Program: Tech Forum Midwest

Below is a recap of the day's sessions and events, complete with handouts and other materials submitted by presenters.

Welcome and Opening Keynote

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

Web 2.0 Best Practices

Gwen Solomon (moderator); David Jakes, Ryan Bretag, Steve Dembo

Reaching All Students

Meg Ormiston (moderator); Darlene Ruscitti, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

Dr. Darlene J. Ruscitti

Supporting Reading and Literacy with Technology Tools

Kellie Doubek, Anna Beard

Listen to Podcast

Anna Beard

Kellie Doubek

Techies and Curriculum Types: Seeing Eye to Eye

Judy Salpeter (moderator); Jeffrey Hunt, Mark Pennington, Scott Meech, Marcus Thimm

  • View video from this session

Roundtable Discussions

These discussions, on topics suggested by attendees when you register, provide a great opportunity for you to network with fellow technology leaders.

New This Year: Digital Storytelling Showcase. In addition to great roundtables, this year we offer an additional choice—the chance to view and learn about some great student-created digital videos. If you want to view some examples from this session (which extended into the afternoon workshop time), check out: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/digital_storytelling

Wendy Siegle and Wendy Wolfe

Policies, Safety and Social Networking

Steve Dembo

Steve Dembo

Learning with Wikis

Jon Orech, Chris Gales

Listen to Podcast

Jon Orech

21st Century Cartographers

David Jakes

David Jakes

Leading Change in a Digital World

Meg Ormiston

Meg Ormiston