http://www.riroe.com/site/3rd-annual-rice-mini-conference/ Have you signed up for the RICE Mini Conference yet? Please click on the above link and fill out the form entirely and be sure to hit the submit button at the bottom of the page! Conference date is fast approaching and you won't want to miss this cheap ($20) opportunity.

Registration is open for the 3rd Annual RICE Mini Conference. Please click on this link for a listing and registration form for this event and register today.

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Some of you may be having difficulties signing up as volunteers for the SIT Conference. Please contact Ginger Long for a form to submit as an email and attach. Send it to info@sitconference.org. All committee members who plan to be at the event must sign up through this process. If you will only be available to help the night before with set up, I will still need you to complete the registration form.If you have students that you are going to register for the SIT Conference please do so soon! Go to http://www.sitconference.org/ soon and get your students registered. If you have any questions about the SIT Conference please feel free to contact Ginger at ginger.long@risd41.org

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual RICE Mini Conference which will be held at United Township High School this year. Please go to www.riroe.com and click on "Teacher Resources" then click on "professional development" and go to click on "technology" you can download/open/print a copy of the newsletter and registration form for the conference. Here's wishing you all Happy Holidays and hope to see you at the 2012 RICE Conference!

Please be sure to start getting your students signed up for the SIT Conference by going to www.sitconference.org

STEM Conference in QC Area

The Illinois Math and Science Academy will be hosting a Community STEM Conference on Tuesday January 24, 2012  (5-7 pm) at the Rock Island Center for Math and Sciences (a RISD41 grade school).  This conference is open to students of all ages, educators and community members.  Anyone from throughout the Quad Cities greater area is welcome to attend.  IMSA is seeking presenters and attendees for this event.

In addition, Nicole Hoffman (Field Office Coordinator) at IMSA is seeking a middle to senior high school aged student to work with her on the Cool Hub as a presentation at our SIT Conference.  Here is a link to CoolHub: https://www3.imsa.edu/about/coolhub.imsa.  Nicole’s email address is nhoffman@imsa.edu if you would like to contact her directly.

Quad Cities area Students Involved with Technology Conference

The first annual QC SIT Conference will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2012 at Glenview Middle School in East Moline.  This unique all day technology conference is for students and presented by students.  Visit http://www.sitconference.org

Students Involved with Technology Conferences have been happening around the state of Illinois for more than a dozen years.  This is the first time it has been brought to the greater Quad Cities area.  The conference is open for all to attend, regardless of the community in which you live.  We are seeking student presenters, adult mentors, student attendees and volunteers.  Since this is our first of many SIT conferences, seating is limited to the first 150 students who register.  

Pease help spread the word to your local educational community and personal networks (churches, scouting, clubs, businesses, etc.).  

Visit http://www.sitconference.org to learn more or contact Ginger Long (QC SIT Conference Coordinator) at ginger.long@risd41.org

The house was just about packed for the iPad/Mini's session on Sept 19th!  Thank you to the panel members, the participants and the RICE Board for making this a great success!  Please enjoy the few pictures from the evening and don't forget to mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual RICE Mini Conference on January 21, 2012 and the SIT conference on February 18, 2012.

It's not too late and there is still room so be sure to register today for Sept 19 Mobile and Mini Computing Devices in the Classroom.  It's FREE!  Contact Julie at 309/736-1111 or email at julie.cox@riroe.com and tell her to put your name on the list.  We will be meeting at the ROE in Moline at 4 PM.

Sept 19, 2011 from 4-6 PM at ROE Moline
Join us and see what you can do with an iPad or iPod in the classroom.  Three local districts (Carbon Cliff, Erie, and Geneseo) will share their 1:1 implementation stories in a round table discussion during the first hour.  A concurrent session, Introduction to the iPad and iPod will demonstrate their basic operating system, the iTunes Apps. Store, and how to change settings to meet your individual needs.  The second hour will include two breakouts to discuss implementing mini or mobile devices in the classroom based on instrutional level.  Registration is required through Julie at the ROE please call 736-1111 or email her at julie.cox@riroe.com to reserve your seat.  Cost is Free!

Don't forget to register for the "Mobile and Mini Computing Devices in Your Classroom"  on Sept 19th at the ROE in Moline.  email Julie at julie.cox@riroe.com or call 309/736-1111. It's FREE!!!!

Be sure to read your Fall Newsletter and see what is coming up this winter!  Download RICE news fall 2011