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CECA Technology Exposition 2007

More exhibitors are needed for this year's Tech Expo ; applications must to be submitted by February 28th. It's important to remind our legislators how students in Connecticut schools use technology to support learning. Please consider showing off how technology has added value to what happens in the classroom.

If chosen, you and up to four of your students will spend the day at the capitol exhibiting what learning is accomplished using technology. It is a day that you and your students will never forget.

CECA Technology Exposition 2007
Date: April 4, 2007
Location: Legislative Office Building, Hartford
Who: CT Public Schools K-12
Application Deadline: February 28, 2007

Application to exhibit http://www.stonington.org/ceca/

Questions? Send an email to TechExpo@CECAInfo.org

Thank you! We hope to see you and your students in Hartford!

http://www.ceca-ct.org/Tech%20Expo/techexpo.html

New Open Source Users Group

EDUCATION CONNECTION through its PromOTE (Promotion of Open Technology in Education) project is facilitating an Open Technology (Open Source) Users Group. This group is dedicated to supporting the adoption and use of Open Technologies in the K-12 environment. This Users’ group is open, free of charge, to any interested educator in Connecticut.

User Group meetings will be held on March 21 and May 23 from 9:30 to 12:00 at Education Connection’s facility in Litchfield, CT.

There is also an online collaboration space where members can communicate and collaborate with peers on the use of open technology in their schools.

For more information or to register for the Users Group please contact Sean Kavanaugh at Kavanaugh@educationconnection.org or at (860) 567-0863 x194.

For directions please go to: http://www.educationconnection.org/directions.htm