Breakout+Session+D

=**Session D**= 10:15 - 11:05 am**
 * Tuesday, August 24th


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||< ===Description................................=== ||> ===**Room.......**=== || Harvey High School || Science is about telling the stories of our natural world. Find out how you can leverage the power of the new information landscape to allow students to explore, create, collaborate and communicate their own narrative of learning in middle and high school classrooms. . ||> **C19** || School District 18 IT Department || Just-in-time technical support has been identified as one of the two critical indicators of a successful 1:1 program. If the netbooks aren’t working, teachers and students won’t use them consistently. As student dedicated netbooks increase in number while IT staff remain limited, teamwork and understanding will be critical to supporting student computing. Come share tips, tricks and how-to’s of managing the technical support side of a successful program and getting the most out of your IS support resources. //Note: All participants in this session will be eligible to win a One-Terabyte external hard drive.// . ||> **C20** || Department of Education (francais) . || TBA ||> **C25** || Kingsclear Consolidated School || One-to-one learning classrooms make inclusion of special needs students not only possible but painless. Specific examples of students with Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Visual Impairment, Deaf, Slower to Learn, and Learning Disabilities will be shared. Also, disorder-specific strategies for the laptop classroom. The 1:1 technology allows a teacher to truly differentiate content, process, product, and environment. . ||> **C54** || New Maryland Elementary School || Differentiation is not just for elementary classrooms. One-to-one programs provide teachers and learners alike with a powerful tool to support differentiation in the middle and high school classroom as well. Join these two elementary educators to find out how you can leverage technology-rich learning environments with practices and strategies that are transferable across grade levels. . ||> **C167** || //(Part 1)//** || **Ruth Wilson** Department of Education || TBA . ||> **C124** || Fredericton High School || Having a SMART Board in your classroom is one thing, but harvesting the full potential out of it is another. SMART's Math Tools is a powerful suite to help teachers and learners collaborate for learning at all levels. . ||> **C122** || D18 Tech Mentor || While it’s often a struggle to maintain contact with parents in this fast-paced, ever-changing world, effective use of web-based technology can help. Free web 2.0 tools can play a role in maintaining strong relationships with students and families at home and even abroad. Whether it is daily classroom blogs to celebrate learning, sharing class notes that were missed via wikispaces, or an on-line discussion in real time using //Cover-it-Live//, technology has made communicating with parents and students much easier, allowing for anywhere, anytime learning. . ||> **C125** ||
 * **//D1//** || **//1-to-1 in a Secondary Science Classroom//** || **Jim Dunn**
 * **//D2//** || **//Working with Netbooks! Tips and Tricks//** || **Rob Hohmann & Lorie Grant**
 * **//D3//** || // **Le Web en français : les ressources sont là!** // || **Jacques Cool**
 * **//D4//** || **//Leveling the Playing Field; Differentiation and the 1-to-1 classroom//** || **Karen Godsoe Daigle**
 * **//D5//** || //**Differentiating the Curriculum with Netbooks**// || **Lindsey Levesque & Laura Vail**
 * **//D6//** || **//Engaging Students Through Project-Based Learning//
 * **//D7//** || **//SMART Math Tools//** || **Dave Murdock**
 * **//D8//** || **//Soccer Dads & Hockey Moms; Engaging Parents and Students Using Technology//** || **Rob Miller**
 * **//D9//** ||  ||   ||   ||> **C24** ||