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California State Student Technology Showcase On March 19

2011-03-14

SAN BERNARDINO - One San Bernardino County school will be among those from the Inland Empire schools selected to participate in the California State Student Technology Showcase on March 19 at Palm Springs Convention Center.

The event promotes excellence in education by showcasing exemplary student projects using technology. Students will present their projects at the Showcase from 10 a.m. to noon. The Palm Springs Convention Center is located at 277 N. Avenida Caballeros.

The Showcase is open to the public and will feature students from across the state presenting exemplary projects that connect technology with standards-based curriculum. Each project has a display area and will demonstrate students' works in the areas of web, video, multimedia, graphic art, sensor/probe data and analysis, animation, and other curriculum-enriching applications.

Schools from the Etiwanda, Val Verde, Temecula Valley and Palm Springs school districts will compete in the Showcase. The following schools will have students participating from the Riverside, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino (RIMS) region:

• East Heritage Elementary School from Etiwanda School District;
• Nellie Coffman Middle School from Palm Springs Unified School District;
• Val Verde High School from Val Verde Unified School District;
• French Valley Elementary from Temecula Valley Unified School District.

The event is sponsored by the California Technology Assistance Project, Computer Using Educators and the California Department of Education.

For more information about the Showcase, contact Molly Large of the Riverside, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino (RIMS) California Technology Assistance Project at (909) 386-2686 or mlarge@ctap10.org.