Breakout Sessions
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| Learning Communities & the Role of Instructional Technology | Dr. Michael McDonald, Nebraska Wesleyan University | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
We will discuss the rationale for learning communities (LC) in on-line and traditional classroom settings; steps to establish LCs; assessment strategies for LCs; and the integration of various forms of instructional technology (ie., audio, Blackboard, Webquest, Inspiration) to foster collaborative, deeper learning. We will discuss preservice examples and explore K-16 possibilities (ie., School Improvement Process). | Holiday A | Educator |
| Building a new website, nine months of… | Rich Molettiere, Omaha North High Magnet School | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Thinking of a new school website? Think it is a quick & easy process? Thing again - our new site took 9 months, lots of meetings, sharing, consensus building and the development of the real reason we needed a new site. This session will outline the steps you can follow to renovate your site while discussing what worked and what didn't - and why. | Palace D | Educator |
| Learn More. Do More. Be More | Courtney Pederson & Roger Geraets , Atomic Learning | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Do you need engaging lessons which incorporate technology into the classroom? Lesson Accelerators address curriculum integration needs by incorporating our tutorials with media-rich lesson plans. | Tower A | Exhibitor |
| Under Construction | Cindy Wilcox & Linda Swanson , McCook Public Schools McCook Public | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Under Construction addresses the fact that technology use is always changing and will always need to be under construction. A website to address technological access on-line has been developed and linked to provide easy access to teachers without the time to surf on their own. | Palace B | Educator |
| Let's Go to the Movies: Integrating the iLife Suite in the Classroom | Gail Blanchard-Helton & Shelly Smith , Sandoz Elementary / Millard Public Schools Sandoz Elementary / Millard Public Schools | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
GarageBand! iPhoto! iMovie! iDVD! Elementary library media specialist and music teacher will share how they used these applications in a collaborative project working with 5th grade students. | Palace C | Educator |
| Kids and Databases – A Natural Match | Janet Caughlin, Douglas County West | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Today’s world is organized with databases, so our kids need to know how they work. This session will help you understand how databases help students analyze data and give you ideas for using databases in your classroom Attendees will see a variety of databases created in AppleWorks, Excel, Access, InspireData and MaxData for teachers and students in grades 2-12. | Palace F | Educator |
| Podcasting in Education | Janet Hill, Apple Computer Inc. Apple Computer | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Imagine being able to listen to or view lectures and lessons on demand? Podcasts can deliver educational content for listening or viewing on your computer and iPod, freeing learning from constraints of the classroom and its clock. Podcasts can be distributed over the Internet or within your schools network and accessed with an iPod, laptop, or desktop computer. This session will share examples created by educators and teach you how to podcast. | Palace E | Exhibitor |
| Using ANGEL for Credit Recovery | Dan Bird & Gail Formanack Roni Huerta, Omaha Public Schools | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
In this session the Omaha Public Schools will share how they are using a learning management system, ANGEL, to deliver credit recovery courses. Background details, future trends, and information from the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) will be discussed. | Salon C | Educator |
| Creating a digital story on Windows using free software | Ken Messersmith, University of Nebraska at Kearney | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Creating digital stories on Windows including unique copyright free music is easy. This session will show you how to create a digital story using the free software that comes with Windows. Photo Story 3 is a complete one stop tool that you can use to create your story. This session will show how to use the features of Photo Story to create a digital story including panning, zooming, and other special effects. | Palace A | Educator |
| Pedophiles Online: What every teacher/parent must know! (repeat) | Chuck Favata, Council Rock School District | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
Through a simulation of internet activity, participants will become aware of the tactics and tools pedophiles use to search and elicit from on-line conversations or postings to entrap prospective targets. Knowing these tactics will enable participants to better understand the dangers faced by students while on-line. | Palace G | Educator |
| Cost Effective Printer and Copier Management | Leonard Kwapnioski, Columbus Public Schools | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
The presenter will share how several school districts across Nebraska have formed an interlocal agreement to reduce printer and copier costs and provide consistent access to devices for staff and students. | Omaha Lobby | Educator |
| Leopard: Mac OX 10.5 | Jeff Ochsner, Apple Computer Inc. Apple Computer | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
OS 10.5 - Leopard offers new features that build on the success of 10.4 - Tiger. Come take a look at what is going to be new with client and server. | Omaha | Exhibitor |
| Using Electronic Research to Support the Curriculum | Rachel Vukas & David Bogard , EBSCO | Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 |
This session will provide examples of electronic research database projects for curriculum programs used to meet state standards. Examples will be from EBSCOhost databases and include new features that benefit both students and teachers. | Salon D | Exhibitor |