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Here is a list of our current breakout sessions offered on June 18-19, 2008. More will be added as they come in to our office. This list is tentative and subject to change.
Explore Word
2007
Explore
PowerPoint 2007
Explore
Excel 2007
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Access 2007 Enhancing the Forensic Science Classroom with Podcasting
Dawson Center for Distance learning, established a nine week
program in the Forensic Science classroom that gave students
the opportunity to create podcasts focusing on relevant topics
within the curriculum. Simplify & Improve Your Network Security
with an All-Inclusive Single Solution When developing a cyber security
plan, IT directors need to armor their networks with a multi-dimensional
shield; which means seeing all that is going in and out of your network
such as viruses, content, e-mail and more. Built specifically for securing
K-12 networks and protecting millions of students nationwide, Total Traffic
Control gives you a single admin console to see everything running on
your network and control any detected issues. Join us as we demonstrate
how with the management of one you can control everything, see everything
and better protect your network.
The Benefits of Classroom Amplification
All of the recent studies validate classroom amplification as a proven tool
that can overcome adverse classroom conditions, providing students with
enhanced speech recognition and, therefore, much improved opportunity
to learn. Classroom amplification is now recognized as one of the most
powerful and cost effective tools for student listening enhancement.
In addition, a presentation showing the integration of all video media in
a classroom with an Ifra Red classroom amplification system.
VLANS, HP Procurve and Novell!
Goal: To show how VLANs can be setup with HP Procurve switches in a
Novell environment. This will cover what changes will need to be made in a
Novell environment for VLANs to work properly with HP Procurve Switches.
Online End of Course Assessment for Technology Online
Assessment for Technology Coordinators
The presentation would consist of information specifically geared toward
school technology coordinators at the secondary and postsecondary level.
Since my office in charge of end-of-course (EOC) assessments for
career and technical (CTE) students in an online format and that involves
all CTE students in the state it ultimately involves all technology coordinators
in the schools. The presentation will include some basic information about
computer specifications necessary to test, the software used and how to
make this a painless process. The session will provide a forum in which
technology coordinators also bring to light their expertise in the area of
school-wide technology.
Shoretel Unified Communications demonstration
ShoreTel® is a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions
worldwide and well known for exceptional customer satisfaction. ShoreTel's
unique architectural approach to IP phone systems deliver unmatched
reliability, scalability and manageability, plus a user interface that sets the
standard for ease-of-use.
Video Codec troubleshooting for school Technology Coordinators
This presentation will focus on quick, basic troubleshooting of Polycom
and Tandberg video systems which are common in Arkansas schools.
Topics discussed will include: checking network connectivity, checking
video input/output cabling, audio input/output cabling, the basics of both
onscreen and web administrative interfaces, and the most problematic of
all; VCR/DVD recording. A downloadable check sheet will be distributed
and discussed line by line.
Using Online Databases To Teach Arkansas History
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies has launched searchable database
of digitized oral histories, demographic maps of Arkansas race relations
since 1957, and revised lesson plans based on new ADE frameworks.
The Butler Center's Online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
was launched in 2006 and updates have been numerous since then.
The presenter will demonstrate how Arkansas history teachers can use
these technology tools to meet the state mandates for this subject. The
session has been designed to be used as the two hour Arkansas History
Staff Development Credit teachers need annually.
Get More out of your EBSCO Databases / Traveler
An in depth look into the EBSCO component of the TRAVELER DATABASE
PROGRAM. Includes an overview of the content and advanced interface
features including the Personal Folder usage, setting up Journal Alerting,
Citation manager, preference settings and more. Great for ANYONE wants
to use or learn more about the ONLINE EBSCO research databases.
What is SIF?
Enterprise application integration via the Schools interoperability Framework (SIF).
Integrate Technology With Britannica Online!
Come learn the new features of Britannica Online School Edition including
videos and media, magazines and journals, and special research tools,
including a new personal workspace! See the extensive “Kids” sections
designed specially for pre-kindergarten, elementary, and middle school
students, with easy-to-read articles, homework help features, and student
learning materials. Thanks to Arkansas Traveler you have access to Britannica
Online School Edition!
iSucceed MATH:Online Data-driven Math Intervention
iSucceed MATH is a premier data-driven math intervention solution for
grades 3-8 that combines technology and print to create a complete
intervention solution to help all students succeed in math.
Multimodal/Analytical/Creative - the value of a New Media program
Teaching not only television, but podcasting and so much more.
Using Innovative Technology to Maximize Classroom Learning
Learn how using a student response pad system (the Classroom Performance
System), question banks (ExamView), and a wireless tablet (CPS Chalkboard)
can enhance learning in the classroom. Engage every student, receive
immediate feedback, and no grading.
Navigating the World Book Web
A demonstration of the multiple databases available on the World Book Web
including: World Book Kids, World Book-on-line, World Book Advanced,
Spanish and French web sites
The Importance of knowing and Seeing
Because our children are so adept at computer and internet usage,
it is imperative that all school districts have the visibility to know who is
doing what on the network, and see where they are going.
Web 2.0 Basics
What in the world is Web 2.0? What is RSS? How good is del-icio-us?
Do you have a Wiki? This session will provide basic information and terminology
about social networking and the new communications tools and how they can
be used in education.
Using Online Resources to Teach Social Studies, Including AR History
Learn about the Rand McNally Online Classroom and how to use this tool in
Grades 3 - 12 to address the new Social Studies Standards, including AR History standards!
Desktop and Indesign CS2
We will learn the quick basics of Indesign CS2 from how to create brochures
to calendars. Plus I will give you samples of my more popular projects.
Technology Integration for Improving Critical Thinking Skills
Looking at what research says about teaching critical thinking and how
technology integration can help.
Digital Curriculum for a 21st Century Education
Apex Learning is a leading publisher of digital curriculum for secondary
education. The company's standards-based digital instructional materials
in math, science, English, social studies, world languages, health and
physical education and Advanced Placement are successfully used for
credit recovery, remediation, alternative schools, distance learning, and
test preparation. Since the company's inception in 1997, Apex Learning
has served more than one million student enrollments from over 4,000
school districts. Apex Learning is headquartered in Seattle, WA and is
accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools.
Lessons in Wireless for K-12 Schools
The increased use of computers in K-12 schools has created network
demands that seem to be readily addressed by a wireless LAN. However,
schools must be certain the system they implement allows easy installation
and management, superior scalability, long-term investment protection, and
robust security for the air, the network, the users and the data.
Managing Content in Education
Key Points: Content and Document Management, Replication, Virtual Storage
Design and Implementation, WAN Optimization, Virtualization, Server Consolidation,
Electronic Forms Design and Development, Business Process Automation,
Rapid Server Provisioning, Imaging and Workflow
EAROBICS
A research-based, pre-K-3, integrated reading solution designed to ensure all
students have what they need to become successful readers, regardless of
native language, socio-economic status or special needs. This program,
through the input of DIBEL's test data - provides a roadmap of learning for each student.
Arrive in Time for RTI with Destination Math and Reading
Learn how schools are implementing Destination Math and Reading to successfully
meet the RTI requirements and help students avoid placement into Special Education.
Learning Village
Learning Village is a just-in-time learning portal that helps educators align all of
their instructional and digital assets in one place, while also expanding the teaching
and learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom. Created in partnership
with leading districts, Learning Village sequences instruction to assessment, and
creates a personalized curriculum to meets the needs of diverse student populations.
Learning Village bolsters content quality, content creation, content sharing and
content delivery. Learning Village seamlessly connects and congregates communities
online, and helps students engage and succeed because of the educational quality
and approach to instruction.
Final Cut Pro-It's not that scary
A presentation of final cut pro non linear editing software for beginners.
Free Technology Resources for Educators
There are lots of resources for educators to use on the web but who has time to
find them? Participants in this presentation will learn to use web resources to
enhance their classrooms. Find the best sites for ideas, lesson plans, networking,
resources, wikis, blogs, virtual manipulative and more. Learn practical ways to
incorporate digital resources in your classroom.
Final Cut Pro Secrets-Advanced
Advanced tips for Final Cut Pro such as nesting, luma mattes.
Benefits of being an Authorized Final Cut Pro Training Center
Discussion of how to build a training facility, the benefits to students, and
examples of student work.
Book Trailers: Using Microsoft Photostory 3 to Promote Reading
Want to promote books and reading? Use Photostory to entice readers with
book trailers! View sample trailers and learn how to use Photostory 3 to create
book trailers of your own or have students create them for language arts classes.
Citing Online Resources for All Teachers
Rachel will present a quick method to use in all secondary classrooms that conforms
with basic MLA style of citing resources. Handouts will be provided for citing web sites,
EBSCO and other online databases.
ESL/ELL Free ONLINE Resources and Workshop Model
Rachel will describe how to teach your ESL teachers, students, librarians,
and ESL parents how to access the free state databases that can be reached
from home or school in Spanish. Resources discussed will be Encyclopedia
Britannica's two Spanish versions and their translator button for the regular
online encyclopedia, as well as the EBSCO magazine database---all of which
are free through the AR State Library for all schools in AR. These resources are
suitable for Pre-K through 12th grade classrooms with ESL/ELL students, foreign
language classes, and ESL parents.
Rooting Around with Linux
Bring your laptop and receive hands-on practice with GNU/Linux. Participants will
learn how to boot selected GNU/Linux distributions using live CDs. Data will load in
RAM without affecting the hard drive.
Technology In the Classroom
Presentation of new SMART Technologies, Inc products to include but not limited
to the SMART Board 680i2 with built in projector, Senteo classroom response system,
Airliner wireless blue-tooth tablet, and classroom document camera. We will also
discuss the integration of all these products in the classroom and demonstrate why
SMART Technologies leads the world market in interactive classroom products.
Every person who attends this session can register to win a BIG prize.
Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
This presentation demonstrates some of the new ways to present information in the
classroom. With the new textbooks and new technology, teachers will need to know
how to use that technology and this presentation shows ways to use Photo Story,
Movie Maker, Webquests, Blogs, Podcasts and other forms of technology to enhance
classroom instruction. A list of resources will also be presented.
VMware Virtualization
Virtualization is changing the computing landscape. Learn how virtualization can
help you save time and money while achieving more with the computer resources
you already own.
WriteToLearn - Learning through written expression
Improve writing and reading comprehension skills with new, award-winning software
from Pearson. WriteToLearn is a web-based tool that gives immediate, targeted
feedback for both essay and summary writing activities.
Motivate to Graduate
Keep your struggling students on track to graduate with NovaNET, online courseware
from Pearson. NovaNET's individualized, self-paced instruction is used for credit recovery,
summer school, remediation, failure prevention, homebound instruction, alternative Ed, and more.
ESL - Teach English with Technology
Reach your English Language Learners with ELLis, instructional software from Pearson.
Using the natural process of language acquisition: Watch - Learn - Practice - Perform,
ELLis teaches English in a multi-media rich, self-paced environment, including native
language support.
Integrating Technology & Instruction with AL Resources
Learning a new technology application is half the battle. The next challenge is how to
effectively integrate that new application into your curriculum. Atomic Learning offers
more than 35,000 movie tutorials, workshops and project based lessons which show you,
step by step how to do just that. Come learn how teachers in the TIE cadre are using
AL in their day to day teaching and technology training. Find out how cadre members
are making it work and how they are using it to support educational technology in AR.
Using ALMS (Arkansas Learning Management System) to Prepare for
End of Course Exams
This presentation will show how the ALMS system may be used to prepare for
End of Course and Competency Exams using tutorials, games, quizzes, and open
response questions based on Arkansas frameworks. These items may be assigned
to one student or to the entire class.
Incentives: The Key to Success with SuccessMaker
Have you found your students losing desire to work hard in SuccessMaker as the
year progresses? We have found incentives that have minimal cost but huge impact
on our 1st - 5th grade students' daily scores in SuccessMaker and want to share them
with you. Use these incentives to increase your gains in the software throughout the school year!
Developing Student Interactive Assessments for Language Arts Analysis
Attendees will get hands-on experience of developing interactive assessment projects
that can be assigned in class for students to develop to show their understanding of
dramatic, literary, poetic, or rhetorical analysis. Attendees will receive lesson plan,
rubric, and assessment templates. Attendees will leave the session with their own
example to provide for students.
Lexiles: A system for Measuring Reader Ability & Text Difficulty Lexiles provide a common scale for measuring text difficulty and student reading ability. As the most widely adopted reading measure in use today, Lexiles allows administrators and teachers to match students with the appropriate texts, track and forecast student achievement over time. See how this scientific approach can help your district. BookFlix: Build a Love of Reading and Learning With Paired Fiction and Non-Fiction - Online! Bookflix is the newest interactive literacy resource that builds alove of reading and learning - online! BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with non-fiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding. e-Instruction, Remoting Education in a Pen and Paper World This program higlights the ways to use e-instruction in k-12 classrooms. The demonstrations will include, test prep, grades, attendance, science, social studies and reinforcing your ESL learners. Teaching teachers to work smarter not harder. Grant Writing - A New Perspective Tired of car washes and bake sales? Want to get in the bigger bucks without breaking your back? Learn how to find, select and write effective grant proposals and receive the money you need for your classroom, students and projects. Moodle Administration Moodle is a Content Management System (CMS). Topics discussed will include installation of Moodle, administrating users, site settings, adding additional modules, etc. Moodle For Teachers Moodle is a Content Management System (CMS). Topics discussed will include creating home pages for teachers, maintaining course calendar, adding quizzes and online assignments, etc. Courses can be used for remediation or credit recovery classes. Integration Tools at 4teachers.org The 4Teachers.org web site works to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom by offering free online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. |
