2008 Concurrent Session 7

 

Friday, March 14, 2008

8:15-9:00

 

 

 

 BlueRidge
Podcast in the Classroom (V)

Podcasting is a powerful way to distribute content and to communicate, making it a wonderful tool for education. Apple is the leader in podcasting with a comprehensive, integrated, and easy-to-use solution for creating, distributing, and accessing podcasts. Join us in this presentation to see how teachers and students can use and create many different types of podcast

that will promote student learning and address state standards. Creating podcast will allow students to work collaboratively as well as improving their writing, editing, and presentation skills.

Janice Adams, Apple, Inc.

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Carolina A
Squeaking to USeIT

UNCW in partnership with New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick Schools, offers a project to increase opportunities for students and their teachers to learn to use IT within the context of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses. The computer = activities enable acquiring problem solving skills, while applying IT skills.

Session Link:  http://www.useitproject.org

Karen Hill, University of NC Wilmington

Beth Bruton, New Hanover County Schools
Lucas Gillespie, Pender County Schools

Target Audience: Middle

 

 

Carolina B
Bringing IMPACT to Your School

Are you at an impasse with implementing IMPACT in your school? This session will focus on administering IMPACT model in your elementary

school. Presented by a Media Specialist and Tech Facilitator; see how Ira B. Jones Elementary has gone from rigid scheduling and little collaboration to full IMPACT model implementation.

Session Handout:  Putting the IMPACT pieces together.pps

Matt Whiteside, Ira B Jones
Crystal Hendrix, Asheville City Schools

Target Audience: Elementary

 

 

Carolina C

Claymation- Shape, Move, Snap, Learn!

Art students at Riverside High School in Durham, NC create claymation movies that show the benefits of the medium in an “art” class, plus its powerful educational potential for the core subjects. Jerry Williamson, an Instructional Technologist for Durham Public Schools and the Riverside students will share their experiences and insights on using claymation as an

educational tool.

Jerry Williamson, Durham Public Schools
Melody Alexander, Riverside High School
Jordan Liv, Riverside High School
Kevin Privalle, Riverside High School

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

 

 

Concord C
The Internet is the new OS

Google Docs? SlideShare? RSS? EduBlogs? PB Wiki? They are all part of what we call the Read/Write Web or Web 2.0 and are reimagining what we think of as an operating system. In this session we will explore the tools that are out on the World Wide Web, and discuss ways to use them in your classroom.

Session Link:  http://bethanyvsmith.pbwiki.com/The+Internet+is+the+new+OS

Bethany Smith, NC State College of Education

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

Concord E
High-Tech to Low-Tech, Tools for Data Collection in the Classroom

From classroom clickers and online surveys to simple sticky notes, we demonstrate ways to find out if your students are grasping the concepts of your lessons. Whether you want to use state-of-the-art technology or pencils and paper, implementing data collection can be fun and stimulating for you and your students.

Phil Kaufman, LEARN North Carolina
Keri Church, LEARN North Carolina

Target Audience: K-12

 

Concord F
Shift gears to Microsoft Word 2007

Join us as we explore the new layout of Microsoft Word 2007. Learn how ribbons and tabs are more than decorations. The new format and organization of 2007 will make life much easier for its users, once you tackle its logical organization. Handouts included.

Session Handout:  Helpful Websites for Word 2007.docx

It used to be here2.docx

Andy Watson, Kannapolis City Schools
Janet Hill, Kannapolis City Schools

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Harrisburg B
Building Teacher Webpages with Microsoft SharePoint (V)

Looking for ways to make life easier in the classroom? Join us to discover how using Microsoft SharePoint for Teacher Webpages makes it easy to create the documents you use everyday at school such as calendars, announcements, and homework assignments. Additionally, see how to incorporate wikis, blogs, podcasts, and video to leverage E-portfolios in your classroom.

Colleen Beale, Data Networks

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

 

Kannapolis B
Web 2.0: Using Mashups in the Classroom

A mashup is the combination of two or more web applications to createsomething new and different - think list of recent tornado activity combined  with Google maps. During this session you will learn what a mashup is and see some examples available on the web for classroom use.

Lizbeth Coleman, Durham Academy

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High

 

 

Kannapolis A
Who's In Your Circle? Collaboration in the 21st Century

The 21st century has ushered in a number of web-based tools for collaborating globally. How can teachers use these tools to motivate students in using higher order-thinking skills and problem-solving skills while mastering content being taught? Join us in this session to obtai  strategies for taking Web 2.0 (Wikis, Blogs, Skype, etc.) to school.

Session Link: http://ncaect07.pbwiki.com

Deborah Goodman, NCDPI

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Kitty Hawk
Expanding Resource Access with Decreasing Budgets (V)

Every school must focus on improving student academic performance and meeting state standards. Destiny®, a browser-based educational resource management solution, expands access to important resources while saving significant budget dollars and staff time. Anytime, anywhere access to educational resources, contributing to improved test scores and closer partnerships with staff

Larry Bennett, Follett Software Company
Kent Bishop, Follett Software Company
Bob Ranaldi, Follett Software Company

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

 

 

Piedmont
Wireless Security for Your Mobile Classroom (V)

Join us to learn the latest wireless security hacks and threats against your mobile classrooms. We will discuss the threats and, more importantly, steps security and safety of your mobile classrooms.

Session Links:  http://www.datanetworks.com/default.asp?action=category§ion=materials

Dave Bailey, Data Networks

Target Audience: Administration

 

 

Rocky A
Alice- the Free, Fun, and Easy Way to Introduce Students to Programming

Alice is a FREE animation/programming software program donated by Carnegie Mellon University. It encourages students especially girls and minorities to learn programming in a fun way. They create animation and/or video games as they learn concepts. Studies show students using Alice continue and succeed in future programming classes. http://www.alice.org/

Session Links:   Official Alice site http://www.alice.org (download free software)

Our web site is http://learnalice.googlepages.com  (presentations and links)

Jill Nelson, Randleman Middle School

Target Audience: Middle, High

 

Rocky B
Now That I Have The Data, What Do I Do With It

We assess students and assess students, but what do we do with the results.  How can the data drive my instruction? Learn to use some of the programs provided by your system to offer differentiated instruction for your students. Provide various activities for enrichment and remediation using technology.

Session Handouts:  now_that_i_have_the_data.ppt

Cheryl Kent, Rowan-Salisbury

Target Audience: Elementary

 

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