Friday, November 16:
8:30-9:30
Sessions 191-210
Session: 191 Title: Getting the Most
from Your Fixed Library Media Program
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Doug Johnson, Mankato Schools, Minnesota
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 1, Seats: 260
While flexible scheduling is considered best practice by the library
profession, it can carry with it genuine challenges, while practitioners
report that a fixed library schedule can offer benefits to students and
librarians alike. This workshop examines what the research on flexible
scheduling says (and doesn't say), examines the benefits of fixed schedules
in a test-driven, budget-stressed educational environment, and offers
suggestions to make both fixed and flexible schedules stronger in real
schools.
Session: 192 Title: Wireless State of the Union
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Brent Williams, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 2, Seats: 260
Wireless networking technologies are ever-changing. This session is intended
as a "where are we now and where are we going" look at wireless technologies
as they apply to modern schools and to teacher and student use at home. We
will examine G and N technologies as well as the state of wireless security.
This session is ideal for anyone with an interest in wireless networking and
building a strategy for the future.
Session: 193 Title: More Than "Say Cheese": Using Digital
Cameras in the Elementary Classroom
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Gail Lovely, Gail Lovely Consulting
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 3, Seats: 260
This session will teach you how digital cameras can provide great learning
opportunities in the classroom. Creating materials, documenting growth,
providing tools to students and teachers for learning—
so many things we can
do with digital cameras! This session is intended to add ideas to your
toolbox and is applicable for most any camera and any computer platform.
Session: 194 Title: Return of the Gadgets
FEATURED SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Leslie Fisher, Fisher Technologies
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 4, Seats: 400
Are you a gadget head? Do you surf the net or listen closely to geeks
talking in hopes of hearing about a cool software product or gizmo? Leslie
Fisher (Gadget Freak) will show you some of her favorite hardware and
software gadgets that do everything from make your life easier to provide
piles of fun. Hardware, software, and even completely off-topic gadgets will
be discussed.
Session: 195 Title: Statewide K-12 Network Update
Presenter(s): Charlie Jackson, Georgia Department of Education
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 5, Seats: 400
This session will provide details of the upgrades and changes to the Georgia
Department of Education Statewide K-12 Network. Participants in this session
will learn about current ongoing projects on the K-12 Network as well as
future enhancements.
Session: 196 Title: Consider the Source: Wikipedia and Other
Online Encyclopedias
Presenter(s): D Weaver and Steve Piazza, Clarke County Schools
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 6, Seats: 260
A debate has surfaced as to which online encyclopedias are most beneficial
in developing students' information literacy skills. Open networking
resources like Wikipedia have been called into question in terms of
readability, authority, and accuracy. Using Wikipedia as an example, the
presenters will invite audience members to (1) examine common understandings
and assumptions about the nature of truth and authority in information, (2)
increase understanding about the ways Wikipedia and other open content
online sources work, (3) join the presenters in a mock debate comparing
Wikipedia with more traditional sources of information, e.g., Encyclopedia
Britannica Online, and (4) explore a dynamic use for developing information
literacy skills through a wiki tool developed by one of the presenters.
Session: 197 Title: ActivTips for the Beginner to Advanced
for Promethean Activboard
Presenter(s): Mary Parrish, Macon State College ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 7, Seats: 260
Bring the magic of the Activboard into your classroom! In this session,
attendees will be given tips for customizing tools, toolboxes, flipcharts,
backgrounds, etc. They will be shown how to make their toolboxes work for
them and how to make their flipcharts more engaging. Tips will range from
beginner level to advanced. There is something for every type of user.
Session: 198 Title: Digital Memory: How to Visually and
Vividly Inventory your "Stuff"
Presenter(s): Jane Zahner, Valdosta State University
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Salon 8, Seats: 260
Learn why and how to effectively document the contents of your home,
classroom, or media center using digital photography, video, audio, and free
web-based tools. The presenter will (1) share the experience of creating a
home and office inventory, including successes and mistakes, (2) present the
essentials for full documentation of possessions for insurance purposes, (3)
show how to best shoot digital photographs of various items, (4) demonstrate
ways to use commonly available software to create photo/video/text
inventories, (5) present samples of specialized home-inventory software, (6)
suggest how these projects could be used with P-12 students, and (7) provide
inspiration for participants to get ORGANIZED!
Session: 199 Title: Implementing and Managing a Successful
Online Program
Presenter(s): Nancy Howell, N W Howell & Associates LLC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Swiss 1-2, Seats: 88
Providing quality professional development training for all staff members as
well as online access for students and parents presents a unique challenge.
This session offers guidelines for selecting the right online platform for
your system as well as establishing and managing a successful team of online
course designers and facilitators to enhance your current program or create
a new program. We will also discuss how this team can deliver a variety of
pertinent online courses, support face-to-face courses in a hybrid/blended
model, and provide online resources for existing courses while incorporating
standards compliance, consistency in course design, and effective course
delivery for your system.
Session: 200 Title: Effective Solutions for Assessment of
CRCT Data
Presenter(s): Kathy Rogers, Carolyn Horn, Carroll County Schools, and
Michael Horn, West Georgia College ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Swiss 3-4, Seats: 88
Our district has taken the data utilization process a few steps further by
breaking down the data by strand to help identify individual teacher
strengths and have developed procedures to assist our teachers in setting
and meeting school improvement goals.
Session: 201 Title: Active Classroom Teaching in Mathematics
and Science
BYOL SESSION
Presenter(s): Trinna McKay, Explore Learning
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Kenyan 1-2, Seats: 88
Teachers will have the opportunity to use gizmos aligned to state science
and mathematics standards to increase student achievement. Teachers will
have the ability to set up a trial website to support student learning.
Teachers will be led through practical uses of gizmos in the classroom. This
session will be hands-on, using research-based, best science and mathematics
teaching practices. Teachers will have an in-depth understanding of how
gizmos are currently used to provide an interactive learning experience for
students.
Session: 202 Title: So You're A Techno-Goob: Helpful
Strategies For Beginners
Presenter(s): Shala Bragwell, Florence City Schools, and J Maddox, Madison
City Schools, Alabama
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Kenyan 3-4, Seats: 88
This session is geared toward teachers who are intimidated or unfamiliar
with incorporating technology into their classroom, but are looking for easy
beginner applications. Teachers will learn about more efficient web
searches, quality websites, and free resources. The following are examples
of resources that will be addressed: United Streaming, Audacity, Photostory,
Weblog pages, and PowerPoint. This session will introduce beginning users to
resources that have been tested by fellow techno-goobs. The presenters are
teachers just like you who are learning to integrate technology in their own
classrooms. They are presenting this session to share their own trials and
tribulations and to share current resources that they have found easy to
use.
Session: 203 Title: Thinking That Clicks! Developing Habits
of Mind with Technology
Presenter(s): Catherine Douthard, Fayette County Schools
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Italian 1-2, Seats: 88
The purpose of the session is to present effective instructional strategies
delivered through proven teacher-created lesson plans. The lessons are
designed to help teachers and students develop strong habits of mind, use a
variety of technology tools, and employ real-life technology skills.
Participants will know what the 16 Habits of Mind are and how they are
related to technology; understand how to create technology-integrated
lessons with a specific outcome using the method of backward design; use the
NETS*S benchmark assessments for Grades 2 and 5 to evaluate progress; use
the lessons, ideas, and tools presented to develop strong habits of mind;
and understand how to embed the teaching and assessment of technology skills
in a standards-based curriculum.
Session: 204 Title: Educating for a Flattening World
Presenter(s): Alan Preis, Atlanta International School
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Italian 3-4, Seats: 88
Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat" describes how technology is changing
the way that we live, work, and communicate and outlines a number of
profound impacts that technology is already having on our daily lives.
Emerging technologies, including global networks, increasingly powerful
computers and computing devices, and collaboration tools and software are
shaping this new world. Schools need to consider how these technologies are
transforming the nature of effective instruction. Students need to be
proficient with these tools, but they also need to be proficient with the
new processes, ideas, and attitudes that accompany the use of these new
technologies. This session will provide ideas and strategies for using
technology to teach the skills that will be required for success in
tomorrow's world.
Session: 205 Title: Podcasting - Not Just for Macs Anymore
Presenter(s): Hoke Wilcox, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: German 1-2, Seats: 88
Podcasting has become one of the best ways to deliver audio and video
content to your listeners, be they students, parents, or community members.
Sadly, many people believe that podcasting belongs only to the Apple users
of this world. PC users take heart! Using very simple tools such as Audacity
and Feed4All, podcast creation is open to all, regardless of what platform
they are using. No need to use a Mac or even an iPod for that matter. During
this session, receive an outline of the very basics of podcast creation. See
examples of tools and resources so you have the tools to go home and begin
creation of your own podcast.
Session: 206 Title: Peachy Portal Pizzazz - 2007 Best of the
Web Winner
Presenter(s): Beth Caraccio, Georgia Department of Education, and Lynda
Byrne, Columbus State University ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: German 3-4, Seats: 88
How much time are you spending searching for resources that support the
Georgia Performance Standards? Join this session and find out just how
quickly and easily you can find graphic organizers, WebQuests, test and
worksheet creators, as well as streaming video and tasks galore. Be the
first in the state to experience what Thinkfinity has to offer you as a
Georgia teacher. It's all FREE, and it's all at Georgiastandards.org!
Session: 207 Title: How to Start Podcasting in Your School
or School District
Presenter(s): Janvette Dickerson, Atlanta City Schools
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Australian 1-2, Seats: 88
Do you want to start podcasting and don't know how? This session outlines
how to begin a podcast initiative in your school or across your district
with Macs or PCs and even resources you already have in your school. Learn
how to integrate this 21st Century technology from conception to inception.
The presenter will walk you through step-by-step on planning, software
applications, policies, training and professional development, marketing,
and deployment. You will leave ready to begin a podcast initiative and move
your school or district into the 21st Century.
Session: 208 Title: Courseware for Free: A Comparison of
Current Packages
Presenter(s): David Millians, University, University of Georgia ETTC
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Australian 3-4, Seats: 88
You've seen Blackboard and WebCT. Why not see some free alternatives? Maybe
you've heard of Moodle, but come see how it compares to Sakai, Dokeos, and
ATutor, as well as traditional content management systems.
Session: 209 Title: Using Technology To Reach All Students
Presenter(s): Nicole Riggs, Tiffany Hursey, and Donna Hagan, Bryan County
Schools
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Spanish 1-2, Seats: 88
The days of teacher-led activities are long gone. Today's students need to
be actively engaged throughout the day, and technology integration is the
way to do that. Interactive technology tools allow teachers to hold
students' attention while integrating the technology into the curriculum.
This exciting session will show teachers how to use interactive whiteboards
and other interactive tools to grab their students' attention and not let
go. Attendants will learn how to effectively use interactive School Pads in
the primary, elementary, and middle grades. The session will also introduce
attendees to other opportunities for technology integration in the
elementary and middle grades. Lessons and activities will be shared.
Session: 210 Title: Teach 21: Teachers Using Technology to
Teach 21st Century Learners
Presenter(s): Debbie Childress and Janet Read, Cherokee County School
District
Time: Friday, 8:30 - 9:30, Location: Spanish 3-4, Seats: 88
Through the leadership and guidance of our Board of Education, the Cherokee
County School District has established Teach 21, a multi-year initiative to
offer educators innovative methods for delivering instruction and engaging
students in the learning process. This technology endorsement includes a
professional development component for teachers that encompasses more than
200 hours of rigorous training and standards-based technology projects
conducted with students. Emerging technologies such as interactive
whiteboards, student response devices, multimedia projectors, classroom
audio systems, podcasting and vidoecasting equipment, and additional
computer access has been placed in Teach 21 classrooms. The program is
geared at developing 21st century teachers who engage students through the
use of technology.
