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HANDS-ON 3-HOUR WORKSHOPS

 


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All Workshops are Located at the Hilton Hotel
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Thursday, March 15


Thursday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am

8:00 am - 11:00 am | BYOL | $425 | 6 seats available 
A1- iThink, iCreate, iCompute, iTouch! (includes iPod touch)
Katy Hammack, Laura Spencer      
Have you wondered what mobile devices such as iPod Touches can do for a classroom teacher? In this hand-on session, participants will receive an iPod Touch, learn to sync to a computer, download apps for classroom use, and create a simple digital story. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference. BYOL



8:00 am - 11:00 am | $125 | SOLD OUT
A2- Best Photoshop Tips and Tricks
Arnie Abrams       
Participants will be walked through nearly 50 cool digital imaging techniques for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Workshop participants will be given a folder of files to work with. Mac Lab


8:00 am - 11:00 am | BYOL | $100 | 22 seats available 
A3- Creative STEM Podcasting with Kids Talk Radio Science
Bob Barboza     
In this workshop you will learn how any child can become a Kids Talk Radio Student Backpack Journalist and create creative enhanced STEM podcasts for Kids Talk Radio Science. All participants will use and take home Journalist-in-a Box Software. We will demonstrate how Kids Talk Radio uses iPads, iPhones, Smart Phones, PC Tablets and Pasco scientific hardware and software to get kids excited about STEM. Participants will learn how to build creative audio and video podcasts. We will demonstrate how your class can participate in our Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project with the USA and 34 countries. Our Kids Talk Radio International Enhanced STEM Programs work with the uninhabited island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde, Antarctica and the North Polar Regions.  BYOL

8:00 am - 11:00 am | $125 | 13 seats available 
A4- 7 Simple Tools: Maximizing Your Students' Technology Experiences 
Tiffani Brown
Intimidated by involving your students with social media? Wondering what quick tips and tools can best help you and your students get the most out of the computers in your room? Come see what's possible the simple tools that are quick and easy to implement, but offer MAXIMUM classroom results. Leave with a backpack full of tools you'll want to implement right away! Mac Lab



8:00 am - 11:00 am | $125 | 14 seats available 
A5- Filmmaking Revolution: Final Cut Pro X
Digital Media Academy
In this hands-on session we’ll introduce you to Apple’s revolutionary new Final Cut Pro X video editing application. You will edit a short piece and learn the Final Cut Pro interface and basic editing toolset - appending, inserting, connecting, trimming, adding titles and effects, and how to share your project. Mac Lab

Thursday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $100 | SOLD OUT 
A6- Harnessing the Power of Your iPad: Apps for School Administrator 
Susan Brooks-Young    
As a school administrator, you are constantly gathering data, not just related to student performance, but for a variety of purposes. You have an iPad and like the mobility it affords you. Now you’re ready to tackle some of these tasks using your iPad. This BYO iPad workshop helps you identify free and low-cost apps you can use to harness the power of your iPad for informal observational tasks ranging from campus maintenance checks to classroom walkthroughs and more.   BYOL and BYOiPad



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $125 12 seats available 
A7- Creating Fantastic Photo Projects with Free Digital Storytelling Tools
Dennis Grice, Burt Lo      
Join us as we explore digital photography, visual literacy, and digital storytelling. Our session will take you from capturing to creating amazing digital stories.  Windows Lab

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $525 UPDATED LOWER PRICE | 2 seats available 
A8- Using Android-Powered Tablets for Powerful Learning (includes ACER ICONIA Tab A Series) 
Rushton Hurley     
Your school can’t afford iPads, but you know that devices like them are powerful for students. Join this workshop, get an Android-powered tablet (ACER ICONIA Tab A Series), and learn what magic they make happen! NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.  BYOL



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $125 | 12 seats available 
A10- Web Development with HTML 5

Digital Media Academy

Learn how HTML 5 is changing the face of web development and how you can use it to build world-class websites. Learn the essentials for great website design and the best practices of web development. Mac Lab


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $100 21 seats available 
A20- YouTube in The Classroom 
Jim Sill 

YouTube the way schools and teachers want it...no comments, no related videos, and only videos that you want......With YouTube for schools and YouTube for teachers learning goes viral!!! - Brought to you by Computer Using Educators (CUE), the producers of the YouTube Teachers Studio and Google Teacher Academy, the YouTube Workshop for Educators introduces participants to innovative ways YouTube can be used in education. A workshop of fast-paced presentations and hands-on activities includes experience with aggregating videos on your YouTube Channel, editing creative commons videos, creating videos for you students and "flipping" your classroom. YouTube Star Teachers share ways they've implemented YouTube tools such as Playlists, Channels, the YouTube Video Editor, the new YouTube EDU, and... even more. Participants who complete the event are given access to the YouTube Workshops for Educators Network, an online community focused on supporting educators as they learn more about the power of YouTube to drive student learning. CUE is an official Google Professional Development partner. BYOL


Thursday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $40 | 3 seats available 

A11- They Snooze, You Lose: 10 Shots to Caffeinate Your Presentations
Lynell Burmark 
Delete those somniferous bullet points! Get activities and strategies to caffeinate your presentations and catapult audience members in the process. Workshop includes book, resource DVD, and links to complementary videos.  BYOL


3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $125 | 9 seats available 
A12- Differentiating your Instruction with Discovery Education's Digital Media
Matt Monjan      
Come explore how you can use Discovery Education’s video, imagery, sounds, and more to reach different learners and deliver that "a-ha!" moment.  We'll examine how interactive media can be used to easily customize lessons that allow students to process information through multiple modalities.  Windows Lab


3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $100 | 13 seats available
A13- Create Picture Perfect Photo Projects with your iPad
Burt Lo      
The iPad has access to many free and low-cost image editing and photo project creation apps. Bring your iPad or iPad 2 and create sample multimedia projects to share with your students. BYOL



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $125 | 19 seats available
A14- eLeading to eLearning -- 21st Century Educational Leadership 
Jason Borgen     
How has the world changed? How have students changed? How have schools changed, or not changed? These questions and more will be addressed in this active workshop for site, district, and teacher leaders. By combining video, relevant anecdotes, discussion and expert resources from Intel's Teach Elements, participants will begin to explore new visions for leadership, teaching, and learning. Mac Lab


3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $125 | 13 seats available
A15- Wowing the World: Digital Photography & Photoshop 
Digital Media Academy   
Learn from world-class photographers how to take stunning digital images and manipulate them in Photoshop. This hands-on session covers masking, layers and much more. Mac Lab



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $700 | 5 seats available 
A21- Getting to Know Your iPad in Education (includes iPad2 wifi) 

Patsy Lanclos 
A workshop designed for beginning users of the iPad, this session begins with an out-of-the-box description of the iPad, helping participants understand the hardware and the use of the installed software. iPad basics are covered so that the user understands the tactile operations of the screen. The iTunes store and how to obtain additional apps as well as the sync process, to a computer and to iCloud, is explained. Some fund activities are built in which will engage the audience. Workshop includes iPad2 wifi only 16GB. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.  BYOL



Friday, March 16

Friday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $100 | SOLD OUT 
B1- iAuthorship: iBooks Author Workshop
Burt Lo, Joe Wood     
IWith iBooks Author, you and your students can fulfill your potential as publishing authors. Not only can you create interactive multi-touch textbooks, but your students can create their own books, included embedded images, movies, audio clips, and links to the Internet. Walk away from this workshop with your freshly created books that can be shared and enjoyed on any iOS device, such as an iPod touch or iPad.  Participants should bring a flash drive with lesson content, or have access to lesson content online (eg. Dropbox); bring an iOS device (iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad) to preview interactive iBooks and to interact with their finished books; need to have an iTunes account.  Bring your own laptop.
 BYOL


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $250 | SOLD OUT 
B2- Flippin’ for Video - How mobile video can be used across the curriculum (includes Sony Bloggie)
Arnie Abrams      
In this workshop participants will get hands-on experience using a mini-camcorder and editing software. Students and teachers are using small video cameras and smart phone video in unprecedented ways. The small size and ease of use of these mini-camcorders make them perfect for student projects and video blogging. We will explore how video can be best used in schools. The Bloggie shoots high quality video that can be easily imported to either Windows or Macintosh computers. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference.
 Windows Lab


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $100 | 19 seats available 
B3- Create a Moodle-icious Classroom
Greg Pitzer, Stephan Legeny  
Moodle is a free resource to create an online classroom environment for your students. Explore a Moodle classroom from a student's perspective, then build a Moodle extension for your own classroom that you can use with your students on Monday.
 BYOL


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $125 14 seats available 
B4- New Final Cut Pro X!
Marco Torres      
It's doesn't stink! It rocks! It's a workflow that makes sense for the next few years. With the advances of DSLR video and mobile technology-- video production is evolving at a very quick pace. We know the last Final Cut Pro revolutionized post production; it changed how we even view movies. This next edition has its growing pains, but it makes sense for a new decade in digital storytelling.
 Mac Lab


Friday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $100 | 18 seats available 
B5- Android Bootcamp (BYO Android device) 
Chris Bell  
These ARE the Droids you’re looking for! In this fast-paced workshop, we will explore apps, websites, and sample mobile learning activities using Android devices. Attendees will participate in individual and small group mobile learning activities that can be implemented immediately in the classroom using existing student devices. Lastly, we will explore Android App Inventor and its application in the classroom. Participants must bring their own Android device with version 2.2 OS or greater.  BYOL



3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $125 | 18 seats available
B6- Organize Your Life with LiveBinders
Joan Gore, Janet Corder       
Move those 3-ring binders from your bookshelf to a virtual space where you can share your favorite sites and documents with friends and colleagues around the world.  Windows Lab


3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | BYOL | $700 | SOLD OUT
B7- Getting to Know Your iPad in Education (includes iPad2 wifi) 
Patsy Lanclos 
A workshop designed for beginning users of the iPad, this session begins with an out-of-the-box description of the iPad, helping participants understand the hardware and the use of the installed software. iPad basics are covered so that the user understands the tactile operations of the screen. The iTunes store and how to obtain additional apps as well as the sync process, to a computer and to iCloud, is explained. Some fund activities are built in which will engage the audience. Workshop includes iPad2 wifi only 16GB. NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference. 
BYOL


3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $125 | 12 seats available
B8- Intermedate Excel
Hope Campbell
Are you ready to increase your Excel skills? Learn to manipulate data for better understanding and presentation by using formulas and functions, charts and graphics, and more! Applicable to Mac and Windows. 
Mac Lab



Saturday, March 17

Saturday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am



8:00 am -11:00 am | BYOL | $210 | 1 seat available
C1- AppleTV in Education Workshop (includes AppleTV) 
Mark Hammons 
Whether it’s media streamed from the Internet or the use of applications on a computer or iPad, the power behind the leverage and flexibility is a must have for educators. With the wireless capabilities of the AppleTV it is perfect for the classroom, boardroom, and even the Cafeteria. Not only will participants see how to use this device for educating students, they will also learn how it can be used in various educational settings. With the a few simple steps the AppleTV can even be used as digital signage for your school. Imagine walking into a room and begin displaying content directly from your iPad instantly! NOTE: Equipment subject to change and may not be most current version if updated within 2 months of conference. 
BYOL


8:00 am -11:00 am | BYOL | $100 | 1 seats available 
C3- Hot, Free Apps for Your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (BYO iPhone, iPod touch or iPad)
Patsy Lanclos     
Over 500 free apps exist with possible educational value both in the classroom and by students anytime, anywhere. Participants will download and explore a variety of apps to their iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone. They will then work individually, collaboratively in partners, or teams to identify the curricular value. Free apps will be downloaded from the iTunes store to the device, explored, discussed, and probed for appropriate curricular integration. The culminating event is the creation of a lesson segment using two or more reviewed apps. Attendees must bring their own iPhone, iPod touch or iPad for this workshop.  BYOL







Saturday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

11:30 am - 2:30 pm | BYOL | $100  | 12 seats available 
C5- Google Docs to the Rescue! 
Diane Main
We are preparing learners of the present for jobs of the future that haven't been invented yet, often using yesterday's tools.  Collaborative, cloud-based tools are the best way to bring students as close to their future needs as we can anticipate. This workshop will provide an overview of Google Docs, along with tips and tricks, especially geared toward working with students and educators.  Participants will have hands-on experiences with shared documents, forms, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings in real time.  BYOL



11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $125  | 17 seats available 
C6- Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners - Elementary 
Janet Corder, Joan Gore
Today's elementary classroom must be exciting and engaging. Discover new lessons and strategies for making your Pre K - 5 curriculum come alive with technology.
 Windows Lab


11:30 am - 2:30 pm | $100  | 26 seats available
C8- Iron iLife: Cooking with Technology 
Burt Lo
iLife is a fantastic suite of multimedia creation tools for the K-12 classroom. Bring your digital images, video clips, and digital camera and create engaging media projects to share with your students. Mac Lab