Concurrent Sessions 229-247

Friday, 11:00-12:00

Session:  229   Title:  Wireless Networks Under Attack
Presenter(s):   Brent Williams, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 1   Seats:  260   Featured Speaker
Wireless networks are everywhere and growing - so are the opportunities to attack them. This session will discuss and demonstrate various techniques and tools that can be used to subvert wireless networks at schools and at the homes of teachers and students. Your students know this stuff - you might as well, too!

Session:  230   Title:  Digitize Your Students: Replace Live Presentations with Digital
Presenter(s):   Michael Perry, Kennesaw State University
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 2   Seats:  260
At Kennesaw State University, we have replaced end-of-term project presentations in BISM 2100 with digital presentations. Students learn new technology and presentations at the same time. Presentations can be improved by practicing, editing, and reshooting scenes to complete a polished presentation. Presentations can be distributed and viewed by larger audiences on DVD or via the Internet. Sample projects and movie-editing software will be showcased in this presentation.

Session:  231   Title:  Using Technology to Meet Language Arts Standards
Presenter(s):   Tammy Worchester, ESSDACK
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 3   Seats:  260   Featured Speaker
This workshop is designed to equip teachers with an array of technology tools that can promote the development of reading, writing, and critical thinking. Using these tools, educators can transform reading and writing from static, print-based exercises into multisensory, interactive experiences. This session will guide teachers through a series of innovative activities through which they will learn the basics of use of the Internet and other electronic tools to support literacy, word processing, and the publishing of students' work.

Session:  232   Title:  Google 201
Presenter(s):   Patrick Crispen, California State University
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 4   Seats:  800   Featured Speaker
Ready to take your Googling to the next level? Beyond the world of plusses, minuses, and quotes lies a whole universe of secret Google tips, techniques, and tools. This quick, one-hour workshop introduces you to little known Google features like pipes, stop-word workarounds, full-word wildcards, and query modifiers—features that will instantly make you the envy of your friends and the center of attention at cocktail parties.

Session:  233   Title:  DOE Update--Office of Instructional Technology
Presenter(s):   Dr. Mike Hall and Pete Knopf, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 5   Seats:  800
This session will give an update on the programs and projects within the Office of Instructional Technology at the Georgia Department of Education.
Electronic Handout - 3 MB PowerPoint file

Session:  234   Title:  Marriage of Interactive Whiteboards and Graphing Calculators: "We're Engaged."
Presenter(s):   Jimmy Bostock, National Science Center ETTC
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 6   Seats:  260
In this session, participants will use graphing calculators and an interactive whiteboard to see how to engage students in real-world, authentic tasks. This session will focus on the seamless integration of multiple forms of technology in a math and/or science classroom and ways a teacher can keep students active as they master the new Georgia Performance Standards. Participants who want to see a GEORGIA 21st Century math/science classroom should attend this session.

Session:  235   Title:  Cyberbullying: Are Your Students at Risk?
Presenter(s):   Elizabeth Downs, Terry Diamanduros, and Stephen Jenkins, Georgia Southern University
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 7   Seats:  260
Educators are aware of the disastrous impact of bullying in American schools. However, popularity of emerging technologies among our nation's youth has created a new and perhaps more dangerous environment for harassment and cyberbullying. Cyberbullying occurs when individuals use email, text messaging, Web sites, and digital media to send cruel and threatening messages about others. This session will present information on the prevalence of cyberbullying as well as strategies that schools can use to protect students.

Session:  236   Title:  No Teacher Left Behind at Putnam County Elementary School
Presenter(s):   Margaret Merchant, Vikki Drawdy, and  Sally Brown, Putnam County Elementary, Putnam County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Salon 8   Seats:  260
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 demands our nation's teachers provide excellent instruction resulting in observable gains in student achievement. Learn how ALL teachers at Putnam County Elementary School have earned the Reading Endorsement and changed their teaching methodology to become highly qualified teachers of reading. Discover how PCES teachers use technology-based assessments to guide instructional decisions. Hear how teachers use prescriptive data to customize reading instruction for individuals and small groups.

Session:  237   Title:  Using Technology to Improve Literacy Skills
Presenter(s):   Bonita Williams, Paulina Kuforiji, and Rita Mitchell, Columbus State University
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Swiss 1-2   Seats:  88
This presentation will highlight a variety of hardware and software applications (e.g., Weblogging and iPODs) that can be incorporated into K-12 and teacher education classes. Both Internet-based and non-Internet reading, writing, and problem-solving programs will be discussed along with suggested implementation strategies. Handouts will include annotated bibliographies, sample student assignments, and research summaries.

Session:  238   Title:  Google Your World
Presenter(s):   Michael Catledge, Pioneer RESA ETTC
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Swiss 3-4   Seats:  88
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. This session showcases many of Google's innovative features including Gmail with over 2 gigs of storage and threaded messages, Google's draggable maps with satellite imagery, and Google Desktop Search, which provides full text searches over your emails, computer files, chats, and web pages you've viewed.

Session:  239   Title:  Make Learning VEXtra Special
Presenter(s):   Jeffrey Rosen, Wheeler High School, Cobb County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Kenyan 1-2   Seats:  88
See how the latest release in robotics can make learning real world. The new VEX robotics design system allows students to experience everything from gear ratios to structural integrity with one easy-to-use kit. This remote controlled robotics kit allows students to go from parts to bot in about two hours.

Session:  240   Title:  Providing Children Lighted Pathways
Presenter(s):   Gladys Kopp, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Kenyan 3-4   Seats:  88
Not only is there a performance gap among various sub-groups, but there exists an ever-increasing digital divide as well. This session will define the current inequities, examine issues that hinder academic and digital equity, and offer a discussion session on possible solutions to meet the needs of students in sub-groups.

Session:  241   Title:  Building a Community of Collaboration
Presenter(s):   Craig Liggett, DeKalb County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Italian 1-2   Seats:  88
Unlocking your school district's potential depends on the ease with which its members communicate and collaborate. As districts define themselves as learning communities, the challenge is transforming information into meaning, and managing information to ensure accuracy and quality. Used correctly, a well-administered Intranet can build a community of collaboration.

Session:  242   Title:  Clicks and Traps: Navigating around Technology Policies and Procedures
Presenter(s):   Christopher Wells, Gwinnett County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Italian 3-4   Seats:  88
Policies and procedures are becoming increasingly important to protect students, staff members, and school districts. This interactive presentation addresses Acceptable Use Policies, the Children's Internet Protection Act, and the culture(s) that must be built around student and staff data protection. All grade levels and all types of school professionals are invited to attend. Templates and other resources will be provided.

Session:  243   Title:  Laptop Program Initiatives That Work
Presenter(s):   Connie White, Lakeview Academy
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   German 1-2   Seats:  88
Lakeview Academy began a laptop program seven years ago, and during that time they have learned a significant amount about laptop integration initiatives that work. The presenter will highlight the top twelve programs or strategies that have significantly enhanced their laptop program. Example initiatives include: online textbooks, Secure Exam/Classmate, VitalsourceKEY, and Moodle. Participants will hear about the implementation, teacher training, and the curriculum impact. The presenters will share lesson plan ideas.

Session:  244   Title:  Problem-Based Learning in Science
Presenter(s):   Dericka DeLoney, Katherine Shamsid-deen, and Bethany Turner, Columbia Middle, DeKalb County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   German 3-4   Seats:  88
This session includes an introduction to interactive problem-based learning and will also include case implementation. Discover how to get your students excited about learning with surfing the Internet, using critical thinking, and solving real life problems.
Electronic Handout - Link to Website

Session:  245   Title:  Desktop Management Skills for the Tech
Presenter(s):   Cathy Toth, Armstrong Atlantic State University ETTC
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Spanish 1-2   Seats:  88
This workshop will cover four major categories: desktop and network security, software deployment, hardware and software inventory, and testing. This workshop is designed to help the technical support staff in their daily work. Participants will be given a sample database to help them with inventory.

Session:  246   Title:  Data in Minutes with Georgia's CRCT Interactive Results Manager
Presenter(s):   Audrey M. Williams, Whitfield County Schools
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Spanish 3-4   Seats:  88
Participants are invited to attend this session to see how Whitfield County Schools disaggregate student data in minutes. This process has allowed the system to quickly pinpoint targeted student subgroups and individuals in need of instructional interventions according to No Child Left Behind requirements. The dynamic web-based application has provided administrators and teachers with eight different reports that have made analyzing achievement easy and efficient. This tool has allowed administrators to create meaningful reports in minutes. Participants are invited to come see how these educators are making a difference in student achievement.

Session:  247   Title:  Data Elements that Determine HOPE Eligibility
Presenter(s):   David Lee and Kris Biesinger, Georgia College 411
Time:  Friday, 11:00-12:00   Location:   Australian 3-4   Seats:  88
By spring of 2007 in order to have their students considered for the HOPE scholarship, all high schools in Georgia must be able to submit transcript data electronically to the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) as delineated by the General Assembly in 2004. GSFC will calculate grade point averages for all students using the new regulations and provide that information back to the schools and to the colleges for their review. This session will delineate the new requirements for high schools with regard to data transmission and will highlight the way these data elements will be used in postsecondary transcripts and by GSFC for the determination of HOPE eligibility. The presentation will reveal the GSFC plan for implementing the new requirements.
Electronic Handout - pdf file