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THURSDAY SESSIONS

8:00am-9:30am-SalonI

KEYNOTEPRESENTATION

TheThinkingJourney

PeterReynolds-FableVision,Inc.

Strand:InnovativeTechnologies

JoinPeterashechallengeseducatorstoincorporatethe4Cs,Communication,Collaboration,CriticalThinking,and

Creativityintheirapproach.Peterwillsharehisnewshortfilm,"AboveandBeyond,"createdincollaborationwith

ThePartnershipfor21stCenturySkills.Thisanimatedfablehelpsshowthatcontentmasterywithoutthe4Cswon’t

givestudentsthe“wings”requiredtomeetthedemandsofhighereducation,career,andlifeinaglobalsocietyand

worldeconomy.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-AugustaI/II

IlliniCloud101

JimPeterson-BloomingtonSchoolDistrict87

Strand:TechnologyInfrastructureandSupport

IlliniCloudisacooperativeofIllinoisschooldistrictsprovidinglow-costinfrastructure,softwareanddisaster

recovery.IlliniCloudpersonnelwillshareservicescurrentlyavailablewithinthecloud,opportunitiesforinvolvement

andaroadmapoffutureprojects.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-BenHogan

TakeYourRegistration/EnrollmentProcessOnline

PamImholz-LibertyvilleElementarySchoolDistrict70


SeehowLibertyvilleElementarySchoolDistrict70(enrollment2,700)hasaccomplishedthetransitionfromapaper

basedenrollment/registrationprocesstoanonlinesolutionwithinfosnap,inc.Theirpaperlessinitiativeforstudent

registrationhasparentsactuallypraisingtheprocess,andLibertyvillehassavedmoneybyincreasingefficiencies,

eliminatingincompleteformsandsignificantlyreducingsecretarialdatainputerrors.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-BroadwayAUseFlipVideotoHelpStudentsBecometheTeacher

DavidSladkey-NapervilleDistrict203


Ifyouhave1or15FlipVideoCamcordersyoucandesignengaginglessonswherestudentsbecometheteacher.The

studentswillhaveadeeperknowledgeofthetopicbecausetheywillhaveto"teach"theproblemonvideoto

someoneelse.ThestudentstakeownershipoftheirworkwhenaskedtousetheFlipVideo.Thisisatechnologythat

requiresalmostzeropriorknowledgeforthestudents.Inthissessionyouwillgetpracticalexamplesofhowyoucan

implementFlipVideosinyourclassassoonasyouownaFlipCamcorder.YouwillgetFlipVideoclassroomrulesas

wellasinstructionsforpostingthevideos.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-BroadwayB

InquiryBasedLearning,SocialNetworking,andLanguageArts

AmberRobins&JanJungk-CarrolltonHighSchool

Strand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassrooms

WhatdoesInquiryBasedLearninglooklikeinHighSchoolLanguageArtsclassrooms?Usinganinteractiveportal

withsocialnetworking,learningwasextendedbeyondtheclassroom!Inthisliteratureclass,studentsread Tuesdays

withMorrieandfocusedontheEssentialQuestions,“Whatlessonscanwelearnfromthosewhohavemorelife

experiencethanusandhowcanweorareweusingthoselessonsinourdailylives?”Studentsalsoread AnimalFarm

whilefocusingontheEssentialQuestion,“Howandwhydoesautopiatransformintoadystopia?”Inthissession,we

showcaseouronlineInquiryBasedunitsthatintegratecontent,video,theInternet,andWeb2.0toguidestudentsas

theyreadandanalyzeliteraturethroughblogs,individualstudentwork,andfinalteamproducts.



9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-BroadwayC

VirtualVocabulary:UsingTechnologytoIncreaseVocabulary

MaryCreek-WillCountySchoolDistrict92


Doyouneednewideastoenhanceyourstudents'vocabulary?Areyourstudentsstrugglingtoretainvocabulary

conceptsacrossthecurriculum?Learnhowtousesoftwareand/orWeb2.0toolstoimproveyourvocabularylessons

ortocreateinteractiveactivitiesthatcanbetransferredtoiPods,iPads,ortheWeb.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)–CoralCORPORATEPARTNERSESSION

UsingClassroomTechnologytoInteract

BillBilkey-EpsonAmerica


EpsonwillshowournewestultrashortthrowInteractiveProjectorthatwasannouncedonJanuary24,2012,andwill

shipinearlyMarch.NewfeaturesincludeHDMI,higherwattspeakers,dualpencapabilityand802.11n.Wecan

annotateoveranysource,whichisuniquetoEpson.WilldemonstrateourFREEiProjectionAppthatwillallowyou

towirelesslyconnectandprojectfromyouriPad,iPhoneoriPodTouch.PilotDC-11speakersmaybeshown.

Roadmapscanbediscussed.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)–ExhibitHallClassroom(Booth#505)

Found:TimeandMoney-FindSomeforYourDistrict

PeggyIsaacs-Skyward,Inc.

Strand:Strategies,Tools,andResources

Nowmorethanever,schooldistrictleadersneedtomaximizetheefficiencyoftheirstaffandallavailableresources.

ThedistrictStudentInformationSystemisnoexception.Thepresenterswilldiscussanddemonstratewaysto

automatetaskssuchaspostinggrades,reporting,andcommunicatingwithparents,students,andstaff.Automating

thesenormallymanualtaskswilleliminatemissedstepsanderrors,anditwillalsofreeupvaluabletimefordistrict

employees,nottomentionsavemoneyinpaperandmailings.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-Jade

StopConsumingandStartCreating

CourtlandFunke,BeckyLabbe&KatieSeveska-TrippElementarySchoolStrand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassrooms

ExploredifferentstrategiesandappsforusingiPodsandiPadsinandoutoftheclassroom.Thissessionwillfocuson

generatingteachercreatedcontentandstudentcreatedworkoverusingmobiledevicestoconsumeinformation.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-MainstageTheater

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

UnblockThis!ImpactofFree-RangeMediaonLearning

MichelleLuhtala-NewCanaanHighSchool,CT

Strand:E-LearningandOnlineCitizenship

Manyeducatorsareconcernedabouttheimpactoffilteringonteachingandlearninginschools.Internetcensorship

ismostoftenfueledbyfear.Costlylitigation,onlinepredators,networksecurity,privacybreechesarecommonlycitedasjustificationforaggressivefilteringpractices.Whiletheseconcernsarelegitimate,theydenystudentsthe

chancetolearnandpublishonlineinasupervised,instructionalsetting.Thisisaprerequisiteskillforsuccessin

today’sworld,andevenmoresointomorrow’s.Inthissession,participantswillinvestigatethepowerofteaching

andlearningwithparticipatorymedia,itsimpacton21stCenturyskillbuildingamonglearners,andhowitfacilitates

assessment.Thepresenterwillfeaturefivelessons,allofwhichempower21stcenturylearners.



9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-NewOrleansBR

Panel:TheMediaandEducation-PointingTowardthePositive–Part1

DanielRezac-NorthbrookDistrict#30

Strand:Leadership,ManagementandSchoolImprovement

JoinIllinois’stareducationreportersandanchorsfromNBC,CBS,ABC,FOXandmoretodiscussthemedia’srolein

education.Areweworkingtogethertoshapethediscussionofeducationinthenews?Howmuchdoes

sensationalismplayintothenationalreputationofteachers?Whatcanwedotocontinuetogiveeducationpositive

momentum?Startingwithabriefpresentationandroundtable,thepresentationwillmovetoapaneldiscussionwhereaudiencememberswillhaveachancetoaskquestions.Joinusforafascinatingdiscussiononhoweducation

newsgetsmadeandwhereitisheadedinthe21stCentury.(PanelmoderatedbyDanielRezac,Technology

IntegrationSpecialist,NorthbrookDistrict#30)

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-PreservationHallA

CORPORATEPARTNERSESSION

ActivInspire:TipsandTricks

KeithMann,BrianaAllen&JeffShaw-Graphtech


JoinActiveInspireusersandshareyourfavoriteTipsandTricksthatyouemployinyourflipcharts.Allusersare

invitedtosharewhattheyhavefoundtobeextremelyusefulindevelopingflipcharts.Thepresenterswillalso

addressnewfeaturesinthenewestversionofthesoftware.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)–Ruby

Tech&Transliteracy:MeettheZombieInvasion

PamPleviak&CynthiaKarabush-GrayslakeCentralHighSchool


Transliteracyrecognizesvariousformsofliteracy:print,digital,visual,auditory,andblendedmedia.Pearsonand

GallagherdevelopedtheGradualReleaseofResponsibility instructionalmodel,amodelthatshiftsthecontrolof

learningfrom,“Ido,youwatch”to“Youdo,Iwatch.”Technologiesofferaschemaforourstudentstogradually

embraceresponsibilityfortheirownlearning,whileprovidingascaffoldfromwhichteacherscanshiftthat

responsibilitytostudents.Technologiessuchas:Vyew,ShowMe,Glogster,QRcodes,appsandmorecanaidthis

shift.Thissessionwillcombinetheorywithstrategyforavarietyofdisciplines.Aimforthebrain:dispelthezombiesfromyourclassroom,andfindwaystosupportinquiryandengagementinatransliterateclassroom.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-SalonV


What'sNewFromSMART?

KatieDaugird&NickNicholson-SMART


Explorethepossibilitiesofadding3Dcontent,assessmentandmobilitytoyourlearningenvironment.Thissession

willshowcasecutting-edgesolutionsfromSMARTthatwillbeavailablethisspring.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-SapphireGooglePicasa-theUltimateMediaManager

TerenceSullivan-ShilohCUSD#1&Dr.BrianReid-EasternIllinoisUniversity


PicasafromGoogleisoneofthemostunder-utilizedFREEtools,yetit’stheperfectmediamanagerforthe

classroom.Crossplatform,simpletosetup,andthenjustpointittoyourfolder(s)ofmedia.Itorganizes,edits,

uploads,printsorjustdisplaysanymedia.IthandlesGPS,andevenfacialrecognitionforgroupphotos.Wantto

searchforalostpic?Itreturnsit.Free,Easy,andperfectfortheclassroomorpersonaluse.



9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-Skybox3


VideoConferencingUsesinEducation

ChuckTuck-AVer


JoinAVerandlearnhowvideoconferencingcanbeusedinaneducationsetting.Takeyourstudentsonadventurous

virtualfieldtrips,expandyourschool’scourseofferingsandinviteguestspeakers,allwithoutleavingtheclassroom!

9:45a.m.–10:30a.m.(Session1)–Skybox5ISBEOverviewofNewandExcitingInitiatives

BrandonWilliams–IllinoisStateBoardofEducation

Wanttolearnaboutsomeofthenewandexcitingworkcomingfromthestate?ISBEwillbepresentingthissession

onthestatesharedlearningenvironmentplansstemmingfromtheGatesgrantandothertechnologyinitiatives

comingoutfromthestate.Aquestionandanswersessionwillbeincludedattheend.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-TurquoiseA/B

FusingGoogleSitesintotheCurriculum

GregoryRegalado-MaineWestHighSchool


SeehowGoogleSitescanbeincorporatedinthecurriculumtoenhancethelearningprocess.Exampleswillbe

sharedonhowteachershaveusedGoogleSitestocreateanexcitinganddynamiconlinelearningtool.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-ZaniesComedy

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

SettheTableforStudentAchievement

JonOrech-DownersGroveSouthHS


Schoolsareallabuzzwith1-to-1initiatives,increasedconnectivity,mobiledevices,andIWBs.However,toooften

thesearejustdigitalsolutionsforananalogclassroom.Manyadministratorsarediscoveringthat“change”cannotbe

purchased.Inthisconversation,wewilldiscusshoweducationalleadersandteacherscancreateconditionsthatcan

transformlearningexperiencestoincreaseachievement,creativity,andempathy.Wewillexplorenewlearning

spacesandsituationssuchasswitchinghomeworkandschoolwork,writingforauthenticaudienceandpurpose,replacing“completion”with“creation,”andpromoting“peerreliance.”

9:45am-11:15am(PosterSession1)-Marsalis1

UDLPlayground

PatrickBlack&CarlaOldham-Mt.ProspectDistrict57


ComejoinusandexploreUniversalDesignforLearningintheclassroom.Therewillbehands-onmaterials,

technology,usefultipsandexpertstoanswerallyourquestions.Come,play,andlearnabouttechnologyand

strategiesthatcanhelpyourstudentslearnandachieve!

9:45am-11:15am(PosterSession1)-Marsalis2ProfessionalDevelopmentModels

EricHumbles.KathleenRisolvo,&JenniferStacy–SchillerParkDistrict81


AuniquemethodofProfessionaldevelopmentthatenhancesthewayTeachersandStafflearnaboutthetechnology

thatdrivesourStudentslearning.




BookReportingwithaZip

PamBartusiewicz-BrookwoodSchoolDistrict167


Areyourstudentstiredoftheoldfashionwaytoreportthebookstheyhaveread?Iwillpresentfunandnewways

forstudentstoreportonbookstheyhaveread-digitallyofcourse.


CreativeComputingforServiceLearningLeslieZurzolo-JamesGilesSchool

Strand:Standards-AlignedLessonsandProjects

Encouragestudentstoputavarietyoftechnologyskillstouseforthebenefitofothers.Servicelearningprovidesa

meansforstudentstosharetheirworkwhilecollaborating&demonstratingknowledgeofcoresubjects.Projectsare

designedforvariousagenciesincludingseniors,veterans,andhospitalizedchildren.Projectscanbemodifiedtofitall

gradelevels.


EdmodointheSpecialNeedsBehaviorClassroom

KellyGeigner-PekinPublicSchoolsDistrict108

Strand:SpecialEducationandTechnology

ComeseehowoneschoolwithjuniorhighandhighschoolspecialneedsbehaviorissuestudentsusesEdmodoasa

schoolsocial-network.Assignments,badges,sharinginformation,allwithinasafeenvironmentthatenhances

students’educationexperienceswhilestillhelpingthemwiththeirbehavioralgoals.


UtilizingOnlineResourcesandRemoteTeaching

JonathanSallee&CarlaGermany–SchoolDistrict157


Aselectionofinnovativeonlineresourceswillbeusedtoteachinteractivelessons.Teacherswillconnectwith

studentsviaonlinevideoconferencingtomodelandprovideadditionalinstruction.Thiscouldbeveryvaluablefor

homeboundstudentsduetoillnessorotherwise,aswellastocollaborationbetweenmultiplerooms,gradelevels,

schools,orevencountries.


Go"GLOCAL"

DavidKarnoscak-Northbrook/GlenviewSchoolDistrict30


Areyousomeonethatlovestointegratetechnologyintoyourclassroom?Areyoueverlookingforotherteachersto

collaboratewithonwaystousetechnologyinallsubjectareas?Looknofurther.Skypeintheclassroomisaperfect

toolforK-12teacherstomeetnewpeople,discovernewculturesandconnectwithclassesfromaroundtheworld,

allwithoutleavingthecomfortsofyourownclassroom.

9:45am-11:15am(PosterSession1)-Marsalis8 TheTrifecta:Web2.0,P21,andWorldLanguage

LisaBucciarelli-Elmhurst205/JHU


Thispostersessionwillshowcasestudentworkdesignedtopromotecreativeandintuitiveuseofthetarget

language.TherewillbenumerousexemplarsforWeb2.0andWorldLanguageclasses.Allexamplesarealignedwith

ACTFL,focusingonthreemodesofcommunication,NETS-SStandards,andintegrateduseof21stCenturyWorld

Languageskills.ThispostersessionisapplicableforWorldLanguage,ELL,andELA




SmartTablesmakeSmartStudents!

KirstenInnes-CCSD#46


SeewhatwearedoingwithSmartTableswithourEarlyChildhoodthroughfourthgradestudents!Don'tknowwhat

aSmartTableis?Experienceitforyourself!SmartTableswillbeonhandforyoutotry!

9:45am-11:15am(PosterSession1)–Marsalis10

VirtualWorlds-VisittheHIVE!GordonJames–SchaumburgHighSchoolDistrict211,Dr.LillyLu–NorthernIllinoisUniversity&NIUGraduate

Students


JoingraduatestudentsandstafffromNorthernIllinoisUniversityastheyintroduceyoutothegrowingworldof

HIVEs,orhighlyinteractivevirtuallearningenvironments.Thehistoryofgamingintheclassroom,SecondLife,and

OpenSimarejustafewofthetopicstobecovered.Alsoincludedareideasfordevelopinggamingandlearning

portfoliosaswellasinnovativewaystosharetheseportfoliosthroughtheuseofmachinimas.


eReaders

KrisPennington-Unit5


LearnaboutthelatestandgreatestineReadersandtheiruseinK-12classrooms.


HowElectronicReadingPreventsLearningandEncouragesPlagiarism

DorothyMikuska-ePen&Inc.


Researchshowsthatwithinjustfivehoursthebrainremapsitselfpermanently,differently,moresuperficiallywhen

readingelectronictextsthanwhenreadingpapertext.Onlinereadersskimtext,clicktolinksawayfromthepage,

andscrollratherthanreaddeeply.Whenwritingnotesforaresearchpaper,theystrugglewithreadingcomplex

vocabulary,sentences,structure,andideasbecausethebrainhaslearnedtoglossovertextratherthanreadit

deeply.Fastreaderswillcopy/pastetextwithoutunderstandingorreflection,orinfrustrationpurchaseapaper.Expert,fluentreadersreflectonthetext,incorporateitintotheirlong-termmemories,andgenerateindependent

thinking.Thepresentationwilldiscusscurrentbrainresearchaboutstudents’onlinereadinganddemonstratehow

PaperToolsPro,onlinesoftwareslowsthereadingprocesstomakestudentsreflectontheirreadingandbecome

expertreaderswhowriteplagiarism-freepapers.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-BroadwayA

AuthoringVideoComics

JanCosmos-ViterboUniversity


Teachersandstudents,expressyourselfthroughvideocomics!Jazzupthoseclassroompresentationsvia

eye-catching,attention-gettingvideocomics.Combinestopmotionanimation,comiclife,andlivevideotocreatememorablepresentationsthathighlightimportantcurriculumtopics.Seethedemoonbigscreen.Bringyourown

popcorn!




UntanglingtheWeb

JamesGubbins-MaineTownshipHighSchoolDistrict207


Intoday’sworldofGoogleandWikipedia,studentshaveeasyaccesstoawealthofinformation.Thechallenge

becomesdecipheringwhatislegitimate.Sessionattendeeswilllearnmethodsforconductingcredibleresearch,

gatheringreliabledataandvalidatinginformationfoundonline.Additionally,thissessionwilldemonstrateresources

forinvestigatingplagiarismonlineandmethodsforcitinginternetresources.TheInternetisstillverymuchanew

worldforteachersandstudentsalike.Thissessionisdesignedtoassistadministrators,technologyprofessionalsandeducatorsto"untangletheweb"andconducteffectiveresearchtouncovertherelevantandpertinentdatathatis

available.Findingdataisonlyhalfthebattle.Itisequallyimportanttousethisinformationinaresponsibleway.

Numerousfreetoolsexistonlinethatcanassisteducatorsinteachingstudentshowtouseinformationfromthe

internetresponsibly.


CollaborativeResearchPaperWiki

ChristinaOrdonez-HoffmanEstatesHighSchool


Awikishouldbeusedasacollaborativetool,butteachersrarelythinkofaresearchpaperasacollaborativeprocess.

Usingawikitoassistwiththecollaborativeprocessofwritingaresearchpaperincreasedthestudents'useofsources

andallowedthemtospendmoretimeonanalyzingtheresearchandlesstimeonsearch.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-Coral

EncouragingCivicEngagementintheClassroomwithTechnology

MichaelGeraghty–ConsolidatedHighSchoolDistrict230


Withthemyriadoftechnologynowsurroundingourstudentsandus,canweuseanyofitasanopportunitytobetter

engagetheyoungadultsweworkwithintheciviclifeofthisnation?Thisseminarwillshowoneteacher'sresources

andstrategiesforusingavarietyoftechnologytohelpstudentsingrades6-12"plugin"totheeverchangingpolitical

andgovernmentalworldtheyareapartof,hopefullycreatingrelevancefortheircurrentstageinlife,aswellas

fosteringlifelongcitizenship.


Interactive,Customizable,andFree:UsingFlexBooks®DigitalTextbooksandOpenSourceTools

GreggAlpert-CK-12Foundation


CK-12Foundationisaleaderinprovidingopen-source6-12STEMcontent.Thispresentationwillintroduce

participantstotherangeofhigh-quality,standards-alignedmaterialavailablefreeofcharge.Thisinteractive

demonstrationwillfocusoncreatingcustomdigitaltextbooksthatcanbecustomizedbysubject,language,andlevel

ofdifficulty,givingteacherstheflexibilitytocreatetailorededucationalcontent.Participantswilllearnhowto

navigateCK-12Foundation’ssubject-richlibrary,editcontent,incorporatemulti-media,and,sharethedigital

textbookonlineandone-readerdevices.


TechnologyCoachPilot:OurDistrict'sSuccessStory

TerriBresnahan,CarrieBellen,CarolineSchaab&AmandaWalsh–ParkRidgeDistrict64


LearnhowDistrict64implementedasuccessfulTechnologyCoachpilotaspartofitsfive-yearStrategicPlan.From

theinitialplanningstagestoitsfullinception,discoverthecriticalcomponentsofthismodelthathavehelped

teachersacceleratetheiradvanceduseoftechnology.ThethreeTechnologyCoachesandtheDirectorofTechnology

willsharereal-lifeexperiencesofhowcoachinghasimpactedtheintegrationoftechnologythroughouttheDistrict.




SPOTLIGHTSESSION

Confusion:HowtoMakeDecisionsAbouteReading&Devices



Digitalcontentishereforreal.Whatistheimpactonlibrarians,theirprograms,andstudentlearning?Inthissession,

participantswillexplorestrategiesforimprovingstudentliteracywithdigitalcontent,andexaminetheconcernsnew

formatspresent.Accessingdigitalresourcesisincreasinglycomplicatedforlearners,anditplacesnewemphasison

theimportanceofmobiletechnology.Inthissession,participantswilldevelopstrategiestobridgethegapbetweenlearnerneedsandtheindustry'sfailuretostandardizecontentdelivery. 10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-NewOrleansBR

Panel:TheMediaandEducation-PointingTowardthePositive–Part2

DanielRezac-NorthbrookDistrict#30


Panel-Part2(immediatelyfollowingPart1)JoinIllinois’stareducationreportersandanchorsfromNBC,CBS,ABC,

FOXandmoretodiscussthemedia’sroleineducation.Areweworkingtogethertoshapethediscussionof

educationinthenews?Howmuchdoessensationalismplayintothenationalreputationofteachers?Whatcanwe

dotocontinuetogiveeducationpositivemomentum?Startingwithabriefpresentationandroundtable,the

presentationwillmovetoapaneldiscussionwhereaudiencememberswillhaveachancetoaskquestions.Joinus

forafascinatingdiscussiononhoweducationnewsgetsmadeandwhereitisheadedinthe21stCentury.(Panel

moderatedbyDanielRezac,TechnologyIntegrationSpecialist,NorthbrookDistrict#30)


ThePowerofChoice

JoshStumpenhorst-NapervilleSchoolDistrict203


Thissessionwillsimplybeagoodold-fashionedshowandtell.Projectsandactivitiesfromalldisciplineareaswillbe

sharedwillspecificexamplesanddirections.Theprimaryfocuswillbeonempoweringstudentlearningthrough

choiceandoptionsfordemonstratingcontentknowledge.Thissessionwillgiveyouamultitudeofideastobringback

toyourclassroomandhelpstudentsunlocktheircreativityandpassion.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-Ruby

QRcodesintheClassroom

CynthiaKarabush-GrayslakeNorthHighSchool


ExploresomeofthemanywaysteacherscanuseQRcodestoeffectivelyengagestudentsinlearning,andto

collaboratewiththeworldinyourglobalclassroom.QRcodesarefreetocreateandtouse,andtheyprovide

studentswithdirectaccesstoexactlytheresourcesyouwantthemtouse.Webpages,podcasts,images,phone

numbers,schedules,syllabi,enrichmentactivities,whateveryouwantthemtousecanbedirectlyavailabletothem.

YoungerstudentscanusethemondevicessuchasiPads,iPodTouches,oranycomputerwithawebcam.Older

studentscanusetheirownsmartphoneswithbuilt-incameras,andsocanparentsandcommunitymembers.Whata

greatwaytostayintouchwiththem!



10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonI

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

Lead3.0:Toolsarecool,butleadershipisessential!

BarbaraBarreda–AnnunciationCatholicSchool,CA


Areyouthe“ChieflearningOfficer”(CLO)inyourschool?Doesyourstaffseeyouasateacherandamentor?There

areplentyofdigitaltools,projectsandtutorialsbutweneedtocreateanenvironmentthatmakesembracingnew

thingsnotonlypossiblebuteasy.Inthispresentation,youwillclarifyyourpersonalvisionfortechnologyintegration,

defineyourroleinleadingbyexample,establishabaselineoftoolsandresourcesforyouandyourstaffanddiscusstheimplementationofpedagogywhichsupportstheintegrationoftechnologyacrossthecurriculum.Thecontentis

designedforschoolleadersandthoseincurriculumleadershiprolesandisbuiltontheideaofleadingbyexample.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonII


VideoConferencingUsesinEducation

ChuckTuck-AVer


JoinAVerandlearnhowvideoconferencingcanbeusedinaneducationsetting.Takeyourstudentsonadventurous

virtualfieldtrips,expandyourschool’scourseofferingsandinviteguestspeakers,allwithoutleavingtheclassroom!

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonIII

TransformingClassroomswiththeiPad

CarolynSkibba,KristinZiemke-Fastabend&KatieMuhtaris-BurleySchool


MobiledevicesliketheiPadaremuchmorethanjusteducationalappsorgames.Theypresentpowerful

opportunitiesforstudentauthorship,21stcenturycollaboration,individualizedinstruction,andauthenticdata

gathering.LearnabouttransformativeiPadintegrationthroughtheexperiencesofoneChicagoschoolthatis

implementingone-to-oneiPadsinitsfirstandfifthgradeclassrooms.Teacherswillsharestrategies,classroom

videos,managementtips,andlessonslearned.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonIV

CORPORATEPARTNERSESSIONSecuring&PreparingYourClassroomsforBYOD

RafalLibelt&CrystalMontvid–CDW-G


Provisioning,securing,anddeployingtabletscanbeatimedrainonyourITstaff.Howdoyoumanagetheupdates

andprofilesaftertheyaredeployed?Howdoyoumanagepoliciesandenforcementsformultipleoperatingsystems

andhundredsofdifferentdevices?Whatifyouhavemultipleuserssharingasingledevice?Wegetitandcanhelp

guideyouthroughtheprocessofimplementingmobiledevicemanagementintotheclassroomandshareinsight

aroundalldeviceswalkinginandoutofyourclassroomeachday.


TipsandTricksforCreatingMathLessonsforSMARTBoardsAmandaBrown,VickiLee&ElizabethAlcoke-FrancisWParkerSchool


WewillsharesomeofourbeststrategiesforcreatingmathlessonsusingSMARTNotebooksoftwareandhighlight

ourfavoriteSMARTtoolsandhowweusethem.WeuselessonswehavecreatedwithSMARTNotebookalmost

everydayinourclassrooms,andweoftenpostthemforstudentstoviewoutsideofclasstosupplementtheirnotes

ortofillingapsduetoabsences.



10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-Sapphire

GettingHOTswithSMARTResponse

MattGranger–DuPageCountySchoolDistrict45


Findoutwhatresearchsaysabouttheeffectiveprocessandquestiontypesthatpromotehigher-levelthinking,more

studentengagementand,ultimately,morelearning.Thisisnota"howto"forusingSMARTResponse,butratherthe

pedagogyforitsbestpractice.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-TurquoiseA/BPutitAllTogetherwithGoogleApps!

MichaelCannizzo,DerrickWiodarz&AdadOcampo–MaineHighSchoolDistrict207


InthissessionyouwillseehowwepulltogetheravarietyoftoolsavailableinGoogleAppstocreategreatprojects

andinteractivefinalproductsthatdemonstratestudentlearning.LearnhowtousevariousGoogleAppstoresearch,

analyzeandproduceafinalproduct.ExplorehowyoucanintegratefreeGoogleAppssuchasNews,Reader,Picasa

(photos),Maps,BloggerandSites.Thissessionwillfocusoncreatingaprojectorlessonplanusingavarietyof

GoogleApps.AbriefintroductiontoReader,Picasa,MapsandSiteswillbeprovided.Examplesofstudentworkwill

alsobeshown.ThepresentersareGoogleAppsforEducationCertifiedTrainers.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-ZaniesComedy

45in45

MikeMcGowan-LincolnElementarySchoolDistrict156


Overthecourseof45minutes,everyonewillgetalookat45usefulwebsitestouseinyourclassroomwithstudents;

sitesincludetestprep,organizationskills,andmore.Someofthesesitesmaybefamiliartoyou,whileotherswill

openyoureyestocoolnewthingsthatyoucanbringbacktoyourclassroomtomorrow.It’salwaysagoodideato

haveatoolboxofgo-tosites,andthiswillgetyoustartedinfillingthattoolboxorfillyourcurrenttoolboxeven

more!

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-AugustaI/II

TechGeeks-Top10Topics

JimFlanagan-BTHS201Strand:TechnologyInfrastructureandSupport

Tech-Geeks.orgwasestablishedinDecember1999byIllinoisK-12schooltechnologyprofessionalstoserveasa

conduitforgettingandgivingtechnicalsupport.Tech-Geeks.orgcanbeusedtogiveadvice,getadvice,share

technicalexperiences,broadcastsecurityissues...thelistisendless.Onanygivenday,theremaybetwentyto

thirtydifferentconversationthreadsandtechnicaldiscussionsdistributedtooverfive-hundredmembers.This

sessionwilllookatthetop10topicsbeingdiscussedonthemailinglisttoday.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BenHogan

PortableApps-AMiniatureCollectionofComputerPrograms.

MikeBrehm-PBLCUSD#10

Strand:TechnologyInfrastructureandSupportPortableAppsarepopularportablesoftwaresolutionsallowingtheusertotakesoftwareanywhere.Afullyopen

sourceandfreeplatform,itworksonanyportablestoragedevice(USBflashdrive,iPod,memorycard,portable

harddrive,etc.)Therearemillionsofusersallovertheworldandafullcollectionofopensourcesoftwareaswell

ascompatiblefreewareandcommercialsoftware.TheseAppsarejustonemoretoolavailabletoanyoneinthe

world!



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayA

CoolToolsfortheK-8Teacher

GinaShem&AngelaTurner–PalosCommunitySchoolDistrict118


DoyouuseWordle,StoryBird,BigHugeLabs?Spiceupyourlessonsinthisengagingbreakoutsession!Wewill

explorethedifferentwaystoutilizetheseandotherFREEexcitingwebtoolsintheK-8classroom.Allresources

presentedareeasytolearnandcanbeeffortlesslyintegratedintocurrentlessons.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayBTheShallows:WhattheInternetisDoingtoOurStudents

SpiroBolos–NewTrierHighSchool


AfterabriefsummaryofNicholasCarr'sbook, TheShallows:WhattheInternetisDoingtoOurBrains,wewillview

variousrelatedvideos(suchasTheFilterBubble)anddiscussstrategiesforhowtoteachinanincreasinglydigital

andscreen-basedworld.Howcanwefosterdeeplearninginanageofdistraction?

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayC

PhoneBloggingwithiPadio

BridgetWilmot-RiversideBrookfieldHighSchool


ThisprogramwillintroduceparticipantstoiPadio.com,afreewebsitethatallowsuserstocreatephoneblogs.The

agendaincludesabasicoverviewofandintroductiontothesite,specificideasforusingphonecastinginthe

classroom,andsamplestudentphlogchannels.Iftimeallows,participantswillbeinvitedtocreatetheirown

iPadioaccounts.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Coral

SendYourTeachersonanAMAZINGRACEforTechnologyPD

NicoleOrtega-CristoReyJesuitHighSchool


Lookingforawaytoengageyourteachersintechnologyrelatedprofessionaldevelopment?TheAmazingRace

sendsteachersonanadventurethrough10stations-theyhavefunastheylearnhands-onhowtomakemovies,

useonlinetools,anduseresourcesavailableatyourschool.Thissessionwillfocusontheprocessofsettingupandpersonalizingyourownracetoexposeyourteacherstonewtechnologyandsharesomefeedbackand

footagefromtheRaceatmyschool.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)–ExhibitHallClassroom(Booth#505)

ManagetheePaperBlizzardintheDigitalClassroom

PatrickHelmers-CommonGoalSystems


WiththeemergingtrendofprovidingeachstudentsoleaccesstoaniPadorNetBook,teacherssoonfind

themselvesstrugglingwiththemanagementofdigitalassignmentsandassessments.Currently,suchresourcesas

e-mail,Dropboxserversandsites,flashdrives,andprintingaretheprimarymeansofdistributingwork,collecting

completedassignments,andreturninggradedworkwithfeedback.Thoughthesestrategieswereusefulinthe

earlystagesof1:1computing,theyfailtoscalewhenmeetingthedemandsofdifferentiatedinstructionand

blendedlearning.Inthissession,we’lldiscusshowtheTeacherEaseDigitalClassroommanagesindividualized

digitalassignments,savesteachertime,andacceleratesstudentacademicgrowth.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Jade

Tumblr:AFree&EasyOnlineTool

MikeCropper-RockfordChristianSchool


Tumblrisoneofthefastestgrowingblogservicesonlinewithanaudienceofover30millionusersworldwide.

Don’tlettheblogformatscareyou,Tumblrcanalsobeusedasafull-fledgedwebsite.Wanttopostphotos,

videos,linksandcommentsquicklyandeasily?DoyoufindGoogleSitesorMoodletoocomplexandvisually

unappealing?ThenTumblrisforyou!Tumblrissosimpleitcanbeusedbystudentstocreateclassprojects,yet

powerfulenoughforyoutouseasanall-in-oneserviceforyourassignmentsandonlinesubstitute.Haveavalidemailpreparedandyouwillhaveyoursiteupandrunningbytheendofthesession.Seeanexampleat:

http://rockfordchristian.tumblr.com/

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-MainstageTheater

SmarterPhones,SmarterLearning

JasonJanczak&TracyTarsiuk-GrayslakeCentralHighSchool


Unleashthelearningpotentialofthatdevicethatallyourstudentsarecarryingaroundintheirpockets!This

sessionwillshowhowsmartphonesarechangingfromtabootousefultoolinyourclassroom.Smartphoneshave

thecapabilityofincreasingstudentperformanceaswellasmotivatingandengagingyourstudents.Wewillshare

practicalapplications,classroomactivities,andwaystogetyouradministrationonboard.Yourstudents(and

maybeevenyourprincipal!)willbehappyyoucametothissession!

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-NewOrleansBR

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

UsingTechnologytoPromote21stCenturyThinkingandLearning

KimberlyZimmer-AvocaWestElementarySchool


Theeraofglobalizationisuponusandeducatorsarefacedwithaparadox.Wemustbalancethepressuresof

teachingtraditionalcurriculumwithhowbesttoprepareourstudentstocompeteina21stcenturyglobal

economy.Wheninstructionaltimeistightandstakesarehigh,howcanweprovideopportunitiesforour

studentstobecreative,collaborative,andinnovative?Inthissession,wewilldiscoverthemanywaysinwhich

technologycanprovideopportunitiestodeveloptomorrow'sthinkers.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-PreservationHallA

UsingBrainPOPSMARTly-TipsandTricksfortheIWB

MichaelJones-BloomingtonJuniorHighSchool


FortheexperiencedBrainPOPSMARTusers!BrainPOPcanbemuchmorethanasimplemediasourceforthe

classroom.Comelearnpreviewingmethodsandavarietyofassessmentstomakethemostoftheexperience.

Learnhowimagecapturecanhelpyoucreateactivitiessuchasrevealtechniquestoadvancedlayering.Explore

instructionalmethodsandresources:clickers,imagegallery,anddownloadedlessonstomakeyourIWBlessons

POP!

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Ruby

ConnectingwithAuthorsThroughSkype

MichaelMoylan-NorthElementarySchool


Theworldofliteracyjustgotsmaller,thankstoSkype.Teachersnowhavetheopportunitytobringtheirfavorite

authorsintotheclassroomforintimateliterarydiscussionsaboutstory,conflict,character,andcraft.Studentscan

learnfirst-handaboutthewritingprocessfromtheveryauthorstheyadmire.Findoutwhatittakestogetstarted,

howtofindauthorswillingtoconductSkypesessions,andhowtomakethemostoftheexperience.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonI

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

GreatStudentWorkRequiresGreatTeaching



Helpingstudentsconstructpowerfulvisualormultimediaessaysisanimportantliteracyandrequiresmorethan

therighttools.Thissessionwillreviewthetoolsbutwillfocusalsoontheprocess,thewriting,editing,andvisual

literacythatsupportcriticalthinkingandclearcommunication.Participantswillexploretheprocessthatleads

studentsintocriticalthinking,creativityandinnovationaswellasthecomponentsofpowerfulimagesandvisualliteracy.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonII

MakingLearningIrresistible

BenGrey–OakLawn-HometownDistrict123


Participateinalivelydiscussionabouthowtocreateasuccessful1:1programthatfocusesfirstonchangingthe

environmentandcultureofschoolforstudentstomakelearningirresistible.Afterestablishingthelearninggoals,

wewilldiscuss,compare,andcontrastthedifferencebetweennetbooks,iPads,MacBooks,andPCsfora1:1

program. 11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonIII

IntegratingiPadsintoElementaryInstruction-Year1

ColleenCannon-Russo,JamiePignatelli&JackieRouse-NapervilleSD203


NapervilleSD203isinitsfirstyearofintegratingiPadsintotheclassroom.Teachersandtechspecialistswillshare

theirexperiencesinbringingthisexcitingnewtechnologytotheclassroom.Learnhowwehaveapproachedthis

implementation,includingpurchasingandsyncingappsandeBooks,deployingdevicestostudentsandtraining

needswe'veidentified.Wewillsharetheappswe'vepurchasedandexamplesoftheirinstructionaluses,aswell

astipsandtrickswe'vegleanedalongtheway.Participantswillalsodiscusshowtheybelievethisdevicecanbe

usedtosupporttheCommonCoreStateStandards.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonIVCORPORATEPARTNERSESSION

1:1withtheiPad–HowTechnologyEnhancedtheClassroomWithoutSacrificingBudget

KeithBockwoldt,DirectorTechSystems,TownshipHighSchoolDistrict214&Comcast


Goingintoitsthirdyearwithtablets,TownshipHighSchoolDistrict214willsharehowtheinstructionisdriving

theuseoftheiPad.Theywillsharetheprocess,successes,challengesanduniquedeliveryofinstruction.This

informativesessionwillexplorethebenefitsoftheiPadasaninstructionaltoolandhowtheyaremovingforward

withoutspendingadditionalmoneyfromthebudget.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonV

SMARTBoardEssentials

TabithaSwain&KellyMiller–PalosCommunitySchoolDistrict118


DoyouwanttocreatethoseamazinglessonsfortheSMARTBoardbutdon'tknowhowtogetstarted...thisisthe

sessionforyou!EssentialskillsfortheSMARTBoardwillbeintroduced.Helpfultipswillbeprovidedaswellas

numerousexamplesofimplementation,reviewofthebasics,utilizationofthelessontook-kitaswellas

must-haveresources.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Sapphire

EvernoteinEducation

CarlosFernandez-LeonCountySchools,Florida


Nostudentworksorthinksthesame.Thisgoesforteachersaswell.WhatyouputintoEvernotedependsonyour

individualneedandusage.Thispresentation/workshopwillfocusonhowEvernotecanhelpandsimplifythelife

ofateacher.BroadideasandtopicswillbepresentedsoteacherswillfeelconfidentenoughtomakeEvernote

theirown“privatesecretary,”andnotbehandcuffedinanyoneway.Inthissessionyouwilllearnhowto

integrateEvernoteintoyourdailyeducationalroutines.SamplesofEvernoteusagewillbediscussed,andyouwillbeblownawaybythemanyusesandeasycustomizationofEvernoteinEducation.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-TurquoiseA/B

GoneGoogle!...RunyourclassroomwithGoogleApps

AidaAwad&DexterRoknich-MaineTownshipH.S.Dst.207


GoneGoogle!TransformthelearningexperienceforyourstudentswithGoogleApps.Learnhoweducatorsare

integratingGoogleSites,ePortfolios,Docs,Forms,Calendar,andGmailtocreaterigorous,collaborativelearning

experiencesfortheirstudents.LeadlearnersandGoogleCertifiedTrainerswillguideyouthroughthisinvigorating

journeyintoclassroomsthathaveGoneGoogle! 11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-ZaniesComedy

DigitalStorytelling:GetitWrite!

JoeBrennan-WilkesUniversity


Movies,TVshows,commercials,PSA's,comingattractions,YouTube-studentsunderstandthelanguageoffilm

andtelevision.UsethewritingprocesstobuildonthevisualgrammarweseeonadailybasisinmoviesandTVto

createshortstudentvideosthatcommunicateeffectivelyandarememorable.Seewhatadifferencealittle

awarenessofHollywoodtechniquesappliedtobasicwritingstrategiescanmaketoyourstudentproductionsand

howdeepstudentswilldivetosharetheirlearningwiththeirpeers.

11:45am-1:15pm(LuncheonKeynote)–ACTCenter

KEYNOTEPRESENTATIONKarenCator–UnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation

TransformingAmericanEducation:LearningPoweredbyTechnology

TheNationalEducationTechnologyPlanarticulatesavisionfora21stCenturymodeloflearning.Catorwill

provideanoverviewoftheplanandconductadiscussionaroundthevision,recommendations,actionsaswellas

thebarrierstoadoption

11:45am-1:15pm(PosterSession2)-Marsalis1

UDLPlayground

DebTruskey-DownersGroveSchoolDistrict#58&SandraCallahan-SEDOL



technology,usefultipsandexpertstoanswerallyourquestions.Come,play,andlearnabouttechnologyandstrategiesthatcanhelpyourstudentslearnandachieve!


BringBroadcastingtoYourSchool

AdrienneCourt-OakParkDistrict97


Learnhowtolaunchyourveryownallschoolbroadcastclub/class.Theallschoolbroadcastbringstolife21st

centuryskills,placingemphasisonLifeandCareerSkills,InformationMediaandTechnologySkills,andLearning

andInnovationSkills.Stopbytoexperienceanallschoolbroadcastandseehowstudentspromotetheschooland

shareeachother’saccomplishments.




CreatingDigitalFracturedFairyTales

PattyTzortzis,LukeLarmee&GaylCarpenter-EvanstonDistrict65


Inthissession,teacherswilllearnhowtheycanuseiMovie,GarageBandandseveralwebsitestocreateamazing

fracturedfairytaleswithadigitaltwist.Wewillvisitsomegreatwebsiteswherestudentscandigiatallycreate

theirstory,seehowwecanuseawikitoteachalessonandputitallintoiMovieforourfinishingtouches.This

projectwascompletedlastsummerandstudentexemplarswillbesharedwithparticipants.


ExtremeTeaching-ScalingMt.Web2.0

AliceHartel-McCormickSchool&AmiYoung–St.DennisSchool


InExtremeTeching,schoolscansavethousandsofdollarsutilizingfreeWeb2.0resourcestoincorporate

technologyintotheclassroom.Web2.0toolsspantoassisteverycontentareainthecurriculum.Withtheneed

foreverystudenttofeelconnectedthroughtechnology,InternetbasedWeb2.0toolsprovidethatlink.Scaling

themountainofavailabletoolscanoftenseemoverwhelming.Fromstorystarterstoclassroombookcreationto

teachingDigitalCitizenshipthroughsocialnetworking,ideasandexampleswillbedemonstratedtoshowthe

simplicityofincorporatingthesetools.


TouchTechnology

JillTarnowski,LaurieLambie&AmyWonsil-CCSD46


SeehowelementarystudentsareusingiPodtouchestoimprovereadingfluency,practicebasicskillsandshare

information.


UsingaMiniatureInteractiveWhiteBoard

CaryWeisgram-ChicagoPublicSchools

Strand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassroomsUsinganinteractivewhiteboardinasecondaryEnglishlanguageartsclassroomcanbeachallengesinceitisonly

actuallyinteractiveforonepersonatatime.Withofftheshelfparts,includinganotebookcomputer,wiiremote

controller,picoprojector,andlightpens,ateachercanprovideasharedcomputerinterfacetogroupsofthreeor

fivestudentsatatimethatiswellsuitedformodelingthinkingprocesseswithgraphicorganizers,textannotation,

presentationmaking,andwritingworkshops.Thischeaperalternativetoafullsizeinteractivesurfacefillsthegap

betweenSmartBoardsandiPadsandwithsomenewbusinesslaptopsandcamcordersfeaturingbuilt-in

projectors,thisprojectaimstogiveapeekintothefutureoftheidealone-to-onestudentschoollaptop.


TechToolsfortheWorldLanguageClassroom

JulieJezuit-LincolnMiddleSchool


Inthissession,attendeeswilllearnabouttechnologicaltoolsthatcanbeusedinthesecondlanguageclassroom

todevelopreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskills,alongwithculturalknowledgewhileatthesametime

developing21stCenturySkills.Manyofthetoolsarefreeorlowcostandcanbeaccessedatschoolorfrom

home.Allsamplesarealignedwiththenationalandstateforeignlanguagestandards.




DanvilleNewTech:Students’ExperiencewithPBLand1:1

AdamBabcock-DanvilleNewTech


DanvilleNewTechstudentswillfacilitatethispostersessiononwhatyouknowandneed-to-knowaboutthe

project-basedlearningprocessandsharetheirexperiencesinacollaborative1:1environment.DanvilleNewTech

studentsandstaffwillspeaktothetransitioninlearningenvironment;thechangesincurriculum/pedagogical

approach;theirfavoriteprojects;andthe21stcenturylearningoutcomesthattheNewTechNetwork(newtechnetwork.org)hashelpedDanvilleHighSchooltoachieve.


Pixie3:MakingtheCommonCoreUncommonlyExciting!

MattKeillor&DanielleAbernathy,Tech4Learning


ExplorewaysyoucanusePixie3tounlocklearningandbuildthinkingskillswhileteachingtheCommonCore

Standards.Learnhowcollaborationimprovesstudentlearningandahowavideoproject,interactivestories,and

animationscanhelpmotivatestudentstoproducetheirbestwork.PixiemakestheCommonCoreStandards

uncommonlyexciting!


VirtualWorlds-VisittheHIVE!

GordonJames-SchaumburgHighSchool,Dr.LillyLu-NorthernIllinoisUniversity&NIUGraduateStudents



HIVEs,orhighlyinteractivevirtuallearningenvironments.Thehistoryofgamingintheclassroom,SecondLife,

andOpenSimarejustafewofthetopicstobecovered.Alsoincludedareideasfordevelopinggamingand

learningportfoliosaswellasinnovativewaystosharetheseportfoliosthroughtheuseofmachinimas.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-AugustaI/II

Partnerships:APanelDiscussion

MelindaFiscus-LearningTechnologyCenter6NorthStrand:TechnologyInfrastructureandSupport

Workingtogetheristhekeytomakingthingshappen.Representativesfromstatewidegroupssuchastechgeeks,

ILCTO,ICE,ICNandIlliniCloudwillcometogethertodiscusshowpartnershipshelptomakeK-12education

strongerinIllinois.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-BenHogan

EngagingStudentsinanOnlineDiscussionBoard

CathyOlesuk,HeleneSpak&MarcSchaffer-NorthBrookSD27


Utilizinganonlinediscussion/messageboardcanbeoneofthemostuseful21stCenturytoolsforteachersand

students.DiscoverhowanonlinemessageboardthroughGagglewasusedinamiddleschoolreadingclasstoengagestudentsinmeaningfuldiscussions,promoteinteractioninadifferentiatedreadingunit,andcreatea

communityoflearnersbetweenstudentsintworeadingclasses.Youwillfindouthowtocreateandmanagean

onlinediscussionboard,howtodeveloprulesofonlineetiquette,howtocraftinteractionsthatarerelevantand

purposeful,andhowthediscussionboardbenefitsstudentsandteachers.



12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-BroadwayA

DifferentiatedMobileLearningwithEdmodo

BetsyWhalen-Edmodo


ThissessionwilldiscusshowEdmodocanbeusedwithmobiledevicestoengagestudentsbydifferentiating

instructionandmeetingthemwheretheyarereadingtolearn.Educatorswillreceiveexamplestheycanuseto

implementmobiletechnologyintheclassroom,utilizingEdmodoasaplatformformobilecollaboration.By

providinganenvironmentthatallowseachstudenttoworkattheirownpace,teacherswillbeabletodifferentiateinstructiontomeeteachoftheirstudents’needs.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-BroadwayB

STAR:AllowingStudentstoUsePED'sinClass

EricHamilton–LakeZurichHighSchool,AliceSchmitz–LakeZurichHighSchool&PaulWakefield–LakeZurich

CUSD95


LakeZurichHighSchool'sSTAR(StudentTechnologyAccesstoResources)programallowsstudentstobring

personalelectronicdevices(PED’s)toschoolforuseintheclassroom.StudentsmayusetheirPED’stoaccessthe

guestnetworkandtousetheirdeviceinteractivelyatappropriatetimesinclass.Thissessionwilldescribethe

lessonslearned,challengesfaced,andobstaclesovercomethroughouttheroll-outoftheproject.Also,the

professionaldevelopmentprovidedtoteachers,theinformationsharedwithstudentsandparentsregarding

responsibleuse,andtheintegrationofPED'sintheclassroomwillbedetailed. 12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-BroadwayC

Top10WaystoEngageStudentswithAndroidTablets

EmilyStarr–StarrMaticaLearningSystems


DoyouhaveAndroidtabletsinyourclassroombutaren'tsureyouareusingthemtotheirfullestpotential?Or

areyouinterestedinAndroidtabletsandwouldliketolearnmoreaboutbestpractices?Joinveteraneducator

andAndroidtabletexpertEmilyStarrtolearnthetoptenwaystointegrateAndroidtabletsinyourclassroom.

Discoveramazingapps,engagingfreedigitalresources,andcollaborationtoolsforwholeclassteaching,small

groupdifferentiationandindividualizedlearning.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Coral

TECHCamp

TammyYork,BarbDrilling&SarahVaughn-EpiphanyCatholicSchool


WedesignedaTECHCampforourjuniorhighstudents,andyoucantoo!OurTECHCampwasatwo-day

technology-richexperiencethatallowedourstudentsandfacultytolearntogether.Studentsweresplitintofour

"camps"andattendedsessionsrelatedtotheuseofthetechnologywehaveavailable,digitalcitizenship,new

web2.0tools,andsettingupourEdmodoclassrooms.Attheendofthetwo-dayperiod,studentshadattended

tensessionspreparingthemtoberesponsible,safe,andknowledgeableonthewebandwithournewtechnology

tools.OurTECHCampconceptiseasilyadaptabletoalldifferentschoolsandgradelevelsandcanbedeveloped

tomeettheneedsofyourfacultyandstudents.



12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)–ExhibitHallClassroom(Booth#505)

BeyondFacebookandTwitter:ChoosingCurricularSocialLearningTools

TimDiScipio&RitaOates-ePals

Strand:OnlineLearning

Areyoutryingtousedigitalsociallearningtoolswithstudentsbutarefrustratedwithmultipleusernames,

differentinterfaces,andlackofcurricularfocus?Isyourtimeconsumedmanagingthetechnologyinsteadof

helpingstudentstolearn?ePalsLearningSpaceprovidescurricularfunctionality,expeditesteacher/student

communicationandcollaboration,andoffersdocumentstorage.ThisresourceprovidestheperfectK-12collaborationenvironmentfor24/7studentlearning.Itdeploysquicklywithintheschoolordistrictenvironment

andenablesschoolcollaborationacrossthedistrictandworldwide.Itisad-freeandprovidesanon-taskand

relevantlearningenvironment.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Jade

ExploringOpenEducationalResources(OER)

PhilipLacey–NilesTownshipHighSchoolDistrict219


LearnaboutOpenEducationalResources(OER)andtheirvalueasinstructionalresources.Discoverhowthesefree

high-qualityresourcescanenhanceyourtraditionalorvirtuallearningenvironment.ExploresourcesforOER,

considerationsintheadoptionandadaptationofOERcontent;examplesandresourceswilldemonstratehow

instructorscanuseOERtodevelopandsupportclassroominstruction. 12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-MainstageTheater

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

OnetoWhat?BYODvs1-2-1



ThestateofMaine,aone-to-onepioneer,launcheditsprogramin2003.Ithassinceevolvedintoarobust

technologyintegrationprogramwithmeaningfulimpactonteachingandlearning.WhenAppleInc.introduced

theiPadin2010,manytechnologyeducatorsembracedthedeviceastheastheidealinstrumentfor

implementingone-to-oneprograms.Whateffectdothesemodelshaveonstudentachievement?Whatarethe

budgetaryimplications?Inthissession,participantswillexaminetheadvantagesandchallengesofthethreemodelsandparticipateinafacilitateddiscussiontheimpactofone-to-?onK-12education.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-NewOrleansBR

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

The"Write"WaytoDoDigitalStories



Areall“videos”DigitalStories?Haveyouseenlotsofstudentcreationsthataremore“flash”thansubstance?

Learnhowtogobeyond“DigitalSpectacle”toguidestudentsinthecreationof“true”DigitalStories.Emphasis

willbeplacedonteachingnarrativewriting,visualliteracy,andthesynergybetweenwordsandimages.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-PreservationHallA

GiveUpControlofEdTech

JamesO'Hagan-ForrestvilleValleySchoolDistrict221


Restrictiveeducationtechnologypolicyhascreatedagenerationofstudentsandteacherswholearnsubversionin

lieuofgooddigitalcitizenship.Butthroughproperpolicy,understandingofthelawsandcreatingasupportive

environment,schoolsmaynowtrulyleveragethepotentialofthetechnologicalinvestmentstheyhavemade.



12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Ruby

21stCenturyLiteracy

JillPrzybylski-LibertyvilleSchoolDistrict70


Areyouinterestedinincreasingstudentliteracy?Doyouwanttoembrace21stCenturytechnologies?During

thisbreakoutsession,participantswilllearnhowtoincreaseliteracybyincorporatingdigitalauthoringtools.

ParticipantswillviewlessonideascreatedinvariousapplicationslikePixie2,iMovie,andonlineenvironmentslike

wikisandblogsjusttonameafew.Comeandseetheexcitingwaysstudentscanincorporatetechnologywhile

increasingliteracy!

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonI

SPOTLIGHTSESSION-KEYNOTESPEAKER

FindingYourNorthStar

PeterReynolds-FableVision,Inc.


Peterwillsharehowoneteacherhelpedhimfindhisnorthstar,andhowithelpedhimonhisjourney.Each

teacherhasthepowertomakeadifferenceintheirstudents’lives.JoinPeterashetalksaboutwaysteacherscan

helpstudentsfindandrisetotheirtruepotential 12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonII

FutureoftheBook:Chapter2CharleneChausis-StevensonHighSchool


Howsoonwillourstudentsbereadingandlearningfromelectronicbooks?WilleReadersreplacetextbooks?Will

booksofthefuturebeconnected,adaptable,flexibleandcustomized?Learnhoweducatorsandpublishersare

workingtocreatelearningresourcesoptimizedfordigitaldelivery.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonIII

Welcometothe21stCenturyPrimaryClassroom

JamiePignatelli,JackieRouse&ColleenCannon-Russo-NapervilleSD203


PrimaryteachersfromNapervilleSD203willpresenthowtheirclassroomsarechangingaswesteadilyincrease

thenumberofstudentdevicesavailableintheclassroom.Theywillshareexamplesfromallcontentareasofhow

theyutilizeavarietyofhardwareandsoftwareresourcestoenhancetheinstructionalexperiencesoftheir

students.WhetherusingSMARTBoards,iPadsortabletPCs,theseteachersexcelatincreasingstudent

engagementthroughtheuseoftechnology.FromPixieandPagestoWikisandBlogs,learnhowtheseteachers

harnessthepowerofvariousinstructionaltechnologiestomeettheneedsoftheir21stCenturystudents.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonIV

TeachingPaperless:EngagingStudents,IncreasingUnderstanding

RebeccaSubert–St.PhilomenaSchool


LearnhowtomakeyourclassroompaperlesswithGoogleApps,SmartBoardlessons,student-ledcenters,various

Web2.0tools,andmuchmore.Listentojuniorhighstudentsgivetestimonyaboutoperatinginapaperlessclassroom.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonV


ISATPrepwithSMARTResponse

KatieDaugird&NickNicholson-SMART


LearnhowtointegrateSMARTResponsetopreparestudentsforISATs.Thissessionwillfocusonaskingquestions

onthefly,creatinganswersheetsfromexistingdocuments,importingquestionsetsfromWordandExamView

andintegratingwiththirdpartysolutionslikeStudyIsland.



1:45pm-2:30pm–(ExhibitorTime)Skybox3


Drop-inQ&AwithAVer

ChuckTuck-AVer


Doyouhaveatechnicalquestionorwantamorein-depthlookathowdocumentcameras,wirelesspensorvideo

conferencingcanimpactyourclassroom?StopbySkybox3tochatwithanAVerrepresentative! 2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)–AugustaI/IITechInterventions

BeaGeraci-UnityPointSchoolDistrict#140&SteveCarrington–MurphysboroCUSD#186


Isyourschoolinneedofa“TechIntervention”?Areyouwillingtoshareyourexpertisewithothersinneed?Join

usinadiscussiononorganizingregional"TechInterventionTeams"throughoutthestatethroughthe

collaborationoftheIlliniCloud,IL-CTO,LTC's,TechDirectors,andROETechSpecs.Discussionwillfocuson

organizingteams,interventionbasichow-to’s,andtoolsneededforaTechFirst-aidKit



DesigningUniqueLearningExperiencesforBlendedandOnlineClassrooms

EileenGallagher,JoyRichman&SusanMalekpour-AmericanIntercontinentalUniversityOnline


Onekeyelementthatmakesblendedandonlinelearningexperiencessouniqueistheeasewithwhichmaterials

canbeindividualizedtoovercomespecificweaknessesorshortcomings.Thispaneldiscussionwilladdresswaysto

provideuniquelearningexperiencesbasedontheindividualneedsofthelearnerandwillbeconductedbythree

leadersinthefieldofeducation.Theseeducatorswilldemonstrateauniquevirtualenvironmentmeetingthe

needsofindividualstudentsfrequentlyoverlookedintraditionallearningenvironments.Thediscussionwill

includehowtoincorporatesimilartoolsinblendedoronlinelearningclassroomsforstudentsofanyage.Waysto

providelearningmodulestomeetindividualneedsthatcanbereusedbydifferentstudentswillbeaddressed.

Thisindividualdesignofuniquelearningexperiencescanalsobeimplementedtoprovideprofessional

developmentforfaculty.Cometothispresentationandseethecuttingedgeuseoftechnologytomakelearning

unique.


TheBestTechStuffYouCanFind2012

DavidZolnier-HeartlandBusinessSystems


It'sbackfor2012!ComejoinDaveasheexploresalltheinnovativeandamusingtechnologiesthathehas

encounteredthispastyear.Thisentertainingjourneythroughthe"best"techstuffthatyoushouldknowabout

shouldnotbemissed!


HolySkype,Batman!

PamPleviak&CynthiaKarabush-GrayslakeCentralHighSchool


Youwon’tneedBatman’svaultoftechtoystotoppleclassroomwalls.Interactingwithpeopleoutsidethe

classroomincreasesengagementandunderstanding.Skype,JoinMie,Vyewandothervideoconferencingtools

makereal-timeconversationseasy!Buckleuptocreatefreeaccountsforyourclassroom,collaboratewith

experts,hostauthors,andinvolveoff-siteteacherstoenrichstudents’classroomexperience.



2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-BroadwayC

1:1AnywhereAnytimeLearning:AYearinReview

GuyBallard,PhilLacey&MarceloSanz-NilesTownshipHSDistrict219


Weareinthesecondyearofa1:1netbookdeploymentat2highschools.We'llshareourdistrict's"Anywhere,

AnytimeLearning"planandthelessonswe'velearnedalongtheway.


MimioInteractiveTechnologies:HelpingincreasestudentachievementMadraStone-FathomMediaInc


Areyouoverwhelmedwithallthedifferentinteractivetechnologiesavailable?Areyouinterestedinlearninghow

Mimiocanincreasestudentlearningandachievementintheclassroom?Pleasejoinusforasessiontosharewith

youthefullMimiointeractivesuiteofproducts.ThisbreakoutwillcoverMimioproductsandsoftwarebasics.

Pleasejoinustoseethepowerofthistechnologyandviewoneofthemostcost-effectiveandeasytouse

interactivewhiteboardsolutionsavailable.PresentedbyFathomMediaInc-MimioAuthorizedtrainersand

completeaudiovisualintegrators


EnterpriseEmailforEducationwithVMwareZimbra

EricWing-KIS


E-mailandcollaborationtechnologieshaveevolveddramaticallyoverthelastseveralyears,especiallywithin

education.Influencedbywhattheyexperienceathome,peopleexpecttobeabletocollaborateseamlesslyfrom

anydevice,anywhereandatanytime.ThissessionwillfocusonthewaysthatVMwareZimbracanhelpschools

meetthesechangingneedswhilereducingcostsoverothere-mailandcollaborationsystems.Thepresenterwill

detailhowthefutureofenterprisecollaborationwillenableend-userfreedombyaggregatingcommunications,

activitystreams,workflows,alerts,files,dataandapplicationsintounique“workspaces”thatuserscanaccess,

share,andupdatefromanywhere,anytime,andinanymanner,allwiththemanagement,provisioning,security

andcontrolthatITadministratorsexpect.

2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-JadePodcasting:AnyGrade,AnySubject

StephenLayne-SacredHeartSchool


Podcastingisagreatwayforstudentstopresentprojectsandinformationwhilehoningtheir21stcentury

computingskills.Comelearnhowtocreateanddesignlessonsandprojectsutilizingdifferenttypesofpodcasts.

Wewillcoverbasicideasforyoungerstudents,andmoreadvancedoptionsformiddle-schoolstudents.Youwill

seesamplesofstudentwork,andwalkawaywithsamplelessonplansandsomeusefulideas!

2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-MainstageTheater

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

UnblockThis!ImpactofFree-RangeMediaonLearningMichelleLuhtala-NewCanaanHighSchool,CT


Manyeducatorsareconcernedabouttheimpactoffilteringonteachingandlearninginschools.Internet

censorshipismostoftenfueledbyfear.Costlylitigation,onlinepredators,networksecurity,privacybreechesare

commonlycitedasjustificationforaggressivefilteringpractices.Whiletheseconcernsarelegitimate,theydeny

studentsthechancetolearnandpublishonlineinasupervised,instructionalsetting.Thisisaprerequisiteskillfor

successintoday’sworld,andevenmoresointomorrow’s.Inthissession,participantswillinvestigatethepower

ofteachingandlearningwithparticipatorymedia,itsimpacton21stCenturyskillbuildingamonglearners,and

howitfacilitatesassessment.Thepresenterwillfeaturefivelessons,allofwhichempower21stcenturylearners.




CatchUpwithGoogleSketchUp

SPOTLIGHTSESSION



GoogleSketchUpisaFREE,easy-to-useandhighlyengagingprogramthatletsyouandyourstudentscreate,

modifyandshare3Dmodels.GoogleSketchUpcanaideyourlessonsindesign,art,geometry,architecture,

engineeringandevenhistory.You'llbesurprisedathoweasyitistoshareideasin3D.Inthissession,wewill

coverGoogleSketchUpbasicsandyouwillleavewithenoughknowledgetogeta3Dprojectstartedwithyourstudents.Ifpossible,installGoogleSketchupaheadoftimeandbesuretobringyourlaptop!


TreasureSeeking:InteractiveWebsiteGems

AnneTruger-SEDOL


Interactivewhiteboards,whenusedproperly,canengagestudentsinlessonsandlearninginawayworksheets

cannot.Mostoftheinteractivewhiteboardsouttherehavetheirownproprietarysoftware.Thissoftwareis

fabulous,butusuallyrequiresagreatdealofsetup,preparationandtimefromateacher.Comewithmeona

treasureseekingexpeditiontolocatethebestinteractivewebsitegemsonthenet!ThesesiteswillworkonANY

interactivewhiteboardorsimplyonaprojectedcomputerscreen.Mostofthesesitesneedlittletonopreparation

andcanbeusedonthefly.Theyareagreatresourcetosupportyourcurriculum.TheTreasureHuntbeginsnow!


Welcometothe21stCenturyIntermediateClassroom

StephenMeehan-NapervilleSD203


IntermediateteachersfromNapervilleSD203willpresenthowtheirclassroomsarechangingaswesteadily

increasethenumberofstudentdevicesavailableintheclassroom.Theywillshareexamplesfromallcontent

areasofhowtheyutilizeavarietyofhardwareandsoftwareresourcestoenhancetheinstructionalexperiences

oftheirstudents.WhetherusingSMARTBoards,iPadsortabletPCs,theseteachersexcelatincreasingstudent

engagementthroughtheuseoftechnology.FromBloggingandPodcastingtoComicLifeandPages,from

electronicportfoliostoonlinereadingresponsejournals,learnhowtheseteachersharnessthepowerofvariousinstructionaltechnologiestomeettheneedsoftheir21stCenturystudents.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

ToolsAreCool,ButIt’stheTeachingThatCounts!



It’sthepedagogynotthetoolsthatwillreleasetheinherentcreativityandpassionwithinyourstudents.Create

anenvironmentthatmakesembracingnewthingsnotonlypossiblebuteasy(foryouandforyourstudents).We

willdiscusshowfocusonbasicthingsfromvisiontolessonplanscanhelpyoudevelopthepedagogyneededfor

theintegrationofallthosecooltools.Howhavingaroadmapundercutsfear.Learnowtotapintodigitalresourcesandcreateprojectsthatareintegratedintoyourcurriculumandencouragecreativityandhigherlevel

thinking.ParticipantswillalsoreceiveaccesstoaSymbaloopagewithbasictools,teachingresourcesandPersonal

LearningNetwork(PLN)materialstobeshared.



2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-Skybox3

CORPORATEPARTNER

Drop-inQ&AwithAVer

ChuckTuck-AVer


Doyouhaveatechnicalquestionorwantamorein-depthlookathowdocumentcameras,wirelesspensorvideo

conferencingcanimpactyourclassroom?StopbySkybox3tochatwithanAVerrepresentative! 2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-Skybox4CORPORATEPARTNER

SMARTClinic

KatieDaugird&NickNicholson-SMARTTechnologies


DoyouhaveaquestionregardingSMARTSolutions?NeedAdviceonprofessiondevelopmentandintegration?

WanttoseewhatisnewfromSMART?CometotheSMARTSkyboxtomeetwithKatieandNickanddiscuss

SMARTSolutionswithyourpeers.

2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-TurquoiseA/B

SevenWaystoTellaStory

PeterDulany-DulanyConsulting


Digitalstorytellinghasbeenproventoincreasestudentachievement–soputittoworkinyourclassroom!Bythe

endofthesession,participantswilllearnaboutsevenfreeweb2.0toolsthatcanbeusedtoexplainastoryora

process.Whetheryourstudentsaredescribingascenefrom“RomeoandJuliet,”explainingcelldivisionin

Biologyclass,oraretryingtodescribeatechnicalsupportcall,thissessionwillhelpyoufindtherightstorytelling

toolforyourclassroom.ThissessionisalignedwiththeISTENETSStandardsforadvancingDigitalAgeLearning.

2:45pm-3:30pm(Session5)-ZaniesComedy

UsingQR(QuickResponse)CodesinEducation

BobCox-GlenwoodHighSchool


QR(QuickResponse)Codesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalentintoday'ssociety.Learnhowtoleveragethepowerofthistechnologyintheeducationalworld.QRCodesareusedtolinkphysicalprinttothedigitalworld.A

devicewithacameraandInternetaccess(asmartphoneforinstance)isusedtotakeapictureofthecodeandthe

useristhengiventext,contactinformation,ortakentoawebsitethroughthedevice'swebbrowser.Usesina

schoolsettingarenumerous.Anythingfromannouncements,directions,assignments,andlinkstodigital

resourcescanbestoredinthecodeandthenmadereadilyavailabletostaffandstudents.

2:45pm-4:15pm(PosterSession3)-Marsalis1

UDLPlayground

KimStortz&PatrickBlack-District57



technology,usefultipsandexpertstoanswerallyourquestions.Come,play,andlearnabouttechnologyand

strategiesthatcanhelpyourstudentslearnandachieve!




OMG!TakingStudentsfromDigitalUserstoGoodDigitalCitizens

SueThotz-CommonSenseMedia&&HassieJohnson-CPS


Studentsareusingthepoweroftechnologytoconnectandlearninwaysneverimagined,butalongwiththose

opportunitiescomeunintendedperils.ThiswebinarwillintroduceyoutoCommonSenseMedia’sDigitalLiteracy

andCitizenshipCurriculum,whichhelpseducatorsempowertheirstudentstobesafe,responsible,andsavvy

citizenspreparedtoengageinthedigitalworld.Youwillalsoreceiveconcretestepsthatcanbeimplemented

immediatelytosupportstudentsusingmediaoverthesummer,aswellascurriculumplanningideasforthenextschoolyear. 2:45pm-4:15pm(PosterSession3)-Marsalis3

AuthenticAssessmentandCommunityBasedProjects

SydneySchuler-ParkJuniorHighSchool


Technologyunleashesthepossibilitiesofallowingstudentsavoiceinsolvingworldproblems.Beginningwitha

STEMlessoninworldproblems,studentsworktodetermineanaudienceandaproduct.Studentssharetheir

designsandideaswithavarietyofauthenticsources.Thisseminarwillintroduceeasywaystoincorporate

authenticassessmentandwilldemonstratewaystoworkwithcommunityorganizationsinclassroomprojects.

2:45pm-4:15pm(PosterSession3)-Marsalis4BringingParentsintotheClassroom(Withoutthemreallybeingthere!)

ShannonDavis-St.PhilomenaSchool


Learnhowprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentstakehometheirclassroomexperiencestosharewithfamilyand

friendswiththeuseofsimpleandfreewebapplications.Comeviewteacher-andstudent-createdsamplesfrom

SmileBox,PhotoStory,Animoto,Google,andmuchmore.


DigitalScavengerHunts

DeborahHarris-SSSMS


WhiletravelinginViennathissummerwithagroupofeducators,Ihadtheopportunitytogoonageocachingtour

createdbyfifthgraders.Howcoolisthat?Areyouinterestedincreatingdigitalscavengerhuntsdesignedtotake

advantageofmobiledevicessuchasiPads,iPodsandsmartphones?Thissessionwillprovideanintroductionto

approachesincludinggeocaching,QRcodes,theARISplatformandSCVNGR.You’llgetanoverviewofthefield

andalistofresourcesincludinghashtags,links,booksandvideos.


QRcodesintheclassroom

AlexTreyger–ChicagoJewishDaySchool


Seehowfourthgradestudentsusedrecycledmaterialsinart,duringtheirmappingunitinsocialstudies,tocreate

atopographicmap,wroteexpositoryessaysaboutone'slandmarkinlanguageartclass,andcreatedQRcodesforeachlandmarkthattakestheviewertoavimeoofanimoviethatstudentscreatedintechnologyclass.Stopbyto

viewthemapandcheckoutsometheamazingvimeos!




We’verecordedthevideo,nowwhat?

MikeMcGowan&MarinaMartinez-LincolnElementarySchoolDistrict#156


Forawhilenowwehavebeenlearningaboutallthesevideostoolstouseintheclassroomwithstudents.Not

onlyhavingstudentsusingthevideosbuthowcanyouastheteacherusethemaswell.Wewillalsotakeacloser

lookatthewhy’sandthehow’s,andturnthemintosomethingthatthestudentswilllearnfrom,andnotjust

theirassignedproject.Nowthatwehavethatvideoontapeortransferredtothecomputerwhatarewegoingto

dowithit?Wewilltakealookatsomeideasandsolutionsonhowtotakethosevideos,pictures,andaudiorecordings. 2:45pm-4:15pm(PosterSession3)-Marsalis10


GordonJames-SchaumburgHighSchool,Dr.LillyLu,NorthernIllinoisUniversity&NIUGraduateStudents





learningportfoliosaswellasinnovativewaystosharetheseportfoliosthroughtheuseofmachinimas


IlliniCloudGeneralMemberandBoardMeeting

VickiDeWitt-Area5LearningTechnologyCenter


ThismeetingisopentoallmembersoftheIlliniCloud,andthoseconsideringmembershiparealsowelcometo

attend.Itservesasanopportunitytomeettheinterimgoverningboardandbeupdatedonactivitiesofthe

organization.TheIlliniCloudbylawsprovideforsemi-annualmeetings.AnIlliniCloudboardmeetingwilldirectly

followthismeeting.


ExecutiveFunctionSkills:SkillsforNow,SkillsforLife

JudyOkazaki&AliceSchmitz-SETConnectionsStrand:SpecialEducationandTechnology

ExecutiveFunctionSkillsincludeplanningandprioritizing,organization,self-monitoring,independenceintask

initiation,impulsecontrol,flexibility,emotionalcontrolandworkingmemory.Thesearelifeskillsfromwhichall

studentscanbenefit,especiallystudentsinspecialeducation.Executivefunctionskillshelpstudentstobemore

successfulinachievingtheireducationalgoalsandstayingontrack.Learnhowyoucanhelpyourstudents

developtheseskillsusingnumerousresources.


UDLSoftwareSolutiontoEmpowerAllLearners

DebbieShaw-Vendor–TexthelpSystems


ThisdemonstrationsessionwillintroduceeducatorstokeyfeaturesofRead&WriteGOLDandhowtheyfunction

tosupporttheCommonCoreStateStandards.TheseRead&WriteGOLDtoolsfacilitatethepracticeofcritical

readingandeffectivewritingskillsforalllearners.Demonstrationsanddiscussionswillfocusonhoweachtoolcan

modifyoradaptinstructionforspecificlearningneeds(UniversalDesignforLearning),buildonstudents’

strengthsaswellasillustratehowstudentscanusetoolsindependentlytohelpwithreading,writing,andhigher

orderthinkingskills.




WebsitesIFoundSoYouDon’tNeedTo

LukeAllen–Retired


Withover600,000,000registereddomains,howdoesonemanagetofindthewebsitesthatwillbeusefulorof

interesttothem?Itcanbearatherdauntingtasktoventureonline,exploringlinkafterlinktofindthosesites.

Thepurposeofthissessionistwofold.First,itwillhighlightsomeoftheuseful,andperhapsnotsouseful,sites

thatareouttherethatyoumaynothavefoundyet.Thenitwilltakealookatafewwaysyoucanfindthesesites

thatothershavefound,withouthavingtosearchthroughthe600,000,000+outthere.


21WaystoEngageToday'sLearnerwithDiscoveryEducationSTREAMING

WhitneyMihoulides-DiscoveryEducation


Videos,articles,images,ohmy!Inthissession,youwillexploreamyriadofcreativeintegrationstrategiesfor

usingDiscoveryEducationmediatomotivatestudents,engagehigherorderthinking,supportretentionand

transfer,andachievecurriculumlearninggoals.We’llalsodemonstratenewwaystoutilizeDiscoveryEducation

resourcestocreateinteractivelessonplansthatsupportallcurricularareas.


TransformingStudentLearningthroughAccurateDataAnalysis

MaryAnnMcCann-FollettSoftware


FollettSoftware,longtimeleaderintheeducationallibraryresourcedivisioniscurrentlyworkingtodevelopour

EducationalDataManagement(EDM)approachandpositioningofsoftwareandservices.Thisendeavorfocuses

ontheimportanceofbringingallaspectsoftechnology,dataandprogramstogetherinanintegratedplatformto

allowthemostefficientuseofdatatoimpactinstructionandimprovestudentperformance.


OnlineMathDifferentiation24-7

ScottMiller-NapervilleCentralHighSchool

Strand:OnlineLearningThissessionexplorestheALEKSonlinemathematicsprogramforstudentsingrades3-12.Thepresentationwill

focusonthefeatures,flexibility,assessment,andreportingoptionsavailablewiththisdynamicprogram.Learn

howthisinnovativetechnologyfostersself-directedlearningwithdifferentiatedinstructionforeachstudentin

yourclassroom.


CurriculumLoft:AOne-to-OneSolutionforyourDistrict

ElizabethBertin-CIMTechnologySolutions


ComelearnaboutCurriculumLoft;adigitalcurriculummanagementtoolthatallowsyourcustomizedcontentto

bestoredandsharedonaweb-basedplatform,deliveredtostudentdevicesandanalyzed!UsingCurriculumLoftCloud,teachersuploadcontentthatisalignedtostandardsandthoseresourcesaremadeavailabletostudents,

parentsandadministratorsfromanyweb-enableddevice.CurriculumLoftExplorepairsthecloudwith1:1

computing.StudentAndroiddevicesaremanagedsafelyandeffectivelyasallcontentisdrivenandstoredlocally

onstudenttabletsallwhilemaintainingteachercontrolofthecontentstudentsarecapableofaccessing.Lastly,

CurriculumLoftAnalyzeisawayforteacherstoassignandcollecthomework,tests,quizzes,andprojects.

Teachersandadministratorscanthenexaminetheresultingdatafromthisweb-basedtool.Nowgoing1:1canbe

donesafely,effectivelyandaffordablyforyourschoolordistrict!




Self-PublishingeBooksAcrosstheCurriculum

JoshMika&MaryKienstra-NapervilleCUSD203


Today’sstudentscanrepresenttheirlearninginavarietyofmultimediaexperiences.Theself-publishing

revolutionbringsalltypesofmediaintooneinteractiveexperienceonyouriOSdevice.Yourstudentscanhavean

authenticlearningexperiencecreatingePubprojectswithanycontent,anygrade,usingexistingcurriculum.

ParticipantswillbecomefamiliarpublishingstudentworkinePubformatsusingApple’sPagesprogramandthe

abilitytodistributetheminavarietyofways.Learnhowyoucanhelpstudentsengageinauthenticpracticeandcreatethemediatheywanttoread.


Improving21stCenturyInformationFluencySkills

CarlHeine-IllinoisMathematicsandScienceAcademy&SusanCorwith–NorthwesternUniversityCenterfor

TalentDevelopment


Studentsexchangeinformationelectronicallyforeverythingfromnetworkingtoeducation.Informationfluency,

knowinghowtouseandevaluateinformationontheInterneteffectivelyandappropriately,iscritical.High-level,

problem-basedwebinvestigationandevaluationskillsarenotgenerallytaughtinschool.Althoughmanystudents

perceivethemselvestobeskilledwebusers(ratingthemselvesas“good”to“advanced”onarecentsurvey),

whentested,theaveragepre-testscoreamongmiddleandhighschoolstudentswas45%.Improvingstudents'

digitalinformationcompetenciesrequirespractice.Learnaboutaprojectatandrelatedstudydevelopingfluency

throughaseriesofweb-basedmodulesatNorthwestern'sCenterforTalentDevelopment.


LPtoCDtoiPodTouch...what’sinYOURmusicclassroom?

AmyBecker-TheSkokieSchool


Isthemusicequipmentinyourclassroomreflectiveofcurrenttechnology?Priortolastyear,themusicteachers

inourdistrictwereprimarilyrelyinguponbooks,LPsandCDsforreading,listeningtoandrecordingmusic.Some

ofushadneverusedaniPodandothersofuswereusingourpersonaliPodstosupplementourschool

equipment.ComeseeandhearhowusinganiPodTouchhasenhancedthewaysstudentsandteachersexperiencemusiceducationinourK-8generalmusicclasses,instrumentalandvocalensembles.Learnwhatsteps

wetooktoacquireandorganizeaclassroomsetofiPodTouchesandsomeofthemanywayswehavebegunto

usethem.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

TopTenTechnologyToolsforYoungLearners

KathyCassidy–PrairiesouthSchoolDivision,MooseJaw,SK,Canada


Therearesomegame-changingtoolsnowavailableonlinetosupportlearningforearlyyearsstudents.We’ll

exploremytoptenonlinepicksthatcanenhanceyourcurrentpractice,orcompletelychangethewayyouteachinyourprimaryclassroom.DidImentionthattheyareallfree?

3:45pm-4:30pm(Session6)-SalonII

CORPORATEPARTNER

AVerDocumentCameraTraining:AVerVisionF50

ChuckTuck-AVer


JoinAVerforafreetrainingonAVerdocumentcameras.WewillbeusingtheAVerVisionF50.Inthissessionyou

willlearnthevariousfeaturesofthedocumentcameraandhowtheyareapplicabletoclassroominstruction.




UsingTechnologytoCloseStudentLearningGaps

AnthonyReibel-AdlaiE.StevensonHighSchool


Identifyingstudentlearninggapscanbeadifficulttaskintheclassroomduetotimeandresourceconstraints.Not

anymore!Thissessionwillshowcasenewinnovativeteachingmethodsandtechnologiesthatidentifyandclose

studentlearninggapsinanyacademiccontentarea.Duringthissession,participantswilllearnaboutspecificweb

andtechnologyresourcesthatcollectreal-timedataonstudentperformance,providespecificandorganized

feedback,andmaintainadatabaseofindividualperformance.ResourcesthatwillbepresentedincludeGoogleDocs,iPADS,andProgressPoints.Thissessionwillhighlightthepowerfulcombinationoftechnology,real-time

data,andself-reflectioninanacademicclassroom.

3:45pm-4:30pm(Session6)-SalonIV


ConqueringtheDigitalDivide!

DebraMarton-Comcast


Internetaccessinthehome,schoolandinthecommunityisanequationforsuccess!Joinourdiscussionon

bridgingthedigitaldivide.Participantswillreceivewaystosupportlow-incomefamilieswithaffordableinternet

accessandtechnologyinthehome.Accessisessentialtohowchildrendohomeworkandtheirsuccessin

school.AttendeeswillbeeligibletowinaniPad!


OutSMART'Em!

KimberlyHall&JoLynnPlato-BloomingtonPublicSchoolDistrict87


Gotastudent(ortwo,orthree)thatischallengingtoengage?Gotaninteractivewhiteboardandyouwantto

maximizeitsuseinstudentengagement,ratherthanusingitasaglorifiedoverhead?Wanttowalkawayafter45

minuteswithcountlessideastouseandawebsiteresourcetoreferencewhenyoureturntoyourclass?Thisis

thesessionforyou!KimandJoLynnwillintroduceyoutotheirwebsitecompilingcross-curricularfilesandlinks

forusingyourinteractivewhiteboard(specificallySMARTBoards,butotherbrandscanalsobenefit)ininstruction

whileempoweringyourstudentstouseitasatoolaswell.Resourceshavebeencompiledoverthepast7yearsofintegratingSMARTBoardsintheirclassroomlessons.CAUTION:BothideasandKooshballswillbeflyingduring

thissession!

3:45pm-4:30pm(Session6)-Sapphire

Alexandria:CheckitOut!

DaveStephens-Alexandria


AlexandriaLibraryAutomation:CheckitOut!Fullyintegrated,cross-platform,web-basedlibraryautomation

systemusedandlovedbythousandsoflibrariesforover20years.LearnhowAlexandriawillhelpincreasethe

worthandvalueofyourwonderfullibraries.

3:45pm-4:30pm(Session6)-TurquoiseA/BDoingtheFlip

ChrisGales&JamesWorkman-DownersGroveSouthHighSchool


Oneofthehottesttrendsineducationtodayis"flipping"theclassroom.Thisincreasinglypopularmodelof

classroominstructioninvertsthetraditionalmodelinwhichstudents"sitandget"informationindependently

outsideofclass.Inaflippedclassroom,studentslearnindependentlyfromvideo-basedlessonsanddotheir

"homework"inschoolwiththeteacher'shelp.ChrisGalesandJamieWorkman,biologyteachers,whohave

flippedtheirclasses,willsharetheirexperiencesaboutimplementingtheflippedmodelduringthissession.They

willdiscusstheirrationaleforflippingtheclassroom,thenutsandboltsofflipping,andofferananalysisof

assessmenttodemonstratetheefficacyofthismodel




10AmazingIdeasforPromotingLanguageLearningofELLStudents

JillZiegler,DanutaSala,JodiGreenspan&ElizabethFelagellar–WheelingCCSchoolDistrict#21


LearnaboutelementaryandmiddleschoolideasandstrategiesthatpromotelanguagelearningforELLstudents.

Avarietyofactivitiesandsuccessfully-testedstrategies,whichsupportbestpracticesinliteracy,willbeshown.

Projectsaredesignedtoimproveliteracyskills,increasebackgroundknowledge,providefordifferentiationand

enhancemotivation.Benefitsincludeincorporatingcommunityresourcesaswellasconnectingthestudentsandtheirfamiliestothelearningenvironmentandtheworldaroundthem.

Someproject-basedideasthatspancontentareasaswellaswritingacrossthecurriculumwillbedemonstrated.

AllprojectsarecorrelatedtoWIDAandNETSstandardsaswellasIllinoisstategoals.Comelearnaboutsome

ideasthatworkedforourstudents!



FRIDAYSESSIONS

8:00am-9:30am-SalonI

KEYNOTEPRESENTATION

TheVaultofAges:TheFutureofBooks

WilliamRankin-AbileneChristianUniversity

Strand:InnovativeTechnologiesWhenGutenberg'spressfirstmadeprintedinformationwidelyavailable,theworldsawanexplosionofcreativity.

Theresultingtransformationunleashedthewavesofinventionthatcreatedthemodernworld.Now,anew

generationoftechnologiesisemergingthatwillchangetheworldjustasradically.Thefirsttruedigitalbooks—

booksthatarelocation-aware,media-rich,broadly-interlinked,andsocially-connected—arebeginningtoappear,

offeringanewkindofaccessthatwillbejustasculturallytransformativeasthebookscomingoffofthefirst

printingpressmorethan500yearsago.Thispresentationwillbrieflyexplorethehistoricaltrajectoryofprinted

booksasacontextforvisualizinghowdigitalbookswilltransformnotonlythepublishingindustryandeducation,

butalsotheworld.


SITConferenceScottPowers-OlympiaCUSD16


TheStudentsInvolvedwithTechnologyConferenceisanannualeventforkidsandbykidsatsixsitesthroughout

Illinois.Comejoinustolearnabouthowthisconferenceruns,findoutaboutsomeoftheengagingactivitiesfor

students,andseehowyoucangetinvolved.


MoonOverUs:China,USA,BrazilStudentCollaborations

GayleGreenwald,KarenLadendorf–McHenryMiddleSchool&TheresaAllen–TechTeacher


Shareanddiscuss"TheMoonOverUs,"collaborationwithstudentsandteachersfromschoolsinBeijing,USAand

Brazil.Viewstudentdatacollection,images,writing,history,commentsandgeneralinformationtoshowwhat

theyarelearningaboutthemoon.Attheendofthepresentationwewillhavetimefordiscussionandquestions.


iPadIntegration:HowtoEnhance&ExpandStudentLearning

HeidiMorgan&BridgetAdkins–NewLenoxSD122


iPadscanbeusedintheclassroomtoenhanceandexpandlearningacrossthecurriculum.Exploreappsand

mobilewebsitestogetyourstudentsexcitedandlearningallatthesametime!Seehowappsandmobileweb

sitescanbeusedforskillpractice,producingproductsofstudentlearning,andclassroommanagement.Also,see

howteachermanagementandassessmentappscanbeusedasinteractivetoolsintheclassroom.Youwillgettips

andtrickstomanagingtheiPadswithinyourclassroomsettingalongwithstrategiesforkeepingthemuptodateandsynced.




SPOTLIGHTSESSION

TopTenTechnologyToolsforYoungLearners

KathyCassidy-PrairiesouthSchoolDivision,MooseJaw,SK,Canada


Therearesomegame-changingtoolsnowavailableonlinetosupportlearningforearlyyearsstudents.We’llexploremytoptenonlinepicksthatcanenhanceyourcurrentpractice,orcompletelychangethewayyouteach

inyourprimaryclassroom.DidImentionthattheyareallfree?

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-NewOrleansBR

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

WebToolstoMakeYourClassroomRock

AdamBellow-eduTecher.net


Withsomanyfreetoolsouttheretoday,howdoyouknowwhichonesareworththetime?Joinmeaswe

exploresomeofthebesttoolsoutthererightnowtomakeyourclassroomanevenbetterplacetocreateand

learn.


CORPORATEPARTNER

UsingandManagingAndroidTabletsintheClassroom

KeithMann,BrianaAllen&JeffShaw-Graphtech


LearnhowKunoAndroidslatescombinedwithCurriculumLoftsoftwaremakeacompellingandcosteffectiveone-

to-onesolutionforthenewcollaborativeclassroom.

9:45am-10:30am(Session1)-Ruby

ReadingForMeaningFluently

JoeCline–ReadNaturallyStrand:E-LearningandOnlineCitizenship

AttendthissessionandlearnaboutReadLive,thenewweb-basedReadingFluencyProgrambyReadNaturally.

Thispresentationfocusesontheneedforreadingfluencytoincreasecomprehensioninstrugglingreadersfrom

1stgradetoadultlevels.LearnaboutReadLiveandtheAssessmentprogramthatcomeswiththeprogram.


CORPORATEPARTNER

What'sNewFromSMART

KatieDaugird&NichNicholson-SMART


Explorethepossibilitiesofadding3Dcontent,assessmentandmobilitytoyourlearningenvironment.ThissessionwillshowcasecuttingedgesolutionsfromSMARTthatwillbeavailablethisspring.




Geo-Smarts

ClydeWinters-CPS/UthmandanFodioInstitute


Inthispresentationteacherslearnhowtoorganizestudentsintodyadsinwhichtheyuseprintandelectronic

resourcestoexplorethegeographyofthediversestates.


HawkTalkPodcastingClub

KarenDelVecchio&HeidiKay-SchaumburgSchoolDistrict54


SeehowtheHooverMathandScienceAcademyPodcastingClubmembersaremakingtheirvoicesheard.Inthe

club'ssecondyear,theyaretacklingissuesaboutourplanet.Afewofthetopicstheywillshareinclude

informationaboutEarth,thesolarsystem,andhowwecanhelpourplanet.The4th-6thgradestudentsinviteyou

tobecomepartoftheirglobalaudience


ClassroomInspirationUsingActivInspire

SharonIwans&JeffNussbaum-SEDOL


ComeandseehowActivInspirehasinvigoratedandactivatedourstudentswithspecialneedstowanttolearn

andparticipateinclass.UsingthePrometheanActivboardswithourstudentshasmadeadifferenceinbehavior,

attendance,andclassroomparticipation.Wewouldloketoshareourchallengesandsuccesseswithyou.

Resources,tipsandtrickswillbeshared.Comeandlearnwithus!


StudentSupportServicesforOnlineLearners

RhondaGregory-GreenvilleCollege


Manystudentsenjoythefreedomofschedulingandindependencetheyexperienceinonlinecourses.However,ifnewtotherealmofonlinelearning,studentsoftenexperiencedisillusionmentorfrustrationwhenleftto

themselveswithnomorethanaloginandpasswordafterregisteringforanonlineclass.InthisPosterSession,

structuringstudentsupportservicesfortheonlinelearnerswillbeexploredbasedontheexperienceswithonline

learnersatGreenvilleCollege.Wewilldemonstratehowwehaveaddressedtheneedsofmultiplestudent

demographicgroups.Wewillsharehowwehaveeffectivelyimplementedonlinetutoring,academiccoaching,

newstudentorientationsessions,onlineresourcecenters,andotherdirectcontactmethodsformaintaininga

high-touchlevelofsupportinahightechenvironment.


CORPORATEPARTNER

JustinTimeProfessionalDevelopmentEileenGallagher-AmericanIntercontinentalUniversityOnline


Thispostersessionwillprovideprincipalsandotheradministratorswithaplantoprovidejustintimeprofessional

developmentforlowachievingteachers.Thistechniquecanbeusedtohelpacclimatenewteachers,address

specificweaknessesinexistingstaffandprovidetargetedcoachingforfacultyunderperformanceimprovement

plans.Talktoaninstructionaldesignexpertaboutwaystodevelopanindividualizedprofessionaldevelopment

liobrarytomeettheneedsofyourindividualschoolordistrict.









andOpenSimarejustafewofthetopicstobecovered.Alsoincludedareideasfordevelopinggamingandlearningportfoliosaswellasinnovativewaystosharetheseportfoliosthroughtheuseofmachinimas.


BreakingDownIlliniCloudServices

JasonRadford&TracyKeller-BloomingtonSchoolDistrict87


Gettingintothenutsandboltsforgeekswhoarelookingfordetailsondisasterrecoveryandinfrastructure

implementation.Thisisforthosetechnologyfolkswhoarelookingtoimplementaprogramwithin3-6months.


WhattheSchoolBoardExpectsFromItsTechnologyLeader

MarkMetzger–LawOfficeofMarkMetzger&JeffreyHunt-IndianPrairieSD204


InthisTechnologyLeadershipSeriesPresentation,aformerboardofeducationmemberandschoollawattorney

explainswhatboardsofeducationexpectfromtheirtechnologyleaders.Withtopicsofsocialnetworking,

personaltechnologies,andlearning,MarkMetzgeroutlineswhatcanoccurinschoolswithtechnology.This

presentationissponsoredbytheIllinoisChiefTechnologyOfficers(ILCTO)throughanICCP-DLMSGrant.


MobileLearningtheLibertyvilleWay

JillPrzybylski-LibertyvilleSchoolDistrict70


DiscoverthewaysteachersandstudentsusemobilelearningdevicesintheirclassroomsinLibertyvilleSchoolDistrict70.Participantswillhearfromavarietyofeducatorsincludingaspeechandlanguageclinician,special

educationteacher,elementarygeneraleducationteacher,middleschoolsocialstudiesteacher,andan

internationallanguageteacher.Explorethewaysourteachershaveintegratedappsaswellastheirownteacher

preparedcontenttofacilitatestudent-centeredlearningenvironments.


FlippingUsingVideosandWikis

AndrewMontgomery-RoycemoreSchool


Soyouarethinkingaboutflippingyourclassroombutdonotknowwheretostart.Wewilllookatsomeofthe

easiesttoolsouttheretocreatelessonsthatareuploadabletothewebandareabletobesenttostudentsthroughe-mail.Createmoretimewithyourstudentstodointerestingactivitiesandindividualizeinstruction

moreeasilybyusingvideosandwikisthatyouandyourstudentshavecreated.




i2iinstruction

LoriPolin-Silva&SherylSager-StevensonHighSchool


Learnaboutthei2iprogrampilotedatAdlaiE.StevensonHighSchoolinLincolnshireandwhatoneoftheSpanish

teamsdidtoconvertourlessonstotouchtechnology.Seewhatstepswetookinordertoinfuseourcurriculum

withtouchtechnology.DiscoverwheretofindtheAppsthatareappropriateforyourcurriculum.Inaddition,thepresenterswillexplainhowtheyusedtouchtechnologytocapturetheinterestoftheirdigitalnatives.Allsamples

arealignedwithIllinoisstatestandards.Findouthowtokeepyourstudentsengagedinyourcurriculumand

enhancetheirhigherlevelthinkingskillsbyusingiPodTouchand/oriPaddevices.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)–Coral

CORPORATEPARTNER

TheExpansionof21stCenturyLearningEnvironmentswithBYOD

ToddHuston-Cisco


Studentusageofmobiledevices(suchassmartphones,tablets,andPCs)hasproliferatedcampusesandschool

systemsnationwide.Additionally,thenumberofdevicesperusercontinuestogrow,andITmanagersmust

expandwirelessnetworkstomuchhigherdensitiesthanrequiredinthepast.Thesedatarichandnetwork-reliant

typesoflearningrequirenewapproachestowirelessarchitecture,newtoolstohelpdiagnoseproblemsanda

newcommitmenttoservicequality.Thissessionwilldiscussanumberofdifferentstrategiesfordealingwiththe

proliferationofwirelessdevicesaswellasthebenefitsofBYODpoliciesintheclassroom.Thesepoliciesare

changingcurriculaandallowingforgreaterstudentchoiceinphysicaldeviceswhilemaintainingacommon,

predictableuserexperienceandaddressingproductivityandsecurityconcerns.Byattendingthissession,

participantswillhearfirsthandbestpracticesabouteducationalinstitutionsthathaveimplementedBYOD

policies.


SameGoalIEP-SimplifyingSpecialEducation

MikeForecki-SameGoalStrand:SpecialEducationandTechnology

ThepresenterwilldemonstratehowschoolsuseSameGoalIEPtomanageandstreamlinespecialeducation

documentation.SameGoalIEPisawebapplicationthatintegrateswithmorethan30studentinformationsystems

andservesschoolsfrom50studentsto50,000+students.Itsintuitivedesignfeaturesconsistentlook,feel,and

navigation.SameGoalIEPincludesafulladministrativemodule,whichallowsforpowerfulmanagementofusers,

students,anddocuments.TechnologyandSpecialEducationstaffsareencouragedtoattendtolearnwhydistricts

acrossthecountryarechoosingSameGoalIEP.


CreatingaSchoolNewscast

JulieTuten-AlphonsuAcademy&CenterfortheArtsStrand:Standards-AlignedLessonsandProjects

LearnhowtocreateashortnewscastforyourschoolusingiMovie,GreenScreen,animation,transitions,titles

andsoundeffects.Studentscantraveltoandreportfromallovertheworldusingthegreenscreentechnologyin

iMovieonaMacbookanda$20.00greenscreen.Alsoideasforstorytubes,digitalstorytelling,andstop

animation.




SPOTLIGHTSESSION

PrimaryDigitalPortfolios



Yes!Primarystudents,too,canhavedigitalportfoliosthatallowthemtoreflectandrecordtheirlearning.Just

liketheiroldercounterparts,younglearnerswanttoshowcasetheirlearningforawideaudienceandobtainfeedbackbeyondtheteacher’scomments.We’lldiscusswhatworkseffectivelywithouryoungeststudents.10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-NewOrleansBR

ExploringInstructionalUsesofYouTube

LucyGray-LucyGrayConsulting


Inthissession,investigateclassroomusesofYouTubevideosandtoolswithGoogleCertifiedTeacherLucyGray.

YouTubeistheworld’ssecondlargestsearchengine,yetmanyeducatorsdiscountthisvideorepositoryasa

sourceofusefuleducationalcontent.ComefindouthowtopublishtoYouTubeandalsohowyoucancurate

educationalcontentinyourownYouTubechannel!


AboveandBeyond:MoreInteractiveWhiteboardResources

CarenKimbarovsky-LibertyvilleElementaryDistrict70


ComeexplorethegreatresourcesforIWB's!Usingflipchartsornotebooksforourinteractivewhiteboardscanbe

greatbutsometimeswedonothavethetimetoconstantlycreatethese.Wewillexploreresourcesthat

everyonecanaccessfortheirinteractivewhiteboardswithoutcreatingthesefiles.Thetoolsthatwillbeshown

areallfree.Therewillbewebbasedaswellasdownloadableactivities.Pleasenoteifyoudonothaveinteractive

whiteboardinyourschool,youcanusetheseonacomputeraswellandmanipulatethemwithyourmouse!

Expandyourresourcesforstudentlearning.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)–RubyThissessionismovedupfromRubyat2:45StudyIsland'sACT,SAT,APandHSCoreCurriculumPrograms

KarlaSchilling-StudyIsland


StudyIsland’sonline,research-basedCollegeandCareerReadinesssuiteincludesACT,SAT,ISATandGEDprep,

AdvancedPlacement,HighSchoolCoreCurriculumandDevelopmentalMathandReadingprograms.Thesuite

reinforcesthelearningprocessandensuresthateverylearnercanbewell-preparedforasuccessfulandconfident

transitiontohisorhercollegeorcareerchoice.Highschoolfacultycandifferentiateinstruction,assessandtrack

progressinrealtime.Studentsandparentscanaccessinteractivelessonstosupportstudentskillsmastery.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonI

Mobilary:IpadsintheLibraryLisaPerez-ChicagoPublicSchoolsDepartmentofLibraries


ThissessionwillhighlighttheChicagoPublicSchoolsDeptofLibraries"Mobilary"program.Inthisprogram,

CPSlibrarianshavedevelopedrecommendationsandbestpracticesforusingiPadstosupporttheirschool's

libraryprograms.AttendthissessiontolearnaboutideasforcirculatingiPads,managingbookappsandeBooks,

supportingstudentresearch,andselectingqualityapps.SeehowtheyusediPadstosupporttheircurriculum,to

differentiateinstruction,andtobringaninnovativetechnologytotheirstudents.



10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonII

CORPORATEPARTNER

AVerDocumentCameraTraining:WirelessAVerVisionW30

ChuckTuck-AVer


JoinAVerinforafreetrainingonAVerdocumentcameras.WewillbeusingtheAVerVisionW30.Inthissession

youwilllearnhowawirelessdocumentcameracanimpactyourclassroom.10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonIII

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

The"Write"WaytoDoDigitalStories



Areall“videos”DigitalStories?Haveyouseenlotsofstudentcreationsthataremore“flash”thansubstance?

Learnhowtogobeyond“DigitalSpectacle”toguidestudentsinthecreationof“true”DigitalStories.Emphasis

willbeplacedonteachingnarrativewriting,visualliteracy,andthesynergybetweenwordsandimages.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-SalonIV

CORPORATEPARTNER

ConqueringtheDigitalDivide!

DebraMarton-Comcast


Internetaccessinthehome,schoolandinthecommunityisanequationforsuccess!Joinourdiscussionon

bridgingthedigitaldivide.Participantswillreceivewaystosupportlow-incomefamilieswithaffordableinternet

accessandtechnologyinthehome.Accessisessentialtohowchildrendohomeworkandtheirsuccessin

school.AttendeeswillbeeligibletowinaniPad!


TakeaTouroftheIllinoisInteractiveReportCard

Dr.HarveySmith,NorthernIllinoisUniversityTakeaguidedtouroftheIIRCwebsite(http://iirc.niu.edu),focusingoncreative-datatoolsandnewfeatures.

IIRC’stoolsforanalysisoftestresults,improvedinstructionalguidesforprincipalsandteachers,integratedschool

improvementplansincorporatingRisingStar,andthenewMyIIRCportalfeaturingindividualstudentperformance

reportswithgrade-to-gradetrackingwillbedemonstrated.IIRCmakesdataeasytouseandinvaluablefor

classroominstruction.

10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-Sapphire

TheWritingProcessGoesDigital

MatthewMonahan-ChristtheKingJesuitCollegePrep


Thissessionwillfocusonthetechnology'simportancetoteachingthewritingprocess.Wewillexaminewaystoincorporatecosteffectivetoolsintoresearching,drafting,andediting.FromWeb2.0toolslikeConceptboardand

Diigototabletsanddocumentcameras,wewilllookatwaystotakestudents'writingtoahigherlevel.Noprior

techknowledgerequired!



10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-TurquoiseA/B

TechfortheBehaviorNeedsClassroom

KellyGeigner-PekinPublicSchoolsDistrict108


Feelinglikeyoucan'tdothesameexcitingtechactivitieswithyourstudentswhohavebehaviorissues?Youcan!

Comelearntipsandtricksforteachingjuniorhighandhighschoolclasseswithbehaviorspecialneeds.Socialnetworking,programming,web2.0,andmore,CANbesuccessfullyaccomplishedwiththisuniquegroupof

students.Leavewithpracticaltips,strategies,andlowlevel-highinterestresourcesyoucanimplementthenext

day!10:45am-11:30am(Session2)-ZaniesComedy

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

GettingGeeky

KatieMorrow-O'NeillPublicSchools,NE


ComeseesomenewtipsandtrickswiththesuiteoffreeGoogleAppsavailableforeducation.Ifyouthoughtyou

kneweverythingGooglehadtooffer,youhaven'tattendedthissession!Comehavesomefunbeingabit"geeky"

andtakebackanewGoogletoolortwotoyourclassroom.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-AugustaI/II

BasicInformationSecurityforteachersandstudents

DavidThurm-IlliniCloud


ThingsenduserscandotoprotectthemselveswhileontheInternetathomeandatwork.Techstaffshouldsteal

thisinformationtocreateanewteacherorientationprogram.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BenHogan

Writer'sWorkbench-InstructionalComputerFeedbackforstudentsandteachers

GregOij–President,Writer’sWorkbenchStrand:Standards-AlignedLessonsandProjects

Writer'sWorkbenchprovidesimmediate,accurate,instructionalfeedbackdirectlytowritersastheywriteand

reviseinMicrosoft®Word.Teacherscansetwritinggoalsforstudentsin24percentagesandnumbersofwriting

andcustomizefeedbackbasedontheirowncriteria.WWBcanalsobeusedtotrackwritingimprovement.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayA

BeyondCalculators

ElizabethShutters-RoycemoreSchool


DidyouknowthatyourMacintoshcomputercamewithafreegraphingprogram?It’scalledGrapher;it’sinthe

Utilitiesfolder,andit’sjustoneofthemanyfreeandinexpensivetechnologyresourcesformathteachersthatwillbepresentedatthissession.Usingcomputersinthemathclassroomdoesnothavetobelimitedtographing

calculatorsandspreadsheets.Thissessionwillincludeinformationongraphingprograms(forMacandPC),digital

manipulatives,geometrysoftware,mobilemathapps,onlineresources,digitalcameraprojects,andmanyother

toolsformathclassrooms.Mostareintendedformiddleorhighschoolclasses,butcanbeadaptedforalllevelsof

mathematics.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayB

FlipYourClassroom:ImplementingaSuccessfulDigitalAgeClassroom

AllisonDrew&JustynaKalinowska-KenilworthSchoolDistrict38


FlipyourclassroombyutilizingelementsofUDL,BlendedLearning,StandardsBasedGradingandAsynchronous

Masterytomakeyourclassroomastudent-centeredlaboflearning.Oneofthegreatestgiftswecangivestudentsistheskilltolearnindependently.ThislandmarkteachingmethodologyemployselementsofUDL,

BlendedLearning,StandardsBasedGradingandAsynchronousMastery.Thismodelisbeingusedinclassrooms

fromkindergartenthroughthecollegelevelsandinallsubjectmatters.Flippedclassroomsarehubsoflearning

whereteachersinteractwitheverystudenteveryday.Thisfacilitatesdifferentiationoflearning.Advanced

studentsmoveaheadandstrugglingstudentsgettheextrahelptheyneed.Studentsspendmoretimeinteracting

withteachersandthecontentratherthan“sittingandgetting”fromtheteachers11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-BroadwayC

Geneva304andData:What'sworking

JeffCachur–RiversidePublishing&LaceyLantz-Geneva304


InMay2010,Geneva304beganimplementingDataDirectortohelpmanagethevarietyofassessmentand

demographicdatathatexistedinmultiplesystems,andtoprovideanenginetodelivernewassessmentson-line

orwithplain-paperscanning.Learnaboutthesimplifiedprocessofmanagingmultipledatasetstocreatereports

forRTI,datateams,A&E,andinformingclassroomteachers.Discussionwillalsorevolvearoundpossible

additionaluseslikeusingthesystemforpracticeexamsforACT,andbuildingcommonassessments.LaceyLantz,

DataIntegrationSpecialistatGeneva304,andJeffCachur,DataDirectorAccountExecutive,willshareideason

datadrivendecision-makingandmore.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Coral

LearningEnvironmentsandSelf-DirectedLearning

ChrisFahnoe-ArlingtonHeightsSchoolDistrict25

Strand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassroomsStudentshavetremendousopportunitiestopursueareasofinterests,becomeengagedwithmeaningfulmaterial,

andconnecttocriticalresources.Traditionalclassroomenvironmentsaregenerallynotequippedwiththe

materials,organization,orpedagogytosupportself-directedlearningpursuits.Learnaboutthepositiveimpact

thatemerginglearningenvironmentscanhaveontheabilityforstudentstoinitiatelearning,selecttheirown

resources,monitorprogress,andadjusttheirapproachinbothonlineandblendedexperiences.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Jade

CollaboratingwithTechnology:MeetingtheDiverseNeedsofELLLearners

AnneScatchell-LombardSchoolDistrict#44


Provideengaginglessonsthroughweb-basedtoolsincluding;values.com,BrainPOP,andPeaceOneDay.ThistechnologyutilizeshighlyvisualcontenttobridgestudentsintomeaningfuluseofEnglishwhileloweringtheir

anxietyabouttryingouttheirnewlanguage.AllofthesetoolscanbeusedwithstudentsofdifferingEnglish

languageproficiencylevelstobothintroduceandusevocabularyincontext.Thistechnologylendsitselfwellto

beingaspringboardforinnovativelessonsthatuseallfourdomainsoflanguage;listening,speaking,readingand

writing.ThesetoolscanbeusedwithinageneraleducationorELLclassroom.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonI

SPOTLIGHTSESSIONKEYNOTESPEAKER

TheNewClassroom:HowInformationTechnologyisTransformingEducationalSpace



Ourclassroomsprojectaparticularsetofexpectationsandbehaviorsthatimpactthesortofteachingand

learningthattakesplacewithinthem.Therelationshipbetweenpeopleandinformationhasshapedthesespaces,

andtheyreflectthatrelationshipinsomeveryspecificways.Yetasourrelationshipwithinformationbeginstochange,ourclassroomsneedtochange,too,encouragingnewexpectations,builtonnewperceptions,and

stimulatingnewkindsofactivities.Inthisinteractivepresentation,you'lldiscoversomeofthereasonswe've

shapedourclassroomsaswehave,someprinciplesforreimaginingandrestructuringthem,andsomewaysto

envisionthefutureofteachingandlearning.


CORPORATEPARTNER

BringLearningtoLifewithMeaningfulTeacherProfessionalDevelopmentPrograms

MarisaSergnese–Polyvision&CDW-G

Strand:Leadership,Management&SchoolImprovement

This75minutesessionwillprovideanoverviewofthePolyVisionprofessionaldevelopmentcoursesthatfocuson

developinginstructionaldesignmethodsforeducatorstomasterthetechnologytoolstheyhave,enhance

curriculumdeliveryandimprovestudentperformance.Joinusforasamplingofseveralfundamentalcourse

offeringsthathelpestablishtheroadmapforcontinuedteacherperformanceandgrowthwithrelevant,hands-on

experiencewithprogramsfocusedon:

• TheimportanceandvalueofteachingSTEMconcepts.

• ConnectingTechnologyandStandards:LiteracyorMathematics.

• UsingGoogleAppsforEducatorsforwholeschoolcommunication,collaborationanddata-tracking.

• Gatheringreal-timeformativeassessmentdata&differentiatinginstruction.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonIII

SPOTLIGHTSESSION

CatchUpwithGoogleSketchUp



GoogleSketchUpisaFREE,easy-to-useandhighlyengagingprogramthatletsyouandyourstudentscreate,

modifyandshare3Dmodels.GoogleSketchUpcanaideyourlessonsindesign,art,geometry,architecture,

engineeringandevenhistory.You'llbesurprisedathoweasyitistoshareideasin3D.Inthissession,wewill

coverGoogleSketchUpbasicsandyouwillleavewithenoughknowledgetogeta3Dprojectstartedwithyour

students.Ifpossible,installGoogleSketchupaheadoftimeandbesuretobringyourlaptop!11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonIV

ANewCultureofLearning

BenGrey–OakLawn-HometownSchoolDistrict122Strand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassrooms

Whatdoestechnologydotochangethelearninglandscapeandcultureforourstudents?Discussideasandways

tomovefromanoutdatedmodelofeducationtoamodelthatempowersstudentstobesuccessfulinaworld

verydifferentthantheonewewereeducatedin.



11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-SalonV

DiscoverYourInnerRockstarwithSMARTboards!

KrystalLewis&JaymeCorcoran-BloomingtonJuniorHigh


RockoutyourSMARTboardlessons!Makethemostoutofyourinteractivewhiteboard...getideastogetyour

studentsoutoftheirseats,andinteractingwiththeboard.Lessonideasareengagingandmotivatingforstudents

withspecialneeds,strugglinglearners,orstudentsthatareinvolvedwithRtiinterventions.Presenterswillutilize

web2.0,formativeassessmentideas,revealsandanimation.ThisclassisforSMARTusersthatarecomfortablewiththebasicsandwouldliketotaketheirNotebookpagestothenextlevel.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Sapphire

PresentationsWithaPunch

SuzanneOtt&ElaineJuarez–EdgewoodMiddleSchool,NSSD112


Doyouwanttoilluminate,inspire,educateandguideyourstudents?Colleagues?Administrators?Ifso,this

workshopcouldbeforyou.UsingtalkingpointsfromthebookPresentationZen,byGarrReynolds,aswellas

cuttingedgeWeb2.0tools,wewillfocusontips,toolsandresourcestohelpyoucreatesimplerandmore

effectivepresentationswithpunch.PleasecomepreparedwithaPowerPointorsomeotherpresentationyou

wouldliketoupdateandimprove.Tip:Themoremulti-media,thepunchierthepresentation.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-Skybox4

CORPORATEPARTNER

SMARTClinic

KatieDaugird&NickNicholson-SMARTTechnologies


DoyouhaveaquestionregardingSMARTSolutions?NeedAdviceonprofessiondevelopmentandintegration?

WanttoseewhatisnewfromSMART?CometotheSMARTSkyboxtomeetwithKatieandNickanddiscuss

SMARTSolutionswithyourpeers.

11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-TurquoiseA/B

EncouragingMulti-LiteracyLearningthroughDigitalStoriesRhondaRobinson,ElizabethAnderson&KristinBrynteson-NorthernIllinoisUniversity


ThechallengefacedbyteachersandcurriculumdevelopersinK-12schoolsisincorporatingmulti-literaciesinto

theclassroomtoengageandmotivatestudentsandenhancelearningandcreativity.Thispresentation,

discussion,andideasharingsessionfeaturestheactivitiesofuniversityand4th-6thgradeteachersindeveloping

multi-literacylessonsculminatinginadigitalstorycreationprojectembeddedinscienceandsocialstudies.The

overallgoalsoftheprojectincludeincreasedstudentandstaffcollaboration,supportforteacherinnovation,and

multi-literacyskillintegration.Theimplementationofaninteractiveon-linestaffdevelopmenttoolwillalsobe

shared.11:45am-12:30pm(Session3)-ZaniesComedyDigitalStorytelling:SimpleSpecialEffects

JoeBrennan-WilkesUniversity


It'snothardtomakeuseofthefreeeditingsoftwarealreadyonyourcomputerstomimicsomeofthespecial

effectswetakeforgrantedinmoviesandTVshows.Seehowstudentscanputthemselvesanywhereintheworld

oruniverse,warptimeor"beammeup,Scotty."Studentscanquicklyandeasilyemployanumberofsimple

specialeffectsintothevideoproductionstheyauthortobringtheirlearningmessagehome.Manyspecialeffects

alsoinvolvehigherorderthinking,planningandcollaboration.




SocialSelf-EfficacyinOnlineEnvironments

MichaelManderino-NorthernIllinoisUniversity&GenaKhodos–UniversityofIllinoisChicago


Thisstudycompared535highschoolstudents’efficacyforengaginginsocialinteractionsinvirtualenvironments

totheirself-efficacyinface-to-faceenvironments,specificallyforbothacademicandnon-academictasks.A

comparisonofsocialself-efficacyinface-to-facenon-academicenvironmentsandsocialself-efficacyinavirtual

non-academicenvironmentsuggeststhatstudentsperceivethemselvesasmoresociallyefficaciousinavirtualenvironmentwhenperformingnon-academictasks.However,nosignificantdifferenceinefficacyexistswhen

comparingacademictasksinvirtualandface-to-faceplatforms.Givenstudents’affinityforengaginginsocial

tasksvirtually,andthelackofdifferenceinefficacywhenengaginginacademictasks,attentiontotaskdesignis

importantwhenintegratingvirtualenvironmentsforacademicpursuits.


WhattodowithWeb2.0

KirstenInnes-CCSD#46


SeehowweareintegratingWeb2.0applicationsintoourelementarycurriculum.Computerswillbeavailableso

youcantrysomeoftheapplicationsforyourself.


PLNsforEmergentK-12Educators

JayPercell-IllinoisStateUniversity


WhilePersonalLearningNetworksmaybecommonplaceamongveteran,tech-savvyeducators,theyareforeign

tomanyteachereducationcandidatespreparingtoenterthefield.Creativeproject-basedlearningassignments

shouldbeimplementedthatencourageteachercandidatestodevelopPLNsevenbeforefinishingtheir

coursework.Thus,youthful,exuberantfirst-yearteachers,alreadytechnologically-minded,willhavethetoolsand

resourcesthatallowtechnologytoimpacttheirfuturek-12classroomsfromdayone.

11:45am-1:15pm(PosterSession2)-Marsalis10VirtualWorlds-VisittheHIVE!






learningportfoliosaswellasinnovativewaystosharetheseportfoliosthroughtheuseofmachinimas.


MobileDevicesintheClassrooms

MichaelJones-BloomingtonJuniorHighSchoolStrand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassrooms

ComeexploretheworldofmobiledeviceswiththeBagBoys.DevicesrangingfromLiveScribePens,laboratory

probewareandmobilemediadeviceswillbefeatures.Findoutwhathasworkedandwhattoavoidwhen

shoppingforsimilardevices.




CentrallymanageiOS,computerandsoftwareassetswithAbsoluteManage

JohnWu–AbsoluteSoftware


SimplifyITandincreaseITproductivitybyconsolidatingthemanagementofITtasksandassetsintoone

comprehensivesolution.Usingthepiecemealapproachcanbetimeconsumingandexpensive.Learnhow

AbsoluteManagecentralizesthemanagementofvarioustypesofassetsincludingMacs,Windows,andmobile

devices.Consolidateassetinventoryintoonesingledatabase.Automatesoftware,patchandOSdeployments.Maintainsoftwarelicensecomplianceandsurvivingsoftwareaudits.Reducesoftwarelicenserenewalcostsand

lowerenergyusageandcosts.


Apps:MovingBeyondDrill&Practice

PaulaSpringTousignant&ElizabethWhaley-RiversideSD96


Doyouusemobiledevicesinyourclassroom?Inthissession,wewillexploreappsandusesforiPadsandiPods

thatfosterstudentcreativity,promoteliteracyandwritingskills,allowstudentstodemonstrateknowledgeina

wholenewway,andincreasecommunicationbetweenstudentsandteachers.We'lllookbeyondthedrill&

practiceappsthataresoprevalentintheclassroom,andwillhighlightlow-costandfreeappsyoucanuseinyour

K-8classtogetstudentsexcitedaboutlearning!


Tips&TrickstoFindingNeedles

StephanieMadlinger-CooperatingSchoolDistricts.MO


DoyouhavetroublefindingwhatyouarelookingforontheInternet?Wouldyoulikesometipsandtricksfor

findingthoseneedlesinthehaystack?Comelearnhowtosavetimeandbecomemoreefficient!Inthissession,

taughtbyaGoogleCertifiedTeacher,participantswilllearnadvancedsearchtechniquesanddiscovereasyways

tofindimages,books,videos,andothereducationalresourcesusingGoogle.Participantswillbeintroducedto

manyhiddensearchfeaturesthatwillmakeyousayWOW!Inaddition,youwilllearnhowtomakethemostof

otherfreeGoogleresourcessuchasGoogleBooksandYouTubeintheclassroom.Comelearnhowtofind,shareandcollaboratemoreeffectivelytoday!


GettingConnecting:ASocialLearningPrimer

KristineDiener-CardinalStritchUniversity


FeelingalittlelostamongtechnologieslikeFacebookandTwitter?Doesyourschoolordistrictblocktheuseof

YouTubeandcellphones?Cometothissessionforaquicklookatthesocialnetworkingtoolsthatdefinetoday's

connected,collaborative,creativestudent.Wewilldiscusswaystoallowstudentsandstaffcommunicateand

collaboratesafelyandsecurelyinalearningcommunitythatusesthesedigitaltools.Incorporatingthesetools

intoourlearningcommunitieswillmakeschoolmorerelevantandwillreignitestudentpassionforinvestigation

andlearning.Bringyourlaptop.tabletorsmartphoneandactivelyexploresociallearning.12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Coral

LeveragingYourICEProvidedAtomicLearningSubscription

KimBolz-Andolshek-AtomicLearning


AsanICEmemberbenefit,youhaveaccesstoAtomicLearning’strainingonhundredsofcommonlyusedsoftware

applicationsandassistivetechnologytools.ResearchhasshownthatstudentsofteachersthatutilizeAtomic

Learningforprofessionaldevelopmentachievemore.AttendthissessiontolearnhowtomaximizePD

opportunitieswithAtomicLearning’sonlinetechnologytrainingtutorials.



12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)–Jade

CORPORATEPARTNER

WhyToRecycleITEquipmentResponsibly

KarrieGibson-VintageTechRecyclers


AsofJanuary1stitisnowILLEGALtothrowawayelectronicequipment.Thissessionwillexplainthenewlawand

howitcanaffectyou.ThissessionwillalsoexplainwhathappenstoyouroldITequipmentwhenitisrecycled

responsibly,andwhatcouldhappenifyouworkwithacompanythatisnotcertified.Finallythissessionwillteachyouhowtofindaresponsiblesolutionthat'snearyou.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

JustPointandShoot:UsingVideotoCaptureLearning



Thinkvideoisjustforoutsideofschoolactivities?Joinustotalkabouthowstudentsofanyagecanplan,capture

andsharetheirlearningexperienceusingvideo.Thesessionwillincludecurriculumconnections,thebenefitsof

usingthismediaandthewaysthatvideocanbeusedtoconnect,collaborateandshareatanygradelevel.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

iShowandTell

AdamBellow-eduTecher.net


Anexplorationofsomegreatmobileappsoutthererightnow.ThissessionisafunlookattheiPadandiPod

Touchappsoutthereforuseintheclassroomtodayandallowsforaudiencememberstogetupanddemosome

oftheirfavoritesaswell.


KINECTintheLibrary&Classroom

LisaPerez-CPSDepartmentofLibrariesStrand:InnovativeTechnologies

ChicagoPublicSchoolslibrariansandteachersareusingMicrosoft’sXboxKINECTgamesystemtoleverage

educationalgames,videoconferencing,avatarmeetings,andmoretopromotelearningthroughmovement,

interactivity,andcollaboration.Studentsdevelopphysicalfitnessandmotorskillswhiletheyengagein

cross-curricularlearningactivities.Attendthissessiontohearabouthowyoucanusethistechnologyeffectively

inyourlibrariesandclassrooms.12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Ruby

GoogleDocsforSpecialEducation

PatrickBlack-Mt.ProspectDistrict#57

Strand:SpecialEducationandTechnologyGoogleDocsisapowerfulsuiteoftoolsforanyspecialeducationprofessional.Itcanbeusedtocommunicate

withparents,otherprofessionalsandstudents.Aswellastakeandchartstudentdata.UsingGoogleDocscan

increaseyourabilitytocollaborate,communicateandhelpyoustayorganized!




SPOTLIGHTSESSIONKEYNOTESPEAKER

Next-WaveMobilityandtheThreeAgesofInformation



Theeducationalpromiseofferedbymobiletechnologiescansometimesbeovershadowedbythedisruptive

changestheypresentineducation—changesthataskustoreevaluatetherolesofteachersandstudents,the

policiesthatgovernaccessandtechnology,andthepracticesofteachingandlearning.Inthisinteractiveworkshopaimedatfacultyandadministrators,we'llexploresomecommonteachingchallengesandwork

togethertodiscoverpracticalwaysthatmobilitycanaddressthem.We'llexploretopicssuchaschallenge-based

learning,leveragingstudent-owneddevices,andinstitutinghybridandasynchronousmodelsofeducationto

engagestudentsmoreeffectivelyandtoproducelearnerswhoaremorereadytofacethechallengesofthe

future.


CORPORATEPARTNER

BringLearningtoLifewithMeaningfulTeacherProfessionalDevelopmentPrograms

MarisaSergnese–Polyvision&CDW-G

Strand:Leadership,Management&SchoolImprovement

This75minutesessionwillprovideanoverviewofthePolyVisionprofessionaldevelopmentcoursesthatfocuson

developinginstructionaldesignmethodsforeducatorstomasterthetechnologytoolstheyhave,enhance

curriculumdeliveryandimprovestudentperformance.Joinusforasamplingofseveralfundamentalcourse

offeringsthathelpestablishtheroadmapforcontinuedteacherperformanceandgrowthwithrelevant,hands-on

experiencewithprogramsfocusedon:

• TheimportanceandvalueofteachingSTEMconcepts.

• ConnectingTechnologyandStandards:LiteracyorMathematics.

• UsingGoogleAppsforEducatorsforwholeschoolcommunication,collaborationanddata-tracking.

• Gatheringreal-timeformativeassessmentdata&differentiatinginstruction.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

SettheTableforStudentAchievement



Schoolsareallabuzzwith1to1initiatives,increasedconnectivity,mobiledevices,andIWB’s.However,toooften

thesearejustdigitalsolutionsforananalogclassroom.Manyadministratorsarediscoveringthat“change”cannot

bepurchased.Inthisconversation,wewilldiscusshoweducationalleadersandteacherscancreateconditions

thatcantransformlearningexperiencesthatincreaseachievement,creativity,andempathy.Wewillexplorenew

learningspacesandsituationssuchasswitchinghomeworkandschoolwork,writingforauthenticaudienceand

purpose,replacing“completion”with“creation,”andpromoting“peerreliance.”

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-SalonIVCORPORATEPARTNER

AVer’sSoftwareSuite

ChuckTuck-AVer


WhateverenvironmentyouchoosetouseyourAVerdocumentcamera:IntheAVer+Software,SphereSoftware,

PowerPointoryourfavoriteInteractiveWhiteboardsoftware,AVerhasyoucovered!Learnabouttheversatile

waysyoucanuseyourdocumentcameraintheclassroomandanysoftwareenvironment.




SMARTBoards,Video,andStudentLearning

MattGranger–DuPageCountySchoolDistrict#45


Stopjustwatchingvideo,interactwithit!LearntousetheSMARTVideoplayer(PC)orQuicktime(Mac)to

maximizetheimpactofdownloadablevideo(DiscoveryStreaming,YouTube,etc.)ontheSMARTBoard.Also,

learntousetheSMARTRecordertocreateyourownscreencastsoflessonsordirectionstouseprograms.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-Sapphire

Web2.0theNoRegistrationWay

LindaHoule-WestmontJuniorHighSchool


WhatdoyoudowhenyouneedaWeb2.0toolbutInternetsafety,COPPA,CIPA,13andunder,andWeb2.0age

rulesbringthatnewideatoahalt?Well,comefindoutwhat'savailablewithnoregistration,usernames,or

passwordsnecessary.Injust2yearsthelistofsiteshasgrownfrom45toover130.Comefindoutwhat'snewand

getreadytoprovideagreatWeb2.0experienceforyourunder13crowdoranyonewholikesalittlebitof

anonymity.

12:45pm-1:30pm(Session4)-TurquoiseA/B

VirtualEnvironments:CollaboratingBeyondtheClassroomWalls

RichFiore-NapervilleDistrict203


NapervilleCommunityUnitSchoolDistrict203isoneofthemosttechnologicallyadvancedschooldistrictsin

Illinois,utilizingavarietyofaudioandvisualsolutions,digitalimaging,documentcameras,electronictextsand

digitalwhiteboardstoengageandeducatestudentsfromearlychildhoodthroughhighschool.Theeducation

technologyhasbroadenedlessonplans,increasedstudentengagementandbetter-equippedlearnersforthe

futurebyprovidingthemamoreworldlyeducation.Inthisbreakoutsession,ITDirectorRichFiorewilldiscuss

howNapervilleusesawebofnextgenerationtechnologytomovebeyondclassroomwalls,bringingremote

environmentsindoors.Byexpandingnetworkhorizonsandpromotingcomputingcollaboration,Napervilleuses

advancedlearningtechnologiestobridgeclassroomsandexpandstudentexposuretonewcontent.Thissession

willshowcasetoolsthatteachersandschooldistrictscanutilizetocreateamorefulfillingandwell-roundedcurriculum.Innovativeexamplesincludeinteractivevideolessonsandvirtualfieldtrips.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

iCollaborate



“Collaboration”isacommonlyusedterm,butbreakingoutofthemoldoftraditionalteacher-centercurriculacan

beachallenge.Beginningwithintheclassroomandworkingallthewayuptoglobalcollaborativeprojects,there

willbesomethingforeveryonetotakebackandimplementimmediately.Collaborationprojectideasare

student-centered,multi-disciplinary,andbasedonreadilyavailabletechnologytools.


TrendingPanel

JimPeterson-BloomingtonSchoolDistrict87


Thisopenpaneldiscussionwillfocusontrendingtechnologieswithinschooldistricts




WhatWeAreLearningAboutLearningOnline

JeffreyHunt-IndianPrairieSD204


WithonlinelearninggrowingacrosstheP-20spectrum,thissessionwilloutlinewhatwearelearningabout

learningonlineandhowstudentsarereportingtheirexperience.Asschoolsofferonlinecoursesforstudentsto

preparethemforfuturelearninginhighereducation,thebusinessworld,orintheservicetotheircountry,it's

importantthatschoolscloselymonitorthestudentexperience.Thepresentationincludesresultsofdemographicanalysisofstudentsandsurveyresultsofstudentlearning.


eBookintheclassroom–nomoreheavytextbooks?

TriciaLazzaro-HinsdaleCentralHS


SharingavarietyofwaystocreateanduseelectronicbooksoreBooks(ePubformat)inyourclassroom.See

teacherandstudentcreatedepubworks.ePubeBookscanbecreatedandusedonlineordownloadedtomobile

deviceslikeiPad,iPodtouch,Nookandothers.Whataboutmultimedia?Yes,itispossibletousevideoandaudio

filesandhyperlinks.NodeviceslikeiPad?Useonlinefreewebservicelikehttp://edu.epubbud.comthatsupports

groupsharingofePubeBooksthatarecreatedhere.Learnaboutotherresourceslikepdftoepubwith

2epub.comortextbookavailability.


ConnectingtheDots:CommonCoretoVideoAssets

EmilyAlford-InstructionalDesign,Inc.


UsingtheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS),wecanconnectrequiredcurriculumtovideoassetsthatpresent

matchscenariosinwhichtheday'slessonsareusedtosolveproblems,reinforcemathconcept,orprovide

individualpractice.OthervideoMaterialscanreinforceCCSSinscienceandEnglish/languagearts.If"apictureis

worthathousandwords,"avideomightbeworthtenthousandwords!

2:30pm-3:15pm(Session5)-BroadwayCATypicalDayforConnectedStudents:CommunicatingandCollaborating

AndreaKeith-Gaggle


Today’skidsaredigitalnatives,usedtoconstantconnectiontopeers,instantaccesstoinformation,andunlimited

opportunitiestoexpressthemselves.Web2.0toolscanbeintegratedintodailyteachingtoengagestudentsin

learningwhileprovidingtheopportunitiesforconnection,collaboration,andexpressiontheycrave.Followa

virtual9thgradestudentandhis5thgradesisterthroughatypicalschooldayinacompletelyconnected

environment.Getaglimpseofhowtoolsliketexting,socialnetworking,messageboards,onlinefilestorage,chat

rooms,blogs,andmorecanimpacteducationandextendtheclassroombeyondtheschoolwalls.




Interactive,customizable,free:usingdigitaltextbooksandopensourcetools

GreggAlpert-CK-12Foundation


CK-12Foundationisaleaderinprovidingopen-source6-12STEMcontent.Thepresentationwillintroduce

participantstotherangeofhigh-quality,standards-alignedmaterialavailablefreeofcharge.Offeringsinclude

digitaltextbooks,anSATprepsite,andaninteractiveAlgebracurriculum,allofwhichcanbecustomizedtobetter

meettheneedsofthestudentoreducator.Thisinteractivedemonstrationwillcovercreatingcustomdigitaltextbooks,whichcanbecustomizedbysubject,languageandlevelofdifficulty,givingteacherstheflexibilityto

createtailorededucationalcontent.ParticipantswilllearnhowtonavigateCK-12Foundation’ssubject-rich

library,editcontent,incorporatemulti-mediaand,finally,sharethedigitaltextbookonlineandone-reader

devices.Thesessionwillendwithadiscussionofchallengesandsuccessesinfindingqualitydigitalcontent.

Participantswillbeinvitedtosharebestpracticesandbrainstormwaystoincorporateopensourcetoolsand

content.


iPadsintheKindergartenClassroom

LorrieApplebey–OakParkSchoolDistrict#97


Learnwhatworked-andwhatdidn’t-inOakParkD97’sKindergarteniPadjourney.We’llsharehowD97used

240iPadstohelpover550Kindergartenstudentsandtheirteachersadvancestudentliteracyskillsandbroaden

studentinquirywhileincreasingtechnologicalskillsandunderstanding.We’llpreviewsomeofourfavoriteapps

andprovideyoualistwithlinkstocorecurriculumstandards.We’llalsosharemanagementtipsandtricksfor

keepingstudentsandequipmentsafe!


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

Toolsarecool,butit’stheteachingthatcounts!



It’sthepedagogynotthetoolsthatwillreleasetheinherentcreativityandpassionwithinyourstudents.Createanenvironmentthatmakesembracingnewthingsnotonlypossiblebuteasy(foryouandforyourstudents).We

willdiscusshowfocusonbasicthingsfromvisiontolessonplanscanhelpyoudevelopthepedagogyneededfor

theintegrationofallthosecooltools.Howhavingaroadmapundercutsfear.Learnowtotapintodigital

resourcesandcreateprojectsthatareintegratedintoyourcurriculumandencouragecreativityandhigherlevel

thinking.ParticipantswillalsoreceiveaccesstoaSymbaloopagewithbasictools,teachingresourcesandPersonal

LearningNetwork(PLN)materialstobeshared.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

WebToolstoMakeYourClassroomRock

AdamBellow-eduTecher.netStrand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassrooms

Withsomanyfreetoolsouttheretoday,howdoyouknowwhichonesareworththetime?Joinmeaswe

exploresomeofthebesttoolsoutthererightnowtomakeyourclassroomanevenbetterplacetocreateand

learn.




SPOTLIGHTSESSION

UsingTechnologytoPromote21stCenturyThinkingandLearning



Theeraofglobalizationisuponusandeducatorsarefacedwithaparadox.Wemustbalancethepressuresof

teachingtraditionalcurriculumwithhowbesttoprepareourstudentstocompeteina21stcenturyglobal

economy.Wheninstructionaltimeistightandstakesarehigh,howcanweprovideopportunitiesforourstudentstobecreative,collaborative,andinnovative?Inthissession,wewilldiscoverthemanywaysinwhich

technologycanprovideopportunitiestodeveloptomorrow'sthinkers.


CORPORATEPARTNER

IncreasingEngagement,CollaborationandImmediateFeedbackwithSMARTResponse

AndyTraum,KatieDaugird&NichNicholson-SMART


LearntoincreasestudentengagementandgetimmediatefeedbackwithyourSMARTBoardinteractive

whiteboardandSMARTResponse™interactiveResponsesystem.Discusstheformativeandsummative

assessmenttrendsandwhatresearchistellingus.DiscoverSMART'sassessmentintegrationpartners:Benchmark

assessments,gradebooks,andothercontentproviders.Response2012softwarewillbeintroduced.Findout

what'snew,Educationalstandardtagging,cognitivelevelquestiontagging,andnewreportingfeaturesto

increasedatadrivendecisionmaking.2:30pm-3:15pm(Session5)-TurquoiseA/B

Facebook-likeSocialNetworksvs.K12Education-designedCollaborationPlatforms

RitaOates&TimDiScipio-ePalsInc.


Knowtheimportantdifferences,benefitsandrisksbetweengeneralmassmarketweb2.0toolsandschool-based

web2.0collaborationplatforms,designedforK12curricularuseandstudentsafety.Examplesandcasestudies

areprovidedinthisimportantvisionarytalkdirectedatschoolanddistrictleaders.Theco-presenterisapioneer

inschoolweb2.0andfounderoftheworld'slargestsociallearningnetwork,ePals.TheleadpresenterwasedtechdirectorinMiami-Dade,Florida,thenation'sfourthlargestdistrict.Learncriticalquestions,issues,

perspectivesandinsightstohelpyouincreasestudentlearningthroughdigitalcollaborationtoolsdesignedfor

K12use.DeploymentsofsociallearningmediaacrossanindividualschooltotheInternationalBaccalaureate(140

countries)andNewYorkCity(1+millionstudents)areshared.Studentsafetyandpolicymanagementaren’t

availableinFacebookorothergeneralmarkettools,sohere’showtousesociallearningtools.


SPOTLIGHTSESSION

StudentsasProducers


Strand:Strategies,ToolsandResourcesforDigitalClassroomsReversetheroleofstudentsfrombeingprimarilyconsumersofcontenttobecomingtheproducersof

information.Toolsdemonstratedwillincludefreeandbuilt-insoftwareforcomputersaswellasappsoniOS

devices.IdeasforincorporatingintoK-12settingswilldemonstratedeeperunderstandingofcontent,moreactive

participation by students and interaction with a global audience

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