PC-A01 Technology &
Differentiated Instruction: Hands-On Project Development
William Dolton, Lower Merion SD
Target Audience: Pre-K, K-8, 9-12, Higher Ed,
Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional
Technologist
Presentation Strands: Adaptive Technology/Special
Populations/Accessibility, Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Session Level: All
Computer Platform: Macintosh
Using the Tech4DI wiki, participants will examine many
useful Differentiated Instruction strategies and the means
to facilitate or enhance DI with technology. The workshop
itself will be differentiated based on prior DI
experience. Bring an instructional unit or project or
professional development activity and apply “Tech4DI” for
your own setting. |
PC-A02 Share your Voice with the
World; Podcast
Carol Siwinski, Mount St. Joseph Academy
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices,
Mobile/Wireless Technologies
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Macintosh
Learn how to develop and create Podcasts. Work with
preproduction, recording, postproduction and publishing.
All participants will create a Podcast from scratch. They
will write scripts, learn how to create the files, convert
the audio files to mp3 and how to present the Podcasts to
the world. |
PC-A03 The How To Workshop for
New Technologies
Ben Smith and Jared Mader, Red Lion Area SD
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends
Session Level: Intermediate
Computer Platform: Macintosh
Come learn the skills to update your technology
integration and infuse the skills needed for the 21st
Century Classroom. The session covers how to create,
maintain and use the following new technologies: Wikis,
Podcasting, and Web 2.0 tools. We will provide you with
tangible tools to use or demonstrate immediately upon
returning to your school. |
PC-A04 After Blackboard and
Moodle: Build an Unforgettable Online Course
Scott Garrigan, blendedschools.net
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Learning
Environments/Distance Learning/Course management
Session Level: Intermediate
Computer Platform: Macintosh
So you're trained in Blackboard or Moodle; you've built
online learning modules. Are they engaging &
unforgettable? Participants will learn how to add
collaboration & team activities, live conferencing, audio,
and video. Expand access to other schools, grandparents &
the community. Hands-on with each technology. |
PC-A05 No Teacher Left Behind:
Collaborative Technology for K-8 Teachers
Megan Augustine, Penn Manor SD
Target Audience: Pre-K, K-8, Technology
Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology
Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research, Technology
Leadership
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Macintosh
Are you in a school without a technology integrator? Do
you want to implement technology into your curriculum but
don’t know where to begin? If you’ve answered yes, then
this is for you. Find out how to integrate technology into
your classroom using online (web 2.0) tools and resources. |
PC-A06 Web 2.0 and Best Practical
Practice
Cheryl Capozzoli, Capital Area IU 15
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Session Level: All
Computer Platform: Macintosh
Learn the Best Practices for differentiating instruction
with some of the best free Web 2.0 applications. This
workshop will provide participants with strategies and
tools necessary to effectively integrate Web 2.0 into a
differentiated standards-based curriculum. Participants
will build resources to take back and implement in their
classrooms. |
PC-A07 Podcasting with Garage
Band
Jean Thorpe, Upper Merion SD
Target Audience: Pre-K, K-8, 9-12
Presentation Strands: Instructional
Strategies/Successful Practices
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Macintosh *
Through podcasting, students demonstrate learning & share
knowledge using images, music and narration. Participants
will gain a deep understanding of educational podcasting;
develop and enhance skills with MAC applications: Photo
Booth, iPhoto, & iTunes; search for copyright-friendly
images on the web; and create podcasts with Garage Band. |
PC-A08 Introduction to Computer
Animation using Adobe Flash
Dolly Bernard, Philadelphia University
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
This workshop explores the use of Adobe Flash to create
animations and interactions that can be used for
instructional purposes and delivered on a CD-ROM or over
the World Wide Web. Participants will create scalable
vector graphics and develop animated and interactive
elements. |
PC-A09 Digital Storytelling with
Free Software
Robin Smith, Hollidaysburg Area SD
Target Audience: K-8, 9-12, Technology Director
or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Instructional
Strategies/Successful Practices
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
Participants will explore digital storytelling to combine
the art of oral storytelling and principles of
conventional writing with modern multimedia tools to
deliver tales using images, sound, music and voice.
Learners will create stories using digital photos by
adding special effects, soundtracks, captions and
narration using free software. |
PC-A10 Collaborative Projects: A
Catalyst for Developing 21st Century World-Wise Students
Linda Nitsche, Owen J. Roberts SD
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Instructional
Strategies/Successful Practices
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
Want to prepare your students for their global futures,
deepen curricular understanding and engage them in
creatively using Web 2.0 tools-all simultaneously? Do it
with global collaborations! Examine successful projects.
Discover sources for partners and platforms for
connecting. Chat with project creators and be inspired to
start your own project. |
PC-A11 Creating Curricular Wikis
Chris Champion, CPAVTS
Target Audience: K-8, 9-12, Technology Director
or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
Wiki! Wiki! Wiki! Simple websites called wikis can
transform your classroom curriculum to a living, flexible
thing. In this hands-on session we'll create a free
classroom-ready website for you and your students. Learn
how to add widgets, videos, podcasts and more to really
teach 21st Century skills. |
PC-A12 Discover the Power of
Moodle
Shelbra Foster, Penn Manor School District
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices, Learning
Environments/Distance Learning/Course management,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation, Technology
Directions: Issues, Innovations, Research
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
Participants will leave the hands-on workshop with a sound
understanding of how to construct an online learning
environment. Experience & create an interactive threaded
discussion, online glossaries, web based journals &
writing activities, online polls, learning survey tools,
quiz & lesson modules. |
PC-A13 Digital Photography - A
Hands-On Experience
Chuck Ginter, Lower Merion School District
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends
Session Level: All
Computer Platform: Macintosh
This workshop will provide the participant the opportunity
to learn the tips and tricks of the pros. From taking
photos to downloading, editing and saving them so that
they may be utilized in publications, slide shows, web
pages etc. In addition, ideas will be shared as to how
digital photography can be incorporated into various
curricular areas. |
PC-A15 School of Podcasting -
Cost: $349
Tool Factory Staff
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Emerging Technologies/Trends,
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Session Level: Introductory
Computer Platform: Windows
Each attendee receives Tool Factory’s Podcasting Kit
(worth $250) including software and recording devices to
jump-start the beginner podcaster! Learn to create
podcasts in minutes and explore cover aspects such as
copyright information and acceptable use policies. Leave
satiated with podcasting classroom applications! |
| Although the workshops are held in either Macintosh or Windows labs, only those sessions marked with an asterisk (*) are platform specific.
|
|
