Room

Session Title

Presenter

District/

Employer

Audience

Skill Level

Description

300 (Lab)

Terry Carter

Using PowerPoint to Create Interactive Programs

Independence Public School

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

Intermediate

Use PowerPoint to create interactive multimedia programs for students. Create activities on any subject that can also be accessed by a switch or a touch screen.

301

Linda Portman

Application Integration & Benefits of a Web-based Student Data System

Raymore-Peculiar School District

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

Beginner

Tap into the benefits of web-based technology, including integration and data-sharing with other applications and district services. A general overview of the benefits of a web-based student data system will be accompanied by examples of integration with other programs providing such services as automated calling to parents, assessments, library programs, and state reporting.

302 (Lab)

Connie Healy

Photo Story in the Classroom

Grandview School District

Elementary

Beginner

Come visit the world of imagination and multimedia in this photostory workshop. You will learn about how to use photostory, why to use it and how it was used in my classroom. You will hear student testimonials and see their work in action.

303

Greg Foreman, Kyle Pace

Unlimited Learning in the Music Classroom

Lee's Summit School District

Elementary, Secondary

All

Session description: Specific strategies to integrate technology in the music classroom (k-12) will be examined. Topics will include Equipment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web 2.0, Teacher Supports, and Performance Supports.

304 (Lab)

Brett Kisker

iTeach with iPods

Liberty High School

Elementary, Higher Education, Library / Media Specialist, Secondary

Beginner

Imagine being able to create a presentation that students could put on their .mp3 players and watch on a school bus or a weekend trip! Imagine being able to create a useful presentation for your students to watch when you are out of the building for the day! Learn how quick and easy it is to do this using PowerPoint, MovieMaker, and Audacity! (And bring your own PowerPoint to try it yourself!)

305

Mike Church

Classroom Soundfield Systems - Why They are Sooooo Important

MIS Technologies

Administrators, Elementary, Tech Coordinators

All

Most classrooms are in the process of getting a projector installed with some sort of interactive device for the teacher and students to use. What studies show is more important the video the students can see is the information they need to hear. Come find out why Classroom Soundfield systems are so important for all students and how they can benefit everyone that uses them. This is the next piece of equipment (and most important) for the classroom of the future! Come see why.

307

Kathy Tally

Is Higher Ed Higher Tech with a Leading Edge???

University of Kansas Medical Center

Higher Education,

Intermediate

The presentation will cover some new and emerging technologies that are being developed in pilot programs with faculty at Kansas University's Medical Center in the Teaching and Learning Technologies' Department, a team of ten staff members (10) devoted to exploring and developing both vendor solutions and free and open source, emerging and existing technologies with the purpose of increasing rigor, relevance and relationships in F2F, blended, and web delivered courses. I will be demonstrating a variety of free/open source software (Audacity, iSpring, Jing, etc.) that KUMC uses in pilot or beta with KUMC faculty across three schools, School of Nursing, School of Medicine and the School of Allied Health.

308

Ashleigh Vader

Integrating NETS into all classrooms

Ray-Pec Middle School

Administrators, Secondary, Tech Coordinators

All

Have you heard? We're integrating technology into all classrooms!!! Learn how to access the new National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and how to incorporate them into your lessons with no additional work.

309

Scott Caulfield

Transform your Lessons for the 21st Century Learner

Promethean

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

All

Learn how to Transform your basic lessons into an extraordinary learning experience for today's 21st Century learner.

310 (Lab)

Josh Charles

Using Ubiquity to Interact with the Web

UMKC School of Education

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

Intermediate

Ubiquity is a new Firefox extension from Mozilla Labs that enables interaction with information in a way similar to mashups, but customizable for any instance. It provides immediate access to information to the user for manipulation however they want to use it.

311

Sonya Gough & Carrie Hochgrebe

Engaging Every Student in a Data-Driven World

Blue Springs School District

Administrators, Elementary, Secondary, Tech Coordinators

Intermediate

If you are looking for a way to have 100% participation in classroom lessons while also obtaining useful data to enhance further instruction, this is the place for you. The focus will be on using CPS (clickers) to enhance the delivery of curriculum and inform teachers of individualized successes or areas of need.

312

Darrell Yoder

Why Manage your Print Services?

MAPS

Administrators, Tech Coordinators

All

This presentation will discuss the advatanges to managed print software services in the educational sector.

316 (Lab)

Pamela Potts

Excel 2007 Tips and Tricks

Center for Business & Technology at JCCC

Administrators,Elementary,Higher Education,Secondary,Tech Coordinators

All

This presentation introduces the new features and functionality in the latest version of Excel (2007). There have been substantial changes to the user interface, and this session will help you get up-to-speed quickly. This session covers the new features that enable you to import data from a database, organize and sort information, format and apply conditional formatting, and convert data into charts and graphs.