CUE

Is This Really PowerPoint?
Melanie Woolworth
3077
Use PowerPoint as a publishing tool! Students can create: Mini-books, Bulletin boards, Flash cards, Comic strips, Chain-of-events paper chains, Game cards.
This is a commercial session.
Catalina, Wyndham Hotel

Collaboration for Learning Between Classrooms with iChat AV
Gigi Kelley
2281 - Apple Session
See how easy it can be to build a community of learners with Apple’s tools for real time videoconferencing. Elementary students overcame time zones and distance to learn about the similarities and differences in their communities.  Find out about the  challenges and opportunities for learning.
Mesquite B, Palm Springs Convention Center

Powerful Professional Development with Podcasting
Trang Lai
2295 - Apple Lab
Meaningful, on-going staff development is essential for sustained, positive change in education. Learn hands-on how Podcasting is a perfect medium for distributing manageable, segmented audio and video training for educators.
Mesquite C, Palm Springs Convention Center

Coolest Google Tools
Barbara Bray
2244
Google does a lot more than searching. Find out about Google tools that you can use to collaborate, write or collect data, publish, do research, get the latest news alerts, fly to any place in the earth, create 3D objects, make photo albums, and even more stuff if there's time. Just don't blink!
Primrose A, Palm Springs Convention Center

Make the Internet Work for Schools - The Most Amazing Thing
Hall Davidson
3086
COSMEO, described by Dell as the media encyclopedia for the 21st Century:  40,000+ math tutorials from textbooks, 35,000+ video clips, braingames, and more from the Discovery Channel.  Best things: Schools get a free account.  2) Schools make money  for technology with COSMEO—make the Internet work for you (CUE, too!)
This is a commercial session.
Santa Rosa, Wyndham Hotel

Use of Think.com as a Project ePortfolio
Steve Caringella
2253
Learn how students can use Think.com web pages as part of inquiry-based,  cross-curricular projects.  Explore how students can use Think.com to compile online research, create reflective blog entries, communicate and collaborate with other students, and showcase finished learning products at each stage of completing a student-centered project.
Smoketree AB, Palm Springs Convention Center

Maximizing Your Tech Support Resources with TechSETS
Bill Simpson
2243
Experience the newly updated technical support resources provided by TechSETS, your state-funded, “always on” tech support center! Resources include an online helpdesk, web-based workorder system, student tech-team section, and more.
Smoketree DE, Palm Springs Convention Center


Magnify Your Way to Deepen Student Comprehension
Sandi Yellenberg
2221
This session will demonstrate the connection between detailed student observations and deeper understanding of any subject area.  Learn how to motivate and enhance your students’ ability to make these detailed observations using a computerized microscope.  Scope images and student work will be shared.
Catalina, Wyndham Hotel

Next Generation of Workstation, Laptop, and Network Security From Microsoft and Cisco
Douglas Spindler
2176
This is a technical talk on the new security features from Microsoft and Cisco: Network Access Protection, Bitlocker, Network Access Control, and new Wireless Security methods.  Do they work?
Exhibit Hall - Booth 141, Palm Springs Convention Center

Desktop Management Made Easy: Apple Remote Desktop
Dale Fleming
2283 - Apple Session
Apple Remote Desktop 3 is a complete desktop management solution for Mac OS X. You can distribute software, configure systems, offer real-time help and create detailed hardware and software reports--for all of your Mac systems in your school or district, all from your own Mac.
Mesquite B, Palm Springs Convention Center

Digital Tools For the Science Classroom
Cynthia Rounds
2296 - Apple Lab
What does the science classroom look like in the 21st century digital classroom? Come and see total integration of technology with NoteTaker, Proscopes, Pasco Probes, Explore Learning’s Gizmos and Brain Pop. See, sample, try, learn!
Mesquite C, Palm Springs Convention Center

Coolest Tips and Tricks
Barbara Bray
2245
Come to this quick-paced session where Barbara will share with you websites and Web 2.0 tools that you and your students can use. Who knows what tools she'll share--the Internet changes daily. You may even want to share a site that no one knows about in an ongoing blog.
Primrose A, Palm Springs Convention Center

Staggeringly Good Things Mixing Google Earth and Media
Hall Davidson
3083
Make the real terrain of the earth an interactive tool. Embed it with videos, images, sounds, podcasts, and more! From Internet or hard drive files create fantastic trips through neighborhoods, history, science or literature. Insert student images. Create shareable projects and find GE user communities. Makes videos, too!
This is a commercial session.
Santa Rosa, Wyndham Hotel

ThinkQuest:  A Great Project for 21st Century Skills
Thyra Busch
2255
Explore how ThinkQuest provides a framework for Project Learning in the classroom. Learn how to challenge and lead your students to complete a website entry from start to finish and the educational objectives that will result from the journey!
Smoketree AB, Palm Springs Convention Center

Learning Everywhere, All the Time
Chris Walsh
2211
Find out how Web 2.0, iPods, eLearning, mobile phones, and wearable technology are converging into the "perfect learning storm."  This fast-paced, high-energy presentation will explore the implications for living, teaching, and learning in a world of infinite knowledge.
Smoketree C, Palm Springs Convention Center

Podmania... See, Hear, Do!
Randy Kolset
2098
You’ve seen it, heard it, and now’s the time to do it! Learn the basics of podcasting with Garage Band and Audacity and how it’s integrated into every content area.
Smoketree DE, Palm Springs Convention Center