Sunday, November 22

6 Hour Full-Day Workshops

9:00am - 4:00pm (Includes a one hour lunch break)

FD5     Google Presentations: A Flexible Tool for Collaboration and Sharing
Presenter: Chris Shively

Provide students with the ability to use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively to encourage success and innovation.  Educators will learn how to use Google Presentation software that enables collaboration with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources.

FD6     Developing Digital Learning Spaces

Presenters: David Jakes

This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to explore the concept of a digital learning space, how that space is constructed, and how it supports and extends the interactions of the physical space (classroom). The workshop presents the concept of a multi-dimensional learning space, composed of a course (teacher) space, a student space, and a knowledge commons that supports both. This session will provide participants with the opportunity to deeply explore the tools of such a space, the teaching and learning opportunities afforded by such a space, how the elements of instruction, curriculum and assessment are blended together to produce a dynamic digital learning environment, and how the entire school community can support it. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to understand the organizational readiness for such a space to be a success.

3 Hour Half-Day Workshops 

Morning Session: 9:00am - 12:00pm

AM4   i-Create: Digital Projects for the Global 21st Century Classroom Connection
Presenter: Howie DiBlasi

Use Web 2.0 tools to communicate, collaborate, and create content. Create projects that are models for driving education change and transforming educational institutions into model learning environments.  Participants will be able to support comprehension and 21st Century information literacy skills, strengthen student's digital media skills, and make global connections for your classroom in preparation for the future and 21st Century skills, by locating free, accessible software and web sites, demonstrating how to use these free resources to support teaching and learning, and improving digital literacy.

AM5   Hands-on Demo in EDUni-NY: Virtual Worlds for Education
Presenters: Catherine Norton-Barker & Rene Carver

Virtual worlds are on the cutting edge for classroom education. Not only are they an exciting supplement to traditional teaching practices, they have the further benefit of developing student technology skills as they switch on students’ intrinsic motivation for learning in general.

AM6   Students using Web 2.0 - K-12
Presenter: Jack Etter & Shelley Rossitto

In this hands-on workshop, attendees will take their own ideas, lesson, or units and Web 2.0 them. We encourage attendees to look at what is available out there for Web 2.0 tools. For instance, there is a great class PM1 Web 2.0: New Tools for Schools, on Saturday at NYSCATE. Participants will start to change their perspectives from asking students to “hand in” work and migrate towards asking them to “publish it”. Using the Web 2.o mantra, “Participation, Collaboration and Distribution”, we will look at examples of best practice as well as walk participants through the process of Web 2.0ing a lesson or idea. The outcome of this workshop is for you to be more effective in the classroom in both student engagement and student learning by exploring the current trends in effective technology integration. There will be ample hands on time to actually practice and use Web 2.0 tools so bring your lessons and ideas.

Afternoon Session:  1:00pm - 4:00 PM   

PM 5   Google Guide: 29 Secrets for Using Google in the Classroom (NOTE: This workshop is full)
Presenter: Howie DiBlasi

How can Google change your classroom? This hands on workshop will allow participants to: • Describe the use of Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Presentation application • Understand the power of the Google Search Engine • List 5 Classroom applications and uses • Create a Survey in Google Docs • Create a virtual observatory • Utilize The Google digital library • Enhance your Internet exploration • Describe 5 classroom, administrative and personal tips and tricks • List 5 Google applications you can use in your subject matter area • Share with the group how to implement projects into the teachers own classroom.

PM6    Digital Professional Learning Networks
Presenters: Kathleen Ellis & Michael Fisher

This workshop will empower educators to take control of their own professional development in a specific, "just in time" format. Educators will learn how to "plug in" and develop both their local and global professional learning networks to affect not only their own professional practice, but also the professional practice of their colleagues and ultimately the achievement of their students.

PM8    Life Beyond Google-Exploring Search Engine Alternatives
Presenter: Scott Reichert

This workshop will allow participants to have a deeper understanding of search engines and how they can be used improve student learning. Attendees will be able to share what they learned with others.