Friday 10:15-11:15
iWork '08
Palace G
Barry Sevett, Apple, Inc.
iWork ‘08 includes Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Pages offers an intuitive way to create beautiful,
media-rich documents. With Keynote, you can create cinema-quality presentations to tell your story
effectively and dramatically. Numbers is the spreadsheet you’ve been waiting for. Innovative, powerful,
and intuitive, Numbers lets you do everything from setting up your family budget to completing a
lab report to creating detailed financial documents.
Bringing the BAM to Digital Classrooms: Integrating Current Technology
Palace A
Scott Brauer, DC West High School
Participants will be involved in an interactive science demonstration of how tablet computing and off the shelf programs can be used to streamline the classroom work flow providing new methods of content delivery and student collaboration. Several aspects of the presentation will also directly address the use of off the shelf technology to better assist students with disabilities in the regular Ed classroom.
Math Intervention: Using Multiple Instructional Modalities, grades 4-7
Holiday A
Marsha Krabbenhoft & Pierre Geurts , Great Source Education
Focused intervention individualizes instruction, bringin students quickly up tp grade level. Experience interactive tutorials, group instruction, small group concept-building activities, and diagnostic assessments that promote mastery and a successful transition to the mainstream classroom. Receive free materials for use with your students.
Funding Sources for Technology Innovation
Omaha Lobby
Jim Lukesh & Mike Kozak Elisabeth Reinkordt, Nebraska Department of Education - Learning Technologies
Presentation of innovative projects funded through the Qwest Foundation Innovation Grants and the Enhanced Education Through Technology Grants. Update on timelines and process for accessing Qwest, EETT and other grants for technology innovation. Discussion will include the future of EETT.
Liven Up News Broadcasts & Video Projects with Visual Communicator 3
Salon C
Sara Martin, Adobe Education Leader
Adobe Visual Communicator 3 provides K–12 educators and students with a comprehensive, easyto-
use toolset for producing TV-quality broadcasts. See how to create a sample news broadcast
containing special effects, video clips, music, and more to create professional quality video projects.
Online resources will be shared.
Strand(s): Cross Curriculum—Multimedia
Versatile PC Microscope Integrates Science & Technology Affordably
Palace B
Dave Dobos, Sheridan WorldWise, Inc.
Integrate science & technology for ES & MS students with the PC Microscope bundle. We will demonstrate a 300-power microscope with digital camera, computer interface, & easy-to-use software that allows students to import magnified images into a PC for science lab reports. The PC Microscope is great for standard science work, yet versatile enough to integrate with existing classroom technology for enhanced student learning--all for just $99.95!
Videocue Pro - Podcasting and it's Classroom Applications
Salon D
Lori Toepfer, Barr Middle School - Grand Island
Learn how to teach your students to write, perform, and produce a video podcast. Video podcasting is a great tool that enables students to interact with content and communicate to others what they have learned. The use of this technology motivates students and excites them about learning. This session will show you how to apply this technology across the curriculum.
I'm Feeling Lucky - Searching With Google
Palace C
Graci Gillming, ESU 10
Google provides free unique searches, many that are perfect for classroom use. In this session we will focus on how to use Google's search engine, doing advanced searches, Book Search, Google Scholar, Google News, and several tips and tricks to doing great searches.
Goodbye MS Office! A Free Open Source Solution for Tight Tech Budgets
Heartland B
Dawn Prescott, Schuyler Community Schools
Learn about a cost-free, Open Source alternative to MS Office that will save your school and district
valuable money so your technology budget can be used for
Web Sites, Idea to Maintenance: Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Contribute
Omaha Room
Brian Fitzgerald, Lincoln Public Schools
Creating and maintaining a web site can be a long and complicated process. This presentation will start with prototyping a web site using Adobe Fireworks, proceed to constructing the site with Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks and finally examine the maintenance of the site using Adobe Contribute.
MindMapping: Building Foundations for the Thinking Skills Process
Heartland A
Dave Hamilton, MatchWare, Inc.
Improve reading and writing skills by creating Mind Maps which increase retention, comprehension and the organization of main ideas. Include images, text, videos and hyperlinks. Export/Import to Word & PowerPoint, Export to HTML & Mediator. Mind Maps help facilitate students' analytical thinking, comprehension, creativity and writing skills across the curriculum. Now available for MAC!