Concurrent Sessions 172-190

Thursday, 4:15-5:15

Session:   172   Title:  Spotlight Schools and Capitol Tech Day:  Learn All About It!
Presenter(s):   Kristina McBride, Bette Seeley, and Jimmy Bostock, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 1    Seats:   260
The Spotlight School Program was designed to recognize Georgia schools that are using technology in exemplary and innovative ways. Hear how thirteen Spotlight Schools were selected by the state's Educational Technology Training Centers to represent their districts on Capitol Tech Day. Learn how student teams shared their innovative projects with our state legislators at Georgia's Capitol. Talk to ETTC personnel to find out if your school fits the criteria.

Session:   173   Title:  Read Chapter Seven Tonight, Tomorrow We'll Have a Quiz on It!
Presenter(s):   Tony Brewer, Brewer Technology and Learning Center
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 2    Seats:   260   Featured Speaker
Using technology for technology's sake is simply not worth the money spent or time invested. Neither is it wise to make technology a focal point of the 21st Century Classroom and then rely upon ancient methods of assessment to determine student performance. The days of teach a class and give a quiz will soon be a thing of the past. More and more emphasis is being placed on developing authentic assessment tools. In this session, we will look at a variety of new tools and online rubric generators that make evaluating student performance easier than ever.

Session:   174   Title:  Inspiration and Kidspiration in the Classroom
Presenter(s):   Tammy Worchester, ESSDACK
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 3    Seats:   260   Featured Speaker
This session will show participants how Kidspiration and Inspiration can create graphic organizers that support improved achievement for students in all grades. Inspiration strengthens critical thinking, comprehension, and writing across the curriculum, in language arts, science, social studies and anytime students need to structure research or thought processes. Using the proven principles of visual learning, young readers and writers build confidence in organizing information, understanding concepts, and expressing their thoughts.

Session:   175   Title:  Digital Storytelling: Creating High Quality Videos and DVDs Using a DV Camcorder, a PC, and Adobe’s Premiere Elements
Presenter(s):   Patrick Crispen, California State University
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 4    Seats:   800   Featured Speaker
Until very recently, there were two ways to edit and create high-quality videos: Get a Mac or plunk down a mortgage payment for a high-end PC-based video editing program like Sony Vegas, Avid XPress Studio HD, or Adobe Premiere Pro. Not any more. You and your students can now shoot and edit video like a professional with an up-to-date FireWire-enabled PC, an inexpensive digital video camera, and Adobe’s $70 Premiere Elements.

Session:   176   Title:  School System Technology Plans
Presenter(s):   Charlie Jackson and Cindy Popp, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 5    Seats:   800
This session will provide information regarding the state and federal requirements for school system technology plans. Participants will learn why the technology plan components are required and how to include documentation that addresses the requirements. These components include the Planning Process, Student Needs, Vision and Mission, Current Reality, Gap Analysis, Goals and Benchmarks, Action Plan, Communication and Marketing, and Supporting Documents. Examples of exemplary responses for each component will be provided.

Session:   177   Title:  Implementing an Open Source Email Firewall
Presenter(s):   Sean Williams, Pioneer RESA ETTC
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 6    Seats:   260
Participants who attend this session will see how to use Postfix with Linux as a perimeter email firewall to protect internal email servers. They will learn how to eliminate spam, viruses, and emails from non-qualified domains or unnamed email servers.

Session:   178   Title:  Cinema Sensations
Presenter(s):   Hoke Wilcox and Suzanne Evans, Columbus State University ETTC
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 7    Seats:   260
This session will demonstrate how teachers and students have focused on project-based and standards-based learning through movie production while supported through professional development. Participants will hear how student teams presented their films at the "Drive-In Movies" for an audience of critics for peer review and refinement of their product.

Session:   179   Title:  Engaging Students: A Collaboration between District and School
Presenter(s):   Steve Piazza and Anthony Padelski, Alps Road Elementary, Clarke County Schools
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Salon 8    Seats:   260
Teachers turn to technology tools in order to effectively engage their students, but require appropriate, ongoing support for effective technology integration with existing curriculum. This session highlights how the Clarke County School District provided training to get all teachers at Alps Road Elementary School to utilize the SMART Boards installed in every classroom. Additionally, details of plans for continuing collaboration and a demonstration of how a teacher developed a number of approaches on his own will be presented.

Session:   180   Title:  Top Ten Literacy Sites for Elementary Teachers
Presenter(s):   Wendy Marshall, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Swiss 1-2    Seats:   88
Save time and energy by coming to discover the best literacy resources the Web has to offer elementary teachers, already organized and ready to access! You will be taken to each site and shown examples of how to utilize the valuable, free resources for educational purposes in your classroom. These sites will all be linked off a Web portal and can be shared with other teachers in your school. Door prizes will be given away!
Electronic Handout

Session:   181   Title:  Help in a Hurry:  Web-Based Tools to Help Teachers Succeed
Presenter(s):   Dawn Putney and Elizabeth Bennett, University of West Georgia
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Swiss 3-4    Seats:   88
Do your teachers have trouble remembering how to use the OPAC, access online databases, connect projectors, and other basic tasks? Solve these problems by creating Web-based tools or "virtual hand holders" that use computer-based and audio/video technologies to demonstrate how to perform these tasks. Best of all, teachers can access these virtual tools when and where needed.

Session:   182   Title:  Using Technology to Support Differentiated Instruction
Presenter(s):    Julia Osteen, Greater Atlanta Christian
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Kenyan 1-2    Seats:   88
Description: Technology integration and differentiated instruction complement each other in many ways. This presentation provides the rationale for differentiating using technology, as well as examples that may be used in the classroom. Participants will find practical ideas that will assist them in successfully differentiating instruction for their students.

Session:   183   Title:  Implementing Citrix in Small-to-Medium School Systems
Presenter(s):   Keith Hamon and Linda Whitacre, Monroe County Schools
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Kenyan 3-4    Seats:   88
In this session, the presenters will look at the lessons learned in two school systems that implemented Citrix Metraframe XP as the method for delivering computing resources such as applications, printing, and file storage to the desktop.

Session:   184   Title:  GRA: Georgia Literacy On My Mind
Presenter(s):   Alita Anderson,  Karen Whitmire, and Loretta Vail, DeKalb County Schools
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Italian 1-2    Seats:   88   Georgia Reading Association (GRA)
The mission of the Georgia Reading Association is to promote the full literacy development of Georgia's student and adult population and to ensure that each person becomes a full contributor to society. This session will review the various Web links and activities that are available through the state council. The Ferst Foundation, an organization dedicated to getting books and literacy support services into the homes of young children at absolutely no cost to the family, will also present.

Session:   185   Title:  Using Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
Presenter(s):   Edward Flowers, Ware County Middle School
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Italian 3-4    Seats:   88   Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS)
This session will offer teachers some strategies to use technology in the social studies classroom to enhance student involvement, increase learning, and make learning exciting. This presentation will also share ideas on how to keep parents informed and make them a part of their children's education.

Session:   186   Title:  Discovery Educator Network: Educators Sharing Digital Media Successes
Presenter(s):   Katherine Aiken, Discovery Education / Georgia Public Broadcasting
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   German 1-2    Seats:   88   Vendor
Meet current members of the Discovery Educator Network and share ideas, insights, and inspiration about the impact of digital media in the classroom. Participants who are adept with digital technology and who would enjoy being part of a select community of educators who share best practices about using technology in the classroom should join us to learn more about the Discovery Educator Network that is growing in Georgia and across the U.S.

Session:   187   Title:  Transitioning from Traditional to Digital Classroom: Critical Paths to Success
Presenter(s):   Marianna Kitchen and Carol Dowling, Futurekids
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   German 3-4    Seats:   88   Vendor
Picture how America gets to 21st Century students. This session reviews the implementation of a five-step program that supports a "digital classroom" professional development school or district-wide program and, ultimately, leads to student achievement of GPS.

Session:   188   Title:  Easy Ways to Integrate 21st Century Literacy into the Language Arts Classroom
Presenter(s):   Larry Bedenbaugh, University of Central Florida
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Spanish 1-2    Seats:   88
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has caused us to expand our definition of literacy. For students to become fully literate in today's world, educators have a responsibility to integrate these technologies into their classroom curriculum. This session will provide an overview of various definitions of 21st Century Literacy in order to build a common language. Best practices that allow students to access, manage, integrate, and evaluate information, construct new knowledge, and communicate with others will be showcased.  [The presenter stated that the focus of this presentation is similar to that of his other presentation, Session # 150.]
Electronic Handout (Link to Website)

Session:   189   Title:  Anytime! Anywhere! eLearning's for You!
Presenter(s):   Jill Pless, Pioneer RESA ETTC
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Spanish 3-4    Seats:   88
Catch the newest wave in professional development: online learning for educators. Topics include What is eLearning? Is online learning for you? and a preview of the Georgia Virtual School portal. Professional learning opportunities such as Engaging Learners in the 21st Century series and many others will be included. The Engaging Learners series is a collection of online courses centered around the Georgia Performance Standards designed for teachers who want to develop engaged learning environments in their classrooms.

Session:   190   Title:  GSO and the New ASAS Tagging Tool--Come See What It's All About!
Presenter(s):   Fred Haws and Kathy Politis, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Thursday, 4:15-5:15   Location:   Australian 3-4    Seats:   88
In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to use the new ASAS search engine tagging tool to align curriculum and resources to the Georgia Performance Standards. We'll also be looking for content experts to assist us in realigning our portal resources. Be the first to use the "Tool"!