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AZTEA Conference: Sparking Creativity: Using Digital Tools to Enhance Learning


Deadline has been extended to May 5, 2017!!

Sparking Creativity: 
Using Digital Tools to Enhance Learning

It's still not too late to participate in the Adobe Spark Contest! Deadline extended to May 5th!

Tell us how you are using digital tools in your classroom to enhance learning and you will be entered into a contest for a free year's subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite.  Have access to exciting tools such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat DC, Audition, Muse, Premier, After Effects and many other tools that are part of the Creative Cloud Suite.

And you'll be able to explore an exciting new tool from Adobe, Adobe Spark!  You and your students will use one of the three formats of Spark - Post, Page, or Video - or a combination of the formats to create a story about how your use of digital tools has transformed your classroom.

To find out more information about the contest, visit tinyurl.com/aztea-sparking-creativityWe will be making an award in each of the following grade levels: preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

To learn more about Spark, watch this Mobile Apps Webinar from AzTEA: at http://aztea.adobeconnect.com/p9hs79uii4c/

For some resources to get you started, visit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4vYW02K4Oy4cWxBWDgwUFJTY0E for the resources mentioned in the webinar.  Deadline has been extended to May 5th.

Finally, for another chance to win a subscription to Creative Cloud, simply let us know that you are interested by filling out this brief formIf you then submit to the contest, you will be entered into a random contest for a year's subscription.

If you have questions on the contest or if you need help or ideas, contact Chris Johnson at CGJ@email.arizona.edu or Cathy Poplin, AzTEA Executive Director, at azteaexedir@aztea.org.  You can also call Cathy at 602 899 5813 or Chris at 520 991 7304 and they will help you find the information you need.
About AZTEA
AZTEA [http://aztea.org ] is the state affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) [http://iste.org ]. Its members include teachers, administrators, and higher education faculty who are promote the use of digital technology to enhance learning.  AZTEA is one of three organizations that make up the STEM AZ Education Collaborative, http://arizona-stem-collaborative.org/, and provides high quality STEM professional development to educators across the state.
Contact Info
Christopher Johnson
Chair, Public Policy and Advocacy Committee (AZTEA)
Arizona Technology in Education Association
Twitter: AzScubaChris

Cathy Poplin, Executive Director
Arizona Technology in Education Association (AZTEA)
602-899-5813

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