2008 Concurrent Session 9

 

Friday, March 14, 2008

10:15-11:00

 

 

 

BlueRidge

Connecting with the Community Using Electronic Worksheets

Electronic worksheets are a teacher-friendly method for using 21st century tools in the classroom. Similar to webquests but much easier to develop, students must carefully frame research questions and locate appropriate resources to solve an authentic problem. Case studies and student work samples prove the worth of this excellent strategy.

Carol Brown, East Carolina University

Jackie Hill, South Lenoir High School

Target Audience: Middle, High

 

 

Carolina A

Off Road Adventures: GPS Can Take Your Curriculum Down New Roads!

Let us help you take a fun approach to learning with your students. Actual lesson plans with ''road tested'' materials will be provided. You will return to your school ready to start your own GeoCaching Off Road Adventure.

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

Barbara McMillan, Rockingham County Schools

Merea Bridges, Rockingham County Schools

Target Audience: Elementary

 

 

Carolina B

Clickers in the Classroom (V)

Build excitement for learning with Classroom Response Systems—serious educational tools that bring fun, enthusiasm, and success to your classroom!  See how you can easily incorporate this awesome, affordable, wireless technology in your lessons TODAY! We’ll show you ways this indespensible tool will quickly become a fixture in your classroom.

Ken Kirkley, Software Express

Rod Gatlin, Software Express

John Ryder, Software Express

Elizabeth Wagner, Software Express

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

 

 

Carolina C

Wiki 101

Participants will learn about applications for wikis including professional collaboration and collaborative as well as integrated learning in the K-12 classroom. Participants will collaborate to create, edit, and share a wiki, so they will be able to share a personal example of how quick and easy wikis are to create, use, and share.

Session Link:  http://wiki101byde.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Donna Edrington, Huntsville Elementary School

Alyssa Slater, Rockingham County Schools

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Concord C

Mac OS X Server 10.5 "Leopard" - It's time to let the cat out of the bag! (V)

An in-depth presentation on set-up, configuration and tips and tricks for client management. We will also look closely at iCal Server, Podcast Producer, Wiki Server and use of the Directory application.

Mike Kole, Apple, Inc.

Target Audience: K-12

 

Concord E

Video Communication and Collaboration

Discover ways to communicate and collaborate with local and global communities.  Learn how to use video conferencing to expand professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators. Have students call experts, communicate with troops abroad, conduct ''office hours'', share presentations, and more. Participants will receive a CD of resources

presented.

John Lincoln, Roanoke City Public Schools

Angela Charboneau, Roanoke City Public Schools

Kim Peer, Roanoke City Public Schools

Sam Stonehouse, Riverside High School

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Concord F

High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools and Technology

What common characteristics and practices differentiate high-performing, high-poverty schools with a small achievement gap from similar highpoverty schools that are not high-performing? How do they use technology?  Participants will peer into the black box of such high-performing schools, examine classroom-ready scenarios from Kaleidoscope, and identify those areas of highest need within their own teaching and learning environment.

Donna Sawyer, NCDPI

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, Administration

 

 

Harrisburg B

Making Nonfiction Come Alive in Today's Classroom (V)

More and more of the EOG is composed of nonfiction material. Scholastic has created a brand NEW adaptive technology based product that teaches students how to read nonfiction in Grades 3-8. Students learn to apply key comprehension strategies and skills as well as learn new content vocabulary.

Lisa Thomas, Scholastic Education

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, Administration

 

Kannapolis A

Exciting New 6-12 Online Instructional Resources

Gerry Solomon, Zena Harvley-Felder, and Dan Sparlin from the NCDPI Instructional Technology Division present free and subscription Web sites and e-Books recently reviewed for Infotech: The Advisory List, along with ideas for incorporating them in instruction.

Zena Harvley-Felder, NC DPI

Gerry Solomon, NC DPI

Dan Sparlin, NC DPI

Target Audience: Middle, High

 

 

Kannapolis B

Continued (9:15-11:00)

EduBloggercon Gathering

Blogging, wikis, social networks - they're all about conversation and learning.  This session will be a casual large group conversation about teaching, learning, curriculum, standards, policies, and an emerging new information landscape that holds some risks, but also enormous potentials for education. Come prepared to participate!

David Warlick, The Landmark Project, Featured Speaker

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

 

 

 

Kitty Hawk

What's New and Exciting with PowerPoint 2007

Come and see what is new and different with Office 2007 PowerPoint. See the new interface and learn about ribbons. Make a photo album with 6 clicks of the mouse. Envision what you can do to liven up your presentations and capture the imagination of your students.

Session Handouts:  What's New in Office 2007

PPT07

Amy Hurst, Kannapolis Middle School/Kannapolis City Schools

Jay Kepley, A L Brown High School

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Piedmont

The Plantation Letters: Teaching About Slavery with Primary Sources and Web Tools

This presentation introduces a new Web resource with digitized letters from North Carolina plantation families. Lessons tied to Social Studies, English Language Arts, and African-American studies are included and leverage Web 2.0 tools such as Google Maps and Voicethread to aid students in analysis and reflection. Visit http://plantationletters.com/

Session Handouts:  plantation_letters.pdf

Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University

Target Audience: Middle, High

 

Rocky A

One Size Does NOT Fit All: An Administrator’s Guide to Fostering a Learning Environment for 21st Century Students

In a time where there has never been a greater discord between our instructional methods, student learning processes, and the needs of the business world, it is imperative for administrators to provide an educational environment that is conducive to change and adaptation while addressing the concerns of standardized testing and a parents’ perception of what education should look like.

Brad Fountain, Discovery Education

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Rocky B

iPods go to school

Learn how an elementary school implemented an iPod project funded by an NCaect technology grant. iPods were used as part of a reading program to model fluency for struggling readers in grades 1-3. We will share our growing pains as well as other projects that grew out of this one.

Lizette Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

Mary Wall, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

Target Audience: Elementary

 

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