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November 9-11, 2005 Georgia International Convention Center, College Park |
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Thursday, 4:00-5:00 Featured
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Session
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Title: Viruses, Cookies, and Spam ... Oh, My! How to Protect Your Computer from the Internet Nasties and How to Fix What's Bugging You on Your PC or Mac Presenter(s): Patrick Crispen Room: Monument Room Strand: Featured Speaker In this fun-filled, one-hour workshop you'll learn the field-tested tips and tricks to batten down your home computer's hatches from outside attack, protect your data from virus infestation, and keep your computer running in tiptop shape. You'll learn how to use tools like MSCONFIG, Apple Software Update, and Internet Explorer's hidden repair tool to fix some common computer problems -- including how to stop those annoying pop-up ads once and for all! Session 206 Title: Turning Dreams into Reality: Using Technology to Address the Needs of All Children Presenter(s): Annette Lamb Room: Ballroom A Strand: Featured Speaker Our children have gifts, talents, challenges, and dreams. Technology can help you develop effective, efficient, and appealing learning experiences to address the individual needs of your students. This session will explore strategies for infusing a wide range of technology tools to meet diverse needs while still focusing on essential questions and standards. Learn to differentiate learning experiences by selecting channels of communication (i.e., text, visual, auditory) and technology-rich activities that meet the diverse prior experience, skills, and speeds of your students. Finally, promote critical and creative thinking through the use of webquests, powerquests, and other challenging, inquiry-based technology-rich projects. Session 207 Title: Your School Web Site Presenter(s): Christopher Curchy, Keith Kyker Room: Ballroom B Strand: Featured Speaker Learn the tips and techniques that can make your school website an effective tool for parents, teachers, and students. Content includes software and hardware considerations, Web content ideas, and digital imaging techniques. Also included are projects and planned activities to use with student Web designers. Session 208 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Ballroom C Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 209 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Ballroom D-E Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 210 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: 306 Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 211 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: 308 Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 212 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: 309 Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 213 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Suite A Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 214 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Suite B Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 215 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Suite C Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 216 (s) Title: iApps: Power Tools for a Digital World Presenter(s): Apple Room: 313 Strand: Sponsor Get an overview of Apple's tools for digital literacy in an action-packed session covering iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, iTunes, iCal, iChat, and QuickTime 6. Session 217 (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 218 (s) Title: SchoolMax Sponsor Session Presenter(s): Sponsor SchoolMax Room: 312 Strand: Sponsor Session 219 (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 220 (s) Title: Internet Activity Site for Students (Grades 1-12) Presenter(s): Joe Massaro Room: 305 Strand: Sponsor KidBiz provides daily news updates, secure email, an interactive stock market game, and a wide array of special sections that get kids into the habit of using computers every day. The daily news and all corresponding activities are written each day for eight different reading levels. Session 221 (s) Title: Learn How To Use No Child Left Behind Funds For Technology Purchases Presenter(s): Joel Petersen Room: 303 Strand: Sponsor Take full advantage of your NCLB funding. Learn how you can purchase netTrekker, an easy-to-use technology tool, for your teachers and students. Session 222 (s) Title: Riverside Publishing Sponsor Session Presenter(s): Riverside Publishing Room: 106 Strand: Sponsor Technology is becoming an important component of many 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 223 (s) Title: Videoconferencing for Education Presenter(s): SBC Room: 107 Strand: Sponsor Session 224 Title: Sweep the Suite Presenter(s): Sandy Couey, Gail Smith Room: CP Exhibit Room Strand: Technology Planning Get rid of the chalk! Throw out the chalkboard! Let us show you how to integrate. In this session, participants will be shown a brief overview of ways to incorporate Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Publisher easily into their everyday classrooms. Session 225 Title: Hot Topic Repeat Presenter(s): TBD Room: Lanier Strand: Hot Topics TBD Session 226 (v) Title: Monitoring, Managing, and Analyzing your Bandwidth Presenter(s): David Bailey Room: CP Walnut Strand: Emerging Technologies Hear methods for managing acceptable bandwidth through your networks and Internet connection. Learn switching and routing methodologies to prepare you for future bandwidth requirements. Session 227 Title: Technology-Supported Collaboration for Classroom Teachers Presenter(s): Joyce Flatt Room: CP Preservation Hall C-D Strand: Administrative - Curriculum This presentation describes a method for providing technology-supported aid to classroom teachers involving special area teachers, media specialists, and the school technology specialist. Electronic handout (179 KB pp file) Session 228 (v) Title: Leveraging Wireless Technology to Harvest Real-time Classroom Data Presenter(s): Zane Tarence, Kevin Hendrix Room: CP Preservation Hall A-B Strand: Assessment/Accountability and Standards Explore how leading technologies assist in collecting, integrating, analyzing, and reporting data in a simple-to-use, prescriptive format that helps ensure student achievement. Session 229 Title: "Inspirational" Websites Presenter(s): Janice Dowling, Gayle Esposito, Laura Aycock Room: CP Mercer Strand: Multimedia /Media Production Learn how your students can use the graphic organizer Inspiration to make websites. See how saving Inspiration files as HTML and posting them to the Web adds a new dimension to this software. Electronic handout (website link) Session 230 Title: The JASON Project: Adding It Up!! Presenter(s): Jimmy Bostock Room: CP Wesleyan Strand: MS Math How can Math teachers incorporate the JASON Project into their classrooms? Come learn about integrating Jason into your curriculum. Session 231 Title: G.L.A.D.D.: Guided Learning Adventures and Discovery Destinations Presenter(s): Gretchen Thomas, Clif Mim Room: CP Preservation Hall 1 Strand: Administrative - Curriculum Take your students on a learning adventure with . . . PowerPoint! Learn to create an interactive activity that teaches everything from shapes to designing fitness routines. Session 232 Title: Free, Fun, and Functional Presenter(s): Sheila Hall Room: CP Preservation Hall 2 Strand: Emerging Technologies Have software needs but a limited budget? Attend this presentation to receive samples of freeware and shareware that enhance Internet accessibility, file management, photo publishing, and much more. Session 233 Title: So, You Can Check Out Books. What Else Can You Do? Presenter(s): Becky Hitch, Lou Oxendine Room: CP Preservation Hall 3 Strand: Library/Media Explore the use of technology in the media center on the quest for national standards. What else is available besides circulation programs and reading incentive programs? Electronic handout (website link to PowerPoint presentation) Updated 2/7/03 |