Submitted by: Lynnettee Fetters,
Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School
Conference Program - Tentative Listing
Note these topics have not all been approved and are subject to additions, changes and/or deletions.
Session Number: AL02
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Continue the Conversation with Sir Ken
Program Description: Following the Keynote, Sir Ken will engage in conversation with interested conference attendees.
Affiliated Organization: Speaker
Session Type:
PETE Member:
Room: Crystal A
Presenter: Sir Ken Robinson
Co-Presenter(s):
Strand(s): Technology Leadership
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: AL03
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Performance Optimized Virtualization Part 1 of 2
Program Description: Take virtualization to the next level. TCO has taken on a new meaning: Taking Costs Out. Learn how HP, VMware and Liebert can help reduce servers by 75%, cables by up to 94%, and achieve a rapid 3 month ROI. Presented by engineers for technical professionals; get real world solutions for your environment.
Affiliated Organization: None
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Chris Finney
Co-Presenter(s): Mary Conly, Gary Hill
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: AL04
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Wherefore Art Thou Podcast?
Program Description: We’ll plan, write, and perform a theatrical podcast in one hour, so bring your dramatic flair! Create a historical re-enactment, radio show or drama. Plan the episodes and characters. Write and record the dialog. Add sound effects and publish. Receive a great manual, plus a subscription to Clip Art Station.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL05
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Comic Creation & 21st Century PD
Program Description: Your teachers can learn about 21st- century skills and how to make comics at the same time. This way, professional development emulates the way we want teachers to teach – active while examining critical issues. Unfortunately, PD is usually the opposite – lecture. Instead, in this session you’ll experience a new PD strategy.
Affiliated Organization: East Stroudsburg University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Empire B
Presenter: Kathy Post
Co-Presenter(s): Beth Sockman
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL06
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: CFF Coaches Comments From CFF survey
Program Description: Each year, numerous coaches through the commonwealth of Pennsylvania are asked to provide qualitative responses in regards to the Classrooms for the Future initiative. This session is about the qualitative responses given by the coaches.
Program Title: Element Educators – A Web 2.0 Book Study
Program Description: Introducing teachers to technology can be a stressful experience for everyone involved. Find out how teachers responded to professional development that centered around their discussion of The Element by Sir Ken Robinson. Participants learned one new web 2.0 tool in each monthly meeting to aid them in their collaboration.
Affiliated Organization: Quakertown Community School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Magnolia C/D
Presenter: Catherine Laguna
Strand(s): Technology Leadership
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: AH30
Session Time: Monday 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: My Mobile Zebra: QR Codes to Enhance Learning
Program Description: QR Codes link the physical world with the electronic world. Learn how to create engaging, extended learning opportunities for students with mobile devices with QR Codes. Participants will learn the basics of QR Codes, download resources for their own exploration, and create QR Codes for extension activities in the classroom.
Audience(s): 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL10
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: HOW TO: Install and Configure MRTG
Program Description: Want to monitor bandwidth usage on your network? Given a base install of Ubuntu Linux, this workshop will show how to install and configure MRTG, a free open-source too used to monitor and graph network bandwidth utilization.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia A/B
Presenter: Matthew Frederickson
Strand(s): Infrastructure/Security/Management, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL11
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Retooling for Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
Program Description: Most teachers use Bloom’s Taxonomy and Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy to develop and structure their lessons. But Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy reminds us that the new processes and actions associated with Web 2.0 technologies are essential to the learning process. This session will demonstrate a few of the tools paired with the levels in the taxonomy.
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: AL12
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Informal Meet and Share in the SNL
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: Introducing Mac OS X v.10.6 Snow Leopard
Program Description: The upgrade to Apple's most successful operating system ever, Snow Leopard builds upon a decade of Mac OS X innovation with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange, all engineered upon a rock-solid, 64-bit foundation.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: AL18
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: No Garageband, No problem!
Program Description: Wouldn't it be great if PC users could create music like Mac users? We can! PC users can create their own music using MusicMaker. MusicMaker gives PC users the freedom to create music for class presentations, videos, and podcasts without switching from their PC environment.
Program Description: Teachers and students form an Edmodo community using a super-slick account creation process. Users may post updates, share links, and send and receive files. Edmodo is instantly familiar to the facebook generation, but the teacher manages content locally with an option to share to the world. Bring your laptop and get ready for some Edmodo!
Affiliated Organization: York Suburban High School
Program Description: This hands-on session will take attendees through the history of the Gigapan camera, how it was developed, why it was developed, and how it is engaging people around the world. This session will examine ways to integrate this exciting technology into student-driven projects or any classroom/content area. www.gigapan.org
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: AL22
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: GarageBand: More than Music-Podcast with Students!
Program Description: Podcasting continues to be a powerful and exciting approach for creating and publishing student and teacher content for anytime, anywhere learning. Learn how quick and easy it is to use GarageBand to share what you and your students are doing in the classroom with each other, parents, and the world!
Affiliated Organization: West Shore School District/Keystone
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 2
Presenter: Chris Hyde
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL23
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Assessing/Tracking Instructional Effectiveness
Program Description: We introduce an effective mechanisim, Faculty Course Assessment Report, to capture what is learned in lessons, document students’ learning portfolios, close or generate action items for improvement, and evaluate course delivery against student learning outcomes as a means to guage the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: AH26
Session Time: Monday 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: PATI 2010 - From Infrastructure to Instruction
Program Description: This session will present results from the Pennsylvania Technology Inventory or PATI. PATI is the largest data collection effort in the nation and provides a comprehensive picture of the state of technology for teaching, learning and administration in the Commonwealth. Highlights of this year's findings will be featured.
Affiliated Organization: Metiri Group
Session Type: PDE
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: Ed Coughlin
Co-Presenter(s): Leonard Sweeney
Strand(s): Policy/Planning/Funding, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: AH27
Session Time: Monday 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Are Your Students Digitally Literate?
Program Description: This fast-paced session will take a look at what it means to be literate today. It's more than just knowing how to read. It's knowing how to find information, manage it, explore it, present it, and more. If your librarian isn’t the busiest person in your school, attend this session.
Program Title: Data & Graphical Representation if Information
Program Description: Today’s digital natives are inundated with data and graphically represented information, but can they separate fact from fiction?
This workshop will look at analyzing data and creating knowledge using an inquiry based, interactive, visual approach.
Software utilized includes InspireData®, Google Earth, Grass GIS Client, and MS Excel.
Affiliated Organization: THE VISUAL LEAP
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Starlight Terrace East
Presenter: Jesse Berg
Co-Presenter(s): Brad Morris
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AH29
Session Time: Monday 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Where in the World am I? Teaching GIS Technologies
Program Description: GIS (geographic information systems) has been named by U.S. Department of Labor as one of the top emerging technologies. Come hear about a collaboration that proposes to develop a online, open source curriculum for K12 educators to use to teach these technologies to elementary, middle and high schools students.
Affiliated Organization: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit
Program Description: Presenters will share a gamut of technologies used by teachers in their district for differentiated instruction. Participants will be introduced to over a dozen educational programs, Web2.0 tools and REAL classroom integration strategies for each of these programs. You'll leave this fast-paced session with a “gamut of gizmos” for the classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Southern Tioga School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Scott Faust
Co-Presenter(s): Ann, L Kieser
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: AL31
Session Time: Monday 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Student Technicians...........an Untapped Resource
Program Description: What is the most untapped resource in schools regarding tech support? STUDENTS! A cohort 1 CFF district satisfied their need for expanded IT support by harnessing student technical skills launching a Student Technician Program. Details discussed: organization, procedures, monitoring, record-keeping, grades, projects, ethics, and many caveats.
Affiliated Organization: Shanksville-Stonycreek School Distr
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: BL02
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Framework of Essential Skills for Tech Leaders
Program Description: CoSN has worked to enable technology leaders to increase their knowledge and skills within CoSN's Framework of Essential Skills. The Framework is representative of the roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by today's CTO. Please join the PA CoSN Chapter for a compelling discussion on the competencies you need to succeed.
Affiliated Organization: Northwest Tr-County Intermediate Unit
Session Type: IU
PETE Member:
Room: Crystal A
Presenter: Vince Humes
Co-Presenter(s): Sean McDonough
Strand(s): Technology Leadership
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: BL03
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Performance Optimized Virtualization Part 2 of 2
Program Description: Continued - Take virtualization to the next level. TCO has taken on a new meaning: Taking Costs Out. Learn how HP, VMware and Liebert can help reduce servers by 75%, cables by up to 94%, and achieve a rapid 3 month ROI. Presented by engineers for technical professionals; get real world solutions for your environment.
Affiliated Organization: None
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Jerry McIntosh
Co-Presenter(s): John Reckner, Dave McFetridge
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: BL04
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Grant Writing for Beginners!
Program Description: Get your school noticed! We’ll look at each step in the process of generating a winning grant application. Review libraries of resources and identify grant opportunities. Explore fantastic fundraising websites and find downloadable free resources. Avoid mistakes, and get great tips. Receive guidelines and a list of available funding opportunities.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Policy/Planning/Funding
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: BL05
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: How to Become a SMARTer Teacher!
Program Description: This PA Keystone and SMART Certified Trainer will cover classroom application ideas for many of the SMART products that are schools have. This presentation will look at various classroom practices and review some engaging, standards-based, fun activities to use in any grade level. Please BYOL.
Program Title: iPods as a Classroom Computing Platform.
Program Description: The New Brighton Area School District is piloting the use of iPod Touches as a computing platform inside of a high school classroom. We will discuss the issues we have faced implementing the project and give an update to the project’s success. Resources we are using will also be shown.
Affiliated Organization: New Brighton Area School District
Program Description: From basic to advanced capabilities, Google Docs can bring education and any lesson into the 21st century. Included, a brief showcase of works completed at Saegertown High School with Google Docs and a Skype call to an English teacher using Google Docs in her classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Penncrest School District
Program Title: Technology & Differentiated Instruction: Symbiosis
Program Description: Resources, strategies, tips, and tools will be shared for strengthening the symbiotic relationship between the use of technology and differentiating instruction (DI) in the classroom. Leave with a set of resources you can share with colleagues and a way to share your own contributions and experience using technology to differentiate.
Affiliated Organization: Wilkes University & Retired Ed Tech
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: BL10
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Project Based Wiki Learning
Program Description: Project Based Learning is great for kids to learn new information, but hard for teachers to manage. Learn best practices from a classroom teacher and how to manage twenty students working on projects by utilizing a Wiki for communication, project planning, reflection and evaluation. See http://cpavts.wikispaces.com/ for more info.
Program Title: What's on TV? Student Videos from Science Class.
Program Description: Making an interactive project for your students to learn a challenging concept in your science classroom. The video projects are a great way for students to review a concept before taking an assessment. These projects are also a wonderful way of differentiating the instruction within your classroom to meet each students interests and needs.
Affiliated Organization: Gateway School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Wild Rose B
Presenter: Cheryl Kohler
Strand(s): Performing/Creative Arts, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: BL12
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Informal Meet and Share in the SNL
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: iLife '09 - Digital Multimedia for Education
Program Description: Rediscover creative new ways to work with digital photos, movies, music and more with iLife '09. The new iLife '09 suite features exciting new updates to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, along with iDVD and iWeb, all with features specifically designed for education.
Program Title: Back to School: Content Filtering and Web 2.0
Program Description: School administrators have become creative in finding ways to block access to inappropriate web content, but what do these controls demand of us in terms of oversight, research, change management, and policies? We will investigate a set of web management products unique to education to help address these challenges.
Affiliated Organization: Lampeter-Strasburg School District / LanLeb IU 13 / Lightspeed Systems
Session Type: IU
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Michael DeBakey
Co-Presenter(s): Brian Steigauf, Michael Shellenberger
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: BL19
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Perk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0!
Program Description: Tired of assigning the same old boring Power Point presentations again and again? Come learn a host of new tools to spice up your students' projects. Explore and experiment with a variety of Web 2.0 tools including image creators, animated slide shows, talking avatars, digital scrapbooks, interactive time lines, comic creators and more.
Affiliated Organization: Wissahickon School District
Program Title: Classrooms for the Future and 21st Century Skills
Program Description: The Classrooms for the Future Evaluation Project provides a research basis for measuring the success of the CFF program . Using data from the PATI Survey and the CFF Observations this presentation shines light on the research outcomes of the program's emphasis on 21st Century Skills and how these skills are practiced.
Affiliated Organization: The Pennsylvania State University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 3
Presenter: Robin Clausen
Co-Presenter(s): Jeanne Vilberg
Strand(s): Policy/Planning/Funding, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): 9-12
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: BL22
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Using Photo Story to Enhance Elementary History.
Program Description: Integrating technology into the elementary classroom can be a difficult task. See how our fifth grade students became a part of history when they reported on the Civil War using Photo Story 3. The students researched information, collected images from multiple sources, and compiled them into a voiced over presentation.
Program Description: In this session, we'll look at some "out of the box" ideas of how podcasting has been used across the curriculum areas for instructional purposes. We'll finish with "an open mic" where you'll get to hear great ideas that work from the audience!
Affiliated Organization: Lower Merion School District
Program Title: 49 Ways to Integrate Technology Educationally!
Program Description: Whether you are sending out a Tweet or using Google Apps to organize your classes - technology surrounds us! This presentation will outline 49 amazing ways in which the latest technologies can be integrated into your instructional or administrative life!
Affiliated Organization: Clearfield Area School District
Program Title: 5 HOTS Digital Tools for 21st Century Instruction
Program Description: This presentation will share five free web 2.0 tools that can be used when designing instruction to include Higher Order Thinking Skills. Digital literacy and 21st Century Skills are becoming the new fundamentals necessary to succeed in the age of the knowledge worker.
Affiliated Organization: Pennsylvania State University, World Campus
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: Stephanie Edel-Malizia
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: BH27
Session Time: Monday 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Utilizing Games & Simulations to Support Learning
Program Description: This workshop-style presentation will discuss concrete examples of how to implement games & simulations into the classroom to support academic learning. The presenters will discuss several areas including current research on gaming & simulations, game theory, popular simulation platforms, time commitment, and curriculum development.
Affiliated Organization: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom East
Presenter: Chad Sherman
Co-Presenter(s): Christine, E Schaeffer, David Tucker, Bradley Wiggins
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: BH28
Session Time: Monday 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Preparing Students to Meet the Challenge
Program Description: Schools today must prepare students to be the innovators of tomorrow. Innovation requires specific skills including the ability to: create, collaborate, communicate, problem-solve and find success through failure. Come learn about how the Chester County Innovation Institute is helping students learn and use these skills across the curriculum.
Program Title: Connecting Digital Media in the Classroom
Program Description: The trend in Presentation Technologies toward Wide, High Definition Media is a challenge for those wiring schools. How will your technicians equip classrooms to support Teacher Laptops with DisplayPort and HDMI technologies? And what about real time video from Cable TV, Satellite, and the Net? Come to investigate!
Affiliated Organization: Sage Technology Solutions Inc.
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: BL30
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Cyberbullying: Are You Prepared?
Program Description:
Advances in the social aspect of technology has changed the landscape in which our students find themselves. In this increasingly wired world, cyberbullying has become a growing issue for children, teachers, parents, and schools. Learn what cyberbullying is, its impact on teaching/learning, and take steps to begin to address it.
Affiliated Organization: Ellenville Central Schools
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Nancy Sharoff
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology & Ethics
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: BL31
Session Time: Monday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Bend it, Break it, Bust it Loose
Program Description: Jim Morrison encouraged his fan base to "break on through to the other side." During this session you will learn innovative ways to use DE streaming that will challenge and change your perception. Join us as we explore new and exciting ways to incorporate media and technology into the classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Discovery Education
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suites 4/5
Presenter: Matt Monjan
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Media Centers
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL02
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Take One-Action! Movie Trailers on the First Take
Program Description: Become a big-time movie producer. Your students can be the directors, writers, camera crew, actors, and musicians. Learn the tips, tricks and pitfalls of student movies. We will show you the process from script creation to red carpet premier, providing everything you need to design an engaging, student-centered project.
Affiliated Organization: Hempfield School District
Program Description: Cisco Unified Computing and Nexus Switching combined with NetApp storage is a next-generation data center platform that unites computing, networking, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system utilizing a unified fabric delivering FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS and CIFS at the same time. Presented by engineers for technical professionals; get real world solutions for your environment.
Affiliated Organization: None
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Jerry McIntosh
Co-Presenter(s): John Reckner, Dave McFetridge
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: CL04
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: On Track for Reading Success
Program Description: Chart a course for district-wide improvements in reading! Experiment with a research-based software series designed to break down reading into its essential building blocks. Take steps towards fluency with 2 different storybook reading programs. Implement a comprehensive research-based reading program with inclusion students.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL05
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Videoconferencing for Newbies
Program Description: Learn - What equipment is needed - What video conferences are available - How are they scheduled – and When is a videoconference appropriate?
Program Title: Smart Results from Your Teachers and Students
Program Description: How do you know that the technology in your school or district is being used effectively? We will be speaking about how educational technology can help support teachers and students as they incorporate it into learning. Find out best practices for getting teachers trained with using the equipment in their classrooms to make their jobs easier.
Program Title: HOW TO: Install, Configure and Manage Moodle
Program Description: Given a base installation of Ubuntu Linux, this workshop will walk through the installation, configuration, integration, and management of a Moodle web site. Plugins will also be covered.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CH30
Session Time: Monday 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Integrating Global Education in the Classroom
Program Description: We live in an ever changing world. Teachers and Students need to understand that world and how it impacts their lives. Explore the concepts of global education and globalization. Resources and tools for implementing globalization across the content areas. Take the SMALL world and make it BIG. Link your classroom to the world's classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Catasauqua Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tea House
Presenter: Pamela Carstensen
Co-Presenter(s): Alexis Sziy
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL10
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Technology and the Death of High Schools?
Program Description: American high schools are at a crossroads. With the availability of new technologies and the emancipation of knowledge and information, they may become certification mills and remedial education-only sites. Come and find out how the same technologies might prevent this from happening.
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL11
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: 60 in 60: Web 2.0 Tools
Program Description: Get ready to have your brain explode! This session offers the chance to learn about 60 Web 2.0 tools. Topics covered: animation, video, photography, drawing, blogging, social networks, chatting, graphic organizers, file conversion, file sharing, wikis, video conferencing and much, much more! Are you ready for the fast paced flurry?
Affiliated Organization: School District of Philadelphia
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Description: With more than 100 new features, the latest Final Cut Studio advances the art and technology of filmmaking with innovations that help you work faster, collaborate more efficiently and finish brilliantly. We will highlight and demonstrate some of the new features in Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack 3, Color 1.5 and Compressor 3.5.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: CL18
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Dual Platform Network Administrators Unite
Program Description: This session will be geared for Network Administrators and Technology Support Personnel who support a dual platform environment.(Win & Mac)We will discuss common problems and solutions regarding network, management,and support. We hope to establish professional connections to share ideas. Topics brought on by the group will be encouraged.
Affiliated Organization: Upper Merion Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Andrew Zirkel
Co-Presenter(s): Mark Erb
Strand(s): Infrastructure/Security/Management, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: CL19
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: SMART Boarding101: Become a SMART Teacher
Program Description: Come see and experience the newest SMART Board software/hardware. The growing infiltration of SMART Boards has prompted a change in current/future curriculum techniques. Learn content-based ideas, how you can interact with your students and computer, classroom management strategies, SMART Boarding techniques, and much so much more. Plus get Kliked!
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist, All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL20
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: A practical approach to Cloud Computing
Program Description: Hosted Solutions Making an Educated Decision
Best practices for SaaS/Hosted applications. What questions to ask about Scalability, Mobility, Manageability and Upgradability. Benefits including Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery through Hosted Services and going “Green” with Hosted solutions. Plus Total cost of Ownership considerations.
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: CL21
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Professional Development Made Easier By Technology
Program Description: Professional development can be enhanced through the use of technology. Both staff development and teacher collaboration can be more effective when technological resources are employed. Discover how to employ technological resources such as GoogleDocs, videoconferencing, and Moodle in your professional development programs.
Affiliated Organization: Hempfield School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 3
Presenter: Steve Schoessler
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: CL22
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Social Learning Works
Program Description: See how the 4-step method: Aware, Play, Use and Share can make social learning a part of your classroom. This is a highly social session. Be prepared to share!
Affiliated Organization: South Side Area School District
Program Title: ICł, Microsoft and Adobe Certification Programs
Program Description: Discover how other states are using Perkins funding to prepare their 8th grade thru college students for industry recognized certifications. Specific programs to be discussed shall be ICł, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access) and Adobe (Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver).
Affiliated Organization: Certiport, Inc.
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 1
Presenter: Debora Collins
Co-Presenter(s): Mike Maddock
Strand(s): Standards/NCLB
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: CL24
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Conquering Copyright Confusion
Program Description: Copyright and fair use can be confusing to navigate! This introduction to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education will explain fair use. The participants will engage in examining scenarios, analyzing real student work and exploring fair use of resources for images, audio, & video.
Affiliated Organization: Temple University Media Education L
Program Title: Enabling 21st Century Science Education
Program Description: Join us for this workshop and learn how to prepare your students for the future: 21st Century science education using 21st Century science methods and tools. Deliver authentic 21st Century science experiences by combining standards-based content and relevant professional development with innovations in modern, electronic measurement.
Affiliated Organization: PASCO scientific
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: Carla Johnson
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: CH27
Session Time: Monday 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Visionary Leadership in a Digital Age
Program Description: From cell phones to AUPs and everything else, in between, these are just some of the challenges and issues facing today’s administrators. Come see how the framework of the refreshed NETS-A can guide you in becoming a visionary leader and district change agent in a digital age.
Affiliated Organization: Red Lion Area School District
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: CH28
Session Time: Monday 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Green Screen for Second Language Learners
Program Description: I wanted to use green screen filming effects to teach second language learners calendar and weather vocabulary. With only basic video skills, I set out to try it with my students. Follow my project from inception to completion. Come see how it actually worked out and what I learned.
Affiliated Organization: East Stroudsburg Area School District
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CH29
Session Time: Monday 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Top 10 Moodle Plugins and Modules
Program Description: This presentation will cover the Top Ten Moodle Plugins and Modules used within our School District and Intermediate Unit. Participants will learn how to successfully install and implement each Plugin or Module into their specific classroom. Some of these will include a Photo Gallery, Games, Communication tools and Site Navigation.
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: CL30
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: SIF for Today and Tomorrow
Program Description: A look at how SIF is meeting the current needs of the K-12 data interoperability space as well as a glimpse into the near future of SIF web services.
Affiliated Organization: SIF Association
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Jim Campbell
Co-Presenter(s): Judi Barnett
Strand(s): Standards/NCLB, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: CL31
Session Time: Monday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: LFS & Technology, Partners for Learning
Program Description: Discover where to put technology on your student learning maps. From activating strategies to extended thinking to summarizing - there is a technology tool to help students reflect on learning and deepen understanding of content. Put curriculum first and technology second!
Affiliated Organization: South Western School District
Program Description: Attendees will see the successful implementation of a digital file sharing program as a means of creating an all-digital classroom. Students in grades 3-5 are able to download, upload, and recieve feedback on assignments. Learn how to eliminate paper in your classroom.
Affiliated Organization: DuBois Area School District
Program Description: Continued – Cisco Unified Computing and Nexus Switching combined with NetApp storage is a next-generation data center platform that unites computing, networking, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system utilizing a unified fabric delivering FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS and CIFS at the same time. Presented by engineers for technical professionals; get real world solutions for your environment.
Affiliated Organization: None
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Jerry McIntosh
Co-Presenter(s): John Reckner, Dave McFetridge
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: DL04
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Beep and Honk Your Way Into Learning - PreK-2
Program Description: Experiment with activities that develop critical IT skills such as mouse control and keyboarding. We’ll look at activities for visual discrimination, letter learning, and phonics, a. Internet permitting, we’ll wrap up with a visit to Elementary Zone.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): Pre-K
Level: Introductory
Session Number: DL05
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Make Music Click! Online Instrument Instruction
Program Description: At viaAcademies, we believe learning to play a musical instrument helps people be better people. The presentation will highlight the viaAcademies curriculum and instructional model. The session will include a live walk through showing how students interact with their course materials and work 1:1 with their viaAcademies teacher.
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: DL06
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Using Ning as a School Social Network
Program Description: Harness the power of Social Networking in your class or school with a Ning network. Creating a Ning network for your students, class, school or district sparks cross-district and global friendship, sharing, collaboration, and learning. Come and learn how to set up a Ning, some tips & tricks for getting started, and ideas for use.
Affiliated Organization: Wissahickon School District
Program Description: Bring the interactive power of social networking into your classroom.
Explore the possibilities of creating a network that allows your students to share work, discuss relevant issues, and collaborate on projects while sharing ownership of the learning process. Learn how other web tools can be incorporated into your “Ninged-Out” class.
Affiliated Organization: School District of Philadelphia
Program Title: Maintaining Technology With a Shrinking Budget
Program Description: Finances and budgets are tight. Find out how we are cutting our spending with a minimal impact on the resources available to our students. We'll also share some things to watch out for when cutting spending.
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: DL10
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Developing and Adapting Multimedia Presentations
Program Description: Learn how to create multimedia presentations for instructional use. Explore a variety of online and software tools to easily develop interesting content for your classroom. Also learn ways to publish presentations online. There will be an emphasis on resources for history teachers, but the general process is applicable K-16, all content areas.
Program Title: Math 2.0: Creativity and Collaboration
Program Description: Explore interactive, fun (and free!) math websites, and get ideas for creating podcasts, using class wikis, and different ways for your teachers to collaborate!
Affiliated Organization: Ambridge Area School District
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Description: Discover how the iPod touch can be used to improve student learning both in the classroom and “on the go”. During this hands-on workshop, participants will explore how the iPod touch can be used as a classroom tool to create engaging and differentiating cross-curricular activities.
Affiliated Organization: Apple
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 6
Presenter: LuAnne Jackson
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Mobile/Wireless Technologies
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: DL18
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: The Educator's Role in Safe Computing
Program Description: Educators play many roles in relation to their students: teacher, facilitator, mentor, counselor, and protector. Educators play these roles naturally and diligently within and beyond the classroom. Not only do they assume these roles in the physical environment of their schools, they must assume them in the realm of cyber-security.
Affiliated Organization: Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Program Title: SMART Boarding: Document, Develop, Deliver
Program Description: Educators have turned to technology to document the classroom. This presentation will change how we access our students: WebPages, PodCasts, Student Response Systems, etc. This session is really a continuation of SMART Boarding 101, however rounds out the holistic approach in the interactive whiteboard journey.
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist, All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: DL20
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Intervention through the use of Online Instruction
Program Description: This presentation will provide a better understanding of how to structure a tiered approach with online instruction for all grade levels. They will learn cost effective ways of delivering anytime, anywhere instruction focusing on improving student achievement.
Affiliated Organization: Crispus Attucks Youth Builder Charter School
Program Title: Not in Isolation: Collaboration 1-to-1 Style
Program Description: Computing and information literacy skills are crucial to meeting students' 21st century needs. How can they be taught in a meaningful, connected way? See how teachers in a 1-to-1 school collaborate to bring these skills together with content areas, resulting in a meaningful learning experience where transference of skills occurs.
Affiliated Organization: Kutztown Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 3
Presenter: Brenda Boyer
Co-Presenter(s): Susan DeAngelis, Cynthia Meyer
Strand(s): Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Media Centers
Audience(s): 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: DL22
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Voice Over IP Communication for Administrators
Program Description: Voice and data networks in separate worlds can be costly and a headache to manage. VoIP can leverage your existing IP network infrastructure to converge voice and data while simplifying management of your voice systems. Come learn how to affordably deploy ShoreTel and be able to invest funds back into the classroom to save on voice service costs.
Affiliated Organization: Perkiomen Valley School District
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: DL23
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: vrLibrary: How to Connect Web 2.0 and Your Content
Program Description: The vrLibrary is the most innovative way to connect Web 2.0 with curriculum content. With this system, students create a visual dictionary customized with student and teacher created content. The vrLibrary combines technologies used by Facebook, YouTube, and Wikiepedia to create a rich Web 2.0 environment customized for the classroom.
Affiliated Organization: FTC Publishing
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 1
Presenter: Brian Hinds
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Media Centers
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: DL24
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Geocaching: A Cross Curricular Adventure
Program Description: Discover how a global treasure hunt mashed with curriculum and standards can enhance and engage learners. Learn how to use GPS receivers, geocaching, GeoFrog, and other online tools to get your kids moving around, learning, and having fun. http://geofrog.wikispaces.com
Affiliated Organization: Wayne Highlands School District
Program Title: Measuring the Impact of Technology in Classrooms
Program Description: Getting results with technology depends on how the use matches with learners, content, and assessment. This session will present a system used by Penn State EDTEC students to design technology-based instructional strategies that are validated by action research. Examples of successful instructional strategies will be presented.
Affiliated Organization: Online EDTEC M.Ed. at Penn State
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: David Popp
Strand(s): Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: DH27
Session Time: Monday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Integrating 21st Century Skills into Science
Program Description: This presentation provides educators with teacher-created examples of how 21st century skills can be infused into classroom instruction and highlights the critical connections between technology, science and specific core skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and communication.
Program Description: Join a growing Pennsylvania Professional Learning Network! Learn how to use this online PLN to create state-wide connections, collaboration, and leaning with ALL PA educators. Increase professional development opportunities, connect with other educators, and create collaborative classroom connections. Teachers are leading the way in PA!
Affiliated Organization: CAIU
Session Type: IU
PETE Member:
Room: Starlight Terrace East
Presenter: Cheryl Capozzoli
Co-Presenter(s): jill machemer
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Program Description: Session will introduce participants to the concepts of virtualization. Participants will learn about virtualization on the desktop and server. Open Source and Commercial Solutions will be discussed and demonstrated.
Affiliated Organization: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: DL30
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Technology Enhanced Literacy and Learning
Program Description: There are plenty of tech tools, but how are we using them to engage students? In this interactive session, participants will discuss how these resources have impacted our world-classroom and beyond. An IU TIM and a PIIC Mentor will facilitate a dialogue about the intersection of technology, pedagogy, and content.
Affiliated Organization: Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3
Session Type: IU
PETE Member: PDE
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Christopher Hausammann
Co-Presenter(s): Kevin, B. Conner
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: DL31
Session Time: Monday 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Collaboration Through Technology Immersion
Program Description: The use of Web 2.0 tools allow teachers to create an environment of collaboration outside of the classroom walls. Suggestions for project-based learning units, examples of student work, and ways to increase one's personal learning network in order to find collaborators will be examined.
Affiliated Organization: Central York School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suites 4/5
Presenter: Dayna Laur
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: EL02
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Apps for the iPhone
Program Description: What are they most popular apps for the iPhone used by the Council Rock staff? Come to this informative workshop to see what teachers are using in and out of the classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Program Title: Creating Cartoon Movies for Social Studies
Program Description: Xtranormal.com is an online tool allowing users to create movies with cartoon figures for instructional purposes. Movie is an engaging tool to motivate the 21st century learner. This presentation will demonstrate how to create movies for teaching elementary students social studies contents. No prerequisite knowledge about Xtranormal is required.
Program Description: Using only a ball of clay and a digital camera, we’ll make a clay character come to life. Shoot a sequence of digital photos to create frames of a mini clay-animated sprite. Transfer photos and assemble them into a looping cartoon.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL05
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Technology Leadership in Small Schools
Program Description: This presentation will focus on the mentoring and professional development that take place at Otto-Eldred High School. It will recognize challenges faced by smaller/poorer districts as they integrate technology for PSSA gains and technological proficiency for both staff and students.
Affiliated Organization: Otto-Eldred School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Empire B
Presenter: Kaci Daniels
Co-Presenter(s): Matt Splain, Naoma Hayden
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: EL06
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: SMARTBoard Lessons Ideas for Kids w/ Special Needs
Program Description: This session will present numerous multi-modality SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard features and techniques that focus on special education. Ideas for the inclusionary co-teaching classroom as well as the self-contained setting for students with significant needs will be covered.
Affiliated Organization: South Side School District
Program Title: Virtual Worlds to Improve World Language Skills
Program Description: This presentation explores both project and research-based applications on the use of virtual worlds to improve student oral and written proficiency in learning a world language. The presentation will discuss the research on virtual world integration and practical lessons in a high school setting.
Audience(s): 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL10
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Scratch It! Sketch It! Create It!
Program Description: Engage your students as creators and shapers, not just users, of technology. Discover ways to use the programming language Scratch and 3D design program SketchUp to help students learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while fostering the development of problem-solving strategies, critical thinking skills and creativity.
Affiliated Organization: Owen J. Roberts School District
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL11
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Bringing Global Connections Home through Moodle
Program Description: Moodle fosters an interactive foreign language classroom that goes beyond school walls. Let us show you how we:
Use authentic materials for class activities & discussion.
Give students choices & increase engagement.
Communicate clear expectations with students & parents.
Provide immediate,timely feedback for practice activities & assessments.
Affiliated Organization: Derry Township School District
Program Title: Informal Meet and Share in the Social Networking Lounge
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: Introducing Mac OS X v.10.6 Snow Leopard
Program Description: The upgrade to Apple's most successful operating system ever, Snow Leopard builds upon a decade of Mac OS X innovation with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange, all engineered upon a rock-solid, 64-bit foundation.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL18
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Open a New Door with Podcasts
Program Description: Learn from garageband and imovie projects that were posted to a podcast server and to a wiki along with uses of Jing for Mac users. Learn how to use Audacity, or Activstudio with Screencast-o-matic to create the podcasts for PC users.
Affiliated Organization: Parkland High School
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Jason Henry
Co-Presenter(s): Michelle Hapich
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL19
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Technology Resources for Art Educators
Program Description: "This presentation will provide an overview of web 2.0 tools and other online resources available for arts educators who are interested in integrating technology into their teaching and learning experiences. Examples of wikis, blogs, social networking tools and folksonomies will be shared and discussed."
Affiliated Organization: Mercyhurst College and IU1
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite Terrace
Presenter: Camille Nischal
Co-Presenter(s): Mara Linaberger
Strand(s): Performing/Creative Arts
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL20
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: cLc: Changing The Game For Middle School Students
Program Description: The Harrisburg School District has implemented the Connected Learning Communities (cLc) platform, which provides an opportunity to integrate 21st Century skills into the learning environment. Several projects have incorporated the platform: Future City, school improvement, service learning, chemistry innovations, and Trout in the Classroom.
Affiliated Organization: Harrisburg School District
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL21
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: I'm Not a Designer, But I Play One in My Class
Program Description: Ready or not, these days you may play both teacher AND web designer. From a district website, to a class in Moodle, to a third-party blog or wiki, inspired design legitimizes your site to discerning 21st-century learners. Gain examples, guidance, trends and free graphics, and leave with a web checklist, so your students excel at your URL.
Affiliated Organization: Chester County IU 24
Session Type: IU
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 3
Presenter: Laura Mikowychok
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EL22
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Headline: Take Your Student Newspaper Online
Program Description: Penn Manor High School’s journalism class recently abandoned traditional paper publications and created a 100% web-based student newspaper. Learn the facts on how we leveraged free software to promote real-world career skills, ignite student creativity, encourage cross-discipline collaboration and publish an interactive news community.
Affiliated Organization: Penn Manor School District
Audience(s): 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: EL23
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: How Teachers Have Changed From the CFF Program
Program Description: This presentation is on the results of a recent study on how teachers changed the way they teach after being participants in Pennsylvania's Classrooms for the Future program. Results from the CFF teacher and student surveys and classroom observations were used.
Affiliated Organization: Penn State University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Tower Suite 1
Presenter: Karl Sprenger
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: EH26
Session Time: Tuesday 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: If You kNEW Google
Program Description: Think you know Google? Think again! Experience the new features of Google: the wonder wheel, timeline, Google Squared and Google Wikkisearch. Learn how to create your own custom search engine in Google and ride along on a whirlwind tour of Google Apps. (Presenter is a Google Certified Teacher.)
Affiliated Organization: Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21
Program Title: Enable Private Cloud for Students, Staff, Parents
Program Description: Easily and Securely provide Access to your user’s applications and resources all through a standard browser. Enable Single Sign-On to the resources whether it is Internet, Web, Windows, Files, and more. With this Identity driven capability, the user only sees their resources.
Affiliated Organization: Girard School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom East
Presenter: Thomas Craig
Co-Presenter(s): Anil Rao, Stoneware
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Infrastructure/Security/Management, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EH28
Session Time: Tuesday 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Information Station
Program Description: Research and Citation Tools for Librarians and Teachers - Encourage student collaboration on research by utilizing Web 2.0 Tools like Google Docs or Wikispaces for projects. Google Advance Search, Google Custom Search Engine, Delicious or Diigo to share your favorite bookmarks. Noodle Tools, BibMe and Citation Machine to gather sources.
Affiliated Organization: Conestoga Valley School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Starlight Terrace East
Presenter: Mardy McGaw
Strand(s): Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Media Centers
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: EH29
Session Time: Tuesday 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Troubleshooting Your Videoconferencing Network
Program Description: This session would introduce network administrators to tuning techniques for district networks being asked to carry realtime traffic. Troubleshooting techniques will be demonstrated.
Affiliated Organization: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: EL30
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Social Professional Development
Program Description: Are you frustrated with your current professional development? Learn ways to connect to your audience through the 4-step method: Aware, Play, Use and Share. This is a highly social session. Be ready to share!
Affiliated Organization: South Side Area School District
Program Title: SAS (Standards Aligned System): Overview
Program Description: Pennsylvania Education Department’s newly released Standards Aligned System (SAS) portal will be presented, highlighting SAS components and tools for educators.
Affiliated Organization: Pa Department of Education
Program Title: Using Best Tech Practices in Professional Learning
Program Description: Professional learning for technology implementation must model the uses of technology and professional practice we want and expect teachers to implement in the classroom. This session will explore the implications of doing this as some of those practices are employed. Attendees should plan to be fully engaged and actively involved.
Affiliated Organization: Wilkes University & Retired Ed Tech
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Crystal A
Presenter: Bill Dolton
Co-Presenter(s): Chuck Ginter
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: FL03
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: PLN's - It's Not Personal Without YOU!
Program Description: Teaching is a team sport! Wondering how to "get in" the network? This session will demonstrate tools and strategies for making connections that will support your efforts in the classroom. Expand your web 2.0 vocabulary and YOUR Personal Learning Network today!
Affiliated Organization: South Western School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Michelle Krill
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL04
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: School Newspaper with Digital Cameras & Podcasting
Program Description: Get great tips for taking better photographs. Explore sports mode and learn how to “stitch” together panoramas. Create a one-page newsletter. Develop the masthead, set up columns, add digital photos/advertisements. Translate your newsletter into a podcast.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL05
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: It's Elementary!
Program Description: It's elementary! Using technology for language arts, that is. Learn how to incorporate free, easy-to-use web 2.0 tools as well as a few interactive websites into your reading, writing, and spelling classes. While the focus will be on elementary grades, the tools and strategies presented are applicable at any level.
Affiliated Organization: Northern York County School District
Program Title: LEGO WeDo: Hands-on, Minds-on Learning
Program Description: Bridging the physical world and the virtual world, LEGO WeDo provides a hands‐on, minds‐on learning experience that actively involves young students in their own learning process and promotes children’s creative thinking, teamwork and problem solving skills. Come see one school’s experience in introducing this exciting new product to its students.
Affiliated Organization: Ancillae-Assumpta Academy
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Empire A
Presenter: Bill Rooney
Co-Presenter(s): Melinda O'Neill
Strand(s): Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL07
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Operation Safe Surf
Program Description: This presentation will provide information about Internet safety programs offered by the Office of Attorney General. The program includes highlights of Operation Safe Surf, a program to educate and protect kids from online predators; as well as Sticks and Stones, a new program to address the growing epidemic of cyberbullying.
Affiliated Organization: PA Office of Attorney General
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia C/D
Presenter: Craig LeCadre
Strand(s):
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL10
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Accomplish Amazing Animations in the Classroom
Program Description: Learn how students can create their own animations using illustration tools, blue screens, and clay figures. Discover how meeting Pennsylvania state standards through animation is powerful and engaging. Explore cross curricular sample projects like an animated news broadcast, advertisement for a new book, life cycles and more.
Affiliated Organization: Tech4Learning
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia A/B
Presenter: Scott Loomis
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL11
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Inside the Internet -Interactive Activities for Kids
Program Description: Standards based instructional strategies linked to Web 2.0 tools. Interactive instructional activities for the primary classroom. We will share strategies that promote high student engagement leading to academic success.
Affiliated Organization: Derry Township School District
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Affiliated Organization: Wissahickon School District
Program Title: Podcasting for Teaching and Learning
Program Description: Discover podcasting, an exciting new way for students and teachers to create, publish and distribute their own dynamic educational content -- in the classroom or around the world. With podcasting, students, teachers and parents can have anywhere, anytime, access to the latest educational audio
and video content, on a Mac, on a PC or on an iPod.
Program Title: Construction a Powerful Learning Network
Program Description: Do you Plurk or Tweet? How about Facebook? LinkdIn? Discovery EducatorNetwork? These and many other options are available as tools to build your very own personal learning network. Come see how to start. Also, learn effective tips and tools for maintaining your PLN effectively.
Affiliated Organization: Central Bucks School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Meg Griffin
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FL19
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Student's Repairing Laptops - It Works and Makes $
Program Description: If you have already or are wanting to implement a 1 to 1 laptop program in your school, you need to develop a plan on how to maintain the laptops and keep them working for your students. This presentation will outline how to setup your own student repair team and go over what it takes to become a warranty repair center for your laptops.
Program Description: How are your students affected by 24/7 technology access? At what age does cyberbullying start? Does texting and social networking hurt students’ ability to learn? This presentation will provide data from current research to make you better prepared to work with and help our 21st century students.
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: FL21
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Going Global in the Elementary Classroom
Program Description: Do you want to expand your students' learning beyond the walls of your classroom? Do you want your students to collaborate and share with others around the world? Join us to find out how to connect with other classes, find projects to join or start your own collaborative projects.
Affiliated Organization: West Shore School District/Keystone Tech Integrator/Google Cert Teach
Program Title: The ELITE Re-tooling of Classroom Instruction
Program Description: This presentation will describe Seton Hill’s ELITE Professional Development program, a program that challenges faculty to re-tool classroom instruction by leveraging emerging technology tools. The challenges encountered in the development and implementation of the program and examples of participant activities will be shared with the audience.
Affiliated Organization: Seton Hill University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 2
Presenter: Mary Spataro
Co-Presenter(s): Quinto Martin
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: FL23
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Elementary Class Collaboration Using Skype
Program Description: Let students learn from each other using Skype! This session will include project ideas from collaborations between a kindergarten and a 5th grade class. Lesson plans, ideas for adaptations, examples of other projects, and classroom management suggestions will be shared.
Affiliated Organization: Pen Argyl Area School District
Program Description: Assess student knowledge & support their visual literacy skills through a dynamic, interactive classroom experience using GLOGSTER. Glogster introduces students to 3D communication skills, enabling them to communicate & evaluate information & meaning. Your students can express their mood, feelings and ideas through text, audio, video and graphics.
Affiliated Organization: Clarion Area School District/ PAECT Member/Keystone
Program Description: It’s so easy a teacher can do it. Using iMovie ’09, Photobooth & Discovery Streaming, we will walk through the basics of creating a simple movie using the green screen feature. Walk away with the understanding of simple editing and some lesson ideas. Just imagine the possibilities!
Affiliated Organization: School District of Philadelphia
Program Description: In this session, we are going to look at how EXTREMELY USEFUL and EXTREMELY POWERFUL a Google Earth Tour can be for engaging students and promoting critical thinking. Participants will have the opportunity to use a current tour or create a new one that is self-guided, challenging, and interactive.
Affiliated Organization: Selinsgrove High School
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom East
Presenter: Jason Heiser
Strand(s):
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: FH28
Session Time: Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:00 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Integrated STEM Instruction - Supporting the SAS
Program Description: Learning.com’s STEM solution, integrated science, technology and math instruction builds foundational proficiency supporting PA’s SAS - Curriculum Frameworks. In this session you will hear from a PA district about their success with using Learning.com solutions to support the goals set by the Standards Aligned System and the Curriculum Frameworks.
Audience(s): K-8, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: FH29
Session Time: Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:00 am
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Get the picture? HD Video Conferencing on PAIUnet
Program Description: Participants will be introduced to the technical requirements that videoconferencing puts on a district network. The quality differences between CIF, 4CIF and HD video will be demonstrated. Desktop video options will be demonstrated. The need to tune the district network for real time traffic and the advantages of PAIUnet will be discussed.
Affiliated Organization: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: FL30
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Web 2.0 for Reflection and Assessment
Program Description: Explore mind mapping, word clouds and Google forms for assessing student learning and evaluating the classroom experience. The techniques explored will be useful for student self-assessment and individual and group assessment. Critical thinking and meta-cognition skills can also be enhanced through the techniques and tools that will be explored.
Affiliated Organization: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: FL31
Session Time: Tuesday 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Dissecting at a Distance
Program Description: Teaching hard-science lecture and lab courses online can be challenging. How can you effectively deliver the content while simulating a lab experience from a distance? This presentation focuses on the use of communication tools and laboratory kits to offer an online undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology course at Saint Francis University.
Affiliated Organization: Saint Francis University - CERMUSA
Audience(s): Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GL02
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Bubbler's Boot Camp
Program Description: How one district transitioned from a few skill oriented summer workshops for a dozen or so participants, to an interactive, project-oriented, theme-based series of summer classes focused on integrative strategies for over 100 participants. We will share philosophical, planning, and execution strategies.
Affiliated Organization: South Middleton School District
Program Title: Help Wanted: Hiring and Managing Great Tech Teams
Program Description: Complex school technology initiatives and projects require exceptional teams. This leadership session will explore fresh perspectives on hiring and managing school technology staff. Topics include structuring the interview process, essential interview questions, technology team organization and strategies for developing effective IT team cultures.
Affiliated Organization: Penn Manor School District
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GL04
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Fundraising for Technology
Program Description: Raise money for your school’s technology program. Review a library of grant opportunities and fundraising ideas. Share success stories and learn from some fundraising disasters! Mount a letter-writing campaign and involve your students. Download templates and reduce your planning time. Share your online profile over the internet. Great manual.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Policy/Planning/Funding
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GL05
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Learning with Technology: Research into Practice
Program Description: Researchers from Penn State’s Instructional Systems program present projects that are making an impact on educational practice. We discuss a) the design of interactive technologies supporting American Sign Language, b) one-to-one computing in teacher education, and c) connecting students’ community experiences to school science with technologies.
Affiliated Organization: Pennsylvania State University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member: PDE
Room: Empire B
Presenter: Heather Zimmerman
Co-Presenter(s): Orrin, T. Murray, Simon Hooper
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GL06
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Are You SMARTer Than An Elementary Student?
Program Description: Come participate in this interactive session with two KTI SMART trainers and learn ways to ignite your classroom teachable moments! We'll explore resources, ideas, and ways to connect your smartboards to standards. We'll conclude with and open mic for cross-sharing!
Affiliated Organization: Lower Merion Schol District
Program Description: Eastern York School District has integrated a process to track multiple measures of student progress. Join us to learn and discuss the challenges and successes of truly using data (assessment AND curriculum data) to inform instruction.
Affiliated Organization: Eastern York School District
Program Description: Aloha! Did you know that wiki means fast in Hawaiian? You can use a wiki, a free online tool, along with other intriguing add-ons to create an awesome interactive teacher website at lightning speed! You’ll be the “Big Kahuna” of teacher websites for your district combining avatars, widgets, and wordles with Flickr, Camstudio and Glogster.
Affiliated Organization: South Western School District
Program Title: 10 Ideas 4 Using Tech in the Science Classroom
Program Description: There are many ways to incorporate technology in the science classroom. This session will focus on AT LEAST ten different ways of doing this. Everything from scientific applications of Web 2.0 tools to "Photostory" lab reports will be discussed. MANY links will be shared.
Affiliated Organization: Wallenpaupack Area High School
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: Turn Your Classroom into a Recording Studio!
Program Description: Join David (a weekend musician and GarageBand addict) as he demonstrates many GarageBand tips and tricks ... while creating a professional music recording project from beginning to end. In addition, he'll demonstrate various peripherals to show how easy and inexpensive it can be to turn your classroom into a recording studio -- on the fly!
Program Description: Presentation Summary: How can you utilize your existing network infrastructure to save money on energy costs? Can you believe Council Rock saved $100,000 there first year? This presentation will cover emerging technologies from Cisco that bring together networking, facilities, and people to save energy costs.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Program Title: Increase Your FACE in the Library Place
Program Description: This Facebook introduction will generate discussion regarding connecting with technology savvy students and the future of online library services. Whether expert with technology or novice wanting to provide an innovative service, learn to secure your “face” in the technology stratosphere.
Affiliated Organization: Indiana University of Pa
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite Terrace
Presenter: Portia Diaz
Co-Presenter(s): David Magolis
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GL20
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Reinventing the Wheel
Program Description: Using Moodle and Google docs along with a variety of other software and web 2.0 applications the science classroom is changing. Students can gather, share and submit a variety of data and information utilizing 21st century technologies to facilitate learning and demonstrate understanding.
Program Title: Developing Interview Skills Using Video Technology
Program Description: Use affordable, easily attainable technology to prepare for interview success. Staying within budget, performing efficiently, and access to technology motivate employers to use non-traditional interview formats. Discover how senior business students became comfortable responding to a favorite interview question and became at-ease using technology.
Program Description: Implementing a 1:1/mobile lab solution is no easy task! There’s much to consider hardware being the least. This hands-on presentation will detail a plan by critiquing & defining your educational goal, then create the pieces to define the solution. Various software & hardware options will be presented. Presenter & attendee ideas will be shared.
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: GL23
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Pre-Service Technology Prep - Where are we going?
Program Description: Continuing the conversation about preparing teachers for the classrooms of tomorrow, this interactive presentation will be a chance for tech coordinators, teachers and higher ed faculty to discuss where we are going in preparing the future teachers. Integration of technology in the K-12 classroom is essential. Come join us for a great discussion!
Affiliated Organization: Juniata College
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 1
Presenter: Kathleen Jones
Co-Presenter(s): David Fusco
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: GL24
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Free (Online) TechTools for Educator Websites!
Program Description: Free resources to enhance your website: Delicious, Wordle, Acrobat, Study Stack, G-Cast, Google Docs & Sites, Picasa, Audacity, Animoto, Viddler, Movie Maker, Photo Story, Google and YouTube.
Affiliated Organization: PENNCREST School District/Maplewood
Program Description: PowerPoint has replaced the old slide projector, tiny static photos, and the phrase “next slide please.” But PowerPoint can be combined with video, sounds, effects and interactive boards to create an engaging multimedia presentation? Join us as we explore the necessary (and not-so-scary) steps for building an engaging multimedia presentation.
Affiliated Organization: Discovery Education
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: Matt Monjan
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Media Centers
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: GH27
Session Time: Tuesday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: The 10 Best Web 2.0 Tools
Program Description: Discover the 10 best web 2.0 tools and how to leverage them to transform learning. Get students excited about learning as they create multimedia projects, cartoons, voice threads, glogs, blogs and more>
Affiliated Organization: Mount Saint Joseph Academy
Program Title: Flexible Learning Opportunities With Distance Ed.
Program Description: Westmoreland Intermediate Unit and county school districts collaborated to create an effective distance learning solution. Through the sharing of resources and professional development, districts are building a comprehensive online curriculum that will serve the needs of all students and build a quality 21st century learning environment.
Affiliated Organization: Westmoreland Intermediate Unit
Program Title: Moodle Madness: Saving the Technology Director
Program Description: articipants will watch a walk through of the installation of a Moodle server from OS install to account creation. Each participant will leave with resources allowing them to create a Moodle sandbox on their own equipment at home.
Affiliated Organization: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: GL30
Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Information YOUR Way
Program Description: Let a Google Certified Teacher show you the possibilities of Customized Searches tailored to the needs of your students. Learn how to have topics of interest sent to your e-mail. Wasting time surfing websites for updated content? No more! Set up Google Reader to have the content come to you!
Affiliated Organization: Ellenville Central Schools
Program Title: Staff Development: Winning Trust and Ambition
Program Description: What does and does not work when it comes to inspiring teachers? What methods of staff development gain credibility & motivate teachers to enhance their practice, & what are some of the methods that actually have a negative impact? As our educational paradigm shifts to technology-enhanced curricula, wise delivery of staff development is critical.
Affiliated Organization: Elizabethtown Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Cocoa Suites 4/5
Presenter: Debbie Lugar
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Program Title: Save Money with District-Run Virtual School
Program Description: School districts spend between $9,000 and $16,000 per student to attend cyber charter schools, and districts such as New Brighton are creating their own virtual schools. Learn what Lions Online Academy is and what its three facets will offer students to save your district money and to promote student achievement.
Affiliated Organization: New Brighton Area School District
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: HL03
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Free and Low Cost Video Resources for Learning
Program Description: Explore ways in which you can integrate free and low cost online video resources into your curriculum to increase student attention, engagement and comprehension. This session will investigate products like Jing, Xtranormal, YouTube and UStream for creating video as well as using online video libraries.
Affiliated Organization: Harrisburg University of Science an
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Andy Petroski
Co-Presenter(s): Nancy Adams
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: HL04
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: The Virtual Science Lab
Program Description: Build electric circuits, make a food web, or explore forces and friction. Categorize science photographs into a searchable pond-study database. Turn your camera into a magnifying glass using super-macro mode. Experiment with a handy paint tool designed just for Science Diagrams. Select pre-drawn images, add and remove labels, create worksheets.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: HL05
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: “Sticky” Lesson and Presentation Tips and Tools
Program Description: Experience several “sticky” teaching strategies and presentation techniques - explore the use of images (from Discovery Streaming) to make connections and create context - incorporate music to set the mood, involve the senses to enrich the experience – all of which will enhance memory and engagement.
Program Title: Improving Writing Through Art & Animation
Program Description: Motivate students to effectively summarize & enhance their ability to understand content by using Web2.0 tools like Blabberize, Voicethread, & programs such as Photostory3. Students can have a visual component & watch their writing come "alive". Foster creativity & enable students to elaborate on what they have learned through art & animation.
Affiliated Organization: Clarion Area Elementary/ PAECT/ Keystones
Program Title: Secure Access…What You Need to Know Now
Program Description: Challenged by achieving the right balance of user access and network security? Join us as we discuss network and security concepts that will let you offer improved access without putting your organization’s vital data at risk. Topics will include: network access control concepts, current hacks and threats with strategies to combat them, and more.
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: HL11
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Data Analysis to Drive Technology Integration
Program Description: Learn successful practices in analyzing 4Sight Benchmark and PSSA results in order to design and implement effective Interactive Whiteboard lessons. Participants will learn how to dissect data using item analysis to drive instruction, create flexible grouping opportunities, and create exciting, engaging Interactive Whiteboard files.
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Description: In the face of rising IT infrastructure costs, testing and deployment of education technologies, learn how virtualization on Apple hardware can lower overall hardware costs through consolidation -- promoting increased productivity for end users as well as Network Administrators.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: HL18
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Science 2.0
Program Description: Students have embraced a new type of education where they search for their own answers, synthesize information from many sources, and publish their own ideas. Learn how wikis, Voice Threads, and Pageflakes can be used to transform a science class into an active learning community.
Affiliated Organization: Quakertown Community School District
Program Title: Technology Professional Development Toolbox
Program Description: Come learn how to build your Technology Toolbox and develop strategies and resources to provide technology integration support for all teachers, at all times. With the use of tools such as Wikispaces, Ning, Diigo, Moodle, and video tutorials, your teachers will always know where to turn for help and resources.
Affiliated Organization: Wissahickon School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Cocoa Suite Terrace
Presenter: Dianne Krause
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: HL21
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: SAS Supported in the Context of Resiliency
Program Description: Pennsylvania's Standards Aligned System (SAS) is a developing architecture highlighting Pennsylvania's vehicle to student achievement for 'every child by name'. This session will provide an update on PA's SAS including the current status of each element, as well as the interconnectivity of the system to maximize student achievement.
Affiliated Organization: Pa Department of Education
Program Title: Internet Safety for Elementary Students
Program Description: Are you an elementary teacher? Do you know what the laws are for internet safety and your students? Learn what you may and may not do legally. Become aware of the law so that you can better utilize technology in your classroom. Protect your students, and yourself!
Affiliated Organization: Central Bucks School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 2
Presenter: Meg Griffin
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology & Ethics
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: HL23
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Creating An Educational Follow Me Project
Program Description: This student-lead session will demonstrate methods for teaching the Civil War using Internet resources. The presentation will include practical classroom examples, using technology to promote historical inquiry and collaboration and integrating numerous Web 2.0 applications. An award-winning student project on the Civil War will also be highlighted.
Affiliated Organization: St. Patrick School, Carlisle, PA
Program Description: Interacting with texts helps students develop a deep understanding. Use WORDLE to predict what texts will be about. Then, annotate, hyperlink or peel away the layers to look for different levels of meaning. Finally, collect student’s thinking and analyze with Wordle for further reflection. Process will be demonstrated in session.
Affiliated Organization: West Shore SD/Keystones & PAECT
Program Title: Using Animations and Graphics in Your Website
Program Description: Want to jazz up your website using animations and royalty-free graphics? What does royalty free mean anyway? Come to this workshop to find some websites where you can create animations or use graphics to make your website more memorable.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Garden Terrace Ballroom West
Presenter: Thomas Range
Co-Presenter(s): Matt Frederickson
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology & Ethics
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: HH27
Session Time: Tuesday 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Session Location: Hotel Hershey
Program Title: Building 21st Century Citizens
Program Description: This session will present four models of student leadership using technology. Teaching students to use technology to learn, mentor, teach and serve their school and community teaches lessons that last a lifetime.
Program Title: Creating Dynamic Animations with PowerPoint 2007
Program Description: Animations can add interest and excitement in learning a particular concept. A systematic approach is illustrated in creating dynamic animations using text, sounds, music and animated graphics. Explored are all the features of PowerPoint’s Custom Animation task pane, plus numerous animation examples and design techniques are provided.
Program Title: Spicing Up Your Comp Sci Curriculum on a Budget
Program Description: Participants will learn how to involve a computer science class with the Microsoft Academic Alliance. Two pilot curriculum projects will be presented: Web Design with MS Expressions Web and Programming in C# with XNA. Participants will also learn how Scratch and Alice were used to teach programming concepts in both a 2D and 3D environment.
Affiliated Organization: Mifflin County School District
Program Title: Telling Stories Visually: It's more then pointing
Program Description: Explore connections between writing and visual storytelling. Research, planning, and the elements/principles of design provide tools for telling stories visually. Handouts that guide the visual storytelling process will be distributed.
Affiliated Organization: Florida Center for Instructional Technology
Audience(s): Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: HL31
Session Time: Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Breaking Through to the 21st Century Student
Program Description: Students become Global Citizens without taking an airplane. Students participate in classroom discussions by creating events to have their voices heard with CoverItLive. Use Skype to bring guest speakers to your class without the expense of travel. And share with Ustream. Post in one location so everyone can access the events with Wikispaces.
Affiliated Organization: Conestoga Valley School District
Audience(s): 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: IL02
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Digital Posters: Glogster in the Classroom
Program Description: Glogster, the latest social networking site that has taken my English class by storm. Glogster brings the term “poster” into the 21st Century making it interactive. Students use a combination of video, audio, and text to increase their comprehension and teach other students about literary terms and short stories.
Affiliated Organization: Dallastown Area School District
Program Title: A 21st Century Approach to Middle School Science
Program Description: Catch the attention of your digital native tweens when you incorporate some new strategies into teaching middle school science. See and try some hands-on activities that incorporate technologies such as videos, podcasts, blogs, etc.
Affiliated Organization: Wilkes University Graduate Educatio
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Victoria Glod
Co-Presenter(s): Barbara Moran
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Standards/NCLB, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): K-8, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: IL04
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Authentic Writing Projects with Podcasting
Program Description: Create writing curriculum with relevance for your students. Select 3 different field trip photos, write a commentary for each, then record a podcast. Next, mount a letter-writing campaign for fundraising. Raise confidence, strive for goals, and practice writing! Great manual plus Tool Factory Workshop (worth $199).
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Policy/Planning/Funding, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL05
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Education in Motion
Program Description: Drexel University’s Goodwin College is the largest provider of online coursework at the university. This presentation will discuss the life cycle management, maintenance, and support for over 140 online courses per term. It will also feature emerging technologies such as Mobile Resource Portals, iPod tours, virtual worlds and educational games.
Program Description: Come learn strategies, tools, and ideas on how to lead your staff and/or school district through collaboration and PLN's. Take your staff development to another level and make it last year round! We'll conclude with an open mic for sharing.
Affiliated Organization: Lower Merion School District
Program Title: Cyber Safety - We are All Responsible!
Program Description: With the focus on creating an awareness of various cyber safety issues that students may encounter, the session will direct attention to the many available resources to educators and parents. Topics such as cyber-bullying , cyberstalking, child sexual exploitation, information privacy, and social networking will be defined and explored.
Affiliated Organization: Harrison County School System
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia A/B
Presenter: Ginny Frank
Co-Presenter(s): Dawna Vecchio
Strand(s): Technology & Ethics
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL11
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Blogging as a Window into Higher Order Thinking
Program Description: The explicit modeling, instruction, and practice of reading strategies helped advanced readers improve performance on very difficult SAT reading comprehension questions. Furthermore, the results were enhanced when students built their own strategies. Blogging served as the primary tool to explore and refine students' cognitive models.
Affiliated Organization: Cornwall-Lebanon School District
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: IL12
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Informal Meet and Share in the SNL
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Affiliated Organization: South Western School District
Program Title: Mac OS X Enterprise Deployment Best Practices
Program Description: Discover the latest best practices that use the many tools available for mass deployments of Mac labs and laptops. You'll learn management techniques that best protect your systems and integrate with directory services in 21st Century classrooms. Plus, see how to deploy the latest tools for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and client.
Affiliated Organization: Apple
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 6
Presenter: James Garringer
Strand(s): Infrastructure/Security/Management
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: IL18
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Webquests & Portfolios: Teacher Education Projects
Program Description: In order for students to use and apply technology in schools, teachers need to know how to employ it well. This session will focus on how pre-service teachers learned and designed webquests and professional portfolios and the ways they intend to use it in their classrooms. Handouts will be provided.
Affiliated Organization: University of Pittsburgh at Greensb
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Melissa Marks
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL19
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Global-Trotting
Program Description: Global-Trotting will help students apply concepts of geography and understand the world today. Global-Trotting has students use a GPS receiver and various activities involving family participation, content Geocaching and map tracking to expand their learning environment outside the classroom walls.
Affiliated Organization: Central York School District, York, Pennsylvania
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL20
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: PA Technology Student Assoc. a Premier STEM CTSO
Program Description: We will discuss how the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) fosters Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education through personal growth, leadership and opportunities in Technology, Innovation, Design and Engineering (TIDE)for middle and high school students.
Affiliated Organization: PA Department of Education/Career and Technical Education
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL21
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: E-rate: Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Program Description: New to E-rate? Join us for an hour packed with E-rate information to help you pick up in the middle of the E-rate process. We’ll cover technology planning, competitive bidding, application submission, discounted bills/reimbursements, audits, where to get information, and more.
Affiliated Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Program Title: ESL- A Totally Technology Experience
Program Description: Technology projects are designed to satisfy the state goals of socially, culturally and academically developing the ESL students. Learn how various technology tools increase student growth as they complete products to educate the school and community. Find out what limited English proficiency students can do when given the opportunity.
Affiliated Organization: Hempfield Senior High School
Program Title: Student Screencasting: Powerful Walk and Talks
Program Description: Students can use screencasts to capture their voice while pointing and clicking through their writing, slideshows, or problem-solving. They can also capture your 1:1 conference with them for later review. Screencasts contribute depth and complexity to a digital portfolio. Participants will learn many creative and practical applications.
Affiliated Organization: York Suburban Senior High School
Program Title: Flat Classroom with Skype! You Can Do it!
Program Description: Discover how this 2nd grade classroom reached around the globe and across generations with Skype. Kids teaching kids, weekly senior citizen reading sessions, country to country classroom meetings and more. Using this free program students eagerly engaged in these "Flat Classroom" projects all year.
Affiliated Organization: Penn Manor School District
Program Title: Say Cheese: Digital Cameras in the Classroom
Program Description: A digital picture is worth 1000 words and can be used in just as many ways. Use digital cameras across the curriculum and at any grade level. This presentation will share fun and easy projects that you can immediately take back to your classroom.
Affiliated Organization: York Suburban School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Jamie Evans
Co-Presenter(s): Kevin Willson
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends
Audience(s): K-8
Level: Introductory
Session Number: IL31
Session Time: Tuesday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: PAIUnet Connecting Learners...Accelerating Results
Program Description: Come learn about the exciting educational programs and events made possible by PAIUnet during its first year. Then, learn about Keystone Commons and other valuable learning tools available to PAIUnet members at no charge. Finally, offer your thoughts on what you would like to see PAIUnet offer in the future.
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: JL02
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: A Missing Manual for Technology Integration Help
Program Description: Find out how Upper Merion Area High School KTIs created a web based "Missing Manual" to help share technology integration ideas among the faculty. The "Missing Manual" has grown to be the center piece for faculty AND students as a place to find answers and ideas breaking down the barriers that could impede technology integration.
Affiliated Organization: Upper Merion Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Crystal A
Presenter: Scott Cox
Co-Presenter(s): Mark Erb
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Leadership
Audience(s): 9-12, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: JL03
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Using Wiki's to Extend the College Classroom
Program Description: Digital learners come to the classroom with different skills and expectations. Today’s classroom must encourage learners to communicate with peers beyond the actual class time. This session highlights how Wiki’s are being used to foster communication across disciplines for students enrolled in a Secondary Education Teacher preparation program.
Affiliated Organization: Calfiornia University of Pennsylvania
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Chris Humenik
Co-Presenter(s): Dr. Marcia L. Hoover
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): Higher Ed
Level: Introductory
Session Number: JL04
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Digital Video & Podcasting
Program Description: Explore Flip video technology, podcasting, and simple video editing to enliven any subject. You’ll take part in building a curriculum-based podcast, recording soundtracks to layer over a video production.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: JL05
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Correct Papers Online
Program Description: Learn 3 free ways that teacher or peer review and/or collaboration can be a breeze using Revisions, Buzzword, and Google Docs. Compose, submit, mark up, and return documents all from inside a web browser. Even annotate your text (and your students') with written or audio comments.
Affiliated Organization: Central York School District
Program Title: Technology & WEB 2.0 in the Classroom
Program Description: Shake up your classroom with creative ideas for you and your students. Technology and tools for process, product, and assessment. Resources for implementing technology and WEB 2.0 tools. Ideas for all content areas. Walk out with ideas you can use the following day!
Affiliated Organization: Catasauqua Area School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Empire A
Presenter: Alexis Sziy
Co-Presenter(s): Pamela Carstensen
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: JL07
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: It's a Ning Thing: Collaboration in a 1:1 HS
Program Description: Learn how high school teachers use collaborative tools such as Nings, Wikispaces and Google Docs to help students collaborate and learn from each other. These tools are ideal playgrounds to teach students already proficient in forging social networks to use 'Net etiquette, manners, and responsibility alongside core content.
Affiliated Organization: Upper Merion Area High School
Program Title: Sparking Student Learning in STEM Subjects
Program Description: Need to spark student engagement in math and science?Learn about techniques and programs that use real-world, interactive scenarios to engage students in learning abstract concepts in STEM subjects.From modeling to simulations, videoconferencing to virtual worlds, problem solving to programming, discover new ways to advance your students’ learning.
Affiliated Organization: Owen J. Roberts School District
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: JL11
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Enhance Your Math lessons with T.I.M.E
Program Description: Learn how to use Technology to Inspire, Motivate and Engage your math students. Come and learn about various websites and open source applications that you can use with interactive whiteboards and classroom computers to expand learning opportunities, build higher level thinking skills and challenge math students in grades K-12.
Affiliated Organization: School District of Philadelphia
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: Scalable Enterprise Deployments for School Dists
Program Description: If you have growing and expanding technology deployments, you'll want to know the best ways to support and extend your resource and capital investments. Learn how to provide help desk, development, infrastructure support and other necessary items to your technology plans. We'll also review case study examples.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Advanced
Session Number: JL18
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Using Web2.0 to Teach 21st Century Skills
Program Description: A study of how 21st century skills such as collaboration, problem solving, and technology utilization can be integrated into a standard intermediate level curriculum. This integration leads to a shift from traditional lecture-and-test lessons to lessons with much higher levels of student engagement.
Affiliated Organization: Wallenpaupack Area School District
Program Title: Online Summer School: A Truly Blended Approach
Program Description: Examine a model credit recovery program based on the presenter’s experience with a pilot Virtual Summer School offered by two neighboring districts; discuss options beyond credit recovery using a similar structure, curriculum implementation & assessment for the course, & technology/training needs for districts that want to implement such a program.
Affiliated Organization: Southern Lehigh School District
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: JL21
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Collaborating to Connect NETS with Curriculum
Program Description: IU12 Technology Integrators held collaboration days for grades 5-12 focusing on four of the NETS-S: Creativity & Innovation, Communication & Collaboration, Research & Information Literacy, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making. See the process used to connect these four areas to curriculum, plus connect teachers in the region!
Affiliated Organization: Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12
Session Type: IU
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 3
Presenter: Ann Johnston
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: ALL
Session Number: JL22
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: mLearning: Is mobile learning working?
Program Description: What is mlearning? How does it differ from eLearning? Explore several cases of mobile learning in education using technologies such as cell phones, PDAs, and iPods. This presentation will also examine the impacts mlearning has on educational institutions and the realities educators face when trying to implement it.
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: JL23
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Update
Program Description: Join us for an informative session on the latest news in SIF. Learn about: basic SIF concepts; understanding certification; what’s new with SIF and what exciting things are around the corner; and tips on implementing SIF in your district. There will be time for Q&A.
Affiliated Organization: Central Susquehanna IU#16 & Edustru
Audience(s): Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: JL24
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Catch the Google Wave - WOW!
Program Description: The Google Wave will change everything about how we think about communicating and email. It combines email with real time, collaborative editing, and lots more. And it's FREE! This session will be a real-time demo of the product along with a discussion of some of the many possibilities.
Affiliated Organization: TIU 11
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Trinidad Room
Presenter: Justine Kobeski
Co-Presenter(s): James Gates
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: JL30
Session Time: Wednesday 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Motivating the Secondary Level Reluctant Learner
Program Description: Teaching at the secondary level can be extremely challenging when dealing with reluctant learners. Google Apps, IMovie, Moodle and Podcasts will be discussed and demonstrated during this workshop. Through the use of these tools, even the most reluctant learners will achieve success and self-satisfaction!
Affiliated Organization: Hempfield School District
Program Description: Blogs provide a 21st Century twist to the "ticket-out-the-door" strategy. This session will focus on ways to use online blogging conversations to create community and ensure that all students are learning. Discover free blogging tools and learn to use blogging as an effective classroom tool.
Affiliated Organization: South Western School District
Program Description: Interested in learning how you might use collaborative documents in your classroom? Google Docs offers an easy-to-use, web-based tool set that teachers can readily integrate into their classroom to facilitate student project creation and collaboration both in and outside of the classroom. Learn how to get started with Google Docs.
Affiliated Organization: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Program Description: Classroom gaming is usually frowned upon. Chore Wars is a program/online game that can be used to help encourage students to do their work. This presentation show how to set up an account, shows what Chore Wars is and provides ideas on how to utilize it in a classroom setting.
Affiliated Organization: California University of PA
Program Description: Join us for mini-photography assignments covering sports shooting, panorama, zoom and super-macro. Explore a photographic library and build a report that includes narration and sound effects. Use a paint program smudge out a frame, stamp down a border. Get budgeting strategies.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: KL05
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Digital Literacy
Program Description: Students communicate in ways that are completely different than teachers. This communication gap can be closed by incorporating technology into the classroom. Participants will learn how to utilize digital literacy by incorporating Web 2.0 into their classroom, allowing the teacher to differentiate while increasing student achievement.
Affiliated Organization: North Hills School District
Program Title: 21st Century Learning in a 1 Computer Classroom
Program Description: When laptops are not available, mobile phones, interactive boards, slates, PRS and other technologies can provide students with similar collaborative, engaging learning experiences. Strategies for using Twitter, various Google tools and other Web 2.0 resources will be examined. These strategies can also be blended into laptop-equipped classrooms.
Audience(s): 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: KL07
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Moodle Made Easy
Program Description: Find out how to convert existing lesson plans into the moodle environment. Learn about the trials and tribulations of the Council Rock School District as more teachers experiment with moodle.
Affiliated Organization: Council Rock School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia C/D
Presenter: Thomas Range
Co-Presenter(s): Matt Frederickson
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: KL10
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Monitor Your Infrastructure with Open Source Tools
Program Description: How can you effectively monitor your IT infrastructure within your budget? This presentation will introduce Open Source tools such as Nagios can monitor hardware, applications, printers, network equipment, etc., giving you up-to-date information on the status of your environment and notifying you when there is a problem.
Affiliated Organization: Oley Valley School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Magnolia A/B
Presenter: James Rothenberger
Strand(s): Infrastructure/Security/Management
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: KL11
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Filtering Social Websites or Not?
Program Description: What is your filtering policy? How does it support 21st century learning? One district will share its experience with not filtering the social websites like facebook, myspace, etc. and why we opened these sites. If schools do not prepare our students to use these tools safely and ethically, who will?
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Description: Discover how the iPod touch can be used to improve student learning both in the classroom and “on the go”. During this hands-on workshop, participants will explore how the iPod touch can be used as a classroom tool to create engaging and differentiating cross-curricular activities.
Program Title: Technology & Elementary English Language Learners
Program Description:
This session will explore best teaching practices and differentiation strategies appropriate to PA English language proficiency levels. We will share websites and technology connections geared to the elementary English Language Learner, discussing ipods, digital storytelling and scrapbooking projects as ways to reach and engage the entering ELL.
Affiliated Organization: Hempfield School District
Program Title: A New Staff Development Model: Practice What You Preach
Program Description: The 5 stages of the staff development model will be addressed. To implement, a district must analyze, plan, practice, reflect, and respond (APPRR). As we discuss each stage, we will highlight specific tools and strategies and share evidence of how teachers and administrators are responding.
Affiliated Organization: Shaler Area School District - Direc
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: KL21
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Open Educational Resources, Content for your LMS
Program Description: 21st Century learning has brought about many different educational resources. Open Educational Resources (OER) are ones that have been created to be shared. Where can you find these resources? How can you use them in your classes? Why are they good resources to include in your course Wiki, Moodle or other LMS (Learning Management System)?
Affiliated Organization: Sharon City School Distict
Program Description: This is for teachers who want to design an interactive learning activity that allows students the freedom to choose what they want to learn and in what order. Learn the basic concepts and get a few ideas that have been created by teachers to be used in their classes.
Affiliated Organization: Central Dauphin School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 2
Presenter: Kathy Armstrong
Co-Presenter(s): Renee Wewer
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: KL23
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Cross-Curricular Veterans History Project
Program Description: Have students become true historians and honor the service of local veterans by participating in the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project. Learn how students utilize web tools to organize information, interview veterans, and create movies/multimedia projects to be submitted to the Library of Congress.
Affiliated Organization: Eastern Lebanon County School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Tower Suite 1
Presenter: Donna DelCollo
Co-Presenter(s): Donna DelCollo, Amy Weddle
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Standards/NCLB, Media Centers
Audience(s): 9-12
Level: Introductory
Session Number: KL24
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Free Photo Editors: Learn to Edit Like a Pro!
Program Description: Explore several free photo editing software programs that rival Photoshop. This presentation will explore online photo editors such as picnik.com and fotoflexor.com as well as desktop photo editors including GIMP and Picasa. Learn how to use these free editors and how they are being utilized in education.
Program Title: The Results of Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom
Program Description: In the summers of 2008 and 2009 Harrisburg University conducted an educator’s workshop, “Web 2.0 in the Classroom.” Participants implemented web 2.0 technology into their classrooms as part of completing the course work. Attend this presentation to hear about the web 2.0 implementations, including benefits, obstacles and positive results.
Affiliated Organization: Harrisburg University of Science an
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: KL31
Session Time: Wednesday 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Leverage Leaders: Administrators Modeling Tech Use
Program Description: School administrators have a crucial leadership role to promote effective technology use in the classroom. When principals let teachers know technology is valued, engage in meaningful conversation about technology, and model its use, teachers will respond. The session features tools to provide leadership and a discussion forum to share strategies.
Affiliated Organization: Wilkes University & Retired Ed Tech
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: LL02
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Disruptive Technology: Cellphones in the Classroom
Program Description: What teacher wouldn't love to have student response "clickers", digital cameras, and computers in every student's hand? Maybe you already do! Learn some educational uses of cell phones in this hands-on, media rich presentation. Participants are urged to turn their cell phones ON! See http://cellphonesintheclassroom.wikispaces.com/ for more info.
Program Title: Bringing Broadband to Education in PA
Program Description: Pennsylvania’s broadband infrastructure is bridging the digital divide by providing access to high-speed Internet and elearning in support of teaching and learning. A panel discussion of eFund awardees and PDE representatives will share their experiences as pioneers on how broadband connectivity is allowing them to share learning opportunities.
Affiliated Organization: PA Department of Education
Program Title: Movie Magic Made Easy with Flip Videos!
Program Description: Make commercials, run a digital storytelling project, or develop newscasts. We’ll use inexpensive Flip video cameras to capture our video. Add transitions, titles, and sound effects. Mix in still photographs. Find copyright free photos and music. Share projects on the web.
Affiliated Organization: Tool Factory
Session Type: Vendor
PETE Member:
Room: Empire C
Presenter: Heather Chirtea
Strand(s): Emerging Technologies/Trends, Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Audience(s): K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: LL05
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Latin, Drivers Ed and More Provided Online!
Program Description: Would you like to add more courses but you do not have the manpower to do it? Weatherly School District is one of the smallest in PA, yet we can off many courses through 3rd Party providers online, even AP courses. We will look at both the positive and negative sides of online learning, and some of the surprises we were not expecting!
Affiliated Organization: Weatherly Area School District
Program Description: In the 21st Century, Web 2.0 is the preferred avenue of learning by students. What do they use? How do they use it? Why do they love it? Most importantly: Why will you love it? Learn how 2.0 tools make learning fun, fast, free, flexible. Join us as we embrace mult. intell. & 2.0 tools to create engaging, time-saving tech integration.
Affiliated Organization: Salisbury Senior High School
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member:
Room: Empire A
Presenter: Jennifer Brinson
Co-Presenter(s): RJ Stangherlin
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: Introductory
Session Number: LL07
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Issues Surrounding Internet Safety
Program Description: Sexting, Social Networks, Cyber Bullying, Sexual Predators; how many more risk factors must there be until students realize the consequences of their actions? Through a simulation of internet activity, participants become aware of the long term negative implications of these activities and in turn bring this information back to their students.
Affiliated Organization: Retired - Council Rock SD
Program Title: Chat Rooms / Backchanneling in the Classrooms
Program Description: Modify your lessons to encourage active student participation while giving students a voice in classroom activities and discussions. These ideas will guide this presentation. Chat rooms versus discussion groups, classroom issues, student needs, educational relevance, options for implementing, option limitations, and activities will be discussed.
Affiliated Organization: West Shore SD/Keystones & PAECT
Program Title: Thinkfinity + STEM = Engaging Content
Program Description: Looking for engaging STEM resources? Thinkfinity.org could be your answer! Thinkfinity resources are available 24/7, at no cost, are commercial free, and are created by the nation’s experts! Join us as we share and model tech integration strategies using Thinkfinity resources while focusing on PA math and science standards.
Affiliated Organization: Crawford Central School District
Program Description: Join us in the SNL (Social Networking Lounge) to informally discuss topics of interest, learn about social networking tools, learn how to get the most from PETE&C, and get involved! Share with the folks who are there, or invite colleagues to meet you there!
Program Title: iLife '09 - Digital Multimedia for Education
Program Description: Rediscover creative new ways to work with digital photos, movies, music and more with iLife '09. The new iLife '09 suite features exciting new updates to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, along with iDVD and iWeb, all with features specifically designed for education.
Audience(s): Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: Introductory
Session Number: LL18
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Helping the College Bound Meet Tech Expectations
Program Description: Have you ever wondered what college professors wished their students knew about computers and information technology? College faculty who teach computer fundamentals will share their ideas on integrating a variety of technology skills into your content area to better prepare students for successfully navigating technology hurdles in college.
Affiliated Organization: Messiah College
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Cocoa Suite 1
Presenter: Robert Kilmer
Co-Presenter(s): D. Scott Weaver, Cynthia Lehman
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: LL19
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Avid Media Composer in the Classroom
Program Description: Upgrade from iMovie and Movie Maker! Introduce your students to Hollywood Style editing using Hollywood's editor of choice: “The Avid.” Topics covered include an overview of the editor, working with the timeline (including multiple video and audio tracks), adding effects/transitions, and using ScriptSync.
Affiliated Organization: New Hope-Solebury School District
Audience(s): 9-12, Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Level: ALL
Session Number: LL21
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Math Students Bored? Then Use Your BOARD!
Program Description: This PA Keystone will take attendees through Smartboard integration strategies and ideas that are currently being used in his 4th grade classroom. This presentation will show you Math applications to engage, instruct, and allow students to acheive success. BYOL and create lessons to take back to your math class.
Program Title: Communication with Parents Made Easy
Program Description: Keeping the lines of communication with parents open is essential. Come and hear how middle school teams are using free online tools to make communication between parents and teachers easy. Wikis, Google forms, and even Twitter have opened the door to a world of quick and easy communication.
Affiliated Organization: Derry Township School District
Program Title: Build a Free Blogging Empire with WordPress MU
Program Description: Forget Edublogs- Discover how Wordpress MultiUser (WPMU) enables the rapid creation and management of hundreds of classroom and campus blogs from a single, free install of Wordpress. WPMU supports plugins, themes, podcasts, photo galleries and video. The session will include WPMU features and tricks along with creative classroom blog examples.
Affiliated Organization: Penn Manor School District
Program Title: Web-based options for Telling Your Story
Program Description: Storytelling has been the method of choice for sharing family and cultural history since time began. The many new options provided by digital access make telling our stories even more compelling. We will share several options from quick and easy to more complex to help you and your students share your stories with each other and global audiences.
Affiliated Organization: PENNCREST School District
Session Type: K-12
PETE Member: PAECT
Room: Cocoa Suite 2/3
Presenter: Connie Sitterley
Co-Presenter(s): Kyli Yerse
Strand(s): Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): All
Level: Intermediate
Session Number: LL31
Session Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Web 2.0 Tools U Can Use The Sequel
Program Description: Just getting started with the Web 2.0? Stop by to get a quick and update of tools that are easy to learn and powerful to use. Participants are invited to share and post to the session wiki as well.
Affiliated Organization: Northern Lebanon School District
