Thursday, November 15:
8:15-9:15
Sessions 77-95
Session: 77 Title: Making Wireless
Networks Work in 10 Easy Steps
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Brent Williams, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 1, Seats: 260
Wireless networks are an essential part of educational environments in
schools and at home. Installed correctly, wireless networks provide fast,
flexible, and secure communications for students, teachers, and
administrators. However, poor installations are common and result in
frustration and potential security issues for everyone. This session will
focus on 10 easy steps that school systems, teachers, and students can take
to make the most of their wireless network environment. This session is
appropriate for all technical levels.
Session: 78 Title: One size Does NOT Fit All: Custom Learning in the
Classroom
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Meg Ormiston, Tec Teachers
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 2, Seats: 260
At home the players in the video games are customized to match the
characteristics of friends. Watching television is now on-demand using TIVO,
and only the music we like is shuffled through the headphones. At home, kids
pick and choose what they would like to know more about, and in what way the
information will be filtered to them—info snacking here and there. What
does this mean for schools? One size does not fit all. Instruction can be
differentiated to help meet the needs of the learner, and technology can
help deliver instruction in powerful new ways. Check out the way podcasts
can be used to reach your English language learners. Support your struggling
readers as they construct meaning by creating a video, or activate prior
knowledge for all students by streaming video before your lesson. All of
this is possible today; bring custom learning to your classroom!
Session: 79 Title: Examining What Really Matters: Connecting
Content to Kids in Academically Diverse Classrooms
GEORGIA SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Emily Jennette, Marietta City Schools
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 3, Seats: 260
Do you feel overwhelmed trying to implement the Georgia Performance
Standards while teaching the diverse students in your classroom? This
workshop is designed to address the essential elements of learning-centered
classrooms. The presenter will model how to differentiate instruction in the
classroom for students with diverse academic, social, emotional, and
cultural needs, using the Georgia Performance Standards. She will
demonstrate how to develop lessons that integrate reading, writing, science,
and social studies with the use of graphic organizers and performance-based
assessments. Teachers will gain ideas to create learning opportunities that
recognize students' varying backgrounds, knowledge, readiness, language, and
interests. This workshop steers clear of a one-size-fits-all approach to
teaching and learning.
Session: 80 Title: Accessibility 101: Cutting through the
FUD
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Patrick Crispen, California State University
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 4, Seats: 400
Do the classroom movies you post online have to include closed captions?
Must all of the images on your website contain alt tags? Can a deaf woman in
New Hampshire sue you because she cannot hear your class podcast? In this
fast paced, one-hour session, we'll cut through the FUD [fear, uncertainty,
and doubt] and introduce you to the concept of accessibility and universal
design, explain what the law does and does not say about the classroom
content you post online, and introduce you to a bunch of accessibility
resources you and your students can start using today.
Session: 81 Title: DCs Get Better: Longhorn's New DCPROMO,
Read-Only DCs, and More, Part 1 of 2
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Mark Minasi
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 5, Seats: 400
2003's Active Directory is pretty good, but, honestly, it could be better.
Branch office DCs are a real pain both from a security and a bandwidth point
of view. But Longhorn Server/Server 2008 offers some relief with the concept
of a "read-only domain controller" that flexes Kerberos' muscles in a way
that Windows hasn't really before. You'll get the ability to dial in exactly
which user accounts are stored on a branch office DC, as well as new
encryption options to make it theft-proof. But that's not all—DCPROMO gets
a facelift and, well, it needed it. Find out about this and other upcoming
Longhorn domain controller and AD improvements with bestselling author Mark Minasi.
Session: 82 Title: Staggeringly Good Things Mixing Google Earth and Media -
Part One
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Hall Davidson, Discovery Educator Network
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 6, Seats: 260
Make the real terrain of the earth an interactive tool. Embed it with
videos, images, sounds, podcasts, and more! From Internet or hard drive
files use fantastic trips through neighborhoods, history, science, or
literature that are waiting on the Web for your class. Insert student images
into the landscape. Attach media clips or use placemarks from other schools.
Learn to measure distances and tap longitude and latitude. Create shareable
projects with GoogleEarth user communities. Unlock special layers that
simply need to be turned on. Make and save small files or videos of your
projects, too! Cost of Google Earth: Free!
Session: 83 Title: Bringing Formative Assessment Alive with Activotes
Presenter(s): Chandra Youngblood and Ashley Basilici, Thomaston-Upson County
Schools
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 7, Seats: 260
Learn how to use Activotes in your classroom to assess students' prior
knowledge as well as their understanding of Georgia Performance Standards
through an interactive assessment. Activotes provides educators and students
with endless possibilities for easy and spontaneous assessment. Immediate
feedback allows teachers to differentiate instruction based on students'
needs and knowledge.
Session: 84 Title: Digital Book Promotion
Presenter(s): Wanda Dunn, Henry County Schools
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Salon 8, Seats: 260
Initiate interest in new or award-winning books in your library or school
media center with a PowerPoint presentation that features children or teens
and the books they are reading. Be prepared for cries of, "I want to read
the book that boy is reading!" when students see the continually looping
presentation in your library. Instructions and demonstrations of
presentations featuring various ages/grade levels highlight this session.
Session: 85 Title: Scavenger Hunts for Science and Social
Studies GPS
Presenter(s): Donna Smith, Pioneer RESA ETTC
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Swiss 1-2, Seats: 88
Investigate ideas to engage students in exploring the Internet through the
use of scavenger hunts correlated to the Georgia Performance Standards. This
session will focus on science and social studies in grades K-5 with
follow-up activities that cover other curriculum areas. Come and explore
ways to get your students involved in meaningful research that gives them a
knowledge base they can apply in other learning activities.
Session: 86 Title: Certification and Staffing of
Instructional Technology Specialists
Presenter(s): Warren Goetzel, Georgia State University
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Swiss 3-4, Seats: 88
In order to effectively integrate technology into a school's instructional
program, the support of professionally trained and certified Instructional
Technology Specialists is necessary. The unfortunate result of inadequate or
unqualified instructional technology staff and support can be the
ineffective integration of technology. In numerous classrooms, appropriate
technologies sit idle, due to lack of support, despite their potential
advantages to student achievement. Students need to be provided with
technology-rich learning opportunities, supported by professionally trained
and certified Instructional Technology Specialists, in order to develop the
technological proficiencies needed to be successful in real life situations.
This session will examine the current and future status of the certification
and staffing of Instructional Technology Specialists in Georgia and its
impact on student achievement. The main points to be analyzed and discussed
are (1) the lack of state teacher certification (Georgia Educator
Certificate) in Instructional Technology, (2) inconsistency in the present
staffing structure and qualifications of Instructional Technology
Specialists in Georgia public schools, and (3) the absence of mandatory
state staffing requirements and funding of Instructional Technology
Specialists in Georgia public schools. The session will consist of a
multimedia presentation and discussions related to the main points outlined
above.
Session: 87 Title: Projects That Project Understanding:
PowerPoint vs. Movie Maker
BYOL SESSION
Presenter(s): Bill Harris, Armstrong Atlantic State University ETTC
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Kenyan 1-2, Seats: 88
PowerPoint has been the mainstay in many classrooms for students to showcase
their newly acquired knowledge and understanding of content. This BYOL
session will step participants through a student-centered activity using
Movie Maker instead of PowerPoint. Participants will be able to explore
first-hand and understand the strengths and weaknesses of using each program
as a tool in supporting student multimedia projects.
Session: 88 Title: Implementing Moodle System-Wide: The
Lessons Learned
Presenter(s): Tommie Elaine Shattuck, Beth Sullivan, and Gary Shattuck,
Newton County Schools
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Kenyan 3-4, Seats: 88
Newton County School System began implementing Moodle as a pilot project
last January and have now expanded it out to all 20 schools. The
implementation process was much more complex than it was originally thought.
The slow build-up from a pilot group of 16 teachers to more than 60 teachers
by May and more than 150 teachers by August has proved that the
implementation plan was successful. Technical details concerning installing
and configuring Moodle, planning details concerning who is in the pilot
group and who to include in the decision-making process, instructional
details concerning what curriculum to use, and whether to allow blogs,
wikis, and chat rooms will all be discussed in this informative and lively
session. Perspectives will be shared from the technology director, the
network administrator, the instructional specialist, and the teachers.
Session: 89 Title: Using Technology with Best Teaching
Practices in K-12 Classroom
Presenter(s): Connie White and Carol Wood, Lakeview Academy
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Italian 1-2, Seats: 88
Students today are referred to as digital natives since they have grown up
in a visual landscape and they are wired for multimedia. We will identify
the best teaching practices with practical classroom applications. We will
also share proven technology initiatives that truly enhance learning. The
majority of our students are not auditory learners, and yet many of us have
not modified our teaching styles since the 1950s. Walk away with classroom
applications, technology integration ideas, and pedagogically proven
strategies that work.
Session: 90 Title: Get Nspired! Integrating the New
TI-Npsire into Your Math Class
Presenter(s): Matt Bohon and Jack Sedwick, Riverside Military Academy
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Italian 3-4, Seats: 88
Participants will be actively engaged with the latest in handheld
technology. This is a hands-on session for first-time and beginning users,
where all participants will have access to their own TI-Npsire handhelds.
Examples will be provided from a variety of disciplines ranging from algebra
through calculus.
Session: 91 Title: Tracking School Improvement Services
GaDOE SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Rodney Green and Cindy Popp, Georgia Department of Education
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: German 1-2, Seats: 88
The Georgia Department of Education Division of School and Leader Quality
has two online databases to track school improvement services. This session
provides an insight into how the Division of School and Leader Quality
ensures that its staff provides the best quality of services to systems and
schools. The Graduation Coach Work Management System (WMS) helps graduation
coaches identify case loads and track services/interventions to meet the
needs of at-risk students. The School Improvement Management Application
(SIMA) tracks services to systems and schools by the leadership
facilitators, math facilitators, and other GaDOE staff. Both databases
facilitate analyses to study exemplary models of school improvement by
integrating data, needs assessments, and school improvement planning to
provide a statewide system of continuous school improvement.
Session: 92 Title: Exemplary and Exceptional Library Media
Programs: Elementary Level
Presenter(s): Judy Serritella, Georgia Department of Education; Cindy Adair,
Henry County Schools; and Marsha West, Clarke County Schools
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: German 3-4, Seats: 88
This is a GaDOE session and will feature Cindy Adair (Flippen Elementary in
Henry County) and Marsha West (Barrow Elementary in Clarke County). These
media specialists will discuss the application process and their Exemplary
and Exceptional Library Media Programs.
Session: 93 Title: Using the Georgia Online Assessment
System to Promote Student Learning
GaDOE SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Joseph Blessing, Georgia Department of Education
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Australian 3-4, Seats: 88
What is the best way to use the Georgia Online Assessment System to help
students in your classroom, school, or system? How do I use the bank of
reports that the OAS offers to monitor student learning? What are the new
features of the OAS this year? This session helps answer these questions and
will help Georgia educators use the system to assess their students for
learning rather than just practicing for the test.
Session: 94 Title: Multimedia and Video and Paint: Oh My! If
They Can Do It, So Can I!
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Buyer, Tech4Learning
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Spanish 1-2, Seats: 88
During this presentation, participants will learn how they can use creative
technologies to improve understanding in their classrooms. Through projects
such as clay animation announcements, dynamic slideshows, and webpages, they
will explore the possible curriculum connections they can make with
technology projects. All of the student-created projects will be discussed
in respect to brain research and how they apply to curriculum and technology
standards. Participants will see firsthand how these projects were created
and what resources are necessary for their successful implementation in a
classroom environment. Participants will leave the session with technology
lesson plan resources to implement creativity tools back in their schools
and districts.
Session: 95 Title: Concept Mapping: Visual Learning and
Thinking
Presenter(s): Dave Hamilton, MatchWare
Time: Thursday, 8:15 - 9:15, Location: Spanish 3-4, Seats: 88
Brainstorm and expand on topics that will become the framework for written
documents, presentations, and class lectures. Mind maps help facilitate
students' acute analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity, and writing
skills across the curriculum. MatchWare OpenMind allows students and
teachers to rapidly visualize, organize, and implement ideas and export them
to HTML, Word, PowerPoint, or MatchWare Mediator. Participants will learn
how to create visual mind maps such as idea maps, concept maps, and
organizational maps. You will also learn how to automatically build a
multimedia presentation or website from your maps. The purpose is to show
how, through the use of mind maps, you can help facilitate students' acute,
analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity, and writing across the
curriculum.
