TEQ-classroom

Alternative Assessment 11/8/2012 9:30 - 10:30 AM LINDSEY CURTIS In this session we will show how to use interactive whiteboards, iPads, and other digital media to effectively use and manage data for alternate assessment in the classroom. Teachers will be given lesson ideas and various resources to assist them in using technology to incorporate many different methods of alternate assessments.

Edmodo 11/8/2012 10:45 - 11:45 AM BEVIN SUBOCZ Social networks, blogs, wikis – learn how to incorporate these and other Web 2.0 applications into the classroom to support teaching and learning. Discover useful (and fun) online tools, and explore this exciting new interactive environment through your SMART Board.

Learning with the iPad 11/8/2012 2:30 - 3:30 PM 11/9/2012 10:30 - 11:30 AM ANDREW GREFIG Educators all over the country are describing the iPad as a revolutionary learning tool. Discover why, in this collaborative and engaging session. Together we will explore how the iPad can enliven and expand possibilities in the classroom. You will learn how the iPad is being used by teachers and students, play with a handful of apps, and explore how it integrates with other educational technology such as the SMARTBoard, SMART Response, and Safari Montage’s Digital Curriculum.

Promoting Literacy with Google Drive 11/9/2012 11:45 - 12:45 PM MORGAN DUFFIELD Learn how Google Drive can increase student motivation to read and write by connecting learners with audiences both within and beyond the classroom. We will explore how the technology can be utilized to help build literacy skills in all curriculum areas by integrating social learning aspects, such as peer review, sharing and collaboration.

SMART Boards and Differentiated Instruction 11/9/2012 1:00 - 2:00 PM Presenters MORGAN DUFFIELD, LINDSEY CURTIS Discover how technology, specifically your SMART Board, can help you address the diverse strengths and weaknesses of the students in your classroom. We’ll provide background information on differentiated instruction, along with strategies and resources to help you differentiate planning, instruction, management and student assessment.

SMART Boards and STEM 11/9/2012 9:15 - 10:15 AM ANDREW GREFIG, MARC BREA Improving instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by engaging students in inquiry, discovery, and learning. In this session we will show how we can help teachers successfully combine STEM concepts, proper pedagogical knowledge, and technology to help to make the material easier to understand and more engaging.

The 20 Coolest Things You Can do With a Smart Board 11/8/2012 3:45 - 4:45 PM MATT RINGH, STEVEN A. SCHICK Explore some of the newest, and least known uses for a SMART Board. This fast-paced session will explore 20 resources; some academic, and some just fun. Following a “count-down” format, we’ll delve into topics such as; Mixed Reality, Prezi, Ripping Flash, Recognizing Tables, and more.

Using Your SMARTBoard to Support Achievement of Common Core Learning Standards in Language Arts and Math 11/8/2012 1:15 - 2:15 PM MATT RINGH, BEN CEBULASH This class is designed to provide teachers with an in-depth understanding of the collaborative features of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, as well as, help them learn how to implement these tools within their classroom to support Common Core Standards.

Writing Across the Curriculum 11/8/2012 12:00 - 1:00 PM CHRISTINA BREGLIA, BEN CEBULASH Learn how technology can enhance your students ability to write more effectively. We'll show you how to use the SMART Notebook software to create templates that will help your students construct well thought out paragraphs. Use the floating tools to edit right at the SMART Board. Create lessons that will encourage your students to think critically about the writing process.