Session Three:  2:30 – 3:45

Room Number

Presenter

Session Title

District/Organization

Computer Lab – Room 700

Patrick Dempsey

21st Century Learning Tools

Grain Valley Middle School

Computer Lab – Room 701

Linda Denker

Delicious really is a Treat for Teachers

Lees Summit R7 School District

Computer Lab – Room 703

Tina Monks

"Smart" Smartboard Use

Center School District-Indian Creek Elementary

Computer Lab – Room 707

Kyle Pace

The Power of the PLN: Building a Professional Learning Network Using Twitter

Lee's Summit School District

Room  607

Josh Charles

Storytelling with Web Tools

UMKC School of Education

Room 608

Betty Paulsell

Mentoring Beginning Science Teachers via the Internet

Science Pioneers

Room 609

Scott Heeke

15+ Ways to Integrate Technology Using Many Online Resources

Liberty Public Schools

Room 610

Julie Jensen

Digital Images in the Classroom

Lees Summit R7

Room 612

Martin Kelsey

Internet Safety: Creating a powerful presentation for your school

Liberty Public Schools

 

 

Session Three:  2:30 – 3:45

Room Number

Presenter

Session Title

Session Description

District/Organization

Audience

Skill Level

Computer Lab – Room 700

Patrick Dempsey

21st Century Learning Tools

How will we prepare our students for the careers that will be out there in 4-16 years? It starts by educating students to interpret and contribute information to the world wide web. With curriculum driving the lesson you can incorporate global awareness in your classroom by using skype, and google documents. Student’s can share ideas by creating and using video recorded on Flip Cameras. It’s still all about who you know. Increase your personal learning network with twitter and much more. Participants will leave with a vast array of strategies for developing new projects in their district.

Grain Valley Middle School

Elementary,Library / Media Specialist,Tech Coordinators

All

Computer Lab – Room 701

Linda Denker

Delicious really is a Treat for Teachers

Delicious is a social bookmarking site that may be used to organize, collect and share Internet resources.

Lees Summit R7 School District

Administrators,Elementary,Higher Education,Library / Media Specialist,Secondary,Tech Coordinators

All

Computer Lab – Room 703

Tina Monks

"Smart" Smartboard Use

Looking for new ways to use your SMART Board? Want to use your SMART Board in more interactive ways? Then this session is for you. In this session you will learn how to use some of the cool tools SMART Notebook has to offer, such as cloner, the gallery and grouping to create powerful lessons. In addition, participants will receive a list of websites that have premade SMART Board lessons and interactive sites that are great on the SMART Board.

Center School District-Indian Creek Elementary

Elementary,

Beginner

Computer Lab – Room 707

Kyle Pace

The Power of the PLN: Building a Professional Learning Network Using Twitter

Come and learn how Twitter is transforming education and how it can provide 24/7 professional development for your lifelong learning!

Lee's Summit School District

Administrators,Elementary,Higher Education,Library / Media Specialist,Secondary,Tech Coordinators

All

Room  607

Josh Charles

Storytelling with Web Tools

The Internet has created completely new ways for us to continue our long history of storytellers. Stories can be a powerful tool for teaching, learning, and entertainment. Come learn about some of the ways the internet is enabling story telling in unprecedented ways.

UMKC School of Education

Elementary,Higher Education,Library / Media Specialist,Secondary,

Beginner

Room 608

Betty Paulsell

Mentoring Beginning Science Teachers via the Internet

Learn about pairing mentors with beginning science teachers and explore the many internet resources that provide specialized and high intensity induction for science teachers.

Science Pioneers

Administrators,Elementary,Higher Education,Secondary,Tech Coordinators

All

Room 609

Scott Heeke

15+ Ways to Integrate Technology Using Many Online Resources

Explore 15+ interesting ways to begin integrating various online resources into your daily routine.

Liberty Public Schools

Elementary,Secondary,

Beginner

Room 610

Julie Jensen

Digital Images in the Classroom

Digital images offer exciting new possibilities for the classroom as well as stimulate visual learners. This session will offer a variety of teaching strategies and student led assignments to infuse with curriculum. Teachers will discover how to combine the digital world with current GLEs and/or standards with the NETS (National Education Technology Standards) to enhance student learning. This session is intended for basic to intermediate technology users.

Lees Summit R7

Elementary,Secondary,

Beginner

Room 612

Martin Kelsey

Internet Safety: Creating a powerful presentation for your school

Are your students safe when they are online? Have they been exposed to inappropriate content? Have they ever been contacted by someone online they don’t know? The answer to these questions may surprise you. This session will show how to create a powerful presentation for parents and students about staying safe online. Sample presentations, templates, and ideas will be given.

Liberty Public Schools

Administrators,Elementary,Library / Media Specialist,Secondary,

All

 

 

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