Concurrent Sessions 39-57

Wednesday, 3:00-4:00

Session:  39   Title: A Teacher's Guide to Podcasting
Presenter(s):  David Warlick, The Landmark Project
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location: Salon 1   Seats:  260   Featured Speaker
Video/Audio on demand has long been a standard of the twenty-first century information environment. But what if
we could not only access information on demand, but also produce and distribute our own media content richly and
compellingly to a global audience when it pleases us. Podcasting is a rapidly growing podcast your own audio
programs, and how podcasting can help students learn.

Session: 4 0   Title:  Leadership on the Digital Frontier
Presenter(s):  Rem Jackson, Classroom Connect
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 2   Seats:  260   Featured Speaker
Leading your school or district forward can be a difficult and thankless job. But if not you, then who? In this session
we will explore strategies and ideas that will help you "hang on" until the rest of your colleagues catch up and realize
how brilliant you really are.

Session:  41   Title:  Photostory: An Innovative Way to Use Digital Cameras and the Internet to Enhance and Accelerate the Learning Process in the Windows Classroom
Presenter(s):  Tony Brewer, Brewer Technology and Learning Center
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:000   Location:  Salon 3   Seats:  26   Featured Speaker
Perhaps the days of Hyperstudio and PowerPoint are numbered, as a whole new family of multimedia tools are
becoming available to teachers and administrators. This session will focus on one of those new FREE programs,
namely Photostory 3. This innovative program allows users to insert up to 300 digital images, either from their own
cameras or the Internet. In addition, you can narrate up to 5 minutes per picture, add text, background music and
much, much more. This free program is for Windows XP users. Don't miss this session with humorist and author
Tony Brewer.

Session:  42   Title:  Fixing Digital Images with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3
Presenter(s):  Patrick Crispen, California State University
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 4   Seats:  800   Featured Speaker
Is your computer or digital camera overflowing with image files so bright they look like they were taken on the
surface of the Sun, so dark they look like they were taken inside a coat closet during a rolling blackout, or so covered
with dust they look like deleted scenes from Lawrence of Arabia? This session is for you! This one-hour, PC-based
workshop introduces you to Adobe Photoshop Elements, an affordable software package that helps you quickly and
easily enhance almost any digital image or photograph. With Photoshop Elements you can transform useless images
into something you'll be proud to display in your very own PowerPoint presentations, post to your Web site or
Blackboard course, print on a color printer, or email to your friends and colleagues.

Session:  43   Title:  Federal and State Accountability: Challenges for Technology
Presenter(s):  Martha Reichrath, Melodee Davis, Pam Smith, Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 5   Seats:  800
The Governor's Office of Student Achievement is responsible for implementing an accountability system that
integrates federal and state laws. Since 2003 and the implementation of NCLB and the new AYP process, the
demands on technology and data collections has been ever increasing. A review of what goes into Georgia's Single
Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) will provide the audience with background on what information is needed
and how it is used for AYP determinations, AYP appeals, annual Report Cards, and the Georgia's SSAS rollout.
Electronic Handout - 1.4 MB PowerPoint file

Session:  44   Title:  The Greatest Thing to Hit School Computer Labs Since…..
Presenter(s):  Steve West, Asheville Middle School, Asheville, North Carolina
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 6   Seats:  260
The ultimate in computer classroom control: remote control software for networked computer labs. Learn how to (1)
watch every student's computer screen at the same time, (2) increase student time on task, (3) demonstrate skills on
all students' screens at the same time, (4) keep students on task (and off the Internet!), and (5) increase student
retention of instruction. No need for a projector anymore; now you can have a projector screen on every student's monitor.
Create, administer, and grade tests instantly online and much more!

Session:  45 T  itle:  Improve Comprehension in Your Chemistry Classes
Presenter(s):  Richard Briscoe, PASCO Scientific
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 7   Seats:  260   Vendor
What if your students could perform simple chemistry experiments that improved their comprehension of challenging
chemistry concepts? Learn how handheld dataloggers, sensors, and software can be used to create a more
meaningful chemistry learning environment. Find out how students can use an Absolute Pressure Sensor to study
Boyle's Law, a Colorimeter to study Beer's Law, and the new High-Accuracy Drop Counter to improve the ease and
success of titration experiments.

Session:  46   Title:  GALAXY Classroom: Inquiry-Based Science and Tech Integration for K-5
Presenter(s):  Christine Kane Perez, Best Practice Networks
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Salon 8   Seats:  260
This session will enable participants to explore PATTERNS in the Arizona desert, investigate using chromatography
(the study of ink pigments), and communicate in real-time with actual kids via the GALAXY interactive website.
Participants will explore all of the exciting aspects of GALAXY Classroom's truly dynamic science curriculum.
GALAXY Classroom programs combine many "best practices" in teaching and learning with an extensive array of
multimedia technologies and hands-on experiments to support real-world learning. The GALAXY Classroom offers
seven year-long curricula, standards-based video, hands-on and Web-based student interactivity and teacher
resources. GALAXY Classroom is truly an international classroom that empowers all students to be part of this
learning network of active hands-on scientists, curious readers, imaginative writers, and outstanding problem
solvers. GALAXY expands teaching and learning experiences like no other curriculum has before!

Session:  47   Title:  Georgia Writes
Presenter(s):  Lynne Cater and Mimi McGahee, Valdosta State University ETTC
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Swiss 1-2   Seats:  88
The Georgia Writes Project brings the teaching of literacy skills into the 21st century. It consists of a blend of face-
to-face meetings, video conferences, and online sessions in which the Georgia Performance Standards for
Language Arts are used to establish high standards, maintain clear expectations, and provide specific guidelines for
facilitating student learning. Upon completion of the Georgia Writes Project, students are able to demonstrate
increased proficiency in the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing successive versions).
Participating middle school teachers and students use "blogging," an online writing method, to compose, edit, and
create postings incorporating technology skills ranging from video conferencing to online writing without leaving their
classroom.

Session:  48   Title:  Technology Integration in the Classroom: A Survival Guide
Presenter(s):  Kim Reining-Gray, Central High School, Bibb County Schools
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Swiss 3-4   Seats: 88
From projects to large-group instruction, anyone can use technology! Participants will learn how to use technology in
any classroom, and student examples of technology will be presented. Analyzing classroom data to determine
student success will be included. Technology integration will range from the basic beginner to the brave and
advanced.
Electronic Handout - 3 MB PowerPoint file

Session:  49   Title:  Survive a Yellowstone E-Trip by Giving your Students
Presenter(s):  Karen Hartung, Benefield Elementary School, Gwinnett County Schools
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Kenyan 1-2   Seats:  88
At Benefield Elementary School our fifth-graders find out if they can survive a six-day electronic field trip. From the
classroom to the lab, the students and teachers lived to tell the tale of their adventure. For five hours a day students
worked together to create a presentation based upon "Windows into Wonderland," Web sites created for
Yellowstone National Park. Survivor Week combines hands-on experiments, journal writing, storyboarding, research
skills, and technical know-how to put together a PowerPoint presentation about what they learned. Students even
participated in survivor-like activities where teamwork--along with muscle and brainpower--was needed. Survivor
Week at Benefield has become an annual event. Come see the ultimate survivor?

Session:  50   Title:  Putting It All Together: Building Sequencing Skills with Digital Technology
Presenter(s):  Ellen Wiley, Valdosta State University
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Kenyan 3-4   Seats:  88
Participants will explore how digital technology can be used to build and reinforce sequencing skills with students at
all grade levels. A range of low- to high-tech options will be presented--ranging from digital images physically
manipulated to full audio/video productions using PowerPoint. Participants can use the ideas shared in this session to
help your students "put it all together."

Session:  51   Title:  Click, See, and Hear Just-In-Time Learning
Presenter(s):  Luba Lewytzkyj, Atomic Learning
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Italian 1-2      Seats:  88   Vendor
Do you need to know how to produce an outline in Word, create a Web page using Dreamweaver, or use transitions
in PowerPoint? Atomic Learning has the answers! Atomic Learning uses a web-based, show-and-tell approach to
support the common needs of people when learning a software package, such as just-in-time, and just-enough.
Atomic Learning's library works great as an integral part of a staff development program or as a curriculum
supplement.

Session:  52   Title:   Formative Assessment: The Future is Now.
Presenter(s):  Mark Edwards, University of North Alabama
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:008   Location:  Italian 3-4      Seats:  8   Vendor
The future of formative assessment is now; however, just six months ago formative assessment was used in the
classroom just as it has been for years. There were no links to state standards, no online testing, and no connection
of data to instructional planning. Now, due to NCLB legislation and more focus placed on meeting AYP, test
companies and educators are searching for the right formula for formative assessment products that include high-
tech and low-tech processes. To help your search, here is something to keep in mind: "Formative data integrated in
daily and weekly instructional planning knocks the ball out of the park!"

Session:  53   Title:  WiMax: A Cost-Effective Broadband Connection for Rural
Presenter(s):  Leslie Smee, Jeff Evans, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  German 1-2   Seats:  88
WiMax wireless technology can provide rural schools with high-speed connectivity to each other and to the Internet.
Wireless will offer a more timely and cost-effective solution than traditional copper or fiber optic wiring. The
emerging WiMax standards should provide schools and rural communities with greater access while maintaining local
network control. Possible implementation scenarios for the K-12 environment, security issues, and interoperability
concerns will be discussed.

Session:  54   Title:  Data Sharing: The Security Mechanics
Presenter(s):  Walter Tong, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  German 3-4   Seats:  88
Information sharing is a term that is often used without consideration of the intricate issues of policy that impact the IT
infrastructure, data categorization, identity management, and access controls. This will be an interactive discussion
of these to these topics and associated issues.

Session: 55   Title:  School, Parent, District:  Web-based Communications for NCLB
Presenter(s):  Tracey Mathis, Mobile County Public Schools, Alabama
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Spanish 1-2   Seats:  88
The need to share real-time information between teachers, parents, schools and district offices is critical today.
Developing an easy-to-use, yet low-cost, Web-based communication system has been a challenge for administrators and staff. SCHOOLinSITES provides a very economical, user-friendly solution to the demand to be informed. SCHOOLinSITES is not just a Web site but a gateway to success in education.

Session:  56   Title: I Can Do This: Using Technology to Motivate Challenged
Presenter(s):  Monica Jones and Al Lockett, Adult Education Center, Cobb County Schools
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Spanish 3-4   Seats:  88
Motivational mechanisms (Jones, 2005) found in adaptive educational technology deserve more attention from
classroom curriculum specialists, educators, and software providers. As a vehicle for achievement, particularly in
reading skills, targeted technology-based curriculum facilitates three vital fundamentals for learning: adaptability,
accommodation, and accountability. Although different approaches would be necessary, this paradigm is applicable
to learners in K-12 and adult environments.

Session:  57  Title:  DOE Portal: The New Way to Access DOE Applications
Presenter(s):  Missy Smith, Georgia Department of Education
Time:  Wednesday, 3:00-4:00   Location:  Australian 3-4   Seats: 88
The Georgia Department of Education is rolling out a new portal for districts to access applications and services. This
Department of Education Portal is a new online interface that will give districts faster, easier, and more efficient
access to your applications by consolidating access, providing news and tips, providing a way for the Department of
Education staff to communicate with you, and providing quick access to documentation, online help, and training
materials. In this hands-on session, the following questions will be answered: What is the Georgia Department of
Education Portal? Why should I care? What can I do in the Portal? When will the Portal be ready to use? How do I
apply for access to the Portal? Will I receive more information about the Portal? How do I get into the Portal? How do
the parts of the Portal work?
Electronic Handouts - pdf files:  #1, #2, #3, #4