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2010 CUE Conference Concurrent Sessions :: Session 2

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Friday, March 5
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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From Beginning to End: Fitting the Device to the Person and Not the Person to the Device    
Austin Nieto          2288-DLS    
We will cover an array of clinical states that are commonly seen in the use of High tech AAC and then look at a range of communication devices and access methods that could be provided as a solution.  There are many solutions for any given person and there is no one device fits all. These devices are an extension of the client's individuality and personality, and must reflect that in every aspect of the device choice.                        
Palm Canyon A          Hilton Hotel         

Creating A District Assistive Technology Program   
Dennis Deeds        2063-DLS   
The session will highlight the process for bringing an Assistive Technology Program to a school district or site.  Topics will include training, funding, and sustaining the process.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Pre K - 12, Administration   
Multi, AT        Palm Canyon B        Hilton Hotel

Valuing Academic Diversity: Tools for Every Classroom   
Dave Edyburn        5015-Spotlight Speaker, DLS   
When instruction is provided in classrooms where time is held constant for all learners, what varies is the amount of learning that results. This historical educational practice fails to ensure that all learners will achieve high academic standards. This session will provide participants with new tools, strategies, and resources that will enhance the academic performance of diverse learners in every classroom using principles of Universal Design for Learning, Differentiated Instruction, and Assistive Technology for Learning.              UDL, AT        Tapestry        Hilton Hotel

Podcasting with 70 Middle Schoolers--RU Crazy?!   
Heather Wolpert-Gawron        2260   
Bulldog Radio is an entirely student-produced, written, and performed podcast class, providing students from ELL to GATE the same level of critical-thinking skills and collaboration while bringing edutainment to an entire district community.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12, College, Administration   
Multi, TL, IN        Mesquite A        Palm Springs Convention Center

iTouch and I Learn!   
Lainie Rowell        3095   
Explore educational activities, productivity tools, and more using built-in and freely available applications for the iPod touch and iPhone. Don’t miss out on this innovative workshop! (Bring your own iPod Touch or iPhone. Loaner iPods available.) Tickets for this session given 1/2 hour before start time- first come, first serve.   This is a commercial session.
Mesquite B        Palm Springs Convention Center

Poetry in Motion: Making Movies without a Camera   
Warren Dale        3083   
No camera? No worries! Write a poem and illustrate it in a podcast. Find your creative genius! Tickets for this session given 1/2 hour before start time- first come, first serve.  This is a commercial session.           
Mesquite C        Palm Springs Convention Center

Live Interactive Park Experiences, Delivered by PORTS   
Bradley Krey, Joe Von Herrmann    2127       
The Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) Program  delivers entertaining and engaging videoconference presentations live, from state parks across California.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Pre K - 12   
OL, Multi, AD, TL, IN, IT        Mesquite D        Palm Springs Convention Center

Free, High Quality Web Information & Reference Sources from CLRN   
Peter  Milbury, Kelley Day    2004       
Open up the world of research for your students with CLRN Web Information Links collection.  Enhance your instruction and provide students with safe reference and information sites correlated to standards that they can access from school or home.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12   
Multi, TL        Mesquite E        Palm Springs Convention Center

Using 21st Century Tools to Promote Creativity and Visual Literacy   
Lori Collina, Nicole O'Brien        3014       
Discover tools that enhance students’ writing, creativity, and self-expression.  Experience an easy-to-use writing tool that inspires even the most reluctant writer. Create animations with a simple to use animation program.  This is a commercial session.   
Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 8   
LA, Multi, TL        Mesquite F        Palm Springs Convention Center

USA Learns: Web-based Language Learning for ESL Students   
Evelyn Fella        2081       
Learn about U.S.A. Learns, a free website funded by the US Department of Education, designed for beginner and intermediate ESL teen and adult students learning outside of traditional classrooms.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 9-12, College   
ELL, OL, TL, IN        Mesquite G        Palm Springs Convention Center

Balancing Learning and Security in a Web 2.0 World
Joel Heinrichs, Seth Hernandez        3103       
Technology learning and the integration of technology into the curriculum are vital to developing students’ 21-st century skills. Web 2.0 combines both of those things, making technology an active and collaborative rather than a passive medium. However, with the benefits come risks. Find out how innovative solutions can help you balance learning and security in a Web 2.0 world.  Discover how you can give students the advantages of Web 2.0 learning without the security and content risks, enhancing the educational power of the Internet while ensuring the safety of students and the security of your network.  This is a commercial session.
K - 12, Administration
Mesquite H        Palm Springs Convention Center

Open Source 2D and 3D Animation software   
Dan Eliot        2077       
This presentation discusses three open source animation titles; Pencil, Pivot, and Art Of Illusion.  Together, these titles could be used as the basis of an animation unit or course.    
Beginning, Intermediate, 9 - 12      
TL            Oasis 4            Palm Springs Convention Center

HyperStudio: Plays Well with Others   
Roger Wagner        5013-Spotlight Speaker   
As hardware devices such as the STR ProScope digital microscope, the Wacom pen tablet, the Lumens digital video workstand, and adaptive switches have become more widely available, you can use them to enrich the classroom experience. Join Roger as he shows how to use each of these devices with HyperStudio in the context of student projects. Learn how to use a digital video workstand to make stop-action animations with changeable backgrounds. See how a pen tablet adds a more natural feel and allows more precision. Find out how you can add microscopic images to projects and see how you can use adaptive devices with HyperStudio.                   
Primrose A        Palm Springs Convention Center

Pandora’s X-Box: Video Games, Virtual Worlds, and Mixed Reality   
Jim Brazell        5000-Spotlight Speaker   
While we were not looking, video games leaped out of the box of entertainment into serious domains such as health care and military training. Games are now a medium giving birth to new modes of playing, learning, and socializing. Jim pierces the veil of play to illustrate what is happening in the dynamic world of games, virtual worlds, mixed reality, and converging media. From game builders-to game players-to serious games, Jim Brazell delivers insights into trends that are shaping new media and mediated life in the 21st Century. From emergency response training to language acquisition, video games, virtual worlds, and mixed reality are evolving the landscape of human experience.
Primrose B        Palm Springs Convention Center

Global Project-based Learning   
Mark Standley        5016-Spotlight Speaker   
Diversity in language and culture among students and staff can be either a challenge or opportunity. Global project-based learning is a model for working with diverse students to utilize the differences into distinct learning advantages. Whether the projects include local populations or working to include students from other countries, global project based learning provides concrete techniques for valuing diversity, integrating technology in project-based learning, and growing community support at schools.                       
Primrose D        Palm Springs Convention Center

Building a SMARTer Professional Learning Community   
Jane Mintz, Jessica Whitlinger    3069       
So you’ve invested in classroom technology--now what?  How do you support your teachers as they transition to the digital classroom?  What can you do to ensure the technology is successfully integrated into the curriculum?  In this session you’ll learn how Jane Mintz, Director of Educational Technology at Oak Park Unified School District, started with a core group of 21st Century teachers and ended with a successful district-wide implementation.  You’ll also discover best practices for creating and growing a district share center from Jessica Whitlinger, Technology Support Provider at Ontario-Montclair School District.  This is a commercial session.       
Not grade-level specific, Administration   
Multi, PLC, AD, IT        Smoketree AB            Palm Springs Convention Center

Microsoft Free Tools for Teaching & Learning   
Scott Kennedy        3049   
Explore new ways to engage your students, communicate, and collaborate within the education community, and become more proficient, giving you back your most precious commodity--time!  This is a commercial session.   
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific       
AD, IN, IT        Smoketree C            Palm Springs Convention Center

Video Editing with Final Cut Pro 7
Digital Media Academy       2297
Final Cut Pro has become the software of choice for professional editors worldwide. In this hands-on session for those brand new to Final Cut Pro 7, you will edit a short piece and begin to learn the Final Cut Pro interface and basic editing toolset.
Smoketree DE            Palm Springs Convention Center

Igniting the Mathematical Mind!   
Pablo Diaz, Jamie Sweet    2070       
How to make math interactive and intriguing to meet the needs of all learners by utilizing Promethean technology.
Beginning, Intermediate, Pre K - 8   
MA, TL    Smoketree F        Palm Springs Convention Center

The 21st Century Classroom   
Discovery Education Team        3057       
What does the 21st century classroom look like? Experience interactive science labs, math and language games, and learn new ways to engage your students and promote collaboration and creativity.    This is a commercial session.    New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Pre K - 12, Administration   
OL, Multi, AD, TL, IN, AT        Room B        Palm Springs Unified School District

Learning and Leading through Peer Coaching ... Coast to Coast   
Ann Lumm, Shelee King George, Michele Rivera    2143       
Discover how educators from coast to coast are using Peer Coaching to engage in professional growth and leadership while transforming classrooms that model 21st Century learning.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific   
PLC, Multi, AD, TL        Andreas        Renaissance Hotel

The Network is the Computer: The Changing Direction of Classroom Computing   
David Thornburg        2232       
"The network is the computer" idea dates back to the mid-80's, but has now come true.  This session explores the ramifications for this in the classroom as powerful broadband-connected netbooks and other devices provide powerful capabilities that were outside our reach only a few years ago.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Administration, Not grade-level specific   
Multi, AD, TL, IN, IT        Chino            Renaissance Hotel

Aim High with Sites...Google Sites!   
Mark Hammons        2098       
Learn from a Google Certified Teacher how Google Sites (including many new features) can bring together all things Google (and more) in a simple way!       
New, Beginning, 6- 12, College   
OL, Multi, AD, TL        Madera        Renaissance Hotel

Using Technology to Enrich a Project-Based Learning Curriculum   
Liz Chacon, Rebecca Pollack, Paul Gassner        2040       
Using technology to enrich a project-based learning curriculum that focuses on 21st century skills and critical thinking.      
New, Beginning, Intermediate, 9 – 12
Multi, TL        Mojave Learning Center        Renaissance Hotel

Redefine Interactivity with Epson's New BrightLink.   
Karen Green, Claudine Wolas-Shiva    3108      
Find out what all the twitter is about on Epson's Brightlink 450Wi.  Before you purchase another interactive whiteboard, see how it frees interactivity in the classroom.  Join Technology Director Ted Lai and Technology Coordinator Karen Green from Fullerton School District and Senior Product Manager Claudine Wolas Shiva from Epson America as they push beyond the limits of current whiteboards.  This is a commercial session.  
Pasadena        Renaissance Hotel

HoverCam in digital learning- digitize "Wednesday folder", and interactive teaching
Ji Shen    3105     
Digitize and archive children's schoolwork and classwork and present interactive and distance teaching program with ease using HoverCam document scanner/document camera and iClassMate service.  This is a commercial session.  
Pueblo        Renaissance Hotel

Google Tools for Educators   
Nancy Moore, Chris Jones        2001-CTAP       
Test Google’s latest free tools! This hands-on workshop features Google Docs, Calendar, Sites, Earth, and Live Form. Google tools are constantly updated; even Google users will come away with something new.  Space is limited. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to the presentation.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific   
Multi, TL        San Jacinto        Renaissance Hotel

Animation--Down the Hatch!
Jeff Peach        2193       
Animation, bells, and whistles?  Come see how middle school students have taken HyperStudio 5 animation tools and brought a new meaning to understanding science concepts.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 2 - 12   
SC, Multi, TL, IN        Santa Rosa            Renaissance Hotel

Digital Storytelling across the Curriculum
Arnie Abrams       2304
Learn how to integrate digital storytelling into the curriculum and see how "digital story starters" can be used to get students up and running.  Ideas for twenty different digital story projects for use in a variety of curriculum areas and grade levels.  Participants will be able to download templates and lesson plans for all twenty projects.  Completed example stories will also be shown.  Includes tips on managing and assessing digital storytelling projects.  Tips for aligning digital storytelling with standards and emphasizing writing skills will also be discussed.
Sierra          Renaissance Hotel

10 Great Reasons to Use VoiceThread in Your Classroom   
Jane Lofton        2135       
Use this free Web 2.0 tool with your students for audio/visual asynchronous conversations, responses to prompts, collaborative projects, presentations, tutorials, digital storytelling, speech practice, booktalks, “commercials,” and just for fun.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 2 - 12, College   
OL, Multi, TL        Ventura        Renaissance Hotel

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