Technology & Learning Events

SchoolTech Expo Vault - Chicago 2001

Leadership Institute

• General Sessions with Opening Remarks by Alan November
• Crafting a Vision for Empowering Students
• Creativity in the Age of Testing [Alan November]
• Test Scores -- and More [Anthony Amato]
• Changing the Accountability Conversation [Janice Jackson]
• Holding Schools Accountable Through the Web [David Warlick], Handout 2, Handout 3
• Color by Numbers Accountability
• Planning Your School or School District Website
• Design Issues

Breakout Sessions

Keeping Up with the Technology

• A Quick Guide to Wireless Networking
• The Bleeding Edge: New Technologies, New Ways of Learning
• Handheld Computers in the Classroom
• What It Takes to Develop Effective Online Courses
• Making Connections: We Videoconference K-Adult
• Networking Strategies to Lower Total Cost of Ownership
• Building a Virtual School: Lessons from Wichita eSchool
• Digital Cameras for School

In the Classroom

• A "Novel" Technology Connection
• The "How To" of Classroom Technology, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Addressing Common Problems of Using the Internet in our Classrooms, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Using 'Real Time' Data for Math and Science Activities
• Search Tools and Web page Evaluation Strategies
• Student-Constructed Electronic Art/Music Portfolios
• Technology! The Great Equalizer
• Community Outreach and Effective Partnerships
• Publishing Partners, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Developing Online Curriculum: Webquests, Miniquests, and Project Pages
• Don't Surf the 'Net, Make Waves
• Keeping Girls in the Digital World: Model Programs in K-12 Schools
• Making Connections: West Meets East
• The Eureka! Experience: Getting the most out of Internet Searching - cancelled
• Integrating Spreadsheets into K-8 Math Instruction
• Technology in the Bilingual Classroom
• From Classroom to Virtual Museum

Planning and Leadership

• The New Politics: How to Play the Game
• Information Security Fundamentals for K-12 Classrooms
• Linking to Learn: On-line Professional Development , Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7
• The Emerging Role of ASPs
• Partnering with Your Community to Achieve Academic Success
• Professional Development For Principals
• Writing Winning Grant Proposals: A Beginner's Guide
• Getting out the Word: How to Showcase Your Technology Program
• Plugging in Administrators, Handout 2
• The Technology-Infused High School
• Technology: Your Link To Your Community
• Building Collaborative Communities For Staff Development, Handout 2, Handout 3
• How to Write Grant Proposals that Win
• How to Hire and Retain Technology Staff
• Laptop Learning: Advice on Implementing a Program for Your School

Web Building and Multimedia Authoring

• Do-Re-Multimedia: The Art of Digital Music Making
• Say Cheese!
• PowerPoint Ideas for Your Classroom
• Guerrilla Graphics
• What's Cookin'? Burning your own CD's, Video Discs, and DVD's
• Making the Movies Happen
• Multimedia Mania: Classroom Models of Technology Integration
• Creating Global Connections on the Go
• Multimedia Projects in the Elementary Classroom - cancelled
• Spinning Your Web Classroom -- Teachers Create Online Courses
• Building Web Sites that Work for You, Handout 2

World Wide Resources

• Free and Easy Tools for Teachers
• School And Museum Collaborations - cancelled
• Great Elementary School Web Resources
• Timesaving Resources for Classroom Planning
• Partnerships for Curriculum, Technology, and the Arts
• Great High School Web Resources
• Great Middle School Web Resources
• Web Connections for Math and Science Classrooms

Workshops

• Successful Grantwriting
• Creating A Great Web Site Starts With a Blank Piece of Paper
• Flash: The Next Level in Web Development, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
• Sinking in a Sea of Standards: Using Technology for Measurable Student Achievement
• From Nuts and Bolts to Sizzle: Integrating Computers and Video
• WebTools: Managing Your Digital World
• Click, Create, Circulate! Digital Photography in the Classroom
• PowerPoint Basics
• ClassWebs: Cultivating the Internet for Learning, Handout 2
• Conquering the Textbook Syndrome, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9, Handout 10, Handout 11
• Media Mania #1: Video and Interactive Presentations
• Media Mania #2: Graphics and Sound
• One Byte Is Never Enough
• Copyright in the Digital Age
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning
• Designing Collaborative Projects, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8
• It's About Learning! The Art and Science of High Tech, High Touch Teaching
• Web-based Animation
• Involve me and I learn!
• Web Page Design with FrontPage 2000
• Kids as Multimedia Authors in a Project-Based Classroom
• Multimedia for Web Builders
• Online Communities: Joining, Participating and Creating Your Own
• Hands-On Classroom Internet Integration, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6