2008 Concurrent Session 4

 

Thursday, March 13th 

 2:00 - 2:45

 

 

 

BlueRidge

Measuring Academic Growth: An Introduction to EVAAS (V)

SAS EVAAS is an on-line reporting system that tracks the academic progress of students, schools, and school districts on state EOG and EOC

achievement tests. This user-friendly reporting is available to all schools districts in NC and requires no software other than an ordinary web browser. To learn more: www.sas.com/EVAAS.

Elliot Inman, SAS / The Education Practice

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12, Administration

 

 

Carolina A

Shifting your SMART Board lessons into high gear

Are you able to Outwit, Outplay, and Outsmart your students? Learn from the eyes of two experienced SMART Board teachers how to mesmerize and motivate your students by creating advanced interactive SMART Board lessons.

Session Handout and Link: Shifting Your SMART Board lessons into high gear (Notebook file)

http://smartboardlessons.pbwiki.com/  

Susie Dudash, Harris Road Middle School

Sarah Frazier, Harris Road Middle School

Chasity Szabo, Harris Road Middle School

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Carolina B

How to Engage Your At-Risk and Struggling Learners

This session will demonstrate how to create digital text and text-to-speech features to help at-risk and special education students become more independent and engaged in the classroom. Accessibility Suite software will be used. Participants will have an opportunity to use the software at one of several stations.

Session Handouts:  http://www.nhcs.net/ogden/teacherresources.htm

Beverly Haley, Ogden Elementary/ NHCS

Cindy Szulewski-Booth, NHCS

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Carolina C

Gear Up as a Team - Technology Collaboration in the Upper Elementary School

An essential component in successful technology integration is collaboration between the technology specialist and the classroom teacher. In this session a technology specialist and a fifth grade teacher will share collaborative projects. Outlines will be available as well as links to online directions for the technology components of several projects.

Session Handout:  Bibliography2pgs.ZIP

Lynn Keith, Providence Spring Elementary

Suzanne Blaszak, Providence Spring Elementary

Target Audience: Elementary

 

 

Concord C

Podcasting 101: Do I really need an iPod?

Have you heard the term podcast but aren’t sure what they are? Do you know about podcasts but aren’t sure how or why to use them? Podcasting 101 will provide answers to these questions and some neat resources for

learning more.

Ouida Myers, NC DPI

Karen Creech, NC DPI

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12, Administration

 

 

Concord D

Tammy's Favorite Technology Tips, Tricks, and Tools

In this all new session, Tammy will share her favorite tips, tricks, and tools for teachers and students. Participants will learn a variety of simple, yet effective ways to use their computers more efficiently and effectively and will explore some cool resources that will enhance teaching and learning.

Tammy Worcester, Featured Speaker

Target Audience:

 

 

Concord E

Revving Up a New County Clips!

Join us as we release the new standards, process and home for County Clips. This great resource is receiving a make over and we need your

help—come join the race to have your county on County Clips.

Acacia Dixon, NCDPI

Chris Shearer, NCDPI

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Concord F

Education with Vision: Using Video in Education

Can video offer educational value, or is its only use to give us babies laughing and the evolution of dance? Should we try to break our students away from being passive consumers and begin to teach them how to master this technology? This session will provide video resources as well as thought-provoking ideas, questions and hopefully a few answers.

Marty Sharpe, Catawba County Schools

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12

 

 

Harrisburg B

Visual search categories add interest to electronic catalogs.

The new visual search capability of the Follett Destiny online public access catalog (OPAC) permits librarians to organize their collections in ways more accessible to novice searchers and reluctant readers. Graphics displays add interest and capture the attention of youngsters otherwise unmotivated and unimpressed by conventional OPAC search interfaces.

Session Link: http://www.netstrider.com/NCAECT/

Randy Ralph, Atkins A&T High School

Target Audience: High

 

 

Kannapolis A

Building the Network: Powerful Learning Practice for Educators

How do we promote the knowledge, skills and sense of urgency for 21st Century teaching and learning among all teachers in our schools? As the physical and virtual worlds converge to become the 'real world' of teaching and learning, virtual exchanges, online mentoring and other Web-based environments will play increasingly important roles in educational reform. The presenter will share "lessons learned" from her seven years of experience in designing and leading virtual communities of practice.

Sheryl Nussbaum, Featured Speaker

Target Audience: K-12

Watch the UStream Recorded Session

 

 

Kannapolis B

Gadgets

Are you a gadget head? Do you surf the net or listen closely to geeks talking in hopes of hearing about a cool software product or gizmo? Leslie Fisher (Gadget Freak) will show you some of her favorite hardware and software gadgets that do everything from make your life easier to provide piles of fun. Hardware, software and even completely off topic gadgets will be discussed.

Leslie Fisher, Featured Speaker

Target Audience: K-12

Watch the UStream Recorded Session

 

 

Kitty Hawk

Rev-Up District Performance with Insightful Data (V)

To make dramatic progress in the rapidly changing world of K-12 Education is almost impossible without access to accurate, timely information for teachers and administrators. Come and learn how technology can help your district rev-up strategic decision-making. Insights will be shared on what makes these projects successful.

Amy Anderson, SAS

Target Audience: Administration

 

 

Piedmont

Curing Your Student Email Headaches (V)

Explore facets of utilizing safe student email and learn about implementing and managing this powerful communication tool into your school. Hear about liability issues schools face and leave with new insights to safety and compliancy issues. Learn how this evolving technology CAN be easily, and safely, integrated into your curriculum.

Amanda Stubblefield, Gaggle.Net

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12, Administration

 

Rocky A

Shift into High Gear with an Interactive Whiteboard

Shift up to an interactive classroom with mimio! Kids are always engaged!  We will share lots of ready made lessons with you that are aligned with the NCSCOS for all elementary curriculum areas! Handouts with resources will be provided to participants. We will also have some door prizes!!

Tracy Caulder, Riverwood Elementary

Phyllis Brown, Riverwook Elementary

Target Audience: Elementary

 

 

Rocky B

Getting Started with Podcasting and Digital Storytelling

We will outline the work we've done to podcasting and digital storytelling in the past year at our K-5 on a very small budget. We will provide examples and resources for beginning your own program and engaging students in the creation of digital media projects.

Emory Maiden, Brunson Elementary

Sarah Jetton, Brunson Elementary

Donna McGee, Brunson Elementary

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle

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