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Session: 134 Title: Podcasting from Windows Server 2003
Presenter: Brent Williams, Kennesaw State University ETTC, Featured Speaker
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 1 Seats: 260
Strand: Networking/Technical Support Audience: Administrative
Podcasting is a great way to distribute information and to facilitate learning in a new and exciting way. This session focuses on using a Windows Server 2003 as a host for Podcasting and RSS. Why buy more hardware and software? You may have all you need now! We'll walk step-by-step through setup and configuration process. You can do it!

Session: 135 Title: A Web of Connections: Why the Read/Write Web Changes Everything
Presenter: Will Richardson, Connective Learning, LLC, Featured Speaker
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 2 Seats: 260
Strand: Best Practices Audience: Instructional PK-12
Having the world of information at our fingertips on the Web was in itself a powerful transformation, but being able to contribute our own knowledge and ideas and collaborate in the construction of content is even more powerful. What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach audiences far beyond our classroom walls? What changes must we make in our teaching as it becomes easier to bring primary sources to our students? How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers but editors and collaborators as well? How do we best put to use the reams and reams of “digital paper” that this new “writeable” Web provides?

Session: 136 Title: Literature Circles and Technology: Explore the Possibilities
Presenter: Susan Silverman, Featured Speaker
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 3 Seats: 260
Strand: Best Practices Audience: Instructional PK-5
Research has shown that participation in literature circles improves student achievement. Explore ways that technology can help students engage in thought-provoking book discussions and projects, enriching the literature circle experience.
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Session: 137 Title: There Was a Time When All I Needed Was a Textbook and a Filmstrip!
Presenter: Tony Brewer, Featured Speaker
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 4 Seats: 800
Strand: Best Practices Audience: Instructional PK-12
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 session, participants will take a closer look at what they need to know to "make technology integration happen." They will also discover some fun things to do with Microsoft Word and Google.

Session: 138 Title: GSSIS Update
Presenter: Travis Willard, Georgia Department of Education
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 5 Seats: 800
Strand: Leadership/Organization/Policy Audience: Administrative
In this session, participants will hear a Georgia State Student Information System update from the Georgia Department of Education.

Session: 139 Title: Powerful Interactive Teaching and Learning using a Blended Toolkit Powered by Promethean Activboard
Presenter: Gautam Saha, Gwinnett County
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 6 Seats: 260
Strand: 21st Century Learning Environments Audience: Instructional PK-12
Participants will be introduced to a collection of blended toolkits that can inspire teaching and learning. These toolkits are integrated, wrapped, and powered by the powerful single interface engine of Promethean Activstudio. This session will demonstrate specific examples of teaching concepts in the Science GPS Curriculum using creative techniques. Explore Learning, Examview, Inspiration, Moodle, Document Cam, Flash and HotPotato are some of the other parts of the "teacher toolkit array" that are successfully blended and delivered by Promethean Activstudio to create a highly interactive learning environment for our students.

Session: 140 Title: Maximizing Internet Learning for Students with Reading Challenges
Presenter: Bonnie Hill, Freedom Scientific/LSG, Vendor
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 7 Seats: 260
Strand: Adaptive/Assistive Technology Audience: Instructional PK-12
This session will provide a roadmap for using the Internet as a tool to support struggling students, including those with diagnosed learning disabilities. Using the WYNN software from Freedom Scientific, participants will explore tools to support information-gathering and strategies for reading, comprehending, and learning Web-based information.

Session: 141 Title: CSI-Macon
Presenter: Steve Fagan, Macon State College ETTC
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Salon 8 Seats: 260
Strand: Best Practices Audience: Instructional 9-12
This presentation is an overview of CSI-Macon, a forensic science institute for teachers at Macon State College. Teachers from several counties participated in a week-long forensic science institute in which they learned how to incorporate elements of forensic science into their classroom instruction. This session will show what the teachers experienced through video and teacher presentations.

Session: 142 Title: Camtasia Use for Teacher-Librarians
Presenter: Emily Dunsker, DeKalb County
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Swiss 1-2 Seats: 88
Strand: Library/Media Audience: Instructional PK-5
This workshop is designed to demonstrate Camtasia/SnagIt software to train library/media patrons. The focus will be on use of online catalog basic and advanced search techniques, WebMarc records, and the use of GALILEO databases. Integration of Camtasia software for video orientations for the library media center contributes to real-time help screens for students and faculty in the media center. Links to videos with instructions that include screen captures, audio narratives, and "real time" procedural instructions benefit media specialists with their training needs.

Session: 143 Title: Improved Classroom Communications and District Productivity
Presenter: Brian Onstott, Solarcom, LLC, Vendor
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Swiss 3-4 Seats: 88
Strand: Networking/Technical Support Audience: Technical
Participants will learn how the Cisco Direct Line Solution helps school districts consolidate their networks to provide a phone in every classroom, enable voice-mail, set up homework hotlines, and make the district more safe and secure.

Session: 144 Title: RSS: What Does It Mean for the Classroom Teacher?
Presenter: Stephen Rahn, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Kenyan 1-2 Seats: 88
Strand: Internet Audience: Instructional PK-12
Teachers are using Web resources more and more. As a result, there is often frustration caused by the need to constantly keep the material fresh and relevant. RSS feeds allow this to happen almost seamlessly when implemented properly. A teacher can select appropriate content and have that content automatically updated when new information is available. RSS feeds can be customized to refresh on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The teacher doesn't have to do anything to receive the new content except open a reader or aggregator. In this session, some educationally appropriate Web content will be introduced. A discussion will follow on the problem of how to manage the content (bookmarks). Participants will then be shown how to set up RSS feeds and see how easy it is to organize and update.

Session: 145 Title: Introducing Computer Science Concepts Using Jeroo
Presenter: Alan Preis, Atlanta International School
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Kenyan 3-4 Seats: 88
Strand: 21st Century Learning Environments Audience: Instructional 9-12
Modern computer science curricula are focusing more and more on problem-solving strategies, concepts, and algorithms, rather than on the syntactical details of a particular language. Instead of teaching students to be good Java programmers or good C++ programmers, effective teachers are first teaching the basics of logical and precise thought. Jeroo is an innovative graphical environment for introducing computer science topics in a fun and interesting way. It has many features that support the study of computer science, including objects and Java/C++-like syntax, but it focuses on a much smaller set of functionality, allowing students to learn concepts by developing solutions to interesting problems. As a result, students are immediately engaged in the learning environment.

Session: 146 Title: Tech Plan a la Web: Creating a Web-Based Tech Plan for the State
Presenter: Christopher Wells, Gwinnett County
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Italian 1-2 Seats: 88
Strand: Leadership/Organization/Policy Audience: Administrative
In 2006, Gwinnett developed its Comprehensive Technology Plan as a website. Participants will learn the best practices to use this idea in their districts. This session identifies the goals, objectives, and challenges of creating a Tech Plan as a website. Additionally, the collaboration between Gwinnett and the ETTC was critical to the success of their submission to the State, and some best practices will also be shared for school districts and ETTC staff.

Session: 147 Title: Captivate! Create Professional Interactive Simulations and Demonstrations
Presenter: Larry Armstrong, Armstrong Atlantic University ETTC
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Italian 3-4 Seats: 88
Strand: Multimedia Audience: Technical
The attendees will learn how to create Flash format interactive simulations and demonstrations for use in application training and user support tutorials. The attendees will also learn how to capture onscreen actions and add text captions, hyperlinks, and audio narration and how this application can be easily used to create a library of resources to help provide quality support to schools and districts.

Session: 148 Title: How The Internet Works: A Gentle Introduction
Presenter: Douglas Comer, Cisco, Featured Speaker
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: German 1-2 Seats: 88
Strand: Internet Audience: Instructional 9-12
This session is geared to high school teachers and will provide a gentle introduction to packet switching technologies and the architecture of the Internet.

Session: 149 Title: Content Management Systems: The Next Step for Your Website
Presenter: David Millians, University of Georgia ETTC
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: German 3-4 Seats: 88
Strand: Best Practices Audience: Administrative
Websites are fantastic tools to facilitate communication, but they become problematic when you have to manage large numbers of users. Enabling large multi-user websites is the arena for Content Management Systems. Come learn what to look for in a CMS system, and what the very real benefits are in making the leap.

Session: 150 Title: Got GCIS? It's Not Just for Counselors Anymore!
Presenter: Rosemary Higgins, Fulton County; Patricia Stewart
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Spanish 1-2 Seats: 88
Strand: Internet Audience: Instructional PK-12
Georgia Career Information System (GCIS) has a wealth of resources that can be used across the curriculum by middle and high school teachers and library media specialists. This session will show how to help students create a career planning portfolio that can accompany them from middle school to high school and beyond. They can discover what careers match with their interests. This website is an awesome resource available to every citizen of Georgia.

Session: 151 Title: “Next Generation” Online Tools for Educators (Not Programmers)
Presenter: Scott Wilson, Georgia Department of Education
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Spanish 3-4 Seats: 88
Strand: eLearning Audience: Instructional PK-12
Want to start developing online learning activities and content for your classroom but don’t want to learn HTML, programming, or scripting? This presentation is for you! Teacher websites and traditional authoring tools (like Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Flash, and Authorware) got us started, but as many educators have discovered, these tools require a great deal of time to learn and master. This presentation will take an up-close view at two emerging technologies that hold the potential to greatly expedite the integration of online technology and student-centered pedagogy into the classroom: Moodle and a "next generation” authoring technology.

Session: 152 Title: Integrated Professional Learning Programs: Survival Strategy or Right Thing to Do?
Presenters: Jo Williamson, Kennesaw State University ETTC; Traci Redish
Time: Thursday, 1:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Australian 3-4 S eats: 88
Strand: Leadership/Organization/Policy Audience: Administrative
Participants will review several programs that integrate technology-related learning goals into other types of professional development programs. In some programs, technology shares equal prominence with other topics. In other initiatives, technology is barely mentioned, but participants still build technology literacy and integration skills. It's downright sneaky! Is
integrated PD a survival strategy in times of low resources or the next logical step in technology-related professional development? What do we gain by integrating PD programs? What do we lose? What new roles are created for school technology professionals when integrated PD programs are designed and implemented? Are we ready for these roles?