013. View the following link for a detailed event flier.

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EduTech and ND Career and Technical Education (ND CTE) are joining together to offer scholarships totaling $250 to the first 10 registrants (EduTech $100 and CTE $150) for this summer's GIS 2013 (Geographic Information Systems) workshop. This will reduce your total cost to just $200 for the five day workshop held in Bismarck from July 8 through July 12.

Completion of this workshop will certify you to offer student credit when teaching these technologies in your school.

Three optional professional development graduate credits will be available upon completion through NDSU, MiSU, or UND for an additional $150 payable to the university.

Click the following link for more details on the workshops and to register.

• The webinar will be lecture-style and any questions from viewers can be typed in real time. When possible, questions will be answered during the webinar. All questions will be collected for review and answered in a talking point format following the webinar.
• Participants will need to register in advance if possible. However, participants can register on the day of the event if necessary. You must register by clicking on the web address. You will receive a confirmation e-mail following your registration.
• After the webinar, a link will be sent out for a short survey about the presentation, system, and potential use.
• The following site will give you updated information about the status of K-12 SLDS and eTranscript system.

Details
Adobe requires licensing for the distribution of forms created with Adobe products. Since many North Dakota state agencies and schools use Adobe products for this purpose, the state purchased an inclusive licensing agreement. The licensing agreement does not provide any software, it simply allows for the legal distribution of editable forms created with Adobe products such as Adobe Acrobat X Standard and Adobe Acrobat Professional.

Examples of how the license applies includes forms for orders, registrations, surveys and any other data your school wishes to collect via a PDF that can be viewed, printed and/or saved. Forms can be shared from your school website, student/staff blogs and social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter.

Congratulations goes to Hazen High School on their submission of "Cyberbullying," a video which portrays a student being cyberbullied by the use of cell phones and texting. Hazen High School will receive $1,000 toward video cameras, movie editing software, and EduTech training! PLUS students involved in the winning project will receive a pizza party, custom designed t-shirts, and iTunes gift cards!

Thank you to all of our contestants, and congratulations Hazen High School!

EduTech staff had the challenge to narrow down the selections to the top three contenders. This was a difficult task, as so many creative and inspirational videos were submitted. NOW you get to vote for the winner!

The winning school will receive $1,000 toward video cameras, movie editing software, and EduTech training! PLUS students involved in the winning project receive a pizza party, custom designed t-shirts, and iTunes gift cards!

We want YOUR vote! Watch all THREE Digital Citizenship videos, then vote for the one you want to win by "LIKING" the video (thumbs up icon). You have until Friday, April 12 at 5 p.m. to cast your vote! The winning school will be announced on the EduTech website on Monday, April 15. Good luck to our contestants!

Cost is $60 per participant. Training will be held in Dickinson, April 8, in Bismarck, April 9, and in Grand Forks, April 10. Participants should bring an iPad updated with the latest iOS and iTunes downloaded and the laptop used to sync the iPad. Please click the following link for more information and to register for an upcoming training session, or download a copy of the iPad Roadshow flier.

EduTech and the Foundation for Rural Service invite all ND teachers and 5-12 grade students to participate in a contest to raise digital citizenship awareness for K-4 elementary students!

Prizes
The winning school will receive $1000 toward video cameras, movie editing software and EduTech training! PLUS: students involved in the winning project win a pizza party, custom designed t-shirts, and iTunes gift cards!

Now in its eighth year, RAND is modeled after the international Read Around the Planet (RAP) event but includes only K-12 classes in North Dakota. If your students have never participated in RAND it's an awesome way to celebrate reading and literacy with another classroom! There is no cost to participate, click the following link to register.

This activity was designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the state the opportunity to read to each other, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology. Interactive video classroom-to-classroom connections will take place February 19-20, 2013. Each connection is scheduled for one hour. Registration deadline is January 30th.