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Sudhir Diddee has provided a 26-page preview of his new book, “Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips”

Look inside Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips from author Sudhir Diddee, Group Product Manager – SQL Server, Microsoft. He has 99 Windows 7 ® and Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint) tips that will save you precious minutes every day to a new efficient you!

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Information and Computing Technology Degree/Certificate Reviews: Spring 2012

If you want a free industry professional team to review of one of your college’s information/computing technology degrees/certificates, submit an application to the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology by Friday, April 6, 2012.

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Don’t Wait…Register for the STEM Summit Now

The two-day Summit (Thursday and Friday/February 9th and 10th) will introduce you to K-20 best practices in education focusing on innovative teaching and learning in STEM. As attendees, you will be examining curriculum for incorporation of best practices in STEM teaching and learning. For our K-12 educators, clock hours will be offered.

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Analytics 101: New Visual and Wizard-Driven Paradigms for Exploring Data and Developing Analytic Workflows

Analytic methods can be applied to vast data repositories, yielding deeper insights with less time and effort. Moreover, analytics brings greater sophistication to data investigations, revealing insights that spreadsheets would have missed.

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Center News & Updates for Fall/Winter 2011-2012

The Center has news and updates on the STEM Summit’s keynote, the IT degree and certificate review process, and more…

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Register for the 2nd Annual STEM Summit

Registration for the 2nd annual STEM Summit: Integrating STEM into Today’s Classroom to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders. This free event features Dr. Bradley Layton, Associate Professor & Director of Energy Technology Program at the University of Montana College of Technology, as the 2012 keynote speaker.

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Welcome Brandon Williams to the CoE Industry Advisory Board

Find out about the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology’s latest industry advisory board member, Brandon Williams a manager for GeekSquad, Best Buy, Bellevue, Washington.

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Center News & Updates for Fall/Winter 2011-2012

During the summer, the Center has planned a number of events, services, resources, and projects for our Washington State IT educators. Find out more here…

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New Advisory Board Members

The Center welcomes three new industry professionals to its industry advisory board: Valerie Goulds, Microsoft, and Juan Ulloa, Bellevue College. Rich James, F5 Networks, was unanimously elected to serve as chair for one more year. And, Franklin Donahoe, unanimously elected as co-chair, will assume the chair position for 2012-2013.

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Free Book Word 2010 from Paradigm

I found one book at the bottom of the box in which Paradigm Publishing so kindly sent a number of Office 2010 textbooks and preview copies.  So, the first educator who emails me at maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu and asks for it will receive it in the mail shortly.  Just include your mailing address.

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