Breakout+Session+E

=**Session E**= 11:15 - 12:05 am**
 * Tuesday, August 24th


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|| ===Description................................=== ||> ===**Room.......**=== || School District 18 Learning Specialist || Literacy in the 21st Century means more than just reading and writing text. As video, images and music begin to rival the written language as a means of telling our stories, providing students with an opportunity to share their narrative in a variety of formats will be important across all subjects and grade levels. . ||> **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** || School District 18 Technology Mentor || Constructing anything requires raw materials. When student create digital content, it provides learners with an opportunity to discuss issues of copyright and intellectual property. Come learn how to mine royalty free, creative commons licensed music, images and video - the new raw material for digital productions of the 21st century. . ||> **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 2)//** || **Ruth Wilson** Department of Education || TBA . . ||> **C124** || D18 Tech Mentor || If learning a second language is hard, teaching a second language is harder! Join us as we look at a variety of techniques to support core french second language instruction in a one-to-one middle or high school classroom. . ||> **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** ||
 * **//E1//** || **//Digital-based Literacies Across the Curriculum//** || **Philip Sexsmith**
 * **//E2//** || **//Working with Netbooks! Tips and Tricks//** || **Rob Hohmann & Lorie Grant**
 * **//E3//** || **//Creative Commons; Finding Raw Materials for Digital Student Content Creation//** || **Jeff Whipple**
 * **//E4//** || **//Leveling the Playing Field; Differentiation and the 1-to-1 classroom//** || **Karen Godsoe Daigle**
 * **//E5//** || //**Differentiating the Curriculum with Netbooks**// || **Lindsey Levesque & Laura Vail**
 * **//E6//** || **//Engaging Students Through Project-Based Learning//
 * **//E7//** || **//Core French in a 1-to-1 classroom//** || **Sara MacKay**
 * **//E8//** || **//Soccer Dads & Hockey Moms; Engaging Parents and Students Using Technology//** || **Rob Miller**
 * **//E9//** ||  ||   ||   ||> **C24** ||