Concurrent Sessions 191-209

Friday, 8:30-9:30

Session:  191   Title:  The New Windows:  Will You Be Ready?
Presenter(s):   Brent Williams, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 1    Seats:   260   Featured Speaker
The long awaited next version of Windows is due to arrive in 2006. At this writing, named Windows Vista, the new version will focus on improved organization and better communications. This session will demonstrate new features of Windows Vista as well as discuss deployment and management issues. Plan now for a smooth rollout.

Session:  192   Title:  There Was a Time When All I Needed Was a Textbook, Filmstrip, and Mimeographed Quiz!
Presenter(s):   Tony Brewer, Brewer Technology and Learning Center
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 2    Seats:   260   Featured Speaker
Using technology for technology's sake is akin to putting a milk bucket under a bull. If technology does not enhance and accelerate the learning process, we may as well continue to use slide rules and blackboards, give a quiz every Friday and spend our technology dollars on soon-to-be outdated textbooks. As educators in today's fast-paced educational community, we must understand how technology is changing the way teachers teach and how students learn. We must demonstrate best practices and provide the necessary supports to ensure the successful infusion of technology as a curriculum-delivering vehicle. In this fun and entertaining session, we will take a closer look at what you need to know to "make it happen" in your schools. We'll also explore a whole new generation of search engines and discover some fun things to do with Microsoft Word and Google!

Session:  193   Title:  Quick and Easy Computer Activities for Kids
Presenter(s):   Tammy Worchester, ESSDACK
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 3    Seats:   260   Featured Speaker
In this fast-paced session, you'll discover many quick and easy-to-create projects that integrate technology into all areas of the elementary curriculum, using Kid Pix, Inspiration, Microsoft Office or AppleWorks and the Internet. Activities are aligned to the ISTE standards and to the Multiple Intelligences. You'll leave with dozens of clever ideas you can use tomorrow in your classroom!

Session:  194   Title:  Blogging 101: Digital Journaling and Group Projects
Presenter(s):   Patrick Crispen, California State University
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 4    Seats:   800   Featured Speaker
One of the promises of classroom technology was that it would enable students to express themselves online. Neat idea, but not really practical. That’s where Blogging 101 comes in. In this presentation you’ll learn about online journaling tools called “blogs,” tools that are rapidly approaching critical mass in higher education and are already appearing in classrooms across the country. You’ll even learn how to make your own blog for free.

Session:  195   Title:  Supporting Effective Instructional Technology
Presenter(s):   Dr. Joe A. Hairston, Baltimore County Public Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 5    Seats:   800   Leadership Speaker
We have the technology. Now what? How do we ensure that administrators and teachers understand, embrace, and use it? How do we integrate it into our curriculum? This session will provide an overview of Baltimore County Public Schools internationally award-winning approach to instructional technology and the ways that this school system is working to facilitate and strengthen the effectiveness of instructional technology in every classroom, in every school.

Session:  196   Title:  Everyday ACTIV Lessons for the Elementary Classroom
Presenter(s):   Lisa Prodigo-Nimorwicz , Michelle Levin, and  Ashleigh Jenkins, Hightower Trail Elementary, Rockdale County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 6    Seats:   260
Participants will leave this session ready to implement everyday lessons using the ACTIVboard and its components. Presenters teach grade one and grades three and four MID students. Ready-to-use lessons and templates included on CD will be shared.
Electronic Handout - Link to Website

Session:  197   Title:  Mathematical Tasks with Spreadsheets and Manipulatives
Presenter(s):   Suzanne Evans, Columbus State University ETTC
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 7    Seats:   260
What is a mathematical task? How can spreadsheets help students find solutions to tasks? Resources and examples will be shared to provide support for classroom teachers in grades three through eight as they design mathematical tasks to meet the needs of their students.
Electronic Handout - Link to Website

Session:  198   Title:  Another Brown Bag Full of Instant Ideas
Presenter(s):   Lori Miller, Wacona Elementary School, Ware County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Salon 8    Seats:   260
Do teachers roll their eyes when you mention using technology in the classroom? Do students grumble when asked to pull out textbooks and get to work? This presentation is geared to give easy-to-use classroom ideas that will excite both teachers and students about using new methods with tired curricula.
Electronic Handout - Link to Website

Session:  199   Title:  Probing the Past with Authentic Artifacts
Presenter(s):   Nita Rooney and Melissa Johnston, Vickery Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Swiss 1-2    Seats:   88
Turn your students into history detectives as they learn history firsthand by uncovering pieces of the past online. Engage them in higher-order thinking skills as they make decisions about what online artifacts reveal about the past. Discover how your students can use technology tools to synthesize the artifacts and create an authentic learning experience.

Session:  200   Title:  Innovative Technologies for the 21st Century Educator
Presenter(s):   Ian Johnson, Monroe Elementary , and Paulette Johnson, Cedar Shoals High, Walton County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Swiss 3-4    Seats:   88
This session will focus on technologies appropriate for classroom integration including video, audio, assessment, programming, and other utilities that provide real solutions. Participants will be introduced to a number of these technologies through demonstrations of their application in the teaching and learning environment. Free CDs of the programs used in the presentation will be given to the attendees.

Session:  201   Title:  Producing a School News Program
Presenter(s):   Eva Hiers and Aleph Fore, Jeff Davis County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Kenyan 1-2    Seats:   88
In this session, participants will learn how Jeff Davis Elementary School used the free Windows MovieMaker program to effectively produce a successful daily school news program that involved students and contributed to academic success. Helpful tips and suggestions for encouraging and organizing student involvement will be shared. Equipment suggestions will be discussed. There will also be time for questions and answers. A CCLC grant helps support this project.

Session:  202   Title:  Movie Production Engages All Learners in Literacy
Presenter(s):   Wendy Trenum-Nalley, Glenwood Academy, Decatur City Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Kenyan 3-4    Seats:   88
As students use authentic literature for reading instruction, it is important for them to have a variety of ways to dig deeper into text to create meaning. As a part of an edtech grant, movie making was used by students to demonstrate synthesis and analysis of text by creating plausible endings to book club books. Students developed storyboards, wrote scripts for the film, and edited (using I-movie) their own movies. The students compared invented endings to actual endings in book club meeting format. Movies were viewed at our "Hollywood Premier" party. Students were divided into heterogeneous groups and each group discussed and chose their book club text together. Students organized a production company and assigned the following jobs: Writer, Artist, Director/Producer, Camera Person, Production Assistant, Props, and Make-up Director.  All students took part in the editing process.
Electronic Handout - PowerPoint file

Session:  203   Title:  Finding and Getting Funding
Presenter(s):   Curt Cearley, University of West Georgia ETTC
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Italian 1-2    Seats:   88
Who doesn't need a little extra money? This session explores additional funding sources, resources for grantsmanship, and development of a cogent plan for classrooms, schools, and districts to receive additional funding.
Electronic Handout - PowerPoint file

Session:  204   Title:  Leadership Academy for Aspiring ITS
Presenter(s):   Jill Hobson, Forsyth County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Italian 3-4    Seats:   88
Recruiting and hiring exceptional building-level instructional technology specialists poses a real challenge. Forsyth County Schools has developed an academy to provide professional learning opportunities for those with an interest in a school-based ITS position. Some of the program benefits include getting to know potential candidates over an extended period of time, ensuring that interested parties understand the role as defined by the school system, and providing leadership and growth opportunities to educators. The presenter will share resources and tools for developing such a program.

Session:  205   Title:  Georgia Virtual School: Providing Opportunities for Georgia
Presenter(s):   Kristie Clements and Lisa Watkins, Georgia Virtual School, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   German 1-2    Seats:   88
In this presentation, learn how the Georgia Virtual School is providing options and opportunities to all of Georgia's students. Participants will learn about the program's evolution and gain insight into its procedures and plans to help school districts meet the unique needs of their students.

Session:  206   Title:  GALILEO Update
Presenter(s):   GALILEO Staff
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   German 3-4    Seats:   88
This presentation is a review of the features and content GALILEO offers with a special focus on new databases.

Session:  207   Title:  AYP, Technology, and Increasing Student Achievement
Presenter(s):   Dr. Mary Jacobs, Henderson Middle School, Butts County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Spanish 1-2    Seats:   88
This session will explore the essential methods and resources needed to maximize student academic achievement. Dr. Mary Jacobs will share her proven approach for using various technologies and other resources to effectively increase student achievement relating directly to NCLB and AYP.

Session:  208   Title:  FREE Web-Based Reservation System
Presenter(s):   Joyce Davis and Keith Osburn, Jeff Davis High School, Jeff Davis County Schools
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Spanish 3-4    Seats:   88
phpScheduleIt, a FREE open source Web-based reservation system, allows users to reserve any kind of resource, such as conference rooms, computer labs, and media centers. Features such as recurring reservations and restricted times are supported. Through central control, administrators have authority over all aspects of this software. Reservation data can be viewed using a flexible search tool and displayed in a variety of formats. Statistical reporting on resource usage is available for administrative personnel.

Session:  209   Title:  A Gift Box of Resources and Best Practices
Presenter(s):   Jeannie Barden, Georgia Virtual School, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Friday, 8:30-9:30   Location:   Australian 3-4    Seats:   88
Join in and receive your gift box of resources! Get a refreshing look to put a new spin on curriculum! Technology resources can tweak old lessons, reach all students, and provide more learning opportunities whether you have one computer or an entire lab. Learn to create or utilize pre-made interactive lessons. Wouldn't it be nice to give students Internet resources to use at home for practice? Let's pass along as many tools and resources as we can to give our students one of the greatest gifts possible--knowledge!