Welcome back everyone to the new school year! Between the heat, new curriculums, technology surprises, and getting classrooms routines up and running, I am sure that your first few days and weeks have been very full and busy.

We have new members that have joined RICE this year and we would like to welcome them! The purpose of RICE is supporting each other as we learn to use and integrate technology into our educational practices. Whether you are a “newbee” or an experienced “techy” sharing our experiences and knowledge with each other will help all of us to improve our instructional delivery and quality. So please make sure that you add these members to your Excel RICE Membership List (if you cannot locate it in your emails from last year or it got lost in cyberspace, email me for an update -- ginger.long@risd41.org).

New Members:
Deborah Goslin debi.goslin@risd41.org
Kathleen Reimers kathy.reamers@risd41.org
Carol Loy carol.loy@risd41.org
Phyllis Ellet phyllis.ellet@risd41.org
Gretchen Obrien gretchen.obrien@risd41.org
Jennifer Grennan jennifer.grennan@risd41.org

RICE Officers for 2003-04
President
Leah Heimburger leah.heimburger@risd41.org
President Elect
Venessa Taylor venessa.taylor@risd41.org
Treasurer
Berni Carmack berni.carmack@risd41.org
Secretary
Liz Bycyznski liz.bycyznski@risd41.org
Webpage Designers
Rosendo Terronez
Irene Hendrickx irene.hendrickx@risd41.org
Past President
Ginger Long ginger.long@risd41.org

This year’s meetings are scheduled on these dates:
9/25/03 Collaborative Project(s) for RICE Members
Presentation of past collaborative project between Black Hawk State Historic Site and RISD41 Classroom teachers and presentation of on-line science resources (Scientific Learning by Jeff Moore) at the RIROE website.
(Rock Island High School Library)

11/20/03 Software
(Rock Island High School Library)

1/20/04 Explore Internet Sites
(Rock Island High School Library)

3/11/04 Explore Hardware
(RIROE)

5/13/04 Presentation of RICE Collaborative Project(s)
Showcase Membership Classroom Projects
RICE Membership Dinner
(Rock Island High School Library)

Hot Website:
http://www.blackhawkpark.org
Black Hawk State Historic Site’s new website with educational and historical information. Developed as part of a collaborative project between Park, RISD41/TLCF Grant and volunteer Max Long.
http://homepage.risd41.org/glong/stories/storyReader$14
Teacher resources for integrating technology into any Native American curriculum. Also includes information on Black Hawk, the Sauk, and the
Mesquaki.
http://manila.riroe.com/scientificliving/
Jeff Moore’s website with streaming video and NASA resources on space hosted by the RIROE. Excellent support for your science curriculum whether you are a novice very experienced with technology. This site provides easy access to integrating technology and multimedia into your curriculum.