Meeting Room 304 (Featured Speaker)

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Learning in Virtual Worlds: An Educator's Primer

MUVEs, or MultiUser Virtual Environments, have been around for many years, evolving from the text-based MUDs of the early 1990, to the rich graphical environments of popular video games like Halo, the SIMS, and World of Warcrarft, and other virtual social worlds of work and play. Second Life™, the most popular of these worlds, now hosts more than 13 million residents who play, socialize, work, do business, and even teacher and learn online.  A growing community of educators are staking claim to portions of Second Life and other MUVEs, sometimes inviting their students in to use this 3D virtual space as a canvas for exploration and expression. This presentation will uncover some of the most intriguing aspects of Second Life, teaching and learning potentials, and other emerging environments that are holding even more promise for teachers.

David Warlick, Featured Speaker

Meeting Room 402 (Featured Speaker)

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Ipod Touch / iPhone Application Class

Apple released Software 2.0 during the summer of 2008 and in the process started a new phenomenon of Mobile Applications. This session will start with an overview of top accessories for your Apple Mobile device followed by demonstrations of Applications perfect for education as well as personal productivity. We will end the class with a birds of a feather session talking about our favorite Applications and discovering what additional Applications are out there. We will have an Elmo so your mobile device might be used to show the class whatever cool application you are using!

Leslie Fisher, Featured Speaker

Meeting Room 202 (Technology Showcase)

Friday 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

HP’s Assessment and Grading Solution”

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HP Assessment and Grading solution allows teachers to print personalized test answer sheets on demand using plain paper, automate the grading and reporting processes as well as integrate test performance data into the Student Information System or electronic grade book. The solution helps to address a diverse set of educational needs including student Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) tracking and individualized curriculum planning that represent key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, as well as lowering costs versus traditional test sheet options.

Bradley Stites, HP

Meeting Room 307 (Technology iShowcase)

Friday 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

What’s New in iLife ‘09

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Want to bring the sights and sounds that inspire students into the classroom? Join Apple to learn the new features in iLife ’09. Using these powerful tools, students can easily create and share media-rich digital projects that will enhance the learning process.

 Apple, Inc.

Meeting Room 201

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

NC Windows on Learning

Free access to 3400 magazines, several encyclopedias, and a  host of other online resources - that's NC Windows on Learning (NC  WiseOwl). We've been around for nine years, but if you haven't heard  about us or simply want to find out more about these resources, join us for an overview.

Daniel Sparlin, NC DPI

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12, Administration

Strand: 21st Century Skills

Meeting Room 306B  (Please note room was changed from 301A)

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

IMPACTED WISDOM.....If I had known then what I know now

Using your time and money wisely. Tips and suggestions for ordering, creating timelines, planning professional development and implementation of a North Carolina IMPACT grant. Come to this session to learn from our mistakes and successes with IMPACT, from submission through first year implementation.

Catherine Wray, Asheboro High School

Larry Riggan, Principal Asheboro High School

Carla Shinn, media coordinator Asheboro HS

Tina Webster, Tech, Facilitator Asheboro HS

Marty Williams, Media and Instructional Tech.

Target Audience: High, K-12

Strand: IMPACT grant implementation

Meeting Room 301B

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

iPod uPod theyPod - Educating the Mobile Native

Learn some ways to take the iPod entertainment tool and turn it into a educational device for learning in a mobile world.

Handouts:

iPod Notes

Micromemo

Sync-Photo-Ipod.doc

United Streaming Movies.pdf

Using Audacity to Create iPod Files-2.pdf

Veronica Cowart, Concord Middle School

Susan Dudash,

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

Strand: Professional development

Meeting Room 302A

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

GPS- Globally Preparing Students through GPS units

Globally prepare your students for the 21st century. Come see how 3rd grade through 5th grade students use GPS units to become authentically engaged in the North Carolina science and social studies curriculum. Video demonstrations, sample GeoCaches, Google Earth and Google Maps integration, lesson ideas and plans for contour mapping will be presented to all participants.

Session Links:

www.gps4kids.pbwiki.com

Emily Deluca, Conn Active Learning & Tech. Magnet Elementary

Geoffery Chandler

Brandy Gregoire, 3rd Grade Teacher

Meredith Jarrett, 5th Grade Teacher

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle

Strand: Project-based learning lesson/unit planning

Meeting Room 302B

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

It's a Jungle Out There: Free tools you can actually use

There are so many tools available on the web, sometimes it seems like you are just wandering through an endless jungle.  We have a map for you: of fun, free (or almost free) tools you can actually use in the classroom - tomorrow.  Sample lessons will be shared for all many different subject areas, focusing primarily on the core areas.

Session Links:

http://sites.google.com/site/nctiesjungle/

Mark Samberg, East Wake School of Integrated Technnology

Abbey Askew, Hertford County Public Schools

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12

Strand: Project-based learning lesson/unit planning, Tech Tools

Meeting Room 302C

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Permission to Speak: Using Ed.VoiceThread Across the Curriculum

Follow the journey taken by a 4th grade teacher who chose ed.VoiceThread to reach every child. Learn how you can integrate this technology across the curriculum to incorporate best practices. With ed.VoiceThread all children welcome the opportunity to participate in activities that encourage them to brainstorm, think and reflect, create, publish, and learn from each other.

Margaret Knox-Ingle, Holly Grove Elementary School

Meg Knox-Ingle, Holly Grove Elementary School

Christine Tuttell, Holly Grove Elementary School

Target Audience: K-12

Strand: Computer skills curriculum/assessment

Meeting Room 303

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Making Reading Come Alive: Using the Activboard to Create Meaningful  Connections for Comprehension

Are you looking for ideas to teach reading using your Activboard? Then join us for an informative and comprehensive presentation that will offer many strategies to teach all kinds of readers using the Promethean Activboard that is based on current research.

Marsha Erskine, Rockingham County Schools

Mary Kirkpatrick, Huntsville Elementary School

Target Audience: Elementary

sites.google.com/a/rock.k12.nc.us/ncties---march-2009---making-reading-come-alive/

Presentation

ActivStudio file Part 1

ActivStudio file Part 2

ActivStudio file Part 3

Meeting Room 305A

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Creating Content Literacy through Technology

Everyone likes to get a ''buy one-get one free deal'' and when teachers use technology to create content literacy, it is ''triple coupon day'' concerning the value one gets for the instructional time. Use animation, Powerpoint, digital recorders, podcasting and digital cameras to create interesting and ''value-packed'' STEM lessons (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math.

Teresa Vanacker, Morehead Montessori-Durham Public School

Sharon Thomas, Morehead Montessori-Durham Public School

Target Audience: Elementary

Strand: Project-based learning lesson/unit planning

Meeting Room 305B

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Administrators-Teachers-Parents-Students-NCWISE … Travel Together On The Super Highway of Communication

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Allow parents to view their children's grades online.  Allow those same parents to view their children's attendance information online.  Provide a notification tool for individuals, groups, staff, students, and parents via email, phone, texting, or website banners.  At the same time, provide online calendar tools for teachers and staff to not only schedule assignments, tests, and activities, but post for easy downloading the associated documents, worksheets, and permission slips, as well.  Sounds like a HUGE task list.  It can be accomplished in a matter of DAYS!  Come hear first-hand from the first North Carolina school district to implement it.

Tiber Creek

Target Audience: Superintendents, Associate Superintendents, All Director-level Personnel, CIO's, NCWise Personnel, Community Relations Personnel, Student Services Personnel, Principals

Meeting Room 306A

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

There's a Wiki in my Classroom

Ever heard the word wiki thrown into conversation by one of your tech-savvy colleagues and nodded in acknowledgement too embarrassed to ask what they were talking about?  Come and get an introduction to wikis and see an actual middle school classroom wiki and how it is utilized.

Handouts:

Presentation

Craig Card, North Asheboro Middle School

Target Audience: K-12

Strand: Technology planning

Meeting Room 301A (Please note room was changed from 306B)

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Free & Easy Classroom Webpages

If you're looking for a free and easy way to create an educational webpage, this is the session for you!  During this session, you will learn how create an informative website using Google Sites to provide a window into your classroom.  Please bring a laptop and you can create your webpage during our session.

Beth Joyner, Parkwood Elementary/Durham Public Schools

Christine Akinnagbe,

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, K-12, Administration, Other, Anyone interested in creating an educational website

Strand: Infrastructure development

Meeting Room 306C

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Flash Speed: Teaching Students Flash

Take your students to the next level by adding Flash to your curriculum.  Learn the in’s and out’s of teaching students Flash, the hugely popular, ubiquitous Web site and animation authoring software.  Examines best teaching practices of creating vector-graphics based animations by the web technologies teacher at Ligon Magnet school.

NC Haischer, Ligon GT Middle Magnet School

Brian Horton, Ligon GT Middle Magnet School

Target Audience: Middle, High

Strand: Project-based learning lesson/unit planning

Construction Zone

Connect with others in the Construction Zone located near the front entrance. 

10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

Plurk Meet & Greet

http://www.plurk.com/ncties