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ASTE 2012: Create ~ Collaborate ~ Innovate Conference Planner (Revised: 2/9/12) Page 1

ASTE 2012: Create ~ Collaborate ~ Innovate Saturday, February 25th to Tuesday, February 28th The Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska

Conference Planner (Note: Participants must bring their own laptop to hands-‐on sessions. A few laptops will be available for checkout.) Saturday, February 25th 3-‐hour Hands-‐On: • 9:00 am -‐ 12:00 pm

o SIG DI: Beyond Portability: The Shift Toward Mobile Learning with Skip Via and Chris Lott and featuring Christen Bouffard and Tatiana Piatanova (Club Room I) -‐ We'll examine what the emerging shift toward mobile learning means for you and your students in terms of conceptualizing and delivering instruction, what technological expertise and institutional infrastructure may necessary for successful implementation of mobile tools, what those tools are, and where this 'mobile learning' road leads in the future. Are there best practices in Alaska (or elsewhere) that we can learn from? Please bring examples and questions and be prepared to participate in the discussion.

o SIG STEM: MapTEACH with Zachary Meyers (Aft Ballroom) -‐ Participants will become acquainted with the MapTEACH curriculum for grades 6-‐12, focused on developing spatial technology skills and integrating them with geology/geography, local knowledge, and change over time. Lessons have been developed to engage the students by providing them with a simplistic version of GIS (AEJEE), and community-‐specific GIS data sets. Those who attend the workshop will be given a short 30-‐minute presentation about MapTEACH and the philosophy it employs as well as participate in various lessons (i.e. Mental Maps, GIS [AEJEE], Google Earth). Participants will leave with sample lesson plans, maps, tours, and other project. In addition, we will provide a CD with software and data sets for participants to take home.

o ASTE Partner (Association of Alaska School Boards’ Consortium for Digital Learning – AASB/CDL): The Difference is Data: Informed Decisions in the Classroom with Eva Chilton (Resolution) -‐ A hands-‐on analysis of the data for a particular classroom. The analysis will help teachers identify strengths and weaknesses and plan targeted interventions. Participants will also take an in-‐depth look at the administrative tools that support individualized instruction.

o GET YOUR HANDS ON IMOVIE '11! with Amy Frackman and Ross Johnson (Quadrant) -‐ When you hear the words digital storytelling do you think, "Ugh, that's too hard!" In this session, you'll explore the process of digital storytelling and discover how easy and fun it can be for you and your students. Participants will learn how the use of digital tools to tell stories can tap student creativity, support writing skills, as well as complement and enhance classroom instruction. From simple movie/book trailers to full blown movie, participants will utilize iMovie '11 ***and its new features*** to create digital content that can be integrated into core curriculum areas.

o Using iPhoto & iMovie in the Classroom with Eileen Truitt (Whitby) -‐ This class we will explore different ways to use iMovie in the classroom. I will share various ways I have used iMovie and have those in the workshop put together a short movie that they can take back to their school with them. (Note: Laptops must have at least iMovie '09 loaded on it.)

• 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm

o SIG DI: Publishing: The New Literacy with Chris Lott and Skip Via and featuring Madara Mason and Heidi Olson (Club Room I) -‐ In the emerging new media environment, "publishing" is a fundamental literacy that relies on traditional skills of reading and writing while radically increasing the need for skills related to the publishing platforms themselves, as well as those related to the integration of audio and video into traditional forms of text. New media publishing also raises concerns about privacy and rhetoric. What does it mean when publishing and sharing to a global audience are the rule rather than a rare exception? We'll examine and try out a variety of publishing and sharing tools and together try to figure out a coherent approach to using them with our students.

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Saturday, February 25th (continued) 3-‐hour Hands-‐On (continued): • 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm (continued)

o Augmented Reality, QR Codes, and Project-‐Based Learning: Using QR Readers in Education with G Andrew Page and Seth Schumacher (Resolution) -‐ QR Codes are surfacing everywhere! They're in newspapers, magazines, and now, conference schedules. But how can this technology be effectively used in education for positive learning outcomes and meeting AYP? In this workshop participants will learn how these codes can be combined with webcams to create interactive 3-‐D augmented realities for K-‐6 students. Participants will produce their own augmented reality e-‐Books in an engaging and cutting-‐edge, hands-‐on, minds-‐on workshop. Bring your laptop/tablet and/or smartphone!

o Infographics with Larissa Wright-‐Elson (Aft Ballroom) -‐ Learn how to use infographics and data visualizations in education as research products, for content delivery, and anywhere your imagination takes you. Attendees will explore professional examples and lesson plans, recent high school student products, and be provided time to work on infographics for use in their classrooms. We will review the four principles of design and then create infographics to share with the group. A template for creating infographic resumes will be provided in Google Docs for attendees. Other recommended programs include Comic Life, Pages, and Photoshop, though none are required.

o Let's Look un the Hood of Final Cut Pro X with John Rusyniak (Quadrant) -‐ Are you ready to make the leap from iMovie to Final Cut Pro. Or have you been using older versions of Final Cut Pro and ready to venture into the new world of FCP X but don't know where to start. This workshop is for you. It will orient you to the new features in FCP X and where to find some of the old features you are used to using. Join me as we kick the tires on this new product and see the power and potential it has in store for us. (Note: Participants must have their own copy of Final Cut X Pro or be prepared to watch.)

o Using iPhoto & iMovie in the Classroom with Eileen Truitt (Whitby) -‐ This class we will explore different ways to use iMovie in the classroom. I will share various ways I have used iMovie and have those in the workshop put together a short movie that they can take back to their school with them. (Note: Laptops must have at least iMovie '09 loaded on it.)

6-‐hour Hands-‐On: 9:00 am -‐ 4:00 pm

o Featured Speaker: Google Workshop for Educators with Jim Sill (Fore Ballroom) -‐ This workshop will focus not he use of technology to support teaching and learning. The session will be intended for an audience of teachers and administrators with intermediate technology skills. The content will focus on the use of free Google tools in education. Specifically, content will focus on Google Search, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Groups. Time permitting, additional Google tools, including Google Reader, will also be covered. Materials and activities will be similar to those developed by Computer Using Educators (CUE) for the Google Teacher Academy. Each participant will also be inducted into the Google Workshop for Educators, an online professional development community.

o SIG C&C: Creating A Daily News Show With Middle Schoolers with Brian Heckart (Easter Island) -‐ Begich Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th graders produce a daily 3 to 4 minute news broadcast to share announcements and stories with their peers and the larger Begich community. It is shown on SmartBoards in the building and is podcast for parents and others. Come watch them in action and learn how they use web 2.0 tools and semi-‐professional video software to do their work.

o SIG C&C: Introduction to Motion 5: Animation with Ken Caron (Endeavor) -‐ Would you like to add more pizazz to your movies or other video projects? Motion 5 allows you create beautiful titles, text and animations that add the extra touch to your projects. This session will focus on text and image animation. We will be using particle systems and replicators to add unique effects to your projects. The class will be at a beginning to intermediate level. (Note: You will need to have Motion 5 on your machine in order to attend this session.)

o SIG DE: Impacting Learning and Teaching from the Clouds with Tammy Morris (Voyager) -‐ Spend the day in the clouds learning about free or inexpensive tools on the web, which will enhance your students' 21st century learning experience. Participants will learn and explore several web tools and leave the day with practical skills and ideas to enrich 21st century teaching.


Saturday, February 25th (continued) 6-‐hour Hands-‐On: 9:00 am -‐ 4:00 pm (continued)

o SIG STEM: Lego Robotics with Michael Backus (Mid Ballroom) -‐ Participants will learn to build and program Lego robots.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Experience is the Best Teacher with Dan McCormick and Pete Vraspir (Club Room II) -‐ At this interactive event, participants will have an opportunity to experience a blended learning environment first hand and see how Apple technologies can help them personalize learning, engage today’s learners, and increase achievement in language arts, math, and science. Participants will work within a blended learning environment to experience MacBook, iPad and iPod touch and how they can be used as powerful learning tools in the classroom.

o Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): SMART Notebook: Best Practices for Digital Content Development with Robert Pohl (Adventure) -‐ Make sure that your digital instructional content comes across with the clarity and impact that you want. Instructional and functional design techniques will be discussed to demonstrate the power of conscious content development. Learn techniques and skills to insure that the content you are developing is effective. (Note: Requires Intermediate knowledge of SMART Notebook Software, and a laptop with SMART Notebook 10.8 or greater loaded on it.)

Leadership Summit: 8:00 am -‐ 6:00 pm (Quarter Deck) Join superintendents and principals from around Alaska for a day of immersion into best practices in leading in technology-‐rich environments. Participants will have a unique opportunity to gain information from national thought leaders in the field and apply those concepts directly to school and district efforts. Come prepared to network with your colleagues while actively engaging in the process of evolving your school or district's visioning and implementation plans regarding the use of technology tools that foster deep learning of content. Participants in the Leadership Summit are welcome to stay for the entire ASTE Conference (February 25th -‐ 28th). Invitations to the Leadership Summit were emailed directly to district and school leaders, and districts are encouraged to send a team of leaders to the event. The Leadership Summit is a partnership between the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE), the Alaska Council on School Administrators (ACSA), and the Association of Alaska School Boards’ (AASB) Consortium for Digital Learning (CDL) project. The Leadership Summit is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (EED), Apex Learning, Apple, GCI SchoolAccess, and Schoolwires. • Keynote: Dr. Lynne Schrum • Advocacy: David Byer • Technology Leadership: Dr. Michael Golden • Guest Speaker via Video Conferencing: Dr. Jack Grayson • Alaska Initiatives and iPad Training: Bob Whicker and Steve Nelson • Invited Guest: Cara Heitz, Alaska 2012 Teacher of the Year • Invited Guest: Glenn Gelbrich, Juneau School District Superintendent • Invited Guest: Ruth Blankenbaker, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration Sunday, February 26th ½-‐hour Birds-‐of-‐a-‐Feather/SIG Discussions: 3:30 -‐ 4:00 pm

o SIG C&C: SIG Discussion with Therese Ashton and Frank Hauser (Easter Island) o SIG DE: Now Considering… with Susan Warner (Voyager) o SIG STEM: SIG Discussion with Wade Roach and Craig Kasemodel (Resolution) o ASTE: ASTE Newbies with Sam McPhetres (Whitby) -‐ Learn how to get the most out of your ASTE experience! Tips

and tricks from a veteran ASTE participant how what to do and how to enjoy your time at ASTE. Or... if you've got some experience and want to share your knowledge, come on down.


Sunday, February 26th (continued) ½-‐hour Birds-‐of-‐a-‐Feather/SIG Discussions (continued): 3:30 -‐ 4:00 pm

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Anywhere, Anytime Learning with Discovery Education and More with Chad Lehman (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ In this session, we'll explore a variety of free, online professional development opportunities that you are available to you. In addition to resources from Discovery Education, we'll look around the web at other places where you can access online webinars, virtual conferences, video presentations and podcasts.

o Elementary Technology Favorites with Susan Keeney (Quadrant) – Elementary Technology Favorites that Connect, Create, and Communicate: Explore favorite websites and creative projects to use in your classroom. We will discuss and share websites, educational software, projects, and ideas, which incorporate technology and creativity -‐ supporting teaching and learning in the classroom.

o Save the Mouse (and your eyes) -‐ The Power of Shortcut Keys with Benjamin Johnson (Endeavor) -‐ Time, there is never enough to go around. What if some simple memorization and a little discipline in our computing could help us take back upwards of 15 minutes per week of that precious time. All we have to do is let go of the mouse and learn just a few of the countless shortcut keys collecting dust inside of our favorite programs. You may have learned Ctrl-‐Z to help you undue your errors but did you know there are literally thousand of keyboard shortcuts that you could be utilizing every day to streamline your computing process. Whether you want to use it to learn that new software or just want to get off the computer faster this session will aim to get you back some of your precious time.

o SmartBoards: From the Box… with Courtney Pfannenstein and Mary Thole (Adventure) -‐ Two elementary teachers had SmartBoards installed in their classrooms while they attended a one-‐day SmartBoard training the day before the school year started. Ready, set, go! We will share our hiccups, troubleshooting, and successes.

1-‐hour Informational: • 8:30 -‐ 9:30 am

o SIG C&C: K-‐12 Distance Learning @ Manhattan School of Music with Juliana Han (Easter Island) -‐ Manhattan School of Music (MSM) instituted its groundbreaking distance learning program -‐ the first of its kind at a music conservatory -‐ in 1996. Since then, through the development and creative use of broadband videoconferencing and related instructional technologies, the School has provided access to artistic resources that enhance music education for students worldwide. This presentation will introduce attendees to MSM's Distance Learning Program, its live and interactive offerings for K-‐12 students with an emphasis on its core learning values: Connect. Interact. Listen. Learn., and its incorporation of learning standards into program design, content, and assessment, as well as links to core subjects such as social studies and history. We will distribute sample materials, play video clips from past presentations, and connect live back to the Manhattan School of Music in New York City for an interactive music demonstration.

o SIG DE: Now Considering… with Susan Warner (Voyager) o SIG STEM: Games Based Learning with Craig Kasemodel (Resolution) -‐ Create Literacy with Digital Literacy and

Transformational Play. Learn how to incorporate Games Based Learning into your curriculum. Learn how to quest, learn about exciting educational computer games for all ages and grades! Learn about strategies and theories for cross-‐curricular integration and adaptation for differentiated instruction in the same class. Discuss and collaborate on gaming projects. Develop and practice your gaming skills. We will focus on Wolf Quest, Resilient Planet, Alice, and Quest Atlantis.

o Platinum Sponsor (EED): Alaska Digital Sandbox with Roxy Mourant, John Monahan, and Tammy Morris (Endeavor) -‐ Alaska Digital Sandbox is a FREE secure social network for Alaskan teachers. Join us to learn how to find, upload, and download great resources for Alaskan teachers. Follow and make friends with educators across Alaska to increase your personal learning network.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Back to Basics: Discovery Education Streaming 101 with Lindsay Hopkins (Adventure) -‐ Get down and dirty with the basics of using Discovery Education Streaming! We'll fill the gaps with helpful information on navigating, talk about the difference between streaming and downloading, and uncover some resources that you never knew you had! This session is a great building block that prepares you to springboard to deeper integration.


Sunday, February 26th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 8:30 -‐ 9:30 am (continued)

o Bronze Sponsor (Schoolwires): Nimbus -‐ Collaborative Learning in the Cloud with Jeff Windsor (Quadrant) -‐ Promote creative and innovative thinking, engage students using digital tools and resources, model collaborative knowledge construction in virtual environments. Come learn how districts from across the nation and beyond are providing their students, teachers, parents and community members with a safe social learning environment that gives the district the controls they require to ensure a safe educational experience.

• 9:45 -‐ 10:45 am:

o Keynote Speaker: Stories From the Field… with Lynne Schrum (Endeavor) – Fresh from new research on leadership in education, Lynne will share the stories and lessons learned from award-‐winning initiatives.

o SIG C&C: How to Promote Writing with Technology with Raymond Voley (Easter Island) -‐ In 2011 Kenny Lake School launched a website, www.hawknews.org that showcased student videos, podcasts, blogs, and written stories and pictures. Students took their writing to a new level by focusing on community stories that mattered to them and publishing these stories in a variety of multimedia formats. Learn how to combine a few simple, and inexpensive tools -‐-‐ Weebly, Youtube, Flip Cameras, MP3 recorders, digital cameras -‐-‐ to transform an ordinary writing class into something magical, inspiring and engaging. (Note: Participants should be familiar with Flip camera use, and be comfortable with a video-‐editing program.)

o SIG DE: Podcasting 101 with Emily Demmert (Voyager) -‐ Learn how to create a podcast and get it published in iTunes.

o SIG STEM: Integrating Technology in Inquiry-‐based Science Classroom with Jodi Doster (Resolution) -‐ This workshop will model teaching methods using inquiry and discuss various methods of using technology to teach inquiry-‐based science.

o Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): SMART Bridgit: iPads in the SMART Classroom with Kristin Astle (Adventure) -‐ You may already be familiar with using the SMART Board and SMART Notebook software to engage students in your classroom, but did you know that SMART also supports iPad implementations? We will discuss ways in which teachers can build and deliver content that engages students in their seats AND supports distance learning for students who are miles away. It’s all possible with a SMART Board, SMART Notebook, SMART Response VE, and the Bridgit app for iPad. Come see how your investment in SMART is amplified in the iPad-‐equipped classroom. (Note: Participants who want to actively engage in the content of the session must bring their own laptop computer with SMART Notebook v10.8 or greater loaded on it and Bridgit, and/or iPad with SMART Bridgit app -‐ found at the iTunes App Store.)

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Navigating the Discovery Education Science TECHBOOK with Scott Koziol (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Reach 21st Century learners through the use of digital resources from the Discovery Education Science TECHBOOK, an innovative replacement for the traditional “textbook”.

o Building In-‐Depth Online PLCPs with CJ Allison (Whitby) -‐ The Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) provides students and adults with comprehensive career planning & exploration resources. It is also a good option to help develop and house a student's Personal Learning and Career Plan (PLCP). This hands-‐on session will walk you through saving goals, action plans, student work samples, resume information, and assessment results into the student portfolio to begin forming a comprehensive plan. Participants will use scenarios to understand how to better use AKCIS with their students. (Note: Participants must bring their own laptop.)

• 11:00 am -‐ 12:00 pm o Featured Speakers: ABC’s of Advocacy with David Byer and Hilary Goldmann (Endeavor) – Join in the

conversation about the national policy agenda regarding educational technology, and learn what you can do to make a difference in how the discussion unfolds.


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o SIG C&C: Using iMovie '09 to Create a Middle School News Program with Jenny Long (Easter Island) -‐ Have a motivated group of students, a video camera, and iMovie '09 or newer and you have all that you need to set up a news program in your middle school. This session will provide you with a couple of models for creating a news program that can be aired regularly school wide or used as a single project for a class. A news program is a great vehicle to get student directed ideas out to the entire school through creativity, kid friendly topics, language and style while increasing public speaking confidence and computer skills.

o SIG DE: Bottom Up -‐ Real Distance Learning in Rural Alaska and Beyond -‐ Using Blackboard Collaborate and Other Collaborative Tools with Matthew Stark (Voyager) -‐ Are there too many levels in your classroom? Do you have too many subjects to prep each day? Do you find you have to teach many levels of math and reading in one day? Are there other schools in your district with the same problems? Do you teach in rural Alaska? The south half of the Lake and Peninsula School District has embarked on a new adventure in order to solve some of our problems with having a limited amount of teachers and students in many levels in each classroom. The Lake and Peninsula School District decided this year to use Blackboard Collaborate and a set schedule to teach math and reading via distance delivery. The seven school's students log in at the same time and a highly qualified teacher teaches a math or reading course to students across the district. The student’s ownership, engagement, and ease of using our new distance classes became our greatest surprise. We used a bottom up approach to figure out how we could use our limited resources.

o SIG STEM: 3D Modeling for Everyone -‐ Introducing Google SketchUp with John Bailey and Katie Kennedy (Resolution) -‐ Google SketchUp is a fun, easy to use, 3D modeling computer program. The software combines a tool-‐set with an intelligent drawing system. It enables users to create 3D models, and in combination with Google Earth use real world coordinates to geographically locate them and share them with others. Worldwide, teachers are using it in many grade levels and in many subject areas from computer technology to math, geography, and science. Alaska is now the recipient of a statewide SketchUp Pro license grant, allowing all schools to install this innovative program for free. In this session SketchUp's high level of usability and rapid learning curve will be demonstrated by a hands-‐on tutorial, by the end of which participants will have created their own textured 3D building. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about obtaining and using SketchUp Pro licenses at your school.

o Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): Components in Digital Signage Solutions in Education with Adam Kersgard (Adventure) -‐ What are the elements of a visual communications solution? This class focuses on what to consider when formulating a digital signage solution for a campus, building or classroom environment. The class will break down the components, from software to hardware, creative content to installation, and finally warranty and maintenance. What every school needs to know about visual communication solutions.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): 50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education STREAMING with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Did you know that Discovery Education streaming has videos, an interactive atlas, dynamic calendar, thousands of quiz questions, images, speeches, and sound effects? This fast-‐pasted, energizing session will open your eyes to the possibilities of digital media and Discovery Education streaming in the classroom.

o Bronze Sponsor (Gaggle): Filtering and Archiving for Google Apps with Tom Petit (Quadrant) -‐ Looking for a safe and secure CIPPA compliant atmosphere for Google Apps? Come see Gaggle where filtering of inappropriate content and pornographic images is our passion. We’ll also show you our cloud based archiving solution for Google Apps. We can archive Gmail, Docs, Calendars, and Talk with complete data integrity!

• 1:00 -‐ 2:00 pm

o SIG C&C: Think Globally Learn Locally-‐Using 21st Century Learning Tools with Lynnette Sullivan (Easter Island) -‐ Research has shown that younger children are able to learn a new language more easily than at older ages. In addition the cultural sharing and knowledge provide rich learning experiences that broaden attitudes and provide opportunities for authentic learning. What happens when you combine a language immersion program with Promethean interactive white boards in every classroom? You discover how to Actively Inspire and engage learners for a global experience where students can reach out and "touch" the world.


Sunday, February 26th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 1:00 -‐ 2:00 pm (continued)

o SIG DE: Edmodo: The Educational Facebook with Nicole Bourque (Voyager) -‐ What student would object to using Facebook in the classroom? Reach your disengaged students through Edmodo, an educational Facebook. This session will give a brief overview of Edmodo and ideas for how it can be incorporated into the classroom. Specific examples from a team of 8th grade core subject teachers will be given. Bring your own laptop or watch how to create a teacher account, a student account, and explore the different features Edmodo has to offer.

o SIG STEM: Using Technology in a Inquiry-‐based Science Classroom with Jodi Doster (Resolution) -‐ This sectional will be to show and discuss various methods of using technology to teach inquiry-‐based science lessons.

o Platinum Sponsor (Alaska Communications with AASB): Content as Educational Currency with Sandy Knechtel and Woody Wicks (Endeavor) -‐ iTunesU is one of many educational resources available to educators and students who wish to learn more through immersive presentations, write ups and multimedia assets. It extends learning windows and brings topics to life in ways that textbooks simply cannot. It also benefits from the contributions of many. The Alaska Association of School Boards has launched Alaska’s Educational Resource iTunesU portal and is aggregating content at a quickening pace. Alaska Communications strives to promote education and business partnerships and is contributing content to aid in this goal. Come learn about the iTunesU portal, what content is available and bring your ideas for what content would be most beneficial to educators in Alaska. Together Alaska Communications and AASB want to bring these resources to life for educators statewide.

o Platinum Sponsor (GCI SchoolAccess): Video Conferencing: Pedagogical Strategies and Best Practices with Elaine Schuck (Adventure) -‐ Delivery of excellent instruction at a distance is dependent upon the instructor's ability to engage the student/trainee. Learn key techniques that can greatly improve quality of learning and eliminate the feeling of distance. Instructor will explore course and session management issues such as evaluation/assessment, discipline procedures, communication protocol, establishing ground rules, tutoring, missed class procedure, copyright, and how to handle multipoint classes.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Once Upon a Digital Integration: Practical Stories from Successful Schools with Justin Karkow (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ This session is designed to support educational leaders in their professional development and systems improvement efforts, to dramatically improve student engagement and performance. The content of the session will provide practical advice and insights that illustrate what the best research in professional development looks like when it’s transferred to practice. Important lessons from model schools who are implementing the Common Core, and highly-‐effective school leaders will illustrate the critical levers for conducting professional development that connects the best pedagogical practices with digital media, technologies, and resources to support improved teacher performance, and student achievement.

o Silver Sponsor (Dell/GCSIT): Using the SW500wi Interactive Ultra Short Throw Projector to Bring Lesson Plans to Life with Trevor Azavedo (Quadrant) -‐ Help take learning to a new level by projecting large, clear images onto virtually any surface and take advantage of 3D4 projection capability. Your students will enjoy getting out of the textbook and onto the screen. The S500wi can operate with other vendor’s software and hardware, helping you to maximize your existing investment.

o Digital Storytelling with Vanessa Powell (Whitby) -‐ This class is designed for educators of grades 3-‐6 who are interested in integration of technology, writing, speaking, art and presentation. If you're looking for a way to hold your students' interest while they learn new technology, test out new skills, organize their thinking in concrete ways and create an end product that will engage administrators and parents, then Digital Storytelling is what you've been seeking.

• 2:15 -‐ 3:15 pm

o SIG C&C: Screencasting Made Easy! with Craig Kasemodel (Easter Island) -‐ Screencasting Made Easy! Learn how to use Screencasting to differentiate your curriculum. Learn about several online screencasting tools. Dive into an in-‐depth discussion of Camtasia Studio, a non-‐destructive editor and screen recorder. Learn about screen captures, recording audio, creating closed captions, producing interactive quizzes, and creating video.


Sunday, February 26th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 2:15 -‐ 3:15 pm (continued)

o SIG DE: Mobile Learning with Keith Zamudio (Voyager) -‐ With the advent of mobile technologies, 1 to 1 laptop programs and the prevalence of Web 2.0 learning environments, increasingly, students are in a position to leverage and participate in classroom activities online. The goal of this session is to discuss and explore solutions for school districts to provide visiting students Internet access for educational purposes. For any school district this means meeting the requirements of federal law set forth in CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), complying with the school district policies and procedures, maintaining network security, and deployment. Deployment needs to be secure, safe and manageable. Manageability will create its own set of circumstances that will need to be addressed by school district's IT departments. Come share, discuss and learn as we continue to "promote access to technology, connectivity to information resources and technology integration for all Alaskan learners."

o SIG STEM: iPads in Education: Transforming Teaching & Learning with Maureen Cronin-‐Wmscornelius and Keenan Casteel (Resolution) -‐ In this session see how Apps are transforming the teaching & learning process. Discover standards aligned interdisciplinary Apps that integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), NCTE 21st Century Literacy standards, and ISTE Educational technology standards. Apps are expanding learning experiences beyond the classroom with SKYPE and FaceTime Apps. Collaborate with iPad productivity Apps that allow the creation and sharing of compelling work using one digital resource. Just when your overwhelmed... Yes! iPads offer educators a compelling tool for data driven instructional strategies including RtI, a plan of continuous instruction, screening, intervention and monitoring.

o Platinum Sponsor (EED): Google Sketchup Pro in Alaskan Classrooms with Tammy Morris and Katie Kennedy (Voyager) – Alaskan teachers can now have free access to Google Sketchup Pro, thanks to a statewide license. Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. Teachers are using it on many grade levels and in many subject areas from computer technology to math, geography, and science. Join us in this session to be introduced to the impact Google Sketchup Pro, in conjunction with Google Earth (also free) can have in your classroom.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): I Can Do That With PowerPoint? Multi-‐Media Presentations with Discovery Education with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ We all know that the computer, projector and PowerPoint have replaced the old slide projector, but did you know that PowerPoint can also be combined with Discovery Education videos, sounds, images, and effects to create engaging multimedia presentations? During this session will explore the necessary (and not-‐so-‐scary) steps for integrating digital media with PowerPoint.

o Gold Sponsor (DRS Defense): Leveraging FREE resources in Education with Michael Martinez (Adventure) -‐ In this session we will: discuss the availability of FREE education resources and identify sources of media rich content; discuss the importance of integrating externally developed content into the classroom; and discuss the important of developing an attitude of continual learning to prepare students to compete in the economy of the future.

o Bronze Sponsor (Integrated Logic): Managing Networks for 1 to 1 Devices with Rob Burgoyne (Quadrant) -‐ A dive into management options for schools facing the challenges of high density laptop and tablet deployment.

o Digital Puppets for Primary with Krystal Price (Resolution) -‐ Directions on how to make a green screen puppet theatre for your classroom. Examples of uses and a quick run through on assembling the final product.

3-‐hour Hands-‐On: • 8:30 -‐ 11:30 am

o SIG DI: Building Student Identity Through ePortfolios with Don Peterson and Skip Via (Club Room I) -‐ This session examines current and emerging uses of electronic portfolios in post-‐secondary education. We'll take a look at a proprietary eportfolio (specifically LiveText) and its current application in the UAF School of Education. In addition, the session will examine the use of Google Sites as a platform for student portfolios in the M.Ed. Online Innovation and Design program and other UAF classes. We hope to facilitate a discussion of the role of eportfolios in teaching and learning and explore practical solutions for implementation. Please bring your own questions and examples of eportfolios that you can share.


Sunday, February 26th (continued) 3-‐hour Hands-‐On (continued): • 8:30 – 11:30 am (continued)

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Apple iOS Programming with Steve Hayman (Club Room II) -‐ We'll discuss and demonstrate -‐ and let you try -‐ Apple's software development tools for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, and show how individuals and institutions are building innovative mobile applications for their organizations and the wider world. We'll highlight and deconstruct some popular applications -‐ both web-‐based, and native -‐ and show you how to get started building your own with Apple's free developer tools. We'll talk about web development with Dashcode, native application development with Xcode and Interface Builder, and review the integration and deployment options and Apple's developer program. And if the presenter messes up, we may accidentally wind up demonstrating the debugger as well.

o Edmodo-‐Connect&Engage! with Lori Manion (Whitby) -‐ Are you interested in learning more about the leading social learning network for k12 education? Then this is the presentation for you! Edmodo is transforming the way teachers and students connect, engage and learn both inside and outside the classroom. This is a free, private online social platform that allows educators to share ideas, files, links, events and assignments while developing collaborative groups within the classroom, school and district. If you like the feel of Facebook, you will appreciate the ease in which you (and your colleagues and students) transition over to Edmodo as a secure social environment for schools. Bring your laptop and get ready to build your collaborative structure and learn strategies for applying this to your classroom, school or district. By the end of the session, you will have a product you can implement the next day.

• 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm o SIG DI: Disrupting the Institution with Skip Via and Chris Lott and featuring Lee Graham (Club Room I) -‐ Driven by

passionate innovators engaged in the proverbial “thinking outside the box,” disruptive innovation creates new values and new networks...something institutions find, at best, difficult to accommodate, at worst something to fear and repress. What, then, does disruptive innovation look like inside the educational institution? What do innovative educators do with-‐-‐and demand from-‐-‐their students? From flipping the classroom and mobile learning to social media and students as creators, let’s examine some real-‐life educational innovations, try out some interesting technologies, share from our own experiences, and brainstorm ways to move forward despite institutional lethargy and the chorus of nay-‐sayers who claim innovation is impossible.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Moving to Mobility with Dan McCormick and Pete Vraspir (Club Room II) -‐ In this session, participants will get hands-‐on experience with Apple mobile technology and how it can be applied in the classroom. The focus will be around classroom application and content specific to the core curriculum as well as special education. Apps, iTunes U and other student centric and engaging content will be explored and discussed.

6-‐hour Hands-‐On: 8:30 am -‐ 4:00 pm o Featured Speaker: Google Workshop for Educators with Jim Sill (Quarter Deck) -‐ This workshop will focus not he

use of technology to support teaching and learning. The session will be intended for an audience of teachers and administrators with intermediate technology skills. The content will focus on the use of free Google tools in education. Specifically, content will focus on Google Search, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Groups. Time permitting, additional Google tools, including Google Reader, will also be covered. Materials and activities will be similar to those developed by Computer Using Educators (CUE) for the Google Teacher Academy. Each participant will also be inducted into the Google Workshop for Educators, an online professional development community.

Bonus Opportunity: 4:15-‐5:45 pm

o ACSS & AGA 2.0 Reception and Information Session (Quarter Deck): The Alaska Council for the Social Studies (ACSS) and the Alaska Geographic Alliance (AGA) invite all ASTE members interested in social studies to attend an informal gathering to learn about the work of these organizations and to explore opportunities to bring geography, history and social studies to all! There will be hors d'ouevres and great door prizes. Join us!


Monday, February 27th ½-‐hour Birds-‐of-‐a-‐Feather/SIG Discussions: 1:00 -‐ 1:30 pm

o SIG C&C: SIG Discussion with Therese Ashton and Frank Hauser (Easter Island) o SIG DI: Reading Group with Skip Via and Chris Lott (Club Room I) o SIG R (Whitby):

Alaska Statewide Mentoring Project: Teachers’ Growth and Retention with Barb Adams –-‐ The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project (ASMP) provides mentoring to first-‐ and second-‐year teachers in order to shorten the learning time of a professional who is new to the career. The mentor model is grounded in teaching standards and employs a formative assessment system of data collection. From the evidence gathered mentors complete a teacher growth tool. Retention is calculated based on labor data. To address if ASMP is meeting its objective, these data are merged to address the question, do we have higher retention rates of early career teachers who grow more professionally during ASMP mentoring than those who do not grow as much?

Copper River Teaching with M. Johnson -‐ For centuries Ahtna Athabascan Alaska Natives have educated their youth to survive in a subsistence lifestyle. For reasons this study seeks to explore, Ahtna Athabascans have chosen not to integrate their traditional educational values into the public school system by becoming public school teachers. Using a mixed-‐method approach, this cross-‐cultural study utilizes a non-‐formalized survey and phenomenological interviews. Through the study, Ahtna Athabascans expressed an overwhelming desire to see more Ahtna Athabascans teachers in public schools. (from Mr. Johnson’s UAF Ph.D. Dissertation research)

o SIG STEM: SIG Discussion with Wade Roach and Craig Kasemodel (Resolution) o ASTE: ASTE Credit Course with Tammy Morris (Endeavor) -‐ Join us for an informational session to learn how you

can easily earn 1 or 2 credits for attending the 2012 ASTE Conference and, at the same time, extend the benefits you gain at the conference by exploring your conference experience with other participants. This is a great opportunity to meet other participants and the course instructor in person. Bring your computer and we'll get you all set to go on the course Ning. (Attendance at this session is not a requirement of the course and attending the session does not mean you have to sign up for the course.)

o ASTE Partner (AASB/CDL): Consortium for Digital Learning Updates with Bob Whicker and Steve Nelson (Voyager) -‐ This session will apprise attendees of the recent development of the Association of Alaska School Board's Consortium for Digital Learning. Topics will range from digital repository contents, professional development offerings, and legislative efforts to expand digital learning to every student in Alaska.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Navigating the Discovery Education Science TECHBOOK with Scott Koziol (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Reach 21st Century learners through the use of digital resources from the Discovery Education Science TECHBOOK, an innovative replacement for the traditional “textbook”.

o SmartBoards: …To the Classroom with Courtney Pfannenstein and Mary Thole (Adventure) -‐ Two elementary teachers had SmartBoards installed in their classrooms while they attended a one-‐day SmartBoard training the day before the school year started. Ready, set, go! We will share search tips for Smart Exchange lessons and demonstration of SmartBoard lessons our students love will be included K-‐2 & 3-‐5.

o Touch Technology with Joe Hackenmueller and Tim Andrew (Quadrant) – An opportunity to explore the topic of this evolving technology and its impact on the teaching and learning process.


o Featured Speaker: Voices Carry Advocacy Panel with Hilary Goldmann, ISTE Senior Government Affairs Officer ~ Representative Sharon Cissna (Anchorage) ~ Bob Whicker, ASTE Advocate of the Year ~ Mary Wegner, ASTE President and ETAN Co-‐Chair ~ Moderated by Mark Standley, ASTE Advocacy Chair and President-‐Elect, and ETAN Co-‐Chair (Endeavor) – A unique opportunity to be part of both state and national discussions on issues of significance to ASTE members.

o SIG C&C: QR Codes in the Classroom with Larissa Wright-‐Elson (Easter Island) -‐ Quick Response, or QR codes, are everywhere these days from store fronts to labels to resumes. QR codes can be used for content delivery, research, collaboration, and convenience. In this presentation we will review uses of QR codes, demonstrate how they are created, and view current student work.


Monday, February 27th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 9:45 -‐ 10:45 am (continued)

o SIG DI: Living with Blackboard with Heidi Olson and Chris Lott (Club Room I) -‐ Even if deep down you think the glass is half empty, it really can be half full! Often working within the constraints of a Learning Management system is a challenge, but there is also great potential to make the features work for you. In this session we'll talk about how to use blackboard to help with classroom management, provide quality assessments activities, and provide collaboration opportunities for students. If you have a trick that you'd like to share please help us to fill up the glass!

o SIG STEM: Infusing K-‐6 Science Lessons with Technology with Marilyn Doore (Resolution) -‐ Overview of integrated science and technology lessons and activities created by classroom teacher and educational technology teacher. Lessons integrate multimedia, word processing, data collection and more.

o ASTE: ASTE Newbies with Sam McPhetres (Whitby) -‐ Learn how to get the most out of your ASTE experience! Tips and tricks from a veteran ASTE participant how what to do and how to enjoy your time at ASTE. Or... if you've got some experience and want to share your knowledge, come on down.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Managing your Mobile Device Ecosystem with AppTrack with Kevin Heneveld (Club Room II) -‐ Schools who embrace mobile devices in education are facing the sobering realization that there is a lot more involved than handing out iPads. Teachers need to quickly and easily order apps and get content to their devices. Meanwhile administrators struggle with how to review, approve, purchase and distribute the apps, create district email accounts to use with iTunes, manage account names and passwords, track application licenses and ensure compliance with district policies. AppTrack is a software solution developed specifically for the education marked to handle all aspects of mobile device management, going well beyond "MDM" to provide an end-‐to-‐end solution for your mobile device ecosystem.

o Platinum Sponsor (GCI SchoolAccess): Community and Collaboration with Interactive Video Conferencing with Monica Cougan and Missy Fraze (Adventure) -‐ Circling the globe from east to west, urban or rural, we each live in a unique community. What can we learn from our area, from our varied citizens or natural resources? More importantly, what can your students learn? This session will highlight the creative, project based learning opportunities through the KC3 (Kids Creating Community Content) and the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). We will incorporate live, interactive sessions with KC3 participants from around the globe.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Teaching with a Techbook: A New Age of Science Instruction with Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK with Lindsay Hopkins (Quadrant) -‐ Built from the ground up to address state standards, Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK is the new primary instructional resource for elementary and middle schools with dynamic, interactive resources to support the 5E Model of Instruction and capture digitally native students attention. During this session, we'll explore the Discovery Education SCIENCE tools and discover how resources like an interactive periodic table and glossary can help make science cool again. Join this session and learn how you can incorporate Discovery Education's interactive labs, high quality videos from series like Mythbusters and Planet Earth, virtual labs, and a formative on-‐line assessment into your classroom. Participants will leave with an extended trial code to take back to their schools. Grade levels: K-‐8.

o Bronze Sponsor (Schoolwires): Centricity2: We'll Grow With You with Marla Mason and Jeff Windsor (Voyager) -‐ Marla Mason, Matsu Borough School District, and Jeff Windsor, Product Specialist at Schoolwires, will take you on a journey of Centricity -‐-‐-‐ both from a client and a product specialist perspective. Centricity2 is content management on a whole new level, bringing together all your essential technologies, tools and information in one place. With Centricity2, you'll engage with the members in your K-‐12 community like never before to support student, school and district success. In this session you'll hear from fellow ASTE members how their district has advanced using Centricity2, see the latest product enhancements, and learn how you too can leverage the Centricity2 platform to create, collaborate, and innovate.

o Project Puqigtut with Karen Phillip (Quarter Deck) -‐ Project Puqigtut is a program providing online supplemental core courses to Alaska Native and American Indian Anchorage School District (ASD) students that have been adapted and/or created to be culturally responsive. Puqigtut provides Transitional & Social Service Coordinators to provide support and study opportunities as well as loan laptops, Internet keys and transportation to Puqigtut students. Puqigtut offers courses in Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies for credit recovery, getting ahead and/or improving GPA.


Monday, February 27th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 11:00 am -‐ 12:00 pm

o Featured Speaker: CyberTraps for the Young with Frederick Lane (Endeavor) -‐ As every parent and teacher is keenly aware, children love technology. From computers to tablets to cell phones to the latest social networking Web site, kids happily immerse themselves in an electronic world for hours at a time. Not surprisingly, the electronic behavior of some children is inappropriate or downright illegal. This seminar will help parents, teachers, and administrators understand the various legal risks that kids face as a result of the misuse of electronic devices, ranging from copyright infringement lawsuits to criminal prosecutions for hacking, cyberbullying, and sexting. Addressing this growing social problem requires ongoing education at all grade levels and a coordinated response by school officials, parents, and law enforcement.

o Featured Speaker: Better & Faster Results with Google Search with Jim Sill (Voyager) – Google's mission is to make the web's information more accessible and useful. A Google Certified Teacher shares search tips and tricks that help you and your students get better results in less time. Instead of weeding through millions of results, you will discover many of the free Google tools that appear to be tailor made for education. You will learn about Advance Search tricks, images, news, books, and "even more". Start finding what you're looking for on the web. Using Google's free, online tools, you will discover how to navigate the Internet's information and find what you are looking for with less clicks in less time. Max number of attendee's is 20.

o SIG C&C: BECAUSE DIGITAL WRITING MATTERS with Mary Richards and Lisa Weight (Easter Island) -‐ The National Writing Project (NWP) is committed to supporting educators across the country in their use of digital tools. NWP is providing educators with revolutionary spaces to examine and contemplate the impact of new digital tools and what it means to be a creator/composer in the 21st century. In turn, we examine what it means to create a composition. How is composition evolving given 21st century dispositions? Using the Alaska State Writing Consortium's Ning platform, join us as we explore how digital venues like Ning, Google Docs, Prezi, Cinch, Animoto, and Voki serve as powerful tools for creating digital composition. We'll also explore NWP'S Danielle DeVoss' notion of "amplification" and how this impacts classroom discourse in profound and powerful ways. Finally, we'll consider how digital tools instantaneously create authentic, real audience for writers and how this remarkable shift radically transforms our ability to create dynamic, collaborative learning cultures.

o SIG DI: The Web is the LMS with Chris Lott and Skip Via (Club Room I) -‐ Learning Management Systems often emphasize management over learning. Is your LMS meeting your students' needs in terms of design flexibility and the development of real-‐world skills? What happens if we, instead of coloring inside the lines of the LMS we consider the web our students' LMS? This session will examine free and open source social media and publishing tools as an alternative and supplement to proprietary management tools.

o SIG STEM: GIS for the Alaska classroom with Katie Kennedy (Resolution) -‐ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an interdisciplinary technology tool for the classroom that encourages critical thinking, expands the curriculum, promotes global awareness, and gives students real-‐world experience with in-‐demand technology skills. Alaska now has a statewide license that allows any K-‐12 school or district administration to access the industry standard GIS software, ArcGIS, at no cost! Learn about the range of GIS technology tools that are available for use in the classroom, from online GIS applications to the desktop applications included in the statewide license. See examples of how educators have successfully implemented GIS software into their teaching and learn about opportunities for incorporating this powerful and engaging technology into your classroom.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): The Digital Classroom -‐ A Blended Learning Environment with Pete Vraspir (Club Room II) – Consideration to student achievement gains and utilization of new mobile devices make a blended learning environment using the strengths of different technologies. This session will explore what this environment could look like to achieve targeted learning outcomes.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Can I Help You With That?: The Student as Collaborator, Creator, Director with Justin Karkow (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Your students have been and will continue to be your best helpers when it comes to planning, teaching and assessing learning, and they are ready and willing to help you make your classroom more collaborative, engaging and efficient! Learn how you can use digital media, technology, Alaska standards and Web 2.0 to engage your students and move them from the best seat in the house to the director's chair.


Monday, February 27th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 11:00 am -‐ 12:00 pm (continued)

o Bronze Sponsor (Blackboard): Engage your Teachers and Students with John Kim (Adventure) -‐ How do your schools measure up to the “21st Century Learning Environment?” Hear how you can implement blended learning programs for your students and professional learning communities for teachers, resulting in an engaged and collaborative learning community that is prepared for the demands of today’s society. In addition, learn how schools and districts have leveraged their investment in Blackboard solutions to find cost-‐neutral or revenue-‐generating ways to offer credit recovery, AP courses, and summer school.

o Bronze Sponsor (CIM): Using CurriculumLoft and KUNO with Gail O’Malley (Quadrant) -‐ Is your district aligning curriculum with State & Common Core Standards? Do you or your teachers use digital resources like PowerPoint, video, websites, Word and PDF documents, and others? Are you beginning to implement individual devices like netbooks and iPads? Get hands-‐on experience with CurriculumLoft and the KUNO: the affordable, sustainable, manageable way to use digital resources with a student device.

o 101 Simple Activities for Elementary Students with Corey Aist (Quarter Deck) -‐ With a handful of simple approaches, teachers will integrate technology into academic skill sets in an effort to increase student achievement. This section will cover a variety of different concepts, computer applications and projects teachers can utilize when integrating digital tools into classroom activities. Corey will also touch on technology standards and the teacher’s role in developing these skills early in the student’s academic career.

o Counselor Tools: Connection and Expansion of Practice with Lindsey Moore (Whitby) – Do you want to know how to get free resources & lesson plans from other counselors around the state and country? Need advice & suggestions and no one's around to ask? Need to track data for decision-‐making and improve your parent & student communication? Want to save time? Learn how to connect with other counselors or those interested in school counseling topics from around the state and in your region through the Alaska School Counselor Association's new website. Learn how to use Google Docs and your own school website to enhance your programming and save valuable time.

• 1:45 -‐ 2:45 pm: o Featured Speaker: There's No Such Thing as 'Safe Sext' -‐-‐ How to Protect from Cell Phone Misuse with Frederick

Lane (Endeavor) -‐ With camera-‐equipped cellphones in the hands of younger and younger children (the average age for a first cellphone is now below 10), there's been an epidemic of cases involving nude photos that students have taken of themselves and others. All too often, the students and their parents are unaware of the serious and long-‐term legal consequences that can stem from such behavior. This seminar will explain the technology behind the sexting problem, explore the legal and social consequences, and offer practical advice for parents, teachers, school administrators, and school lawyers on how to reduce the likelihood that inappropriate cellphone photos are taken in the first place.

o Featured Speaker: Create, Collaborate & Publish with Google Docs with Jim Sill (Adventure) – Join us to find out how one of Google's most popular applications is changing classrooms. A Google Certified Teacher and high school instructor shares how you can use the suite of tools in Google Docs to start engaging your students and get the creating, collaborating and publishing. Learn tips and tricks on how to use Google's free tools like Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawing and more in education.

o SIG C&C: "Toon" into Reading with Janell Larson (Easter Island) – Combining Web 2.0 resources with graphic novels to promote reading.

o SIG DI: Social Media in the Classroom with Tatiana Piatanova and Lee Graham (Club Room I) -‐ Join the roundtable discussion about social media in the classroom. We will examine the concept of teaching and learning "in the open" through the use of prevalent social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc) and what it means for instructors, students, and learning institutions. Additionally, we will discuss policies that help or hinder the use of social media in the classroom along with benefits and perceived myths surrounding the practice of the use of this technology for education. Please bring examples and questions and be prepared to participate in the discussion.


Monday, February 27th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 1:45 -‐ 2:45 pm (continued):

o SIG R: Connecting for Success: Collaborative Teaching & Mentoring Math Model (CT3M) with Victor Zinger, Natalia Zinger, and Matt Gho (Whitby) – The paper presents example of successful pilot phase of blended technology infused high school math program addressing students' readiness for college and postsecondary careers. The program was designed and integrated in Alaska, primarily, in rural school setting in dual credit modality. The authors suggested to integrate available resources in form of a partnership between secondary and university educational systems in Alaska implementing innovative teaching methods and approaches based on best practices and research findings; effective educational and information and communication technologies for course delivery, planning assessments and communication (online synchronous/asynchronous Elluminate Live/Blackboard; application-‐ rich secondary educational content in cultural context of Alaska.

o SIG STEM: Games, Game Design, and iPads in the Classroom with Christina Hum (Resolution) – This session will provide resources, learning experiences, and how-‐to-‐steps for integrating web-‐based games and game design into the classroom using iPads based on presenters recent action research. Participants will get a tour of different types of games, with suggestions for how best to integrate into the curriculum. In addition, the session will focus on how game-‐design can meet STEM initiatives through Digital Storytelling. Finally, participants will get a chance to explore and play an example game simulation, to examine its impact on the learning process.

o ASTE Partner (AASB/CDL): iPads4 Literacy Education Strategies with Julie Johnson (Voyager) -‐ This session will demonstrate education strategies in the areas of reading, language acquisition and math that are applicable to elementary age students.

o Platinum Sponsor (Alaska Communications): Preparing your Network in a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Environment with Russell Girten (Quadrant) -‐ Students, Teachers and even Administrators are embracing technology at an accelerating rate. Are you prepared for those who want to bring their own device into your district and therefore…onto your network? Wireless network connectivity, liability concerns, Children’s Information and Protection Act and network security are the just the start of things you need to consider. Come learn best practices on how to embrace the benefits of BYOD, drive learning opportunities through technology, and increase functionality for your users while minimizing or eliminating the risks.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Engaging Students with Discovery Education with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Are you looking for new ways to engage your students with Discovery Education? Why not put the power of learning at their fingertips through our redesigned Student Center: with unique logins, students can browse grade-‐specific content and access personalized assignments. In this session, we will demonstrate new ways to deliver resources to motivate students, engage higher order thinking, and achieve curriculum learning goals with the support of the newly released Classroom Manager and Assignment Manager.

• 3:00 – 4:00 pm:

o Featured Speaker: Educurious: Next Generation Learning with Michael Golden (Endeavor) -‐ High school no longer has to be boring and irrelevant for kids! In fact, it can be engaging, motivating and prepare students for college, career and life. Learn about our blended learning, project-‐based courses in which students tackle real world challenges delivered on a social media technology platform with the integrated involvement of a network of disciplinary experts and working professionals.

o SIG C&C: Quick Podcasts for Primary K-‐1 Teachers with Kaiya Kaltenborn (Easter Island) -‐ Primary Teachers will learn how to use podcasts with possible picture or video images to capture their student's voices. The session will focus on the basics of garageband, and using a headset mic to record student's voices. Participants will walk away with 3 to 5 ideas for instant use in their classroom. Directions will also be included on how to publish the podcast to a website, email or CD.

o SIG DI: What’s a Quick Response (QR) Code and Can They Be Used in the Classroom? with Tina Coulston and Kathi Baldwin (Club Room I) -‐ QR codes (those black and white squares that look like supermarket bar code postage stamps) are popping up all over. Come to learn why. Session participants will learn what QR codes are and how to create them. Explore examples of classroom applications and share your ideas and experiences."


Monday, February 27th (continued)

1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 3:00 – 4:00 pm (continued):

o SIG STEM: Places, Points and Paths -‐ Creating and Touring Location Markers in Google Earth with John Bailey and Katie Kennedy (Resolution) -‐ Google Earth is a free computer application that allows users to navigate a 3D model of the Earth, and to interact with geospatial content. Some of the simplest, yet most powerful content uses points marked by icons or lines to indicate locations of interest. These markers can be augmented with description balloons, within which text, images, videos or active links can provide further information. If a user creates a series of point-‐placemarks or paths, it also becomes possible to generate a tour that automatically navigates between these points. Keyhole Markup Language is used to generate user-‐created geospatial content in Google Earth, but creating it does not require a user to view or edit the code directly. Point-‐placemarks, paths, description balloons and tours can all be generated through user-‐friendly interfaces within Google Earth. This session will teach participants how to create and use these features in Google Earth.

o Platinum Sponsor (EED): Alaska’s Learning Network (AKLN) with Roxy Mourant and Woody Wilson (Endeavor) -‐ Discover how the newly formed statewide coalition can help you in your classroom and school! Director Woody Wilson will describe the online courses for high school students, as well as the upcoming teacher training and newly developed courses.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): That Sounds Great! Discovery Education Audio in the Classroom with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ From songs, sound effects, speeches, book readings, and world music, Discovery Education has thousands of audio files in its multi-‐media library. In this session, we’ll listen closely for uses of mp3s in the classroom. From project ideas to lesson planning, it is sure to be platinum hit.

o Social Virtual Learning Environments: A Case Study of One Alaskan School District with G. Andrew Page and Seth Schumacher (Endeavor) -‐ Social networks have spawned a pedagogical wonderland for teachers, schools, and districts or, for some educators, a total nightmare. Participants will learn how a safe and structured social-‐educational network with the appropriate synchronous/asynchronous technologies can and has been implemented and used in conjunction with traditional digital learning environments like Moodle to enhance the educational experience. We will examine the Connecting Our People platform used by the teachers and students in the Yukon Flats School District and how it was developed specifically for rural Alaska school districts by Dionysius Technologies in order to transcend the wide geographic and systemic disparities encountered by rural learners, educators, and administrators. Data shows how this virtual “talking circle” network addresses the issues of culturally responsive teaching, personal learning environments, as well as identity and isolation through connectivity, collaboration, communication, and the social construction of knowledge in a community of learners. Participants will have time to share their feedback, experiences, as we will encourage a robust discussion of the issues, best/work practices, sustainability and other issues in a traditional talking circle. Participants will also have the option to virtually interact with their SmartPhones, iPads, and laptops via live text polling.

3-‐hour Hands-‐On: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm o SIG DE: The Incredible Embed-‐able Eggs with Benjamin Johnson (Quarter Deck) -‐ The most effective web-‐sites

keep users actively engaged on one centralized website. Though hot-‐links and web-‐quests are effective ways to share information they ultimately drive viewers away from your web-‐site and into the vast reaches of the world wide web. Enter "Embedding"; this effective solution allows you to bring the content from web-‐sites such as YouTube, Quizlet, and Voicethread directly into your classroom web-‐site. In this session users will first create a classroom web-‐site utilizing the powerful, and free, website creation tool Weebly. With a skeleton site in place we will examine some of the educational sites that offer embeddable features and interactive content.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Content Creation, Distribution and Access with iBooks and iTunes U with George Cook (Club Room II) -‐ Apple's iOS devices provide a rich platform for accessing and organizing rich media content and digital books. In this presentation Apple will present 21st century educational content solutions and workflows. Specifically: -‐ Demonstrate the creation of guiding resources with iBooks Author application for Mac -‐ Provide insight on organizing and distributing guiding resources through iTunes U -‐ Discuss student access and interaction with guiding resources on iPad via iBooks 2 and iTunes U apps


Monday, February 27th (continued)

1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 3:00 – 4:00 pm (continued):

o Platinum Sponsor (GCI SchoolAccess): Leveraging Interactive Video Conferencing in STEM, Literacy and C&TE Programs with Monica Cougan and Missy Fraze (Adventure) -‐ The opportunities are limitless with interactive video conferencing in the classroom. Bring science to life and let students immerse themselves in scientific inquiry through live interaction with experts, habitats, artifacts and experimentation. Or let your students explore careers and learn from experts in exciting career fields like theater, business, culinary arts, sports, science and much more. This session will explore the many opportunities available to teachers through the use of video conferencing in the classroom.

o Using Comparable Data Sets to Move Technology Ahead in Your District with Tammy Stephens (Whitby) -‐ Are you interested in how your district compares to others in Alaska in terms of technology resources and delivery of 21st century skills? In this session we will show you how you can access comparable data-‐sets for free to help your district make decisions regarding technology and creating 21st century learning environments.

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Tuesday, February 28th

½-‐hour Birds-‐of-‐a-‐Feather/SIG Discussions: • 9:45 -‐ 10:15 am

o SIG C&C: SIG Discussion with Therese Ashton and Frank Hauser (Easter Island) o SIG DE: Now Considering… with Susan Warner (Voyager) o SIG DI: The Efficient Educator with Janene McMahan (Club Room I) -‐ You juggle enough! Let's discuss how to

streamline teaching and day-‐to-‐day work activities to increase your efficiency. If you waste time hunting for files or searching for the same thing (on the web) again -‐ this fast-‐paced presentation is for you.

o SIG STEM: SIG Discussion with Wade Roach and Craig Kasemodel (Resolution) o SIG R: 1:1 Laptop Programs with Pam Lloyd, Bob Whicker, Larry Ledoux, and Mark Standley (Whitby) -‐ This

University of Alaska Fairbanks Ph.D. Cohort (4) will share their research strategies, questions, and some preliminary qualitative findings from a mixed methods approach using online surveys, interviews and focus groups to explore 1:1 Laptop programs in rural Alaska. The research questions include issues of bandwidth, teacher practices, student perceptions of learning and cultural relevance in the implementation of 1:1 programs. This research is ongoing with final results due later in the year. (from Ms. Lloyd, Mr. Ledoux, Mr. Standley, and Mr. Whicker’s UAF Ph.D. dissertation research)

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Alaska's Digital Landscape moderated by Pete Vraspr (Club Room II) -‐ Participants will have the opportunity to interact with a panel of Alaskan Educators, Policy Leaders, and Technology Leaders to discuss the direction of technology in Alaska.

o Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): SMART Board Quick Tips and Tricks in Five Minutes or Less! (Part I) with Sarah Petersen (Adventure) -‐ Do you have a SMART Board, but not a lot of time to create? In this two part session you will receive hands-‐on practice to create interactive components in your lessons that will take you 5 minutes or less to build.

o Cyberbullying -‐ What Can You Do About It? with Keith Zamudio (Quarter Deck) -‐ "Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others” (http://www.cyberbullying.org). During this discussion we will explore and discuss issues related to cyberbullying including ideas to empower students and what can you do if it happens to you. Take home materials will be provided in digital format so bring a USB drive with you.

o The Great North Stars -‐ DEN STARS! with Lynnette Sullivan (Endeavor) -‐ Discover why Alaskan educators love Discovery Education resources. Discover how you can use Discovery tools to engage, enrich and accentuate learning in your classroom. This is also a special session for all Alaskan DEN Stars to come and meet the Alaskan DEN Coordinators from the WILD Alaskan DEN!

o Touch Technology with Joe Hackenmueller and Tim Andrew (Quadrant) -‐ An opportunity to explore the topic of this evolving technology and its impact on the teaching and learning process.


Tuesday, February 28th (continued) ½-‐hour Birds-‐of-‐a-‐Feather/SIG Discussions (continued): 2:15 -‐ 2:45 pm

o SIG DE: Now Considering… with Susan Warner (Voyager) o SIG DI: Reading Group with Skip Via and Chris Lott (Club Room I) o ASTE: Alaska Common User Agreements with Keith Zamudio (Adventure) -‐ Discussion and information about an

ASTE initiative to implement a common user agreement so that traveling students have access to the Internet. o ASTE Partner (AASB/CDL): Consortium for Digital Learning Updates with Bob Whicker and Steve Nelson -‐ This

session will apprise attendees of the recent development of the Association of Alaska School Board's Consortium for Digital Learning. Topics will range from digital repository contents, professional development offerings, and legislative efforts to expand digital learning to every student in Alaska.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Anywhere, Anytime Learning with Discovery Education and More with Chad Lehman (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ In this session, we'll explore a variety of free, online professional development opportunities that you are available to you. In addition to resources from Discovery Education, we'll look around the web at other places where you can access online webinars, virtual conferences, video presentations and podcasts.

o AKCIS Focus Group with CJ Allison (Endeavor) -‐ How is the Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) used in your school and district? What elements and features do you and your students enjoy using? What elements would you like to see change? Do you know who to contact if you have questions? Join us as we discuss how AKCIS relates to what you do as an educator, and how we can improve your AKCIS experience.

o Research Paper with TBA (Quadrant) -‐ Updated information can be found on aste.org > Experience Menu > Schedule > Conference Planner.


o 2012 Alaska Teacher of the Year: From Static To Dynamic: Using Technology to Transform the Classroom with Cara Heitz (Quarter Deck) -‐ I will show you how I have made the change in my classroom over the past several years and how the transformation looks. I use a variety of web 2.0 tools and will share ideas of how to integrate these into your curriculum. Some of the tools include wiki’s, blogs, Google Forms & Spreadsheets, Animoto, Dabbleboard, Diigo, Bubbl.us and Blabberize. See examples of student’s work as well as gain an understanding of to how to take one of your static lessons and gradually convert it to a dynamic one!

o Featured Speaker: Youtube in the Classroom with Jim Sill (Endeavor) -‐ In the past, educators have often ignored or banned Youtube due to the site's reputation for unsuitable content. A video production teacher and Youtube Teacher Studio presenter, Jim Sill, will showcase the many ways that Youtube can be included into the classroom and demonstrate how to safely navigate Youtube enormous site. Attendees will learn to use its content to engage, inspire, and ignite student learning. With 48 hrs of content uploaded every minute and 3 billion views a day, the site has become an invaluable addition to the classroom that cannot be ignored.

o SIG C&C: Sing and Learn with Carla Balfour (Easter Island) -‐ I have some educational songs that I like to use in the classroom with my students. I have always wondered if they would have more impact if the students could see them visually as well as hear them. I will share resources for classroom use that include both music and visuals.

o SIG DE: Creating a “Classroom WithOut Walls” …Video Conferencing, Collaboration and Possibilities with Greg Zorbas, Rob Sparks, and Gregory Weissenberg (Voyager) -‐ This session is designed for K-‐12 educators who are interested in developing 21st century skills and extending their students learning opportunities beyond their classroom walls. Discover how three Social Studies teachers from three different schools are using video conferencing and web-‐based sites (Google docs) to allow their students to collaborate and work on projects together. Emphasizing a concept called “Thinking Historically” the three presenters will describe how they have tried to incorporate traditional content based learning into the 21st century classroom. This presentation will also examine staff collaboration, interschool collaboration, and additional student collaboration opportunities.


Tuesday, February 28th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 10:30 -‐ 11:30 am (continued)

o SIG DI: The Connected Educator: Capitalizing on the Social Web with Lee Graham (Club Room I) -‐ Social networking is all the rage right now, but what does all of this hype mean for teachers? During this session we will explore literature that demonstrates proven practices which impact learning in K-‐12 classrooms via social learning. We will focus on the use of school-‐friendly social networking tools that students may use in order to maximize enthusiasm for learning, build motivation, and increase content knowledge.

o SIG R (Whitby): Analyzing the Conversation: Using Computer Mediated Discourse Analysis to Explore Learning in Online Conversations with Mark Hines -‐ The purpose of this case study is to investigate an informal online social learning community maintained for K-‐12 teachers and administrators. The study looks at how they share and apply new professional practice to change their knowledge and behaviors. The project investigates 3 years of online forum discussions in an online Community that was as set up specifically to support community conversations amongst teachers and administrators. The methodology is Computer Mediated Discourse Analysis (Herring 2009) to analyze both public and semi private conversations that have occurred since fall of 2009. We will discuss different instruments and approaches used for coding and analysis. (from Mr. Hines University of Hawaii, Ph.D. research)

ASTE/HSTE Collaboration with Mark Hines and Mark Standley -‐ Alaska and Hawaii have so much in common. ASTE and the Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (HSTE) are working together to create a research bridge between our two states and education systems around learning and technology. Please join us for a planning session on creating and sharing research between K-‐12 and University levels. Mark Hines, Board Member, will describe Hawaii’s research landscape. ASTE members can learn and share their own research interests, topics, and opportunities for Alaska/Hawaii education collaborations.

o SIG STEM: Engineering a Second Life with Wade Roach (Resolution) -‐ I will present examples of how the MUVE SecondLife is used in our engineering program at Dimond High School.

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): Deploying iPads: Best Practices for IT with George Cook (Club Room II) -‐ This session will provide an overview of best practices for deploying and managing iPads in your education environment. Topics covered will include iOS 5 Enterprise Features and Integration, Apple's Volume Purchase Program for iOS apps, and iOS Deployment Strategies.

o Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): Platinum Sponsor (The Chariot Group): SMART Board Quick Tips and Tricks in Five Minutes or Less! (Part II) with Sarah Petersen (Adventure) -‐ Do you have a SMART Board, but not a lot of time to create? In this two part session you will receive hands-‐on practice to create interactive components in your lessons that will take you 5 minutes or less to build.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Connecting Language Learners to the Curriculum with Discovery Education with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ With diverse classroom populations, your ability to differentiate feels more important than ever. In this session, explore Discovery Education through the lens of Language Learners and see how digital media and technology can engage and benefit students from all backgrounds.

o Gold Sponsor (DRS Defense): Leveraging FREE resources in Education with Michael Martinez (Adventure) -‐ In this session we will: discuss the availability of FREE education resources and identify sources of media rich content; discuss the importance of integrating externally developed content into the classroom; and discuss the important of developing an attitude of continual learning to prepare students to compete in the economy of the future.

• 1:00 -‐ 2:00 pm

o Featured Speaker: Creating Great Google Sites with Jim Sill (Endeavor) -‐ A Google Certified Teacher guides you through the steps to create a creative website using Google's web design tool. Find out how easy it is to quickly publish content like attachments, docs, maps, calendars, and more with just a click of a button. Discover how to turn your class projects into a collaborative portfolio of student work. Learn how teachers from around the world are using sites with students.


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Tuesday, February 28th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 1:00 -‐ 2:00 pm (continued)

o SIG DE: Setting Up a School District Google Domain with Mary St. John, Lynda Van Winkle, and Sam Oliveri (Voyager) -‐ Last year the Anchorage School District partnered with Google to set up our own ASD Google domain. Learn from our experience about the best way to make the tools of Google available to all of your staff and students in a closed educational domain without ads.

o SIG DI: Getting Real about Copyright and FERPA with Chris Lott and Skip Via (Club Room I) -‐ What do these two important but disparate legal considerations for educators have in common with each other? They are generally misunderstood and regularly used as cudgels to beat the creativity out of our curriculum. Come to this session to find out how simple these issues really are, the broad opportunities this legislation provides for, and how to assert our rights as teachers and learners.

o Platinum Sponsor (EED): E-‐Rate issues for Schools with Valerie Oliver (Quadrant) -‐ The Alaska E-‐rate Coordinator will be on hand to handle questions and discuss hot topics for the 2012 Application for Universal Funds. The Coordinator will present an overview of the FY2012 filing window issues and will allow ample time for questions related to your application.

o Platinum Sponsor (GCI SchoolAccess): Polycom' Collaborations Around the Planet – CAPspace with Elaine Schuck (Adventure) -‐ CAPspace is a K12 global network that enables educators with H.323 videoconferencing to connect with colleagues and peers and expand the reach of their classroom. Collaborations involve two or more classrooms connecting to share information and learn together. Since September 2009 over 1200 collaborations have been posted in CAPspace! This 60 minute workshop will include: a tour of CAPspace, finding collaborations, creating collaborations, and using the new "exploding projects" tool.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): A 21st Century Lesson -‐ Media Integration in Context with Lindsay Hopkins (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ What does the 21st century classroom look like? Experience a model lesson that integrates Discovery Education resources, Web 2.0 tools, Interactive Presentations, and free Google tools. You'll never look at lesson planning the same way again.

o Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Middle School with Tracie Weisz (Quarter Deck) -‐ A review of the first year of a new technology curriculum developed and taught at Tok School's middle school (Alaska Gateway School District). This session will take a closer look at the course design and implementation. A review will also be presented on the course for teachers, which has been designed to parallel what the students are doing in the course.

• 3:00 -‐ 4:00 pm

o SIG DI: Seeing More: Augmented Reality with Christen Bouffard and Madara Mason (Club Room I) -‐ How much more could we uncover about the world around us? Augmented reality makes it possible to add and visualize multiple layers of information over the "real world". AR has been used to market products and services and to tie social networking platforms together, but how is it being used in education and what more is possible? This session discusses real AR examples and explores specific ways it could support user-‐generated contribution and place-‐based learning. Participants should have access to a smart phone or iPad2 or other mobile device with a camera and Internet access in order to participate in the activities.

o Platinum Sponsor (Alaska Communications): What is WAN Acceleration and How Can it Help your District? with Paul Fellner and Bob Whicker (Quadrant) -‐ With the increase in the use of web based learning tools and a movement to the cloud, most educational technologists are facing increasing pressure to delivery more utility to their users without the corresponding increase in IT budget. Bandwidth upgrades can help but are not always the answer. Become an educational technologist all-‐star by equipping your users with a Wide Area Network designed to add functionality, reduce the impact of latency and deliver reliable application performance. Come learn about WAN optimization from Riverbed and Alaska Communications, how we work in tandem to help you deliver and power your educational technologies in pursuit of educational achievement.


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Tuesday, February 28th (continued) 1-‐hour Informational (continued): • 3:00 -‐ 4:00 pm (continued)

o Silver Sponsor (Dell/GCSIT): eInstruction and Dell’s Connected Classroom– Powerful Interactivity, Total Mobility with Monica M. LeRoy (Adventure) -‐ Move beyond the fixed Interactive Whiteboard. Turn any classroom into a mobile interactive learning environment by combining Dell and eInstruction. Learn how to create a collaborative learning environment and position teachers as leaders in their districts with innovative tools that combine content, instruction, and assessment into one seamless process while delivering dynamic lessons tailored to student needs.

o Gold Sponsor (Discovery Education): Weaving the Story of Learning: Digital Storytelling with Discovery Education STREAMING with Chad Lehman (SIG STEM/Discovery Education Suite in Tower II) -‐ Digital Storytelling is an excellent way to engage your students and infuse technology into your lessons. In this session, we'll look at several tools that can be used with Discovery Education media to create digital stories. You'll be sure to walk away from this session with something you can implement into your classroom tomorrow.

o Bronze Sponsor (Cognitive Edge): Classroom tablet management with Brett Faike (Quadrant) -‐ This sectional will cover the idiosyncrasies of managing tablet app access, and deployment. How to turn a tablet into a tool rather than a distraction.

o Accessibility Matters with Sarah Frick (Voyager) -‐ Participants will be introduced to the concept of Universal Design as it pertains to the creation and dissemination of online course documents and multimedia. Those responsible for creating accessible PDF's, websites and video will be offered context in terms of best practices. Checklists, tutorials and evaluation tools will be shared and participants will have the chance for further engagement by being introduced to the "Alaska Accessibility Matters" online Community of Practice.

o Prezi: A Cloud-based Presentation Creator with Mark Van Arsdale (Quarter Deck) - Prezi is a free online presentation tool. Students love easy of use and teachers love the ability for any place -‐ anytime editing and collaboration (all you need is an internet connection.)

3-‐hour Hands-‐On: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm

o SIG C&C: I (Can't) Can Do Art! with Joe Shlosman and Joon Cross (Easter Island) -‐ This training emphasizes and combines the utilization of technology to teach art appreciation as well as a medium for teaching all core curricular areas. There are several goals we are addressing this workshop. First, we will provide participants with the latest research on why arts should be included in the school curriculum. As many arts programs have been cut, the use of technology provides the medium to do art with very few art supplies. In addition, the digital natives with whom teachers are working find the computer an exciting new tool for creating art. Teachers do not have to be trained artists or know how to teach art techniques when they use software and on-‐ line programs we are demonstrating. Both teachers and students feel successful when using technology to create art. Finally, our goal is to find resources that are free and easy to use as most schools are facing budget cuts.

o SIG STEM: Explore the power of online GIS with Katie Kennedy (Resolution) -‐ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an interdisciplinary technology tool for the classroom. Desktop GIS technology has helped educators encourage critical thinking, expand the curriculum, promote global awareness, and give students real-‐world experience with in-‐demand technology skills. In the past year or so, major advances in online GIS technology have made the software much more accessible and user friendly. There has never been a better time to start exploring GIS for use in the classroom. Come join this hands-‐on workshop and experience an online GIS environment that can engage students and take your teaching to another level. (Note: Attendees must have the free Silverlight plug-‐in and Adobe Flash installed on their laptop.)


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Tuesday, February 28th (continued) 3-‐hour Hands-‐On: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 pm (continued)

o Platinum Sponsor (Apple): iBooks, ePub, and iBooks Author with Sally Eberhart (Club Room II) – This session will focus on creating classroom content for iBooks on iOS devices using Pages, an ePub template, and iBooks Author. With iBooks Author anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-‐designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-‐and-‐drop ease. Use Multi-‐Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Participants will have time to work on developing content so having a concept and media resources (.jpg images, videos, and text documents) in advance will help facilitate the time spent in the workshop. (Participants should have a current version of Pages installed. Please note that iBooks Author is a free download but requires OS 10.7 Lion. If a participant does not have Lion, they will still be able to participate using the ePub template.)

o Teacher Teams: Tech-‐up Your Collaboration with Dallas Price and Rachel McNeil (Whitby) -‐ Free collaborative online tools can streamline the work of teacher teams. Learn how two sixth grade teachers and their students have increased their productivity and benefited from technology-‐based team collaboration. Presenters will share their experience, including the successes and the challenges, of total collaboration. Participants will be introduced to the process of establishing a collaborative website and collaborative sites for students. Participants will create a collaborative website, establish collaboration guidelines for their team, and begin the process of planning for their future collaboration. This workshop is suitable for most teaching or administrative teams.

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