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November 9-11, 2005 Georgia International Convention Center, College Park |
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Thursday, 8:30 - 9:30 Featured Speakers
Title: Exciting PC Technology for the Classroom Presenter(s): Patrick Crispen Room: Monument Room Strand: Featured Speaker This one-hour workshop introduces you to some of the most exciting PC-based technology available to educators today. (Sorry, Mac users!) From tools that help you easily create teaching videos to special plug-ins that significantly enhance your PowerPoint presentations, this workshop is for any PC user interested in learning more about some of the new technology that can improve your students' classroom experience and even create positive learning outcomes. Session 90 Title: Pigeon Power: Thinking Simple in a Complex World Presenter(s): Larry Johnson, Annette Lamb Room: Ballroom A Strand: Featured Speaker When you compare the outcome to the time invested, are your technology projects really worth it? The problem may be that we're thinking "big" instead of "small." There are hundreds of ways to infuse technology into our curriculum without spending hours surfing the Web, learning software, and creating large-scale projects. When it comes to technology, we need to start focusing on simple projects that can become a transparent part of our curriculum rather than complex, time-consuming endeavors. This session focuses on practical ways to more effectively and efficiently engage learners through simple, technology-rich activities that stimulate higher level thinking. Did you know that in some cases carrier pigeons are still the fastest way to move information? Sometimes you need to think simple in a complex world. Session 91 Title: Copyright Overview Presenter(s): Gary Becker Room: Ballroom B Strand: Featured Speaker This session provides media/library staff and other educators with a basic knowledge of copyright law in order to determine permissible and restricted activities and to answer specific questions related to their concerns. An overview of the law including purpose, the rights of authors, and the liabilities and penalties associated with the law will be presented. Categories of material eligible for copyright protection will also be discussed. Handout (html) Session 92 Title: Practical Tips for the Media Specialist Presenter(s): Janie Baxter, Shirley Sainz Room: Ballroom C Strand: Library/Media Media specialists will be given practical tips to increase their productivity via the Web or CD. Session 93 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBA Room: Ballroom D-E Strand: Hot Topics Session 94 Title: Fathom: The Statistical Software That Will Change the Way You Teach Presenter(s): Angela Barlow, Jill Mizell Room: 306 Strand: Emerging Technologies Use Fathom and change your teaching. This K-12 technology makes organizing data and calculating statistics appropriate/easy within any content area. Lessons ideas will be presented. Session 95 Title: Use Our Online School to Supercharge Your Regular and Summer Schools Presenter(s): John MacDonald Room: 308 Strand: Distance Learning Find out how our accredited, online school can benefit your MS/HS regular and summer school programs. Up your promotion and graduation rates now! Electronic handout (website link) Session 96 Title: Game Plan for High School Graduation Test using Technology Presenter(s): Robynn Holland Room: 309 Strand: DOE Get a copy of the electronic Jeopardy Game with social studies objectives on the Georgia High School Graduation Exam. Hear the latest information on the DOE social studies curriculum. Session 97 Title: Down on the Farm - Overview of Primary InTech Presenter(s): Kim Cornett, Crill Head Room: Suite A Strand: Elementary/Pre-K Primary InTech is designed to meet the technology integration needs of those teachers Pre-K-1. Participants engage in technology-connected lessons as they explore integration strategies for their classrooms. Session 98 Title: Design, Plan and Implement Technology Support and Training Presenter(s): Julie Christopher Room: Suite B Strand: Network Infrastructure/Technical Support Explore the design of a hardware support infrastructure and application/instructional software training. Topics include Help Desk, trouble ticket issuance, service protocol, technology specialist training, teacher training, and benchmarks. Session 99 Title: Technology Integration for the Spanish-Speaking Student Presenter(s): Vicki Yoe Room: Suite C Strand: ESOL/Foreign Lang. Through the use of modern technology and innovative software, this session offers ideas for actively engaging your Spanish-speaking students during project-based learning. Session 100 (s) Title: Addressing "No Child Left Behind" with Technology Integrated into the Curriculum Presenter(s): Apple Room: 313 Strand: Sponsor With the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) in mind, Apple offers a new series of Curriculum Mobile Labs to help raise student achievement through the integration of technology into the curriculum. Learn about the components, which have been carefully chosen to provide a superior teaching and learning experience. They include research-based software programs that adhere to curriculum standards, assessment tools to track student performance, and professional development for teachers to ensure that the technology is used effectively in the classroom. Research studies show that the routine use of technology can help raise student achievement by engaging and motivating students. Discover how the Curriculum Mobile Labs can inspire new ways of teaching and learning to help every child succeed in school. Session 101 (s) Title: Dell’s Electronic Interactive Classroom Presenter(s): Dell Room: 324 Strand: Sponsor This session will be a live demonstration of a number of electronic technologies, such as electronic whiteboards, projectors, wireless slates, and handheld remotes. Coupled with educational software, these electronic tools can electrify the classroom and make chalk and blackboards obsolete. As we enter the information age of the twenty-first century, we must embrace these electronic tools to ensure our ability to provide the student with the skills to locate and use the vast amounts of information available to us today. Door prizes will be given away during the session. Session 102 (s) Title: SchoolMax Sponsor Session Presenter(s): Sponsor SchoolMax Room: 312 Strand: Sponsor Session 103 (s) Title: Classroom Video Content Distribution Presenter(s): Micro Technology Consultants Room: 310 Strand: Sponsor Micro Technology Consultants will present a session on "Network Video For The Classroom.” Participants will view a live demonstration of how new and existing television systems can be used to enhance instruction. The presenters will show to how to distribute content such as PeachStar and cable TV to the classroom from the media center. Session 104 (s) Title: Let Your Computers Help with Intervention (Grades 1-12) Presenter(s): Chris Donnelly Room: 305 Strand: Sponsor Turn your school’s computers into intervention tools. The researched-based Academy of Reading and the new Academy of Math have proven in Georgia that struggling students’ reading and math skills improve four times as rapidly using technology-driven intervention. Session 105 (s) Title: Enhance Your Elementary Curriculum with High Quality K-5 Online Resources Presenter(s): Ed McCullough, Cristin Kennedy Room: 303 Strand: Sponsor Energize your elementary curriculum with high-quality online resources customized for K-5. Teach with cross-curricular themes and find QCC standards-aligned resources, interactive games, and more. Session 106 (s) Title: Riverside Publishing Sponsor Session Presenter(s): Riverside Publishing Room: 106 Strand: Sponsor Technology is becoming an important component of may statewide assessment programs. Come and see a web-based delivery system being developed for the State of Georgia by Riverside Publishing. Using this online system, teachers can select from and administer pre-developed testets measuring Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum (QCCs). Results are available immediately for instructional purposes. Come and experience this system firsthand! Session 107 (s) Title: Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom Presenter(s): SBC Room: 107 Strand: Sponsor Session 108 Title: "Seeing is Belizing" Presenter(s): Carol Melton, Susan White, Meg Walworth Room: CP Exhibit Room Strand: Grant Writing and Administration This presentation will discuss how a team from Armstrong Atlantic State University worked with teachers in Belize to enhance reading instruction with technology. Session 109 Title: The JASON Project: A Novel Idea Presenter(s): Claudia Rodriguez Room: CP Lanier Strand: MS English Let's discover the relationship between the JASON Project and language arts. We'll explore chat rooms, message boards, novel activities, oral traditions, and more! Session 110 Title: Parents and Teachers Together on the Web Presenter(s): David Buddenbaum, Joyce Castronova Room: CP Walnut Strand: Elementary/Pre-K Want to keep communication lines open with your student's parents? The Web gives a quick and easy solution. Session 111 Title: Technology Standards: Where's the Media? Presenter(s): Jim Neale Room: CP Preservation Hall C-D Strand: Administrative - Curriculum This presentation deals with the trend of excluding instructional media from technology standards. Topics discussed include visual literacy, media literacy, audio, video, and multimedia. Session 112 Title: Real-Time Assessment in Instruction Using Instructional Technology Presenter(s): Michael Perry Room: CP Preservation Hall A-B Strand: Assessment/Accountability and Standards Students are motivated to participate and learn by using an interactive learning system named the Classroom Performance System (CPS). Assessing student learning while delivering instruction helps students master content. Electronic handout (website link) Session 113 Title: PowerPoint with an Educational Punch! Presenter(s): Sabrina Sterling Room: CP Mercer Strand: Multimedia /Media Production Go beyond the traditional slide show with PowerPoint. Create interactive presentations that teach and test concepts. Projects can be developed by students or teachers. Session 114 Title: Into the Field! A JASON Project Local Watershed Study Presenter(s): Ginny King Brady Room: CP Wesleyan Strand: MS Science Your JASON Project students can be an important part of the JASON Project Research Team, sharing what they know with other scientists around the world. Session 115 (v) Title: EasyTech - Using an Online Technology Curriculum to Impact Student Achievement Presenter(s): Ken Hodges, Virginia Stoner Room: CP Preservation Hall 1 Strand: Administrative - Curriculum Join ELS, Inc. to learn more about Learning.com's EasyTech K-8 technology integration curriculum. EasyTech includes online technology lessons and integration activities that reinforce core curriculum concepts and meet the National Education Technology Standards (NETS). Session 116 Title: NetOp: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and Wow - The "6 W's" Presenter(s): Connie White Room: CP Preservation Hall 2 Strand: Emerging Technologies We will share the positives and negatives of launching a virtual monitoring program in various environments. Lesson ideas and applications will be shared. Electronic handout (website link) Session 117 Title: GaETC State Technology Fair Presenter(s): Lou Oxendine, Caylen Tichenor Room: CP Preservation Hall 3 Strand: Library/Media Come and see highlights of our regional fairs and share your experiences with those wanting to start a fair in their area. |