Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session#: 109 Title: Benefits of an Inquiry Approach to Middle School Science
Presented By: Richard Briscoe - PASCO scientific
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 40 Location: Room 106 Strand: Admin. Elem. Secon.
Find out how easy it is to incorporate inquiry-based Probeware solutions into your middle school science class. Learn to use Probeware to help students grasp core concepts such as light, sound waves, force and motion more efficiently. Motivate students to actively collect data with sensors and dataloggers similar to the ones actual scientists use. You will also get a chance to explore a Palm handheld-based solution for middle school science data acquisition and analysis.
Session#: 110 Title: Web-Based Reporting ToolPresented By: Rodney Ray - Atlanta Public Schools, Rick Caldwell - Atlanta Public Schools
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 40 Location: Room 107 Strand: ALL
The web-based reporting tool can be used to provide essential data concerning the allocation of human resources. The tool allows for data-driven decision making. The individuals who are required to fill out the reporting tool provide specific information concerning their tasks for the day. Action codes are established by the administrator. Upon completion of the reporting tool, reports are generated to make informed decisions. The tool validates time spent on various initiatives. Reports are generated that allow for validation of time usage. Reports can be filtered by action code, staff member or location. The data can be exported for graphical representation of time usage. Atlanta Public Schools currently uses the web-based reporting tool in the Instructional Technology Department. It is used for district-wide decision making and allocation of resources.
Session#: 111 Title: eTech: DeKalb County's Alternative to InTechPresented By: Sherry Nix - DeKalb County School System
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 40 Location: Room 303 Strand: ALL
eTech is described as a comprehensive technology course specifically designed for DeKalb County School System teachers. Session participants will see how DeKalb uses dynamic web resources to help teachers become familiar with the parts of technology; define the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for integrating technology into the school curriculum and the classroom; and increase personal and professional productivity using technology. eTech resources presented will include self-tutorials, training guides, modules, online documents, activity templates, lesson plan templates, lesson plan resources, activity guides, instructional resources, and personal productivity resources. These topics and related sites will be shown in a detailed PowerPoint presentation with hyperlinks to selected Internet websites.
Session#: 112 Title: Smile - Join the Pixels and See Life in Digital PicturesPresented By: Michael Perry - Kennesaw State University/Chapel Hill High School
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 230 Location: Room 306 Strand: ALL
Today's instant picture truly is instant with the advent and popularity of digital photography. More and more people are joining the pixels in digital pictures. Learn basic picture taking tips and techniques and then how to edit, combine and revise your work with Adobe software. Adobe's Digital Kid's Club features a Nikon Coolpix camera and Adobe's Photoshop Album with Photoshop Elements. Cataloging your pictures will be demonstrated along with editing and publishing your shots in a variety of formats from hardcopy to electronic slideshows or to the web. You can even create a unique electronic gallery called Atmosphere 3-D Gallery that simulates walking in a virtual picture museum.
Session#: 113 Title: Network Security in the Classroom
Presented By: Cathy Toth - AASU/ETTC
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 120 Location: Room 308 Strand: ALL
Do you worry about what a student is working on in the classroom when s/he is on the computers? This session will address how to lock down the computer when necessary. Attendees will learn about hardware and software solutions to this serious problem that teachers face daily.
Session#: 114 Title: Instructional Technology Ideas and SolutionsPresented By: Jaime Joiner - Upson Lee South Elementary, David Eubanks - Upson Lee South Primary, David
Beeland
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 110 Location: Room 309 Strand: ALL
The Thomaston-Upson County School District has been getting some national attention lately for their IT methods. Hear from a few of the instructional technologists that help make this small school system a very modern and innovative multimedia learning environment. See demonstrations on ACTIVboard delivery, network sharing, and other engaging strategies. Also, hear about this school system's ups, downs, ins and outs of starting and maintaining effective technology integration.
Session#: 115 Title: Lead the Way!Presented By: Gail Hendrix - Cobb County School District
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 50 Location: Room 310 Strand: Secon. Media
Media Specialists have an important function in implementing technology. They should lead and instruct teachers and students in technology use. Combining technology with curriculum is the most effective method of empowering students and teachers to utilize the technology each has available. This session is intended to discuss ways to get teachers involved in planning cooperatively for technology integration, ways to raise teacher comfort level with technology by implementing media specialist-guided lessons, and ways to increase teacher and student interactive use of technology within the curriculum. Practical, easy-to-do lessons utilizing a digital camera, video camera, digital video camera, scanner, laptop computer, and news show equipment will be presented. Lessons also include using TimeLiner, Inspiration, XPMovieMaker, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and the Internet.
Session#: 116 Title: Creating An Online PresencePresented By: Virginia Jewell - Clarke County
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 50 Location: Room 312 Strand: ALL
This session will detail a project, currently in its second year, which involved rolling out web-based curriculum guides, having every teacher posting curricular materials, and getting teachers accustomed to using the web in meaningful ways. Project issues including choosing a vendor, developing and delivering training, and using the web to create curricular websites will be discussed. The session will provide a roadmap for other districts who want to turn their district's websites into instructional tools. Most districts use the district website for information purposes
but not really as a teaching tool. Session leaders will share great examples, not-so-great examples, proud moments, and pitfalls of the project. Districts should be able to replicate this project after attending.
Session#: 117 Title: Predicting Success for Students in the Elementary and Middle SchoolsPresented By: Shari McGilvray - Pearson Digital Learning
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 55 Location: Room 313 Strand: Admin. Elem. Secon. Special
Students throughout the state of Georgia have participated in reading and math courseware that is correlated to the Georgia QCC. Their courseware achievement levels were statistically analyzed to determine whether their progress in this managed software could predict success on the CRCT in reading and math. Findings provided 80% confidence levels to indicate the strong relationship between the courseware achievement levels and the CRCT scale scores. This data is used to establish predictive targets to more precisely assess students' readiness for the CRCT. By using these targets, teachers will be able to track student performance toward specific goals by grade level, NCLB subgroups, individual IEPs, etc. This session will demonstrate how to effectively use the SuccessMaker Enterprise software program, along with the predictive targets, to help prepare students and enhance learning.
Session#: 118 Title: Success in the Co-Teaching Classroom Using ACTIVboardTechnology
Presented By: Kathleen McCarty - Upson-Lee North Elementary, Deenia Whittle - Upson-Lee North Elementary
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 55 Location: Room 324 Strand: Elem. SpecialThe ACTIVboard, with the document camera technology, dramatically impacts how students learn and teachers teach. Science lessons come to life through the use of a powerful microscope attachment. Irreplaceable items such as old dairies, war medals, or family heirlooms can be viewed by the entire class without the fear of damage to precious materials. Using the document camera for whole group lessons increases focused learning and makes it easier for the teacher to monitor student understanding. During this session, participants will view actual lessons integrating document camera and ACTIVboard technology. Participants will also learn how to modify lessons to greatly improve the academic achievement of students with special needs.
Session#: 119 Title: Taming the Monster: Classroom Management for Beginners in Classrooms with One Computer or Just a Few - RepeatPresented By: Gail Lovely - Featured Speaker
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 230 Location: Ballroom A Strand: ALL
This session will share ideas and suggestions about managing the technology in your room, maintaining order in the classroom and ways to help organize technology-rich experiences. Many suggestions and ideas will be presented about ways to share new projects and skills with students. If you primarily use a laboratory setting there will be ideas for you too!
Session#: 120 Title: The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School?Presented By: Doug Johnson - Featured Speaker
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 230 Location: Ballroom B Strand: ALL
Too much effort is expended in education trying to “catch” plagiarism in student work. Teachers and media specialists are using various Web services and techniques using search engines to determine if or how much of student writing is lifted from online sources. While such tools are necessary and can be effective, educators should also be creating assignments, especially those that involve research, that minimize the likelihood of plagiarism in the first place. This session gives teachers the tools that help them design LPP (Low Probability of Plagiarism) projects that require original, thoughtful research.
Session#: 121 Title: Electronic Scrapbooking: A Tool for Analysis, Synthesis, and Technology-Rich Learning
Presented By: Annette Lamb - Featured Speaker
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 230 Location: Ballroom C Strand: ALL
Scrapbooking is the practice of combining photographs, memorabilia, and written narratives, poetry, quotations, stories, or other textual content into a scrapbook style album. Many different types of scrapbooks can be made including family histories, personal journals and memories, and historical records of organizations, military units, and other groups. Personal scrapbooks provide a unique view into the thoughts, lives, and activities of their creator(s). Some of the best and most valuable scrapbooks are simple, focused documents that are directed to one single topic, theme, or subject. Technology has expanded the techniques available for producing, duplicating, and distributing scrapbooks. By connected with standards, authentic materials, and higher order thinking activities, electronic scrapbooking becomes a powerful learning tool. This session provides specific examples and strategies for integrating electronic scrapbooking activities into the K12 classroom.
Session#: 122 Title: Update on GLC: What will the Managed Learning System Do?Presented By: Susan Sams - Georgia Department of Educaton
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 130 Location: Ballroom D/E Strand: ALL
GLC is a nationally recognized curriculum portal. Housing over 43,000 links, both internal and external, GLC provides lesson plans, activities, professional learning resources, templates, and so much more to Georgia educators. The Managed Learning System will provide an easy way for Georgia educators to publish their own teaching resources online as well as giving them access to more resources from nationally known sources. This presentation will provide information on the status of the partnership and how it will impact student learning throughout the state.
Session#: 123 Title: Kindergarten Math - The 3 A'sPresented By: Merrilee Maycock - Crabapple Crossing Elementary/Fulton County
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 75 Location: Suite A Strand: Tech. Elem. Special
Each new Georgia Math Performance Standard for kindergarten will be addressed with at least one activity, application, or assessment idea for each standard. A variety of software programs will be utilized to give options for teachers in different systems, for use in the classroom or computer lab. The material will be presented on a projection screen with handouts for participants to follow along. Some software activities, such as those in Zoo Zillions, will simply be listed, while teacher-generated activities, such as those in Kid-Pix will be demonstrated and outlined. Supportive activities that are often available from the software manufacturer, but seldom investigated by classroom teachers, will be pointed out as well. The objective of the session is threefold: to take advantage of the tremendous support that technology provides in teaching math, to better utilize software programs that are already available in your system or school, and to introduce additional software programs that might be an asset to your system or school.
Session#: 124 Title: Cisco Networking Academy Program: IT Training for High School StudentsPresented By: Susan Weatherly - Cisco Systems, Inc Networking Academy Program, Matt Cobb - Cisco Systems, Inc.
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 75 Location: Suite B Strand: Admin. Tech. Secon. Media
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive e-learning program that provides students with the Internet technology skills essential in a global economy. The Networking Academy delivers web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry standard certifications. The Networking Academy program continually raises the bar on e-learning and educational processes. Through community feedback and electronic assessment, the Academy program adapts curriculum to improve outcomes and student achievement. The Global Learning Network infrastructure designed for the Academy delivers a rich, interactive, and personalized curriculum to students. Cisco's partners from business, government and community organizations form an ecosystem to deliver the range of services and support needed to grow tomorrow's global workforce. Initially created to prepare students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) degrees, the Academy curriculum has expanded with ecosystem partner-sponsored courses. Optional courses include: HP IT Essentials, PC Hardware and Software and HP IT Essentials, Network Operating Systems sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Fundamentals of Voice and Data Cabling sponsored by Panduit, and Fundamentals of Wireless LANs and Fundamentals of Network Security sponsored by Cisco Systems.
Session#: 125 Title: Technology and the Elementary School CurriculumPresented By: LaQuita Hutchinson - Savannah Chatham County
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 75 Location: Suite C Strand: Elem. Special
The PK-5 Technology Curriculum Guide outlines basic technology skills needed by elementary students to enhance learning experiences and to be successful in a technological society. The standards developed should integrate skills across the curriculum. These skills will be used in other content areas throughout the remainder of the student's school career. The World Wide Web has become a repository of educational resources capable of linking resources to curriculum and accountability standards. The curriculum guide standards are divided into the following areas based on the International Society for Technology Education Standards: General Awareness, Productivity, Technology Communications, Technology Research, Problem-Solving, and Decision-Making. The electronic portfolio is nothing more than a sample to provide a concrete example of technology-based activities ranging from Pre-K to fifth grade.
Session#: 126 Title: Home Computer Security and Privacy: Verification andPresented By: Patrick Crispen - Featured Speaker
Time: Thurs. 11:00 am - 12:00 Seats: 800 Location: Monument Strand: ALL
In this fast-paced presentation, which is a continuation of Home Computer Security and Privacy: Firewalls and Exploit Management, you will be shown how to verify if your computer is really safe from attack; how to protect your home computer from viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses; how to erase, and even prevent, spyware and other malware; how to block pop-up ads; and even how to protect your privacy as you surf the Internet.
