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Agenda Note: Most concurrent sessions will accommodate 30 participants. Please choose another session if your first choice is full.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Dinner will be provided. Dinner is being served between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Only water will be allowed in the theater or session rooms. Please eat all food in courtyard or cafeteria.

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Check-in, Networking, and PDE Registration

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Welcome and Keynote Presentation Teaching, Technology & the TPACK Framework, Dr. Punya Mishra

6:10 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

7:10 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

8:10 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Coronado HS Cyber Café will offer breakfast items, beverages and snacks for purchase from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch will be provided. Participants may eat lunch during either the 11:10 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. concurrent session blocks.


7:30 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Check-in, Networking, Vendor Booths

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions and Lunch

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions and Lunch

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Closing and Capstone Presentation Thinking Beyond Boundaries: Do More with What You Have, Jhone Ebert

Vendor Booths

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday, October 23

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 24


Keynote Presentations

Friday Keynote Presentation

Dr. Punya Mishra, Michigan State University Teaching, Technology & the TPACK Framework The ability to be creative and flexible is critical in the face of a rapidly changing world. Nowhere is this more important than in teaching. Teachers operate in a complex and chaotic ecology where success depends on improvising knowledgeable answers to unanticipated problems. Technology, and its rapid rate of change, further complicates the pedagogy of teaching subject matter. In this presentation, I describe the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework as a way of thinking about teacher knowledge, technology integration, and the role of teachers' creativity. TPACK places teachers front and center as designers of curriculum, who flexibly and creatively integrate technology and pedagogical approaches to help their students understand subject matter. We will explore the meaning of creativity, particularly in contexts relevant to teaching and learning, and strategies for improving technology integration through nurturing and supporting teacher creativity.

Punya Mishra is Professor of Educational Technology at Michigan State University where he directs the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. He (with Dr. Matthew J. Koehler) is co-chair of the SITE2011 conference and former chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE). He is nationally and internationally recognized for his work on theoretical, cognitive and social aspects related to the design and use of computer based learning environments. He has worked extensively in the area of technology integration in teacher education which led to the development (in collaboration with

Dr. M. J. Koehler) of theTPACK framework, which has been described as being “the most significant advancement in the area of technology integration in the past 25 years.” He has received over $4 million in grants, has published over 45 articles and book chapters and has edited two books. As an award winning instructor, he teaches courses at both the masters and doctoral levels in the areas of educational technology, design, and creativity. Dr. Mishra is a gifted, creative and engaging public speaker and an accomplished visual artist and poet.

Saturday Capstone Presentation

Jhone Ebert, Chief Technology Officer, Clark County School District Thinking Beyond Boundaries: Do More with What You Have From 120,000 students to 309,000 students, how has technology supported the rapid growth in the 5th largest school district in the nation? The changing processes have and will affect every student, teacher, administrator, staff, and community member. It takes a community to support the K-12 infrastructure. Learn how you can lead your organization through the next decade by thinking beyond the boundaries.

Jhone Ebert is the Chief Technology Officer for the Clark County School District, overseeing operational and instructional technology systems for the 5th largest school district in the nation. Starting her twenty-year career in the District as a mathematics teacher, she received national recognition as the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Mathematics Teaching in 1996. She became the District’s first Secondary Technology Coordinator after earning her Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from UNLV. In this role, she identified funding to support CCSD’s first 1:1 laptop initiative. As the pioneering principal of CCSD’s Virtual High

School, she worked with the school staff to achieve High Achieving Status in 2006. Jhone is currently serving as the Chair of the Nevada Commission on Educational Technology, which oversees the state of Nevada's technology plan and distributes Legislative funding to school districts. She works to support the use of technology to create a level learning environment for all students.


Session Listings Friday

6:10 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Friday

7:10 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Friday

8:10 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Saturday

8:10 a.m. -9:00 a.m. Saturday

9:10 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

Room

304

1 Global Collaboration Using Videoconferencing Enrico Litterini, CCSD, Spring Valley HS

37 Nevada Pathway Project F2F at Last! Terra Graves, WCSD & Sara Stewart, CCSD

56 Using Multiple Applications on the TI-Nspire and TI-Nspire CAS Brad Talich, CCSD, Las Vegas High School

75 Creative Teaching with Technology Dr. Punya Mishra, Michigan State University Double Session Block 9:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Room

312

2 Engaging your Brain STEM: Creativity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Carolyn Daly, Tech4Learning


38 Standardized Tests vs. 21st Century Skills: Confronting the 900-lb Gorilla Neal Strudler, UNLV

57 Student Response Systems: Using Clickers Effectively Michael Venrose, Turning Technologies & Cindy Burkes, CCSD, Katz ES


Room

313

3 TechCast: Building the Infrastructure for 21st Century Education in CCSD CCSD Technology and Information Systems Services (TISS) Division

21 Podcasts: Duplicate the Teacher Jennifer Ritz, CCSD, Lied MS

39 Microsoft Technology Tools and Resources for Teachers and Classrooms JohnWhitaker, Microsoft

58 I Can Do That With PowerPoint? Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education


Room

315

4 How to Differentiate Instruction with Pearson SuccessNet Claudia Cole, CCSD, Ronzone ES

22 Stop the Madness! Using Social Bookmarking to Organize the Chaos Vallarie Larson, WCSD, Shaw MS


59 Meeting and Exceeding Science Standards with Free Math and Science Simulation Software Chris Bires, CCSD, Spring Valley HS


Room

316

5 Ask What Google Forms Can Do for You Terra Graves, WCSD

41 Mac Attack in your Classroom: Engaging Student Learning through Projects Tina Holland, WCSD, Sparks MS

60 Always @ your Fingertips: Learning with iPods & iPads Leslie Doukas, WCSD



6:10 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Friday

7:10 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Friday



9:10 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

Room

317

6 Learning Multiplication Tables is Fun with TimezAttack Molly Clark, NCSD, Rosemary Clarke MS


42 The World is Flipping, Are You Ready? Jeff Muehleisen, CCSD, CPDD

61 PDE/State Renewal Credit Orientation Dixie Stephens, CCSD, PDE Required for participants requesting State License Renewal or PDE credit.

79 Interactive Real Time Online Learning Dixie Stephens, CCSD, PDE & Marilyn Parker, Retired

Room

321

7 Voices of Our Veterans Jeff Hinton, CCSD, NWCTA


43 Internet Resources Mike Galindo, CCSD

62 Go Google! Geoff Kruse, CCSD, Swainston MS


Room

322

8 Plug into Science: A Brief Overview of Science Technology Part 1 Kris Carroll, CCSD, CPDD


44 Touch Down! Winning iPod Apps Linda Yee, CCSD, Hayden ES & Brandi Mora, CCSD, Herr ES

63 iTunes U Javier R. Rodriguez, Apple Inc.

81 Apple Apps Javier R. Rodriguez, Apple Inc.

Room

323

9 It's Elementary: Using Databases to Enhance Student Learning Don Carlin, CCSD, Walter Bracken ES

26 It's Elementary: Using Excel to Create Graphs and MUCH MORE Don Carlin, CCSD, Walter Bracken ES

45 LiveBinders: Demonstration and Creation Christine Estrella & Ramona Fowler, CCSD, Fremont Professional Development MS

64 Vegas PBS - Video Streaming via OnePlace Craig Cuddihy & Mark Nelson, Vegas PBS

82 Vegas PBS - Video Streaming via OnePlace Craig Cuddihy & Mark Nelson, Vegas PBS

Room

324

10 FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) A Free Internet Safety Program Daryl Hulce, FBI-SOS & Nova Southeastern University

27 Managing iPods/iPads in Your School Karl Gustafson, CCSD, Rose Warren Empowerment ES


65 Personalizing Algebra With an iPod Tony Filicchia & Leanne Weinhold, WCSD, Clayton MS




6:10 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Friday

7:10 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Friday



9:10 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

Room

325

11 Had Enough PowerPoint: Try a Prezi Kathrine Lee, CCSD, William E. Ferron ES


47 And You Thought You Knew How to "Google" Jolene Anzalone, CCSD, Becker MS & Jennifer Ritz, CCSD, Lied MS


84 You're Going to Hollywood!: Using Digital Video Projects in the Classroom Bruce Shocket, CCSD, College of Southern Nevada HS

Room

327

12 Vegas PBS Video Streaming 101 Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education


48 50 Ways to Use Vegas PBS Video Streaming Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education

67 InterAct™ Beginning Basics Maryse Lawrence & Cindy Jones, CCSD, InterAct™


Room

328

13 Building Literacy in the Digital Age Denise Riley, CCSD, Schofield MS


49 Student and Professional Associations for You Melissa Scott, Nevada Assoc. for Career and Technical Education & Jill Lambert, CCSD, Silverado HS

68 Adventure-Based Teaching: Using GPS Systems and Pedometers for a "Moving" Classroom Adventure Hayden Ross, CCSD, Wrap-Around Services & Dr. Dan Chase, UNLV Public Lands Institute

Room

911

14 Energize Your Classroom with SMARTBoard: Creating Interactive Templates Maryse Lawrence, CCSD, InterAct™


50 Activate Those Whiteboards! Lynn Kiehlbauch, Zaner-Bloser

69 Technology in Science Classrooms Jessica Cimino & Kathy Litz, CCSD, Jim Bridger MS


Room

913

15 Essential Elements for Student Assessment Julie Deitrick, CCS Presentation Systems

32 Basic Elements of a SMART Lesson Julie Deitrick, CCS Presentation Systems

51 Intermediate Elements of a SMART Lesson Julie Deitrick, CCS Presentation Systems





6:10 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Friday

7:10 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Friday



9:10 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

*Vendor Booth sessions repeat throughout the conference. Those seeking PDE or state renewal credit may only attend once for credit.

Room

914

16 Promethean ActivEducator Community Carrie Barron, Promethean

33 Seeing is Believing! Carrie Barron, Promethean

52 Extreme Makeover: Flipchart Edition Carrie Barron, Promethean



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17 Transform your Lessons for the 21st Century Learner Scott Caulfield, Promethean

34 Build a Better Flipchart Scott Caulfield, Promethean

53 From ActivBoard to iPod Karen Adams, Promethean



CUE

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18 CUE-SN’s Learning Laboratory Donna Levy, Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada





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19 Vendor Booths * See the list of vendors in the back of the program.






Session Listings Saturday

10:10 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Saturday

11:10 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Saturday



2:10 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

Room

304

75 continued Creative Teaching with Technology Dr. Punya Mishra, Michigan State University Double Session Block 9:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

110 Elmo Essentials Bob Crellin & Art Schindele, Elmo

125 Elmo Essentials Bob Crellin & Art Schindele, Elmo


Room

312

92 Active Learning with Samsung Richard Bellomy, Samsung Techwin America

111 RM Dance to Advance & Sonica Rachel Heflin, RM Education

126 RM ePad with Math Player Rachel Heflin, RM Education

142 Now That You Have the Latest Antivirus Software, Are You Truly Safe? Michael Moore, CCSD, User Support Services


Room

313

93 A 21st Century Lesson Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education


127 Learn360: Video Streaming, New Content & Features Steve Finch, AIM Education - Learn360



Room

315


113 Words and Their Stories Nicole O'Brien Maher, FableVision Learning


144 Tools to Create a PSA Nicole O'Brien Maher, FableVision Learning


Room

316

95 Twitter for Tweechers: Developing an Online PLN Leslie Doukas, WCSD

129 Wiki-Teacher Justin White, CCSD, CPDD





10:10 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Saturday

11:10 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Saturday



2:10 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

Room

317

96 Interactive Real Time Online Learning Dixie Stephens, CCSD, PDE & Marilyn Parker, CCSD, Retired

114 Animation and Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum Carolyn Daly, Tech4Learning


146 Pixie 2: Printed Booklets, Podcasts, Digital Stories, and More! Carolyn Daly, Tech4Learning


Room

321


115 Build an Interactive Collaborative Learning Environment Tom Pisano & Nicole Zaczek, AVerMedia Information, Inc.


147 Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks JohnWhitaker, Microsoft

165 Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks JohnWhitaker, Microsoft

Room

322

98 Microsoft Technology Tools and Resources for Teachers and Classrooms JohnWhitaker, Microsoft

116 Luidia Presents: A New Directions in Classroom Interactivity Don Zipperman, Luidia eBeam

132 Luidia Presents: A New Directions in Classroom Interactivity Don Zipperman, Luidia eBeam

148 Engage with Edmodo Michelle Best, Edmodo


Room

323

99 Vegas PBS: Video Streaming via OnePlace Craig Cuddihy & Mark Nelson, Vegas PBS



Room

324

100 Poddy Training: iPod Touches in the Elementary Classroom Brandi Mora, CCSD, Herr ES & Linda Yee, CCSD, Hayden ES

117 Applications for the Document Camera in Today's Classroom Michael Olmedo, Lumens Integration


150 Can We Manage iPods in the classroom? Yes We Can! Melissa Gillespie, CCSD, Jerome D. Mack MS




10:10 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Saturday

11:10 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Saturday



2:10 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

Room

325

101 You're Going to Hollywood!: Using Digital Video Projects in the Classroom Bruce Shocket, CCSD, College of Southern Nevada HS

151 Google Sites: Just add Water and Poof, Instant Website! Al Pajak, CCSD, JD Smith MS


Room

327

102 InterAct™ Advanced Tips & Tools Cindy Jones & Maryse Lawrence, CCSD, InterAct™


170 Students Online with InterAct™: SOLIA Cindy Jones & Maryse Lawrence, CCSD, InterAct™

Room

328

103 Interested, Informed, and Involved Adam Bushman, ParentLink



153 Engage, Interact, & Motivate Without the Wait Billy Garren, eInstruction

171 Assess Without the Mess Billy Garren, eInstruction

Room

911


119 Swim, Don't Sink! Compass Learning to Meet Students' Diverse Needs Jackie Fairchild & June Gunderson, Compass Learning


154 enVisionMATH using Successnet, Smart Notebook software, and eTools Anthony Weed, CCSD, Long ES

172 enVisionMATH using Successnet, Smart Notebook software, and eTools Anthony Weed, CCSD, Long ES

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10:10 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Saturday

11:10 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Saturday



2:10 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

*Vendor Booth sessions repeat throughout the conference. Those seeking CCSD stipend or PDE credit may only attend once for credit.

Room

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121 Using ActivExpressions in the Mathematics Classroom Mike Bauer, Promethean


156 Pump up the Flipchart! Mike Bauer, Promethean


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122 ActivBus Open House Promethean


157 Textbook Content Integration in Your Promethean ActivClassroom Karen Adams, Promethean


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BYOL Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop computer for hands-on practice during these sessions. Participants without a laptop are still welcome to attend to view the demonstration.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 304 Grades K-12+ Administrators Hands-on


Would you like to tear down the virtual walls of your classroom and interact via live video with students and teachers around the globe? Learn an easy and affordable way to extend your own and your students’ horizons. Enjoy engaging with educators and their classes in real time and learning from each other.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 312 Grades K-12 Administrators Demonstration


Creativity and innovation are key skills for today’s 21st century learner. Nowhere is this more essential than in the world of STEM, where the talents are being developed for our emerging global society. Participants will see samples of how students have used technology to enhance their learning and explore complex systems and issues. They will also learn how to seamlessly and effectively integrate technology into their lesson plans and classrooms.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 313 Grades K-12 Lecture

3 TechCast: Building the Infrastructure for 21st Century Education in CCSD CCSD Technology and Information Systems Services (TISS) Division

Join the cast of the CCSD Technology and Information Systems Services (TISS) Division in a presentation about recent projects and a forecast of things to come. Jhone Ebert, Chief Technology Officer will be joined by the TISS leadership team to share their progress and plans for cloud solutions, virtualization, Windows Active Directory, a new student information system, and much, much more. Cast of characters includes Lenore Hemphill, Director of User Support Services; Wes Lockhart, Coordinator of Employee Business Training; Dan Wray, TISS Executive Director for Networking Services and Technical Resources; Robb Clough, Coordinator of Telecommunication Services; Dr. Greg Halopoff, Director of Central Student Information, HR, and Payroll Information Services; and Loren Dale, Director of Central Business and Finance Information Services.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 315 Grades K-5 Hands-on


Bring your class lists and knowledge of student levels to individually assign games for extra practice of various skills. Learn to use website to grade your math tests. Experience HANDS-ON exploration of the Pearson website.


5 Ask What Google Forms Can Do for You Terra Graves, WCSD

Google Forms can increase the life and career skills of productivity and accountability. This session will show you use the basic features of this tool for personal and/or classroom use. We will brainstorm other uses and applications, including student use.

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Save teacher hours, increase student proficiency and boost student confidence with TimezAttack...Multiplication Tables Math Game. Elementary and middle school students will learn multiplication while defeating ogres, fighting fire-breathing dragons, and battling robots. If you teach times tables, you should attend this workshop. TimezAttack, by BigBrainz, makes learning and practicing multiplication facts fun!

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 321 Grades 9-12 BYOL / Demonstration


Students learned the basics of digital video camera operation as they participated in the Voices of Our Veterans oral history program. VoV is a project where by students recorded and preserved for posterity the stories of Las Vegas veterans using digital video cameras and voice recorders. After conducting their oral histories, students transcribed the interviews. Transcriptions were then sent to the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 322 Grades 6-12 Demonstration


Sensors, probes and graphical analysis, oh my! Come to this session for a structured inquiry into the use of common digital sensors and probes that are used in science and science education. This session will provide you with a brief overview of commonly used probes, sensors and technology that can help you focus on content, not the age old student question, “How do I graph again?” All of the equipment that will be demonstrated is available for CCSD science teacher checkout!


9 It's Elementary: Using Databases to Enhance Student Learning Don Carlin, CCSD, Walter Bracken ES

Databases are designed for three main purposes: to organize, store, and retrieve information. It doesn't matter how well your database stores information if you can’t get it back. It would be like having a piggy bank full of money that you couldn't open. This workshop will teach you how to access the information in a database without breaking the computer. You will also learn all you need to create your own databases.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 324 Grades K-8 Administrators BYOL / Demonstration

10 FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) A Free Internet Safety Program Daryl Hulce, FBI-SOS & Nova Southeastern University

The FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge is a free web-based internet safety and cyber citizenship program designed to help students recognize internet dangers, know what to do and how to report them. With this educational tool and national competition, each month the FBI awards six national trophies to the schools that have the highest score in each grade third through eighth.



In a nutshell, Prezi is a Flash-based presentation system that allows users to create dynamic presentations that allow you to zoom in and out across a large area (no slides), create motion paths, and embed images and video. Come and learn exactly what a Prezi looks like and how it works.


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Get down and dirty with the basics of using Discovery Education resources from the Vegas PBS OnePlace portal! 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 media and technology integration.



Teachers struggle to improve students' reading and writing as they compete with digital devices and networking platforms that students use consistently throughout the day, namely iPods, Facebook, mySpace, and text messaging. Books have been replaced with reading Facebook and Twitter posts; writing has been replaced by abbreviated text messages. Is it possible to tap into the latest technology to motivate students to read and write? Absolutely! This session will demonstrate how to incorporate technology into your classroom while meeting the state standards. Get ready to reKINDLE your LIVEBINDER with a TOUCH of EDMODO, BLOGGING, and PODCASTING...tools to get your students 21st Century literate.



Learn to create SMART Board templates using the Gallery Collection and SMART tools that can be used with a variety of subjects and standards. Participants need to have an understanding of the basic SMART Board tools for this session.

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 913 Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Engage and instantly assess your students with the exciting elements of eInstruction CPS (Classroom Performance System)! Use CPS Response for instant assessment as a stand-alone solid element, no interactive whiteboard needed! See the essential elements of the MOBI (mobile interactive whiteboard slate)....You can instantly assess your students from anywhere in the room using the MOBI KWIK screen. Experience this technology hands-on!!

6:10-7:00 p.m. ROOM 914 Grades K-12 BYOL / Demonstration


Get the chance to work on flipchart curriculum and collaborate with other ActivClassroom teachers. Bring a flipchart lesson or idea and learn a few ways to make your lesson more interactive. Promethean Teaching and Learning Consultants will be there to facilitate and answer questions. This session will be geared towards intermediate to advanced users who are ready to create flipchart curriculum and have a basic understanding of ActivInspire – this is not an introductory training session.


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6:10-7:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Within the context of a digital lesson using an interactive whiteboard and voting system, come see how to transform your basic lessons into an extraordinary learning experience for today's 21st learner. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the Activboard and ActivExpressions, participants will learn how to use all the features available to them so they can create a 21st century lesson that will be interactive and engage all learning styles.

6:10-7:00 p.m. CUE ROOM Grades K-12 Demonstration


Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Google” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.

6:10-7:00 p.m. CAFETERIA Grades K-12 Vendor Booths

19 Vendor Booths See the list of vendors in the back of the program.

Vendor booth sessions repeat throughout the conference. Those seeking PDE or state renewal credit may only attend ONCE for credit.



Creativity and innovation are key skills for today’s 21st century learner. Nowhere is this more essential than in the world of STEM, where the talents are being developed for our emerging global society. Participants will see samples of how students have used technology to enhance their learning and explore complex systems and issues. They will also learn how to seamlessly and effectively integrate technology into their lesson plans and classrooms.

7:10-8:00 p.m. ROOM 313 Grades K-12+ Administrators Demonstration


In the age of transitioning the teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered learning environment, there is a need to find alternatives to traditional instruction. Learn how to use a digital presenter, screen recording software, PowerPoint or interactive white boards to create, personalize and transform a traditional lesson into a podcast. Podcasts can be used within the classroom, at home, or on the go, thereby extending class time beyond our school day.



Maximize your time with computers in the classroom. Use social bookmarking to take students directly to the website you want them to visit. Gone are the days of wasting class time typing in web addresses, only to end up at the wrong site. Social bookmarks can be accessed anywhere, allowing learning beyond the classroom time. Come learn how to set up your own social bookmarks.




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Save teacher hours, increase student proficiency and boost student confidence with TimezAttack...Multiplication Tables Math Game. Elementary and middle school students will learn multiplication while defeating ogres, fighting fire-breathing dragons and battling robots. If you teach times tables, you should attend this workshop. TimezAttack, by BigBrainz, makes learning and practicing multiplication facts fun!



Students learned the basics of digital video camera operation as they participated in the Voices of Our Veterans oral history program. VoV is a project where by students recorded and preserved for posterity the stories of Las Vegas veterans using digital video cameras and voice recorders. After conducting their oral histories, students transcribed the interviews. Transcriptions were then sent to the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project.



Have you ever asked yourself, “What else does that graphical analysis software do?” or “How can I change the sensor setup again?” Come to this session for an open inquiry session that will show you the tricks and techniques of using Vernier’s LoggerPro graphical analysis tool, and various probes and sensors. All of the equipment that will be demonstrated is available for CCSD science teacher checkout!


26 It's Elementary: Using Excel to Create Graphs and MUCH MORE Don Carlin, CCSD, Walter Bracken ES

Learn to make eight different types of graphs in Excel in a matter of minutes. Also learn a dozen or more educational applications for spreadsheets in the classroom. Students make and interpret graphs as part of their content standards. Why not combine a technology standard and have the student construct and interpret charts that are relevant to them?



In this session I will demonstrate how to manage multiple sets of iPods/iPads for classroom use. I will show how to set up school/classroom iTunes Accounts and sync multiple sets of iPods/iPads with different apps.



In a nutshell, Prezi is a Flash-based presentation system that allows users to create dynamic presentations that allow you to zoom in and out across a large area (no slides), create motion paths, and embed images and video. Come and learn exactly what a Prezi looks like and how it works.


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Get down and dirty with the basics of using Discovery Education resources from the Vegas PBS OnePlace portal! 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 media and technology integration.



Teachers struggle to improve students' reading and writing as they compete with digital devices and networking platforms that students use consistently throughout the day, namely iPods, Facebook, mySpace, and text messaging. Books have been replaced with reading Facebook and Twitter posts; writing has been replaced by abbreviated text messages. Is it possible to tap into the latest technology to motivate students to read and write? Absolutely! This session will demonstrate how to incorporate technology into your classroom while meeting the state standards. Get ready to reKINDLE your LIVEBINDER with a TOUCH of EDMODO, BLOGGING, and PODCASTING...tools to get your students 21st Century literate.



Learn to create SMART Board templates using the Gallery Collection and SMART tools that can be used with a variety of subjects and standards. Participants need to have an understanding of the basic SMART Board tools for this session.



Learn SMART board basics designed to give you the solid elements needed to begin using your SMART board. What are the elements of my SMART board? Engage your students using the Lesson Activity Tool Kit! Explore the essential elements of EXCHANGE.SMARTTECH.COM for ready-made lessons searchable by standards, grade level, and subject. Explore SMART Notebook Tools and more! Get SMART answers to your SMART questions.



The fact is that visual aids in the classroom improve learning by up to 400 percent. Visuals help students focus thoughts and ideas, leading to understanding and interpretation. In this session, you will learn strategies to make flipcharts come to life with images and immerse your students in every lesson!

7:10-8:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 BYOL / Demonstration


Bring your laptop & curriculum to this session. Not only learn a few ways to make your flipcharts more interactive, but spend some time with a Promethean Teaching & Learning Consultant and your peers, working on YOUR flipcharts to take them to the next level!


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Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Today’s AV” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.



Vendor booth sessions repeat throughout the conference. Those seeking PDE or state renewal credit may only attend ONCE for credit

8:10-9:00 p.m. ROOM 304 Grades 6-8 Pathway Project ONLY

37 Nevada Pathway Project F2F at Last! Terra Graves, WCSD & Sara Stewart, CCSD

THIS SESSION IS FOR Nevada Pathway Project teachers ONLY. This will be the perfect opportunity to meet your colleagues face-to-face and chat about your experiences in the project. PD Facilitators, Sara Stewart and Terra Graves will be facilitating this experience and providing the group with some prompts and questions. Ample time will be provided for Q & A, and feedback.


38 Standardized Tests vs. 21st Century Skills: Confronting the 900-lb Gorilla Neal Strudler, UNLV

This session will examine the “other achievement gap”—the gap between what is emphasized in standardized assessments and the skills most needed for the 21st century. Inspired by Tony Wagner’s highly acclaimed book, "The Global Achievement Gap," the presentation will document why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills students need. The thinking of other policy leaders such as Linda Darling Hammond and Diane Ravitch will also be explored. The session will conclude with a discussion of what we as educators can do to address this critical issue.


39 Microsoft Technology Tools and Resources for Teachers and Classrooms John Whitaker, Microsoft

Discover a large number of software tools that can be integrated into classrooms. We will also cover a number programs and resources available to teachers.



Maximize your time with computers in the classroom. Use social bookmarking to take students directly to the website you want them to visit. Gone are the days of wasting class time typing in web addresses, only to end up at the wrong site. Social bookmarks can be accessed anywhere, allowing learning beyond the classroom time. Come learn how to set up your own social bookmarks.


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41 Mac Attack in your Classroom: Engaging Student Learning through Projects Tina Holland, WCSD, Sparks MS

So you have a Mac laptop lab in your classroom, now what? This presentation will introduce you to over 14 different project ideas you can use with Mac iLife suite and software such as book trailers with iMovie or Keynote, vocabulary review with ComicLife, or a radio commercial podcast with Garageband. These projects can be adapted to fit any topic or subject. Participants will have access to my LiveBinders which have directions for all 14 of the projects and numerous resources for digital storytelling, podcasting, and Comic Life. PC users are welcome too, as the project ideas can be adapted for PC software and resources as well.


42 The World is Flipping. Are You Ready? Jeff Muehleisen, CCSD, CPDD

Learn the basics of using the Flip camera and many of the options available with this economical resource to promote your programs with ease and professionalism. This session will be hands on using the Flip camera so come ready to create, edit and create a quick, easy PSA that you can use tomorrow.


43 Internet Resources Mike Galindo, CCSD

There is a plethora of web resources are available for free out there, but where do you to find them? This workshop will show you many great resources you can use in everyday life.

8:10-8:35 p.m. or 8:35-9:00 p.m. ROOM 322 Grades K-5 Poster Session

44 Touch Down! Winning iPod Apps Linda Yee, CCSD, Hayden ES & Brandi Mora, CCSD, Herr ES

Implementing iPod touches? Podcasts, audio books, apps, and movies. Come explore some of the latest and greatest to use with your elementary students. This is a poster session. Particpants will have the opportunity to discuss the topic with the presenter during either of the 25-minute blocks within the session.


45 LiveBinders: Demonstration and Creation Christine Estrella & Ramona Fowler, CCSD, Fremont Professional Development MS

LiveBinders is a free 3-ring binder for the web where you can collect your resources, organize them neatly and easily, and present them with pride. LiveBinders allows unlimited uses and can be used for travel, assignments, sports, recipes, video lectures, studying, handouts, and assignments. You may include PDFs, images, videos, and web pages into your LiveBinder. Come check out the LiveBinders we have created for our middle school math and reading classes then create your own LiveBinder for your classroom needs.



In this session I will demonstrate how to manage multiple sets of iPods/iPads for classroom use. I will show how to set up school/classroom iTunes Accounts and sync multiple sets of iPods/iPads with different apps.


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Google is officially a verb and if you thought you knew everything about searching efficiently with Google, think again! During this session, you will be shown a few of the most powerful ways to gather information for you and your students. Gather information about every United States president in seconds, graphically organize searches, and focus your students' searches using a custom search engine, all powered by Google.


48 50 Ways to Use Vegas PBS Video Streaming Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education

Did you know that through Vegas PBS Video Streaming, Clark County Educators have access to Discovery Education streaming 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 Vegas PBS Video Streaming in the classroom.

8:10-9:00 p.m. ROOM 328 Grades 9-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration

49 Student and Professional Associations for You Melissa Scott, Nevada Assoc. for Career and Technical Education & Jill Lambert, CCSD, Silverado HS

The Nevada Association of Career and Technical Education, an organization open to all educators and business entities, works to promote CTE with all legislative branches, and has been successful in acquiring funding during the 2007 and 2009 legislative sessions for all CTE programs in the state. The CTE student organizations (CTSO's) provide CTE students the opportunity to compete locally, statewide and nationally in competitions ranging from business and marketing/information and media technology/agriculture/trades & industry/health science/family consumer science.



Come and try out a new, fun way to invigorate handwriting practice in whole group or work center. Take a look at some of our latest web resources for developing handwriting, spelling and composition skills with games and activities. Free teacher appreciation gift for participants. Vendor presentation, but many sites are free access.



SMART activities are designed to engage your students! Engage individual learning styles with easy-to-use SMART board activities. Koosh Ball, Jeopardy and more.... Yes you can throw koosh balls at the SMART board... Come learn about new exciting SMART Notebook lessons, activities and tools. Explore EXCHANGE.SMARTTECH.COM for ready-made SMART Notebook lessons aligned to Nevada Standards, subject and grade level. SMARTer Educators use technology elements to create a periodic table of SMARTer students.



Learn how applying the principles of graphic design can transform an ordinary flipchart into one that captures your students' attention in meaningful ways. See many before and after flipchart examples.

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8:10-9:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Learn how to take your Promethean flipchart curriculum and make it available to students at home via their computer and iPods. Improve parent communication and study skills by making your Promethean flipchart curriculum available to students in a medium they recognize and can easily access – right from ActivInspire.



Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Apps and More” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.




8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 304 Grades 9-12 Administrators Hands-on

56 Using Multiple Applications on the TI-Nspire and TI-Nspire CAS Brad Talich, CCSD, Las Vegas High School

Learn to operate the Texas Instruments TI-Nspire and TI-Nspire CAS and use the new operating system on the calculator. Participants will work with calculator documents, spreadsheet documents, graphing functions, using lists and spreadsheets, and linking documents with each other.

8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 312 Grades K-12+ Administrators Demonstration


Our workshop will be geared toward showing teachers how student response systems can be used effectively in the classroom. We will cover everything from types of questions you can ask to running reports and tracking student data. We will demonstrate how the system can be used within PowerPoint and also how it works with any other application (Interactive Boards, Word Documents, PDF Documents, Internet, etc). Bring your iPod or iPad if you have one.

8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 313 Grades K-12+ BYOL / Demonstration


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 Vegas PBS streaming videos from Discovery Education, sounds, effects, and interactive boards to create engaging multimedia presentations? During this session, we will explore the necessary (and not-so-scary) steps for integrating digital media with PowerPoint.

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8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 315 Grades 6-12 Hands-on


This session will introduce new and experienced math and science teachers to the free computer "PhET" simulations available online from the University of Colorado at Boulder. These well-designed, java-based simulations give students the freedom to explore with a true spirit of inquiry, encouraging them to play while learning with identifiable objects and situations. Students collect real data with virtual equipment by simply dragging and dropping objects, adjusting field values (for gravity, mass, voltage, etc.) using click-and-drag sliders, and observing results at anytime by pausing the universe as needed. Session participants should arrive ready to play and learn.

8:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 316 Grades K-12+ Administrators Hands-on

60 Always @ your Fingertips: Learning with iPods & iPads Leslie Doukas, WCSD

Differentiating instruction and extending the school day are fundamental teacher goals. Both can be met with Apple mobile devices, which offer a wealth of opportunities for content integration and creation through thousands of apps and podcasts on iTunes. Even more power can be leveraged from adding Mac computers and servers. See content area ideas and best practice tips for using these resources. Bring your iPods/iPhones/iPads, laptops and syncing cords; some will be available for hands-on exploration. Reno, Nevada Pathway Project teachers, who have implemented classroom iPods and laptops, will share experiences and strategies.

8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 317 Grades K-12+ Administrators Hands-on Required for State Renewal or PDE credit.

61 PDE/State Renewal Credit Orientation Dixie Stephens, CCSD, PDE

REQUIRED session for participants requesting State License Renewal or PDE credit! During the session, each participant will review the requirements for earning credit for the conference, login to the Moodle Learning Management System, and review the process for completing the online assignments.

8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 321 Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Learn how to use Google Apps in your classroom to have better communication and collaboration with your students, parents, and colleagues. Bring your laptop and learn how to engage your students with instant feedback and the ability to create websites quickly and effectively.


63 iTunes U Javier R. Rodriguez, Apple Inc.

Explore iTunes U for K-12 and resources available for teachers and students. We'll also demonstrate how to get iTunes U content on an iPod, iPad or iPhone. This session is geared for teachers wanting to use the latest digital content for their professional development and to provide exciting lesson plans for students.



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8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 324 Grades 6-12 Demonstration


See how two WCSD teachers are using iPods to individualize student learning in the math classroom. By creating video lessons and a variety of student resources, students are able to take control of their learning in class and at home.



Google is officially a verb and if you thought you knew everything about searching efficiently with Google, think again! During this session, you will be shown a few of the most powerful ways to gather information for you and your students. Gather information about every American president in seconds, graphically organize searches, and focus your students' searches using a custom search engine, all powered by Google.



InterAct™ is the communication tool for the Clark County School District. Every employee is provided an account to be used for professional and educational purposes. Knowing how to get started and being comfortable with the InterAct™ basics such as email productivity, calendars, contact lists and conferences is essential for users. Time will also be given for questions and participant-directed requests.

8:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 328 Grades K-8 Hands-on

68 Adventure-Based Teaching: Using GPS Systems and Pedometers for a "Moving" Classroom Adventure Hayden Ross, CCSD, Wrap-Around Services & Dr. Dan Chase, UNLV Public Lands Institute

This session will be an interactive, activity-based session that will explore how pedometers and handheld GPS systems can be used across the curriculum. Participants will take part in a "geocaching" adventure across the Coronado High School campus. Geocaching is considered a high-tech treasure hunt, and participants will learn how to enhance science concepts through the use of this exciting handheld technology. Pedometers will be used to show participants how to weave in math concepts, while increasing blood flow and oxygen to the brain through physical activity. Come join the fun and be ready to move!



Learn how to manipulate technology in science classrooms. You will see how SMART Boards, laptops, Flip videos cameras, and digital cameras can be used in the classroom and lab setting.



Engage and instantly assess your students with the exciting elements of eInstruction CPS (Classroom Performance System)! Use CPS Response for instant assessment as a stand-alone solid element, no interactive whiteboard needed! See the essential elements of the MOBI (mobile interactive whiteboard slate)....You can instantly assess your students from anywhere in the room using the MOBI KWIK screen. Experience this technology hands-on!

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8:10-9:00 a.m. ROOM 914 Grades K-12 BYOL / Demonstration


Get the chance to work on flipchart curriculum and collaborate with other ActivClassroom teachers. Bring a flipchart lesson or idea and learn a few ways to make your lesson more interactive. Promethean Teaching and Learning Consultants will be there to facilitate and answer questions. This session will be geared towards intermediate to advanced users who are ready to create flipchart curriculum and have a basic understanding of ActivInspire – this is not an introductory training session.

8:10-9:00 a.m. ActivBus Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Within the context of a digital lesson using an interactive whiteboard and voting system, come see how to transform your basic lessons into an extraordinary learning experience for today's 21st learner. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the Activboard and ActivExpressions, participants will learn how to use all the features available to them so they can create a 21st century lesson that will be interactive and engage all learning styles.

8:10-9:00 a.m. CUE ROOM Grades K-12 Demonstration


Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria.

8:10-9:00 a.m. CAFETERIA Grades K-12 Vendor Booths




75 Creative Teaching with Technology Dr. Punya Mishra, Michigan State University

This workshop will focus on how one can become a more creative teacher. We will explore a range of questions related to creativity including: What does it mean to be creative? How can creativity be developed and nurtured? How can we become more creative in teaching? What is the role of technology in this process? A critical part of becoming creative is being able to play—to play with ideas, with tools, and with pedagogical techniques. In this workshop, participants will engage in an interactive series of activities, with different technological tools, that will allow them to explore the meaning of creativity—how it is defined—and explore some strategies for developing, nurturing and supporting creativity, particularly in their teaching. This workshop will provide hands-on and minds-on opportunities for discussion and exploration. Issues/topics will also be illustrated with multiple examples from the world of education, psychology, and business, interspersed with games and puzzles connected to the ideas being discussed. A key part of the workshop will be helping participants develop a creative solution to a key problem of practice all instructors face.


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Our workshop will be geared toward showing teachers how student response systems can be used effectively in the classroom. We will cover everything from types of questions you can ask to running reports and tracking student data. We will demonstrate how the system can be used within PowerPoint and also how it works with any other application (Interactive Boards, Word Documents, PDF Documents, Internet, etc). Bring your iPod or iPad if you have one.

9:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 313 Grades K-12+ BYOL / Demonstration


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 Vegas PBS streaming videos from Discovery Education, sounds, effects, and interactive boards to create engaging multimedia presentations? During this session, we will explore the necessary (and not-so-scary) steps for integrating digital media with PowerPoint.

9:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 315 Grades 6-12 Hands-on


This session will introduce new and experienced math and science teachers to the free computer "PhET" simulations available online from the University of Colorado at Boulder. These well-designed, java-based simulations give students the freedom to explore with a true spirit of inquiry, encouraging them to play while learning with identifiable objects and situations. Students collect real data with virtual equipment by simply dragging and dropping objects, adjusting field values (for gravity, mass, voltage, etc) using click-and-drag sliders, and observing results at anytime by pausing the universe as needed. Session participants should arrive ready to play and learn.



Step into the future! See the software CCSD is using for many PDE classes. Go beyond email and text chat. Use the latest Centra technology to bring an exciting level of interactivity to online instruction. Put on a headset and participate in a live, online class. Share software and files, work in small groups, and browse the web. Regain that critical student-teacher relationship built on instant communication.



Learn how to use Google Apps in your classroom to have better communication and collaboration with your students, parents, and colleagues. Bring your laptop and learn how to engage your students with instant feedback and the ability to create websites quickly and effectively.


81 Apple Apps Javier R. Rodriguez, Apple Inc.

Learn about exciting mobile devices that enable learning both inside and outside of the classroom. And with thousands of Education apps, you'll find solutions for every subject and level of instruction.

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Vegas PBS One Place allows teachers to manage their online educational content more effectively, so instead of spending time navigating multiple interfaces you may search for educational content from --- "One Place.”



See how two WCSD teachers are using iPods to individualize student learning in the math classroom. By creating video lessons and a variety of student resources, students are able to take control of their learning in class and at home.

9:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 325 Grades K-12+ Hands-on

84 You're Going to Hollywood! Using Digital Video Projects in the Classroom Bruce Shocket, CCSD, College of Southern Nevada HS

Experience the benefits of using digital video projects in the classroom, how it can be used to bring the curriculum to life, and get a hands-on introduction to several free software applications that can be used in classroom projects for many subjects and grade levels.



InterAct™ is the communication tool for the Clark County School District. Every employee is provided an account to be used for professional and educational purposes. Knowing how to get started and being comfortable with the InterAct™ basics such as email productivity, calendars, contact lists and conferences is essential for users. Time will also be given for questions and participant-directed requests.

9:10-10:00 a.m. ROOM 911 Grades K-8 Demonstration


Learn how to manipulate technology in science classrooms. You will see how SMART Boards, laptops, Flip videos cameras, and digital cameras can be used in the classroom and lab setting.






The fact is that visual aids in the classroom improve learning by up to 400 percent. Visuals help students focus thoughts and ideas, leading to understanding and interpretation. In this session, you will learn strategies to make flipcharts come to life with images and immerse your students in every lesson!

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9:10-10:00 a.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 BYOL / Demonstration


Bring your laptop & curriculum to this session. Not only learn a few ways to make your flipcharts more interactive, but spend some time with a Promethean Teaching & Learning Consultant and your peers, working on YOUR flipcharts to take them to the next level!







10:10-11:00 a.m. ROOM 312 Grades K-12 Demonstration

92 Active Learning with Samsung Richard Bellomy, Samsung Techwin America

Educators have found that students taught with active learning instruction techniques, which engage and involve them in the lesson, will have better retention of the material. This session is designed to assist instructors develop new methods for using your document camera in your day-to-day classroom instruction.



What does the 21st century classroom look like? Experience a model lesson that integrates Discovery Education videos from Vegas PBS Video Streaming, Web 2.0 tools, interactive presentations, and free Google tools. You'll never look at lesson planning the same way again.



Bring your class lists and knowledge of student levels to individually assign games for extra practice of various skills. Learn to use website to grade your math tests. Experience HANDS-ON exploration of the Pearson website.


95 Twitter for Tweechers: Developing an Online PLN Leslie Doukas, WCSD

Twitter isn't only for social networking! Thousands of educators have used this free online tool to develop efficient and rich PLNs (Professional Learning Networks). You could spend hours searching Google for information on your content area or looking for like-minded colleagues, but with Twitter, that information comes to you! By the end of this hands-on session, you will have set up your professional Twitter account, created an educator network, explored resources including desktop/mobile software, and learned to manage periodic "mining" sessions. We’ll even take a pioneering peek at how you might use Twitter in a classroom setting!

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Step into the future! See the software CCSD is using for many PDE classes. Go beyond email and text chat. Use the latest Centra technology to bring an exciting level of interactivity to online instruction. Put on a headset and participate in a live, online class. Share software and files, work in small groups, and browse the web. Regain that critical student-teacher relationship built on instant communication.



In the age of transitioning the teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered learning environment, there is a need to find alternatives to traditional instruction. Learn how to use a digital presenter, screen recording software, PowerPoint or interactive white boards to create, personalize and transform a traditional lesson into a podcast. Podcasts can be used within the classroom, at home, or on the go, thereby extending class time beyond our school day.


98 Microsoft Technology Tools and Resources for Teachers and Classrooms John Whitaker, Microsoft

Discover a large number of software tools that can be integrated into classrooms. We will also cover a number programs and resources available to teachers.




10:10-11:00 a.m. ROOM 324 Grades K-5 Administrators Demonstration

100 Poddy Training: iPod Touches in the Elementary Classroom Brandi Mora, CCSD, Herr ES & Linda Yee, CCSD, Hayden ES

Put the power of an iPod into the hands of an elementary student. Gain insights on effective ways to integrate them in your curriculum.


101 You're Going to Hollywood! Using Digital Video Projects in the Classroom Bruce Shocket, CCSD, College of Southern Nevada HS

Experience the benefits of using digital video projects in the classroom, how it can be used to bring the curriculum to life, and get a hands-on introduction to several free software applications that can be used in classroom projects for many subjects and grade levels.



InterAct™ is the communication tool for the Clark County School District. Every employee is provided an account to be used for professional and educational purposes. Advanced tools and features of InterAct™ will be addressed such as multiple and punch through calendars, advanced mail rules, customizing toolbars, documents, stationery, presentation mode and much more. Time will also be given for questions and participant-directed requests.




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This presentation will cover the importance of communication and parental involvement in the education of students, and provide recommendations for those with and without ParentLink. We will also discuss some of the unique ways that ParentLink is being used in CCSD and other school districts across the country.



Come and try out a new, fun way to invigorate handwriting practice in whole group or work center. Take a look at some of our latest web resources for developing handwriting, spelling and composition skills with games and activities. Free teacher appreciation gift for participants. Vendor presentation, but many sites are free access.






Learn how applying the principles of graphic design can transform an ordinary flipchart into one that captures your students' attention in meaningful ways. See many before and after flipchart examples.

10:10-11:00 a.m. ActivBus Grades K-12+ Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Learn how to take your Promethean flipchart curriculum and make it available to students at home via their computer and iPods. Improve parent communication and study skills by making your Promethean flipchart curriculum available to students in a medium they recognize and can easily access – right from ActivInspire.



Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Paperless/Bookless Classrooms” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.





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110 ELMO Experience: True Interactivity! Bob Crellin & Art Schindele, Elmo

In this session we are displaying the Elmo TT02rx as well as the brand new Interactive Slate. We will be discussing best practices for existing Elmo users as well as showing how the new interactive slate works with your existing or new Elmo.

11:10-12:00 p.m. ROOM 312 Grades K-8 Demonstration

111 RM Dance to Advance & Sonica Rachel Heflin, RM Education

Get students learning out of their seat and on their feet! Put classroom interactivity in the soles of their feet. RM Dance to Advance is the new fun and easy-to-use dance mat activity software for use across the curriculum. Using visual, kinesthetic, and auditory stimuli, RM Dance to Advance is an ideal way to challenge and test students’ knowledge. Incorporating dance, RM Sonica is designed to get English language learners listening, speaking, reading, and writing on their feet throughout a range of highly interactive activities ideal for both individual and whole-class environments.



What does the 21st century classroom look like? Experience a model lesson that integrates Discovery Education videos from Vegas PBS Video Streaming, Web 2.0 tools, interactive presentations, and free Google tools. You'll never look at lesson planning the same way again.

11:10-12:00 p.m. ROOM 315 Grades K-12 Administrators Hands-on


Learn how to build your students’ vocabulary through engaging multimedia that allows both individualized instruction and self-paced study. This web-based program is an important tool for all students, including struggling and ESOL students. Using a WATS™ ("Words And Their Stories") System, vocabulary retention increases and becomes effective and fun!



Animation and digital storytelling are engaging means of integrating technology into the classroom curriculum. Participants will become familiar with the elements of effective digital storytelling and animation techniques, as well as explore sample projects that help improve student's reading and writing skills, improve math, social studies, and science learning.



Experience the debut of AVerMedia’s Interactive Collaborative Learning Solution. It is the first Interactive solution that combines collaborative learning with document camera, mobility, simultaneous teacher-student engagement and immediate feedback, all from virtually any surface. AVerMedia’s line of document cameras feature top-of-the-line specs with ease of use and immediate student engagement. AVerPen and AVer+ software employ popular features found in interactive white boards, slates, and group response systems. These are integrated into the overall solution to enhance a 21st Century Classroom learning environment in one comprehensive yet affordable package. This is an engaging session where you will be encouraged to participate!

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116 Luidia Presents: A New Direction in Classroom Interactivity Don Zipperman, Luidia eBeam

The interactive white board is one of the most powerful teaching tools available. Surveys show that nearly 100% of America’s schools would like to incorporate interactive presentation technology into every classroom, but many are held back by the expense of the hardware and the difficulties of installation and teacher training. The question many educators are asking is: What is the most effective and least expensive way to go interactive? Please join us to see how Luidia’s solution, eBeam, can provide all the exciting benefits of interactivity in a package that’s much more affordable to purchase and easier to use.

11:10-12:00 p.m. ROOM 324 Grades K-12+ Demonstration


Over the past several years, the document camera has become one the top choices of equipment in the classroom. Teachers marvel over the evolving capabilities and students have shown to be more attentive and interactive with the document camera. Now that teachers are receiving the document cameras in their classrooms, the question often arises: "What can I do with my document camera?" Lumens Executive Vice President will share with you some practical applications and uses of the document camera that you, the instructor, can take back to the classroom immediately.






At CompassLearning, we create award-winning, research-based curriculum and assessment software backed by industry-leading support and professional development. The CompassLearning Odyssey suite of learning solutions includes lessons and activities that are based on current and confirmed research about the way today's students think and learn. Odyssey curricula for primary and secondary students facilitate response to intervention, differentiated and personalized instruction, and formative assessment that helps drive data-based decision making. Odyssey also facilitates: data management, individual and group reporting, parent involvement, credit and grade recovery, development of 21st century skills. In this session, presenters will overview the features of the CompassLearning program and will share options for participating in on-site professional development opportunities.

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Come see how formative assessment can be used effectively in the middle school and high school mathematics classroom. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the ActivBoard and ActivExpressions, teachers can bring voting beyond the standard summative assessment questioning strategies and improve student achievement while promoting higher order thinking.

11:10-12:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 Vendor Booth


Take of tour of the Promethean ActivBus.



Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Electronic Story Telling” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.





125 ELMO Experience: True Interactivity! Bob Crellin & Art Schindele, Elmo

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126 RM ePad with Math Player Rachel Heflin, RM Education

Put interactivity in the palm of your hand with the RM ePad. The RM ePad gives teachers the freedom to teach and engage students from anywhere in the classroom. Teachers can create and deliver engaging lessons with all the interactivity of a whiteboard from the palm of their hand. With features such as a built-in keyboard plus the hand strap, the RM ePad is one of Troxell’s most exciting technologies. Combine the versatile RM ePad with RM Math Player software and you have a dynamic duo. RM Math Player provides teachers with interactive, research-based math content aligned to both NCTM and state curriculum standards. Using any interactive whiteboard or slate, RM Math Player puts the teacher at the center of the instructional process by facilitating whole-class lessons with thousands of interactive activities.



Learn360 is a video steaming resource that offers a comprehensive library of educational media at a fraction of the cost of other services. Visit this session to see new content from Reading Rainbow, History Channel, and more.



Learn how to build your students’ vocabulary through engaging multimedia that allows both individualized instruction and self-paced study. This web-based program is an important tool for all students, including struggling and ESOL students. Using a WATS™ ("Words And Their Stories") System, vocabulary retention increases and becomes effective and fun!



Wiki-Teacher is a Clark County School District website, available to all Nevada teachers, that has collaboratively created lessons & units, demonstration videos, and unwrapped standards that teachers can use to lead all of their students to success. This session will show participants how to use Wiki-Teacher and give them time to explore the site.



Animation and digital storytelling are engaging means of integrating technology into the classroom curriculum. Participants will become familiar with the elements of effective digital storytelling and animation techniques, as well as explore sample projects that help improve student's reading and writing skills, improve math, social studies, and science learning.


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Experience the debut of AVerMedia’s Interactive Collaborative Learning Solution. It is the first Interactive solution that combines collaborative learning with document camera, mobility, simultaneous teacher-student engagement and immediate feedback, all from virtually any surface. AVerMedia’s line of document cameras feature top-of-the-line specs with ease of use and immediate student engagement. AVerPen and AVer+ software employ popular features found in interactive white boards, slates, and group response systems. These are integrated into the overall solution to enhance a 21st Century Classroom learning environment in one comprehensive yet affordable package. This is an engaging session where you will be encouraged to participate!


132 Luidia Presents: A New Direction in Classroom Interactivity Don Zipperman, Luidia eBeam

The interactive white board is one of the most powerful teaching tools available. Surveys show that nearly 100% of America’s schools would like to incorporate interactive presentation technology into every classroom, but many are held back by the expense of the hardware and the difficulties of installation and teacher training. The question many educators are asking is: What is the most effective and least expensive way to go interactive? Please join us to see how Luidia’s solution, eBeam, can provide all the exciting benefits of interactivity in a package that’s much more affordable to purchase and easier to use.

12:10-1:00 p.m. ROOM 324 Grades K-12+ Demonstration


Over the past several years, the document camera has become one the top choices of equipment in the classroom. Teachers marvel over the evolving capabilities and students have shown to be more attentive and interactive with the document camera. Now that teachers are receiving the document cameras in their classrooms, the question often arises: "What can I do with my document camera?" Lumens Executive Vice President will share with you some practical applications and uses of the document camera that you, the instructor, can take back to the classroom immediately.




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At CompassLearning, we create award-winning, research-based curriculum and assessment software backed by industry-leading support and professional development. The CompassLearning Odyssey suite of learning solutions includes lessons and activities that are based on current and confirmed research about the way today's students think and learn. Odyssey curricula for primary and secondary students facilitate response to intervention, differentiated and personalized instruction, and formative assessment that helps drive data-based decision making. Odyssey also facilitates: data management, individual and group reporting, parent involvement, credit and grade recovery, development of 21st century skills. In this session, presenters will overview the features of the CompassLearning program and will share options for participating in on-site professional development opportunities.






Come see how formative assessment can be used effectively in the middle school and high school mathematics classroom. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the ActivBoard and ActivExpressions, teachers can bring voting beyond the standard summative assessment questioning strategies and improve student achievement while promoting higher order thinking.

12:10-1:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 Vendor Booth


Take of tour of the Promethean ActivBus.



Learn about Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada. Sign up for membership. Attend presentations in the CUE room, located inside the cafeteria. Steven New will present “Continuing Education” during this session. See the flyer distributed the day of the conference for additional information.




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Would you like to tear down the virtual walls of your classroom and interact via live video with students and teachers around the globe? Learn an easy and affordable way to extend your own and your students’ horizons. Enjoy engaging with educators and their classes in real time and learning from each other.



There are many different methods used to infect computers, or to gain access to information. Attendees will learn the difference between a worm, Trojan, and a virus, various deployment methods or techniques used to gain access to the systems, and why relying on anti-virus and anti-spyware software is, in reality, not the best solution. The session will conclude with a discussion on what is ultimately the best defense for protecting your computer, the network and your data.






Encourage your students to create a PSA! Take your students on a learning journey to problem solve and along the way learn about storytelling and animation. Experience the world's easiest animation software program, designed to have users animating their drawings in minutes. With simple-to-use tools, engaging design, and multiple levels offer a fun, rewarding experience that gives even a novice animator the courage to create. You will also learn more about an easy-to-use writing tool that inspires even the most reluctant writer while supporting the writing process by hand and at the computer.






Come learn how you can use Pixie 2 to motivate and engage all of your students and address cross-curricular content goals. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to use the word processing, image editing, sound, and interactive template features in Pixie to create a digital movie that highlights Nevada's state standards.



http://www.tech4learning.com/pixie/integration�


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147 Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks John Whitaker, Microsoft

In this session you will learn new ways to accomplish great things using Microsoft Office 2010. The Office Ribbon was designed to expose features to make your documents come alive. We will dig deep into some of these new features.



Edmodo is the largest and fastest growing social learning platform for K-12 teachers and students and it's free. Most K-12 districts block consumer social media such as Facebook and Twitter on school networks. At the same time, Web 2.0 functionality is cited by teachers and students alike as the single most promising innovation for learning. Edmodo addresses this issue directly with its institutionally-approved social learning platform that leverages the power of the real-time social web to power classroom-like interaction at school, at home and across all mobile and networked devices. Learn to jumpstart student and teacher collaboration for your classroom, and beyond, in under an hour!






Every classroom needs to be managed. Every classroom that uses technology needs even more management! This session will give strategies on when to use technology as well as how to manage the student use of iPods, laptops, and even computer labs. Each participant will have the opportunity to interact with others who have used and who are learning to use different types of technology as well as discuss ideas to implement in their classroom to make learning more effective and to allow students to be more engaged. So can you manage it? After this class, you definitely can!



Google sites can be the power behind your teaching. Since I started using Google Sites, I have been able to open my students up to the power behind my lessons. They now have easy access to the websites I use, my lesson plans, missing and upcoming assignments, and foreknowledge of tests. Google Sites has taken the mystery out of learning for my students and given them the freedom to move at a pace that is comfortable to them. I encourage them to explore the standards on their own. They can pay attention to deadlines and meet targets and goals. Google Sites is one of the best tools I have in my bag of tricks and it has simplified my teaching.


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InterAct™ is the communication tool for the Clark County School District. Every employee is provided an account to be used for professional and educational purposes. Advanced tools and features of InterAct™ will be addressed such as multiple and punch through calendars, advanced mail rules, customizing toolbars, documents, stationery, presentation mode and much more. Time will also be given for questions and participant-directed requests.


153 Engage, Interact, & Motivate, without the Wait Billy Garren, eInstruction

Learn how to engage your students in the learning process, position your class so that your students will interact in the lesson, and motivate them to want to learn. You will also learn how you can meet your students’ requirement for the instant gratification that they seek in learning.


154 enVisionMATH using SuccessNet, Smart Notebook software, and eTools Anthony Weed, CCSD, Long ES

Learn how to utilize the Pearson SuccessNet online tools in the classroom with your lessons while utilizing the black line masters with the Smart Notebook classroom as demonstration tools for daily lessons.






Come see how to transform your basic lessons into an extraordinary learning experience for today's 21st Century learner. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the Activboard and ActivExpressions, participants will incorporate ActivInspire skills they already know and apply them to their mathematics classroom to make more engaging and “Inspiring” flipcharts!!!

1:10-2:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Apply strategies right from your textbook publisher’s content into your Promethean flipcharts. Learn how to utilize online resources and tools many large textbook companies supply teachers and how you can integrate them into your Promethean flipchart curriculum. Employ tools you already have at their fingertips in conjunction with 21st century technology.





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There are many different methods used to infect computers, or to gain access to information. Attendees will learn the difference between a worm, Trojan, and a virus, various deployment methods or techniques used to gain access to the systems, and why relying on anti-virus and anti-spyware software is, in reality, not the best solution. The session will conclude with a discussion on what is ultimately the best defense for protecting your computer, the network and your data.






Encourage your students to create a PSA! Take your students on a learning journey to problem solve and along the way learn about storytelling and animation. Experience the world's easiest animation software program, designed to have users animating their drawings in minutes. With simple-to-use tools, engaging design, and multiple levels offer a fun, rewarding experience that gives even a novice animator the courage to create. You will also learn more about an easy-to-use writing tool that inspires even the most reluctant writer while supporting the writing process by hand and at the computer.






Come learn how you can use Pixie 2 to motivate and engage all of your students and address cross-curricular content goals. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to use the word processing, image editing, sound, and interactive template features in Pixie to create a digital movie that highlights Nevada's state standards.


165 Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Trick John Whitaker, Microsoft

In this session you will learn new ways to accomplish great things using Microsoft Office 2010. The Office Ribbon was designed to expose features to make your documents come alive. We will dig deep into some of these new features.



http://www.tech4learning.com/pixie/integration�


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Edmodo is the largest and fastest growing social learning platform for K-12 teachers and students and it's free. Most K-12 districts block consumer social media such as Facebook and Twitter on school networks. At the same time, Web 2.0 functionality is cited by teachers and students alike as the single most promising innovation for learning. Edmodo addresses this issue directly with its institutionally-approved social learning platform that leverages the power of the real-time social web to power classroom-like interaction at school, at home and across all mobile and networked devices. Learn to jumpstart student and teacher collaboration for your classroom, and beyond, in under an hour!






Every classroom needs to be managed. Every classroom that uses technology needs even more management! This session will give strategies on when to use technology as well as how to manage the student use of iPods, laptops, and even computer labs. Each participant will have the opportunity to interact with others who have used and who are learning to use different types of technology as well as discuss ideas to implement in their classroom to make learning more effective and to allow students to be more engaged. So can you manage it? After this class, you definitely can!



Google sites can be the power behind your teaching. Since I started using Google Sites, I have been able to open my students up to the power behind my lessons. They now have easy access to the websites I use, my lesson plans, missing and upcoming assignments, and foreknowledge of tests. Google Sites has taken the mystery out of learning for my students and given them the freedom to move at a pace that is comfortable to them. I encourage them to explore the standards on their own. They can pay attention to deadlines and meet targets and goals. Google Sites is one of the best tools I have in my bag of tricks and it has simplified my teaching.

2:10-3:00 p.m. 170 Students Online with InterAct™: SOLIA Cindy Jones & Maryse Lawrence, CCSD, InterAct™


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ROOM 327 Grades K-12+ Administrators Demonstration

InterAct™ is the communication tool for the Clark County School District. Every employee is provided an account to be used for professional and educational purposes. Students also have access to individual InterAct™ accounts in a program called SOLIA or Students Online InterAct™. SOLIA is designed for students in grades three through twelve. Younger students benefit from "whole class" experiences with SOLIA skills. This presentation will include a curriculum overview to understand the structure of the thirty lessons available as well as examples of school and class conferences for student/teacher use.


171 Assess Without the Mess Billy Garren, eInstruction

Learn how to engage your students in the learning process, position your class so that your students will interact in the lesson, and motivate them to want to learn. You will also learn how you can meet your students’ requirement for the instant gratification that they seek in learning.


172 enVisionMATH using SuccessNet, Smart Notebook software, and eTools Anthony Weed, CCSD, Long ES

Learn how to utilize the Pearson SuccessNet online tools in the classroom with your lessons while utilizing the black line masters with the Smart Notebook classroom as demonstration tools for daily lessons.






Come see how to transform your basic lessons into an extraordinary learning experience for today's 21st Century learner. Using Promethean’s ActivInspire software along with the Activboard and ActivExpressions, participants will incorporate ActivInspire skills they already know and apply them to their mathematics classroom to make more engaging and “Inspiring” flipcharts!!!

2:10-3:00 p.m. ActivBus Grades K-12 Administrators BYOL / Demonstration


Apply strategies right from your textbook publisher’s content into your Promethean flipcharts. Learn how to utilize online resources and tools many large textbook companies supply teachers and how you can integrate them into your Promethean flipchart curriculum. Employ tools you already have at their fingertips in conjunction with 21st century technology.


Production Team

Clark County School District Curriculum and Professional Development Mathematics and Instructional Technology 3950 S. Pecos-McLeod, Suite 2-C Las Vegas, Nevada 89121

This conference was produced by K-12 Instructional Technology, Curriculum and Professional Development Division

Loretta Asay Coordinator, Instructional Technology Margie Zamora Project Facilitator, Instructional Technology Sherwood Jones Project Facilitator, Instructional Technology Carole Moreo Project Facilitator, Instructional Technology Sara Stewart Project Facilitator, Instructional Technology Vicky Cervantes Secretary, Instructional Technology

Educational Computing Strategist Advisory Board

Silvia Loomis Area Service Center 1, Elementary Liaison Kathy LeFevre Area Service Center 1, Secondary Liaison Landon Hughes Area Service Center 1, Secondary Liaison Neal Shebeck Area Service Center 2, Elementary Liaison Gayla Sweeney Area Service Center 2, Secondary Liaison Chris May Area Service Center 2, Secondary Liaison Kiersten Baschnagel Area Service Center 3, Elementary Liaison Jody Myers Area Service Center 3, Secondary Liaison Kim Bishop Area Service Center 3, Secondary Liaison Tamara Leet Area Service Center 4, Elementary Liaison Heidi Tertipes Area Service Center 4, Elementary Liaison Jolene E. Anzalone Area Service Center 4, Secondary Liaison Glen Owen Superintendent’s Schools, Elementary Liaison Stacy Lefevre Superintendent’s Schools, Secondary Liaison Kathy Litz Superintendent’s Schools, Secondary Liaison

Logo Design

Susan Fullman Graphic Artist


Special ThanksTo the following organizations for their generous support:

Southern Nevada Computer Using Educators Promethean Apple, Inc. Microsoft Sparkletts

Coronado High School

Lee Koelliker Principal Tricia Deley Assistant Principal Paul Fagone Assistant Principal Sam Johnson Joe King

Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

Rhonda Calvo Louis Hendrickx

Dean Dean

Marla Kober Dean Kathy Nimmer Educational Computing Strategist

Student Volunteers

Coronado High School Student Council Allison Ibarguen & Florencia Sparks, Advisors Coronado High School National Honor Society Mary Jo Viscardo, Advisor St. Thomas More Catholic Church Youth Juliann Dwyer, Director of Religious Education

Performing Group

Coronado High School Jazz Band Ben Franke, Advisor

Southern Nevada Computer Using Educators

Donna Levy President Charles Sinicki President-Elect James Ertman Treasurer Margie Zamora Secretary Dixie Stephens Webmaster Carole Moreo Training Chairperson Cynthia Ochoa Board Member Karl Gustafson Conference Committee Molly Clark Conference Committee Steven New Conference Committee

Please thank the fabulous presenters listed throughout this program.


Participating Vendors

Adobe Systems, Inc. QOMO HiteVision

AVerMedia Technologies Scholastic Education

CCS Presentation Systems School Technology Resources

CDWG SecurityWorks, Inc.

Educationcity.com Sierra Nevada College

eInstruction Corporation Spinitar

EMC Publishing Silver State Schools Credit Union

FableVision Learning Sparkletts

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Tech4Learning, Inc.

Learning is Fun Texas Instruments

Lesley University THINK4INC

MIND Research Institute Troxell Communications

Moore Educational Resources Turning Technologies

Nevada ChildSeekers Vegas PBS

Promethean Zaner-Bloser

Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada


Conference Planner Note: Most concurrent sessions will accommodate 30 participants. Please choose another session if your first choice is full.

Friday 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Check-in, Networking, and PDE Registration

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Welcome and Keynote in Theater Dr. Punya Mishra

6:10 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

7:10 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

8:10 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner is being served between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.


Saturday 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

7:30 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Check-in, Networking, and Vendor Booths

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Closing and Capstone Presentation in Theater Jhone Ebert

Coronado Cyber Café will offer breakfast items, beverages and snacks for purchase from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Participants may eat their lunch during either the 11:10 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. concurrent session blocks.



Conference Map

Stairs to 2nd Floor Rooms (911, 913, & 914)

Vendors & CUE Room

Attendee Check-In

Parking & Entrance East Side of School

Coronado High School 1001 Coronado Center Drive

Henderson NV 89052

Cyber Cafe