Technology & Learning Events

SchoolTech Expo Vault - New York 2001

Leadership Institute

Introductions and Opening Keynote with Alan November.

• Beyond Technology: The End of the Job and the Beginning of Digital Work
• Paper to Light: Preparing Students for the Digital Economy

The TCO Perspective on Staffing and Support

• Are You a TCO-Savvy School District?
• The TCO Perspective on Staffing and Support
• Total Cost of Ownership Resources

How Does Our Technology Garden Grow: Professional Development Revisited

• Superintendent 2010: A Day in the Life
• Professional Development Resources

Realizing Our Potential: Accountability, Student Learning and Technology

• Resources for Accountability

Alan November and Jason Ohler will facilitate these interactive, problem-solving workshops focused on evolving roles, eliminating barriers to change, and addressing some of the challenges raised by facilitators and attendees earlier in the day.

• The Web ý Teaching Zack to Think
• Resources from Jason Ohlerýs web site
• Notes

Additional Resources

• Models of Success
• The Multimedia Project: Developing New Skills for the New Economy Developing New Skills for the New Economy

Breakout Sessions

Web Building and Multimedia Authoring

• The Do's and Don'ts of Electronic Copyright
• Multimedia Projects Across the Grades, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6
• Multimedia Mania: Classroom Models of Technology Integration, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5
• Building Web Sites That Work for You
• Do-Re-Multimedia: The Art of Digital Music-Making
• Creating an Economical Multimedia Yearbook
• Building Multimedia Kiosks to Showcase Student Work
• Incorporating Simulations into Your PBL Projects
• Multimedia with Primary Grade Students, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9, Handout 10
• Producing Video Announcements for School and Community

In the Classroom

• Verifying Web Information
• More Than Words: The Promise of Multimedia for Special Needs Learners
• Technology and the Whole Child - Cancelled
• Tales of Kids Who Really Need this Stuff - High Powered Technology for At-Risk Learners
• Student Leaders Bridge the Divide in the 21st Century
• Classroom Publishing Through the Internet
• Linking Students for Learning
• Language Instruction with Help from Technology, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6
• Nurturing the "Techie" in Girls
• Digital Portfolios By and About Students
• STOMP! Reflections on Merging Academic Standards and Technology
• Book Buddies: Technology Across Grade Levels, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9, Handout 10, Handout 11, Handout 12, Handout 13, Handout 14
• Evaluating Software and Web Sites for the Classroom, Handout 2
• Enhancing Thematic Units with Computer Activities, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Key Steps to Technology Integration
• Partnerships Connecting A Community of Readers
• Using Video and Technology as a Catalyst for Learning
• Finding It on the Net: Becoming a Digital Detective
• Managing the Cyberclass: The Ins and Outs of Online Learning
• The Eureka! Experience: Getting the Most out of Internet Searching
• Teaching Middle Grade Social Studies with Help from Technology, Handout 2
• Technology Serving Students with Special Needs
• School and Museum Collaborations

Planning and Leadership

• Out of the Box: Staff Development for New Challenges
• Designing an Effective AUP
• How to Write Grant Proposals That Win
• Laptops Even the Score for Urban Learners
• Using Multimedia Project Portfolios for Program Accountability
• One-to-One Technology: The Reality of Instituting a School-Wide Laptop Program
• Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse
• The Emerging Role of ASPs in Education
• How Do You Write a Technology Plan that is Data Driven and Student Focused?
• An Administrator's Guide to Internet Safety and Ethics
• TCO in a K-12 Environment - How to Reduce your Costs, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Smart Staff = Smart Students
• Urban Students Bridge the Digital Divide through Cost Share Home Leasing Program
• Family Technology Resource Centers: A Technology Hub for Community Learning
• Grantwriting for Success, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5
• Cancelled - Gaining Parent and Community Support for Your Technology Program
• Change is Hard, You Go First
• The Perfect Fit: Matching Teachers, Technology, and Curriculum

Keeping Up With the Technology

• Transforming Learning With Videoconferencing
• Who Says You Only Get What You Pay For? The Wonders of Linux and Other Free Operating Systems
• Using Handheld Computers in Schools
• Distance Learning: What, Why and How?
• The Do's and Don'ts of District Wide Technology Implementation, Handout 2
• We Videoconference K-12
• Administering and Maintaining School Web Sites, Handout 2
• The Skinny on Thin Client Computing
• A Guide to Using Digital Equipment in the School
• Laptop Learning: Advice on Implementing a Program for Your School

World Wide Resources

• Online Fieldtrips and Adventures
• Current Events on the Web, Handout 2, Handout 3
• The Spirit of Discovery: NASA Online Interactive Resources
• Great Elementary Classroom Web Resources, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
• The American Museum of Natural History Online: The Role of A Science-Rich Institution in Improving Science Education
• Easy Tools for Teachers
• Great Middle School Web Resources
• Primary Sources in Class: Library of Congress Digital Collections, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5
• Great High School Web Resources

Roundtable Discussions

• PR Idea Exchange
• Special Educators For Special Students
• Yikes, I'm Supposed to Be the Expert!
• Leadership Wrap-Up
• Playing the Accountability Game
• Let's Meet Again Online
• Involving All Students
• Leadership Wrap-Up

Workshops

• ClassWebs: Cultivating the Internet for Learning, Handout 2
• Cyber Ethics and Safety Issues for the Classroom
• Assessing Technology's Impact
• WebQuests
• From Nuts and Bolts to Sizzle: Integrating Computers and Video
• Becoming NetSavvy and InfoSavvy in the Information Age
• A Primer for Electronic School Communications, Handout 2
• The ABC's of Grantwriting, Handout 2, Handout 32, Handout 42, Handout 5
• Digital Storytelling Using Flash
• Aligning Technology Initiatives for Measurable Student Results
• Creating A Great Web Site Starts With a Blank Piece of Paper
• WebTools: Managing Your Digital World
• Turn Your Students into Digital VJs (Video Jockeys)
• Designing Collaborative Projects, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8
• Copyright Issues in the Cyberspace Age
• Data Driven Decision Making in Schools

Labs

• Web-based Animation
• Web-Building Basics for Educators, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning
• JavaScript Basics
• Sinking in a Sea of Standards: Using Technology for Measurable Student Achievement
• Create ShockWave Multimedia Projects on the Web!
• Creating and Managing Online Courses
• Custom Graphics for Beginners with Paint Shop Pro
• Creating E-Paper with Acrobat
• Mining the Web for the Best Classroom Sites
• Advanced Multimedia for Web Builders
• Teaching with the Internet - Creating Web-Based Activities
• Creating A Free Web Presence for Better Parent, Teacher, and Student Collaboration
• Click, Create, Circulate! - Digital Photography in the Classroom.
• Come be Inspired! Concept Mapping with Inspiration, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5