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2010 CUE Conference Concurrent Sessions :: Session 5

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Saturday, March 6
8:00 am - 9:00 am

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Work Smarter, Use Data to Raise Test Scores of ELD and Low Ability Students!
Darla Johnston      2305-DLS
Every day teachers juggle meeting the needs of their students with meeting the demands of their district and state.  Learn how to raise test scores of ELD and Low Ability students by comparing your district pacing plan, state adopted text, and state blueprints to identify focus standards. You will learn how students can achieve an average of 25-47 points growth on the STAR test.
K - 12
Palm Canyon A      Hilton Hotel

Universal Tools to Empower All Learners   
Kathleen McClaskey, Julie Duffield        2162-DLS   
Learn and share practical ideas on how to use universal tools that can empower all learners in using effective strategies that support and improve literacy skills.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12   
LA, UDL, TL, IN        Palm Canyon B        Hilton Hotel

The AAC Funding Experience    
Austin Nieto          2289-DLS    
The funding process can be very scary experience and even intimidate individuals from exploring every possible solution for those in need. DynaVox understands this and has created a support system that makes the whole process as easy and efficient as possible. Through a multiple tier support system and software we are able to make sure that the best possible report is submitted as well as taking the inconvenience of talking with insurance companies out of the equation.
Tapestry          Hilton Hotel

Earth Mashing: Google Earth Meets Web 2.0   
Susan Anderson, Jim Holland        2013       
Learn how "live" widgets (created using Web 2.0 tools) can enrich and reinforce curricular concepts. These widgets are free, easy to use, and allow the creation of engaging mash-ups.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12, College   
Multi, TL, IN        Mesquite A            Palm Springs Convention Center

Keynote... The Key to Powerful Presentations   
Ted Lai        3098   
Edward Tufte wrote "Powerpoint is Evil." Although not inherently evil, presentation software can be used ineffectively. Learn tips on design, content, and delivery of presentations. 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

Response to Intervention: A Complete Apple Workflow   
Mathew Needleman        3086       
Learn to use Apple tools like iLife, iWork, and programs like Bento to design, assess, and monitor Response to Intervention (RTI) programs in your school. 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

Shared Book and Video Writing with Student and International Photography   
Michael Macioce        2145   
Using student photography and digital images from around the world in student writing and storytelling, you can quickly and frequently create student-authored books and student-narrated video of novel engaging stories.   
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Pre K - 6   
LA, ELL, TL        Mesquite D        Palm Springs Convention Center

Best Practices & Programs for Live Online Classes   
Scott Campbell        2091       
Which new technologies and programs available for live online classroom instruction offer the best interface and tools for learning?  This session will compare the best Internet conferencing programs and demonstrate each one in real time.  Each will be graded in the areas of ease of use, teaching tools, multi-user capability, and global effectiveness.   
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 9 - 12, College, Administration   
OL, IN            Mesquite E        Palm Springs Convention Center

Learn360: Incorporating Digital Streaming in the Classroom   
Steve Finch        3032       
Learn360 gives educators and students the power to meet and exceed 21st century educational expectations. Learn360 sets a superior standard of quality for video streaming and delivers the rich resources educators need to bring standards-based and differentiated instruction to best serve students.  This is a commercial session.   
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Pre K - 12, College, Administration, Not grade-level specific   
OL, IN            Mesquite F        Palm Springs Convention Center

Using Technology to Make the Reading/Writing Connection   
Arnie Uretsky        2238       
The focus of this presentation is going to be on exploring a variety of computer-based graphic organizers and their use in helping your students improve both their reading and writing skills.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific   
LA, TL    Mesquite G        Palm Springs Convention Center

Mashup Music, Make Video Games, Learn Java Programming - In Your Classroom and FREE! CANCELED 
Dale Ferrario        3102       
Learn to use fun, educational, and amazing technologies (digital music, 3D video games, robotics, programming) in your classroom, and help your students find their creativity, passion, and possibilities.  This is a commercial session.
Mesquite H        Palm Springs Convention Center

The Use of Moodle in Secondary School--A Case Study   
Colin Matheson        2159       
This session will discuss how our district piloted and implemented Moodle over a few years and how the use has grown. Includes tips for successfully getting teachers and students online.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 6 - 12, College, Administration   
OL, Multi, AD, TL, IN, IT        Oasis 4            Palm Springs Convention Center

Retromedia to New Media: Printing to Pixels   
Roger Wagner        5011-Spotlight Speaker   
Students have a substantive understanding of YouTube, Twitter, FaceBook, and dealing with media. They are the ones leading the trend from retromedia to new media. As creators, mixers, and fusionists, they want the most efficient way to make and bring new media elements together. They need you to teach them the ways to turn all this into meaningful works. With an emphasis on showing actual projects, Roger will show you how your students can effectively create and bring together the newest media, from translucent video to the many options of printing to pixels.       
Primrose A        Palm Springs Convention Center

The Future is Now! Preparing Students For Today's 2.0 World   
Jim Brazell, David Thornburg    5001-Spotlight Speaker   
Super computers in our pockets. Robots in our garages and living rooms. Virtual reality. This is not fiction, not a dream, not the future, just reality as it exists today.  By looking at the skills needed to thrive in today's world, ideas relating to curriculum and pedagogy naturally emerge.  Forget pie-in-the sky predictions.  This presentation explores the world in a way that has implications for every educator, educational leader, and student--today.   
Primrose B        Palm Springs Convention Center

Photo Fun for Free!   
David Watts        2254       
Interested in using images to meet standards, but have no budget or time for high-end programs?  Join us as we look at free tools for using photos in classroom projects.  We'll look quickly at Picassa, Photo Story, and various websites and tools.       
Beginning, Intermediate, Not grade-level specific   
Multi, TL, IN            Primrose C        Palm Springs Convention Center

VoiceThreading the Needle   
Cory Robertson        2201       
VoiceThread allows users to upload pictures, video, and audio files for others in their network (either class, school, district, or the world!) to comment on, edit, append, or even collaboratively create.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific   
OL, Multi, TL, IN, AT        Primrose D        Palm Springs Convention Center

Stand Aside Sage on the Stage... and Let the Students Create   
Angela Folendorf        3072       
You know the power of SMART Notebook software and SMART Ideas software in creating interactive and multimedia lessons. Now imagine allowing your students to use it to customize, create, collaborate, and share interactive and multimedia projects, and for individualized learning.  This is a commercial session.
Not grade-level specific   
Multi, RTI, AD, TL, IN        Smoketree AB            Palm Springs Convention Center

Using the Read Naturally Software Edition to Improve Reading Fluency and Comprehension   
Ben Weisner        3000       
Read Naturally's research-based strategies have led to their adoption by school districts nationwide.  Learn how the Software Edition is used to improve the fluency and comprehension skills of struggling readers.  This is a commercial session.   
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced    2 - 12, Administration   
Multi, TL        Smoketree C            Palm Springs Convention Center

Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
Digital Media Academy      2300
In this hands-on session, you will learn how to perfect and otherwise transform your pictures with powerful editing & compositing tools available in Photoshop CS.
Beginning
Smoketree DE            Palm Springs Convention Center

50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education streaming into Your Classroom   
Discovery Education Team        3060       
This fast pasted session will open your eyes to the possibilities of digital media in the classroom. We bet you take away more than 50 ideas you can use right away.  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

C_Gamer: Creating Games Advancing Media Education and Research   
Jeff Brain        2029       
This workshop moves through games in history through current applications. We will engage in a model lesson for creating games in a classroom, look at current research and relevant online links, review useful applications, and create content standard links and assessments. Attendees will leave with the ability to begin leading classrooms in game creation.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, Not grade-level specific   
Multi, TL, IN        Andreas        Renaissance Hotel

Preparing Global Citizens: Sharing through the MY HERO Project   
Sara Armstrong        2017       
What does it mean to be heroic? The MY HERO Project offers opportunities for students to write about inspiring people, create short films, and develop art works while meeting standards.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12   
LA, SS    TL, IN        Chino            Renaissance Hotel

It's Alive! Taming the Data Beast with Google Spreadsheets!   
Chris Bell, Mark Hammons        2024       
Want to become a tamer of the data using Google Spreadsheets?  This dynamic workshop, led by two Google Certified Teachers, will get you on your way to becoming a Google spreadsheet master!       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, 4 - 12, College   
MA, Multi, TL        Madera        Renaissance Hotel

Defining Web 2.0--Strategic Socialization   
John Patten        2188       
This workshop will present how one district is defining and developing the curriculum of strategic socialization, which provides a framework for the use of technology and current Web 2.0 tools.       
Intermediate, Experienced, 4- 12, College, Administration   
PLC, Multi, AD, TL            Mojave Learning Center        Renaissance Hotel

The Totally Awesome, Engaging Active Learning Classroom that Fosters Learning and Inspires Teaching
Bob Blackney     3111       
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District�s classroom focused on increasing student engagement and active learning by using a combination of tools, techniques and technologies.  Come and hear how teaching and learning have fundamentally changed from the teachers and students who participated.  
Pasadena      Renaissance Hotel

Free Stuff 2.0--The Long Version   
Jon Corippo        2048       
This is the long version of last year's wildly popular CUE Tip session. Delve further into the depths of the free online tool world. Amazing free tools for all subject areas--and time for requests!       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, 2 - 12, Administration   
OL, Multi, AD, TL, IN, IT, AT        Pueblo            Renaissance Hotel

Go Paperless with Your PLCs: Communicate, Collaborate, and Connect Using Google Docs   
Jenith Mishne, Allison Fletcher        2175       
During this session, participants will learn how to use Google Docs to support professional learning communities. Come and hear how one school is implementing this to keep track of intervention strategies in preparation for the RTI process.       
Intermediate, Experienced, 2 - 12, Administration, Not grade-level specific   
RTI, PLC, IN        San Jacinto        Renaissance Hotel

Managing and Saving Internet Resources for the Classroom   
Cheryl Sawyer            2210       
Participants will learn how to use new search engines (some that are specialized), store, save, and utilize Internet resources for classroom use.       
Beginning, Not grade-level specific   
ELL, Multi, TL        Santa Rosa        Renaissance Hotel

Rock your Socks with Google Docs   
Scott Moss        2177       
Google Docs and Apps provide FREE and powerful opportunities for student, teacher, and administrator collaboration. Join a Google Certified Teacher for a fun-filled tour of some of the many exciting and useful uses of Google Docs and Apps. Examples and templates will be provided.       
New, Beginning, Intermediate, 4 - 12, College, Administration, Not grade-level specific   
PLC, Multi, AD, TL, IN        Sierra            Renaissance Hotel

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