Indianapolis is My Home

17
Jan

Are You A Computer Teacher in Indiana?

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Colleges, Convention Center, Downtown, Education, Elementary, High Schools, Things To Do in Indy

A friend of mine is an a technology teacher on the south side in Center Grove. He let me know about a conference coming up next week for computer educators in Indiana. The organization is called Indiana Computer Educators and their annual conference starts next week in downtown Indianapolis. The conference will be held in the Indiana Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.

Here’s a little more about the organization:

Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) is a non-profit professional group whose mission is assisting educators to enhance learning through the use of technology. David Flowers of the Fort Wayne Community School Corporation founded this organization in 1980. In 1980, ICE was a user group of forty-three people that had an interest in computers, met two or three times each year, and published a newsletter. The first ICE Conference included six hardware vendors.

I was heading into the teaching profession at one time, high school biology teacher was my goal. That changed quickly once in college and I started taking all the educational theory classes. Now what’s odd is I’m very interested in all the theory now. Hmmm….

Visit Indiana Computer Educators website

09
Jan

College Students Can Get Office 2007 Ultimate for $59.95!!!

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Colleges, Shopping, Students

Just a quick post to highlight a great deal I just stumbled across and wrote about on my Microsoft Weblog website.

If you’re a college student or know one that needs Microsoft Office 2007, then check out this post on how to get the $700 Office Ultimate edition for less than $60.

College Students Can Get Office 2007 Ultimate for $59.95!!!

18
Dec

12 Days of Christmas by IU’s Straight No Chaser group

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Colleges, Education, Humor, Local Musicians

09
Sep

David Letterman Speech at Ball State

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Celebrities, Colleges, Humor, News, People, Surrounding Indianapolis

A friend of mine that’s a student at Ball State and will be getting to take advantage of the new Letterman Communication Center videotaped Letterman’s speech and posted it to YouTube.

David Letterman cracks me up.

14
Aug

All-Indy Pass

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Art, Business, Childrens Museum, Colleges, Concerts, Dining, General, Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Indians, Indianapolis Zoo, Special Events, State Fair, Theater, Things To Do in Indy

My wife and I have been wondering lately why Indianapolis doesn’t have a citywide pass that would get you into a variety of attractions for a single, annual fee.

We’re members of the Indianapolis Zoo, The Indianapolis Children’s Museum already and would be interested in buying a membership to NCAA Hall of Champions, Indiana State Museum, Connor Prairie, Eagle Creek Park, etc.

There are loads of different events that happen across the city on a regular basis, it seems like an Indy City Pass would be a great idea for somebody to implement. You could even incorporate restaurant discounts, free parking and similar items.

Even thinking about it a little bit more, it would be great to be able to choose one game to attend for each sports team: Pacers, Colts, Indians, Fever, Ice and maybe even local college sporting events.

02
Aug

Local Search Startup Partners with Indiana University

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Business, Business Entrepreneurs, Colleges

ChaCha search, founded by local IT entrepreneur Scott Jones, partners with Indiana University in a new research alliance according to the IBJ.

ChaCha founder Scott Jones will join IU Vice President for Information Technology Brad Wheeler for a news conference at IUPUI.

Founded last year, ChaCha quickly raised $6 million from investors, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Compaq Computer founding CEO Rod Canion, and Jack Gill, who co-founded Palo Alto, Calif. venture capital firm Vanguard Ventures.

I haven’t heard any details of this yet, the press conference is scheduled for later this afternoon from Indiana University’s campus in Bloomington.

19
Jun

IU Football Coach Terry Hoeppner Dies

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Colleges, Sports

After battling brain cancer and the associated problems and surgeries, Terry Hoeppner has passed away. Terry has been the head football coach at the Indiana University since 2005 and was the person responsible for giving the nickname “The Rock” to the stadium after he had a huge, limestone boulder moved into the in-zone before he started his first season.

IU team physician Dr. Larry Rink confirmed in a statement that Hoeppner was being treated for the brain tumor over the past 18 months. During Hoeppner’s illness the school released few details about his condition or treatment, citing federal privacy laws and the family’s desire not to make the illness public.

Hoeppner, who went 9-14 in two seasons, had taken three medical leaves since December 2005. He hadn’t been seen publicly since late February. Late last week, the school said assistant Bill Lynch would replace him as coach for the 2007 season.

In December 2005, doctors removed a tumor from his right temple a year after IU athletic director Rick Greenspan hired Hoeppner. In September, a CT scan revealed another growth in the same area of Hoeppner’s brain.

Although I’d never really followed IU’s football program, I was inspired by the ongoing news of Coach Hoeppner’s fight with cancer and how his players and friends saw him as a real inspiration for never giving up on the battle.

We wish his family the best and pray for peace and strength to all those left behind that miss him dearly.

• Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner dies - Yahoo! Sports

• IU football coach Hoeppner dies - IndyStar

• Indiana football coach Hoeppner dies of complications from brain tumor - ESPN News