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This session focuses on enhancing effective technology integration skills using Safari Montage. Hands-on activities will help teachers learn to navigate the new user interface and features, view the latest content as well as how to use, manage , and present and share rich digital media for classroom use.
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Need ideas on projects using technology to make reading and language arts class fun, engaging and exciting? In this session, we will explore various Web 2.0 tools that can be used in reading and language arts, i.e. Edmodo, Glogster, and Domo Animate. Examples of student work will be shared along with rubrics that were used to assess the projects.
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Learn how to use your iPad for managing your classes and for teaching. Use it for seating charts, grading, student info, as a whiteboard, document scanner, instant feedback and more. Review some of the best apps for teaching. See how one teacher uses it in the classroom.
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Learn how the SMART Table interactive learning center can help you create activities that will teach your students 21st century skills like collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving. Discover how to make fun and engaging activities that supports all types of learners in your classroom and provides access to students with special needs.
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Discover different ways of using student response systems (SRS) to engage today’s digital natives. Explore aspects of planning a lesson for maximum effectiveness, examine lessons created by other teachers, and discover various tools in the SRS system to maximize student engagement. Gain familiarity with popular teaching strategies and use with student response systems.
Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. During this session we will explore the ten latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom.
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In this workshop we will discuss a number of iPod touch and iPad apps that are geared specifically for students with a number of language and cognitive disabilities including autism, dyslexia, language processing and executive function impairments. We will talk about apps that aide with: communication, literacy (book and phonics/spelling), math and number skills, improving social skills (eye gaze, social cues and reminders and video modeling), sensory issues (sensory or calming effect/break), and organization (scheduling, rewards and reminders). Basic iPad information such as how to choose the right app, using your iPad and iPad2 and accessibility features within the iOS system, and iPad peripherals will also be discussed.
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Website - http:\\bit.ly\appsforautism
Come learn about Waterford Early Learning and the impact for your students in Reading and Math/Science for your earliest learners, PreK-2. The rich multi-media offered in Waterford engages your students and the embedded assessment differentiates their learning to drive student performance and build that important foundation for all learners. See the new correlations to the Common Core and other features and functionality built into the Waterford Early Learning program. Bring all questions and get ready to learn! (Intro Session)
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So you have this new software called "Comic Life". You ask yourself, "What purpose would this software serve in my classroom?" Come discover how comics can bring life into the classroom!!!!
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Learn how important a classroom websites is and the steps to create and maintain your own website.
This hands-on experience will introduce you to Edmodo a social learning network. Learn how to get started, add students and parents, post notes, alerts, assignments and polls and practical application for classroom use.
Voicethread is a valuable, free web 2.0 tool that ESOL teachers can use to promote language learning. Voicethread is a multimedia communication network tool that stores images, documents and videos thus encouraging participants to interact by recording their comments in written or oral format. This is a hands-on learning tool.
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Get ready to enhance your classroom! Transform your classroom into an interactive and educational community playground -- Create meaningful, engaging learning experiences for students and parents with a safe and social classroom website. Gain and share exposure to Web 2.0 applications designed to help differentiate learning and instruction.
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This session focuses on enhancing effective technology integration skills using Safari Montage. Hands-on activities will help teachers learn to navigate the new user interface and features, view the latest content as well as how to use, manage, and present and share rich digital media for classroom use.
Experience Reading Plus®, a computer-based reading intervention program utilizing innovative technology to provide differentiated, scaffolded silent reading practice for third grade to college level students. Learn how technology structures silent reading practice to improve reading rates, vocabulary, and comprehension. Educators can identify struggling students, target intervention, and measure results.
Extended Learning Opportunities are a vital way for struggling students to gain proficiency. Technology and media will be used with various classes, projects and assessments to help students reinforce areas they are struggling in their classes. The session can show how classes, projects and assessments can be modeled for individual student needs.
Find out what last year's Innovative Technology grant winners are up to. Learn about the purpose of their grants, what they received, target audience, and what they have learned so far through their participation in the implementation of the Grant.
The world is embracing QR (‘quick response’) codes as a means of delivering additional information to patrons via mobile devices. QR codes are two dimensional codes that can be scanned with a mobile device’s camera and a reader application to link to various resources such as a URL, application, or video. This presentation will introduce QR codes and explore how they can allow educators to connect faculty, students and visitors to the information they want at the point of need. Participants will learn how to use and create their own QR Codes. Come learn about the next generation bar codes and see how they can be useful to you.
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Looking for a fun and constructive way for students to use mobile devices like smart phones and iPads in the classroom? Use QR Codes to leave messages and/or reminders for students, text homework to them, conduct scavenger hunts or direct them to useful sites on the internet!
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In this session you will receive information about several tools that can be used to enhance instruction and/or teacher productivity. You will witness a short demonstration of a few select tools as well as discover various classroom applications.
***** For PGCPS Personnel only*****
Come see what's new with the Performance Management Data Warehouse. The latest release of the warehouse provides central office and school administrators with a variety of new reports including:
• Average Monthly Attendance
• Grades
• Grade Distribution
• Help Desk Information
• Classes Not Taught By Highly Qualified Teachers
• English Language Proficiency Assessments
See how easy it is to access data for developing strategies and produce reports to analyze and track trends.
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New to Macs? (or want to get more out of your Mac?) Learn how to make the transition from PC to Mac. What translates and what doesn't. Learn the new features that make the Macs unique, shortcuts, and keystrokes. Presented from a teacher's point of view with suggestions for use to plan, teach and work.
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Tegrity, a leading lecture capture system, permits teachers and trainers to easily create a mobile learning solution with the simple click of a button. This session will provide an overview of Tegrity, discuss considerations for use, and identify implications for k-12 education.
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Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. During this session we will explore the ten latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom.
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Learn how to create the data cards that are required for a data wall using Performance Matters data and Filemaker Pro. This will enable users to import Performance Matters data directly onto data cards and avoid hand-writing the data.
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In this workshop we will discuss a number of iPod touch and iPad apps that are geared specifically for students with a number of language and cognitive disabilities including autism, dyslexia, language processing and executive function impairments. We will talk about apps that aide with communication, e.g., using speech to text, text to speech or icon systems with pictures and sounds. Other areas of focus will include literacy (a wide variety of book apps and phonics/spelling apps), math and number skills, as well as apps that improve social skills (eye gaze, social cues and reminders and video modeling), work on sensory issues (provide a sensory or calming effect/break), and improve or aid organization (scheduling, rewards and reminders). Basic iPad information such as how to choose the right app, using your iPad and iPad2 and accessibility features within the iOS system, and iPad peripherals (cases, keyboard, stylus, etc.) will also be discussed.
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Website - http:\\bit.ly\appsforautism
Come learn about Waterford Early Learning and the impact for your students in Reading and Math/Science for your earliest learners, PreK-2. The rich multi-media offered in Waterford engages your students and the embedded assessment differentiates their learning to drive student performance and build that important foundation for all learners. See the new correlations to the Common Core and other features and functionality built into the Waterford Early Learning program. Bring all questions and get ready to learn! (Advanced Session)
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This presentation will introduce parents and teachers to the research resources provided by school libraries. We will review the multiple databases subscribed by the school system as well as the databases accessible thanks to the public libraries. The federated search engine, One Search, available through school catalogs will also be explored.
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OPAC Tutorial (courtesy Joe Krainer, B.Tasker MS)
Explore online resources that help students and teachers understand the risks they might encounter on the internet. Visit sites that share strategies users can implement to avoid and react to risks they might encounter. Student Internet contracts you can use in your classroom will be shared.
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This hands-on presentation will focus on how the results from the PGCPS FAST are displayed in several Performance Matters reports and how these data reports can be used by teachers and administrators to support instruction. This session is designed for elementary and middle school teachers and building-level administrators.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) helps educators design instruction that enables all learners to gain knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for learning. Come learn about UDL resources available within PGCPS and how to apply UDL principles and guidelines to reduce barriers to the curriculum while maintaining high achievement standards for all.
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Learn how to use Google Docs to share information, use Google Calendar to organize events, and get an introduction to sharing and organizing information with Google Sites.
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As a teacher, student or parent, do you have trouble finding your documents? Do you have problem with remembering your homework and assignments? Is creating another webpage a dilemma because of the so many username and passwords that you’ve got to remember? Creating a Google Site is your answer. It is user-friendly and it can be personalized. Best thing is, it is free. This is a hands-on training so at the end of the session, you will have your very own webpage. Please bring your own laptop to maximize then session. (limited editing ability on iPads)
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Learn about useful apps on the iPad. Share your apps. Get help from other users of your apps. Learn new uses, secrets, and ideas - and share yours.
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Love your SMART board? Whether you are a novice or an expert SMART board user this session will explore the excellent online resources that SMART Technologies offers to help you integrate their products effectively in your classroom. Do you want to download great SMART Notebook lessons, network with other SMART users, get tech help, take online professional development courses or just a quick brush up on your SMART skills? If you haven't been to the SMART website or don't belong to the SMART Exchange you'll want to come to this lecture. A session outline will be provided but lecture/discussion will be modified to suit attendees.
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Want to learn how to engage your students and reach your parents? Come learn how to use Google Documents to meet the goals of your classroom. Forms and collaborative use will be demonstrated. We will demonstrate ways in which we’ve had success using Google Docs both within our classroom and as it pertains to parental involvement.
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Have you ever want to do a movie making projects with your students, but thought it was too difficult? Come to this session for some quick tips and tricks to make it work for you. We will also cover some movie alternatives for different types of learners.
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Sticky notes are an easy way to write reminders, ask questions, or make comments to coworkers, parents, committee members and more. Learn the different websites available that allows you to digitally post notes for the same purpose without using one sheet of paper.
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We tend to see games as things to do when relaxing, yet they are designed to keep players engaged. I’ve modified my curriculum to turn it into a game, complete with points, levels, and extra lives. Come see the how and why of my successful shift in teaching strategies.
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Class Website - This website covers the information I give to my technology students with my current 9 week curriculum. It includes an overview of my grading policies and many lessons.
Currently our nation is facing a serious health crises. Many of our children are over weight and are not living an active lifestyle. They spend way too much time on the computer and in front of the TV. It is time to motivate our children so they incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. This session will provide family members, educators and students with an opportunity to experiment with novel technological based tools used to promote physical activity instead of more traditional exercise modalities in order to improve physical fitness levels.
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Learning in special needs classrooms can be greatly enhanced with the appropriate technology. Review fascinating research about visual learning in students with autism, and learn about software and apps that can improve behavior and outcomes for many types of disabilities, in addition to maximizing hardware and infrastructure investments.
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Get hands on experience in how to make Google Docs work for you. Make and share collections between staff, departments and students
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Do you want to instruct or conference synchronously with an individual, small or large group, or conduct a webinar? See demonstration of how a Bbcollaborate room is used by PGCPS Office of Home/Hospital Teaching to deliver synchronous instruction. Learn how to use the basic icons, tools, and whiteboard in Blackboard Collaborate.
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Take part in a workshop that will visit safe websites for students in Music Education. The Internet is loaded with sites where students can reinforce Music skills learned in the classroom. Share the learning experience using games, quizzes, and exciting music activities. Best of all-take the fun home with you!
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The new Maryland graduation testing requirements have been reflected in the Graduation Status report in Performance matters. This session, designed for high school teachers and administrators, will demonstrate how these new changes are displayed in this important report.
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New to Apple? Already a knowledgeable user but looking for new tips, shortcuts, uses, apps and ideas? Share what you know with others. Learn a new use or feature.
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This session will introduce an easy to use template that schools can customize for a staff collaboration site. The site serves as a central hub of all school resources that streamlines procedures; collects and summarizes data; and fosters greater collaboration. The session will also cover strategies for effectively implementing the sites at schools.
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Teachers use many resources to construct their evaluations. Have you tried using them with Classroom Performance System? Learn how to use non-CPS software to construct assessments and effective exercise design that works well with the Classroom Performance System.
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Participants will be introduced to Symbaloo and several educational applications. Learn how to use Symbaloo as a Personal Learning Environment/Network, for bookmarks, and for presentations (lesson plans).
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This session focuses on enhancing effective technology integration skills using Safari Montage. Learn to navigate the new user interface and features, view the latest content as well as how to use, manage, and present and share rich digital media for classroom use.
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Participants will learn about popular free web tools and ways to implement them into elementary reading and math instruction. The tools participants will explore and create products using Voicethread and Edmodo.
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