Breakout Sessions
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| Teaching Technology at a Distance: AP Computer Science AB | Judy Montgomery, Independent Study High School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
This poster/gallery session will present an award winning AP Computer Science distance-delivered independent study course developed by the Independent Study High School in cooperation with the J.D. Edwards Honors Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. This online course is designed for students who already have a basic understanding and working knowledge of computers the first semester content of the AP Computer Science curriculum. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Thinking Globally | Karen Smolinski, Holy Name School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Students use GPS systems and "Streets and Trips" software to learn more about their place in the world. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Click, Drag, Graph | Kim Oliver, Falls City North Elementary | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
In this poster session I will show student work completed in The Graph Club 2.0. Last year I received a NETA grant and this is the software I purchased. | Holiday A | Educator |
| I Spy | Stephen Gonshorowski, South Sioux City Schools | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Do I I spy project with first graders. Teachers use digital cameras and textboxes to create an interesting I spy project. We would also like to have a poster session on constituton cards if possible. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Utilzing Existing Technology In K-12 Classrooms | Katie Friesen & Shylynne Morris Sarah Lockett, Conestoga Public School Conestoga Public School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Facing major budget cuts is a peril for any distrtict that is trying to expand student and teacher use of technology. Because of such challenges, our district has been unable to acquire much additional software and hardware this year. Due to this, our learning web has developed some creative ways to use the technology that exists in our buildings to enhance our students' learning. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Welcome to Skyhawk News! | Kristine Murray & Jody Chvala , Skinner Magnet Center Skinner Magnet Center | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Skinner Skyhawk News is broadcasted every morning through closed circuit TV. Our elementary students research stories, interview school and community leaders, write the news, create commercials, and handle all camera and video mixing equipment. Come and see how we do it! You might even get a chance to be on Skinner Skyhawk News! | Holiday A | Educator |
| Tiger Steps | Rick Williams & Cecilia Hall Melissa Ramsour, Educational Service Unit 2 North Bend Public School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades are participating in the school's Tiger Steps walking program which prmotes physical fitness. Students keep track of how far they walk each day before school and report each Friday and convert the distance to miles. Heathy choices and lifestyles are discussed and the Blue Zone curriculum is included in the classroom discussion. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Operation Fluency | Karla Schorle, Conestoga Magnet | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Operation Fluency has a focus to improve fourth graders' fluency. The project combines weekly fluency reads and readers' theatre performances. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Build a Community Web Site | Mindi Jensen & Tracie Beller Nate Vitosh, Lindsay Holy Family Lindsay Holy Family | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
As our learning web project, our school combined efforts from grades 3-12 to create our small community's first web site. Focusing on improving writing and collaborative work it turned into a truly rewarding project. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Blue Zone Quest | Linda Behrns & Linda Behrns Lisa Guenther, Louisville Public Schools Louisville Public Schools | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Students in multi-age, cross curricular areas will use technology to learn about healthy life styles of individuals who live to be 100 years old or more. The curricular focus will be in geography, math, writing, health, science, art, reading, and several types of technology including claymation, podcasting, and on-line participation with the Blue Zone Team in Costa Rica. | Holiday A | Educator |
| YMS Nation News Broadcast- A School-Wide Digital Project | Kathy Lundstrom & , York Middle School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
In this session, we will share how our middle school students created a weekly news broadcast, with the use of digital cameras, video cameras, audio recordings, PowerPoint, and Windows Movie Maker. This school-wide project was implemented to help meet our School Improvement Goals, while using Marzano’s nine instructional strategies. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Mad "MaxData"--Where the Wild Things Are | Jeff Koneck & There may 2 or 3 students? , Indian Hill Elementary | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Organizing data needs to be easy and fun. MaxData works with Microsoft Excel to help teach age-appropriate database handling from representational concepts to fields, field types, records, tables and filters. Students focus on ideas, relationships and information at grade level interfaces. Wild things never seemed so organized and reports so effectively displayed and interpreted. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Keys to Unlocking Success | Michael Schawang & n/a , Adams Elementary/Omaha Public Schools | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Provides elementary students with a kid-friendly interface and educational intro to Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excels. Keys software contains a collection of lesson plans, activity files, and worksheets to enhance teaching across curriculum. The software is complete with drawing tools, graphics, sound effects, text-to-speech reader, and movies. Aimed at K-5 state and national standards. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Reviving First Aid | Maureen Strain & Kristy Edmunds Connie Masek, Wheeler Elementary | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
A humdrum health unit was resuscitated when Wheeler Elementary fifth graders used iMovie to communicate their knowledge of first aid topics. Students practiced research skills, storyboard creation, collaboration, and visual literacy in conjunction with their new iMovie and digital photography skills. The excitement generated by the iMovies turned an ordinary unit about insect bites and nose bleeds into something extraordinary. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Electronic Passport to Learning | Mary Gurney, Educational Service Unit 17 | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
See how this Learning Web team used technology to enable students and teachers grades K-12 to improve communication skills through digital media and the internet; sharing information with peers, teachers, schools and communities. This project is a good example of collaboration among students and teachers across a wide geographic area. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Do a Little Dance with Dance, Dance, Revolution! | Dan Davenport & Nicki Noordhoek , Waverly Middle School Waverly Middle School | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
See how Waverly Middle School students are using video games | Holiday A | Educator |
| Technology Integration | Barb Ament, Wynot Public Schools | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Our goal has been to integrate technology into our Language Arts program to increase student's writing skills. | Holiday A | Educator |
| Arnold/Centura Learning Web Project | Julie Mohr & Bernie Crow Matt Jageler, Arnold Public Schools Arnold Public Schools | Thursday 11:30 - 12:30 |
Arnold and Centura Public Schools present a complitation of projects resulting from their first year of 24/7 Laptop Learning Intitatives! | Holiday A | Educator |