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Hale - Adobe Master Suite CS4 Student Projects
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 * This session focused on the projects created with Creative Suite Software done by students at Lincoln East. I got some ideas for cross-age projects, green screen movies, desktop publishing, personal collages, etc. This software is very powerful, yet accessible. This was the session that had the most application to my multimedia/comp apps classes.

Corkle - Cardinal Cyber Camp
 * Randolph Public schools
 * Neat idea - they were doing it by borrowing apple computers from their esu so I think we could do it better because we own our own equipment
 * They had a four day camp from 9am-noon one week during the summer for students in grades 4-6.
 * I think it would be a great idea, especially if we could get even a small grant for it. They have done a lot of the legwork as far as creating registration forms, permission slips, etc. With a little tweeking we could make it work for us.

Hale & Corkle - 50 Resources to Aide in the Implementation of 1:1 Program
 * Most ideas we have already thought of. New: Renlearning - Home Connect. Sakai Learning Management System is a new one. Beneficial powerpoint at[]
 * A lot of what I already knew - the link Todd added above has a few website links for some web 2.0 applications, but many of them were covered more in depth in other sessions. (cosketch, voicethread, webspiration,Diigo, etc)
 * There was a Spanish website she provided that sounded interesting it is as follows [|www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/]

Hale - Science Vocabulary is a Foreign Language
 * A **learning web done by South Sarpy.** They focused on using technology to increase vocabulary acquirement. The technology used was quizlet, gizmos, clickers, quia, etc.

Corkle - iCal and iWeb - Tools for success in our Apple 1-2-1 environment
 * They were using these programs to manage a lot of the same things that we will use ANGEL for.
 * They only opened the calendars up to students when they were on their network, which seemed to defeat the purpose in some ways.
 * I asked about lunch, sports, activity calendars and they didn't really use it for that too much because they used a subscription service [|www.highschoolsports.net] which sounded really good, but they didn't know much about the cost of that program.

Hale - Stay Focused: It's not about the Laptops, It's All About the Learning
 * **Lexington** middle school teachers describing how they have used their laptop initiative this year. MS science, geography, HS history teachers reported. Focused on the **laptop as a tool**. The learning objectives are the focus. Generally, they increased creativity and collaboration.
 * Good Idea: start parent development seminars to help them understand how the laptop is to be used at home.
 * Presentation used http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/NETA/2010/uploads/KEY_32509/Jergensen_LexPublicSchoolsNETA2010.pdf

Corkle - Rising to the Challenge: Promoting Collaboration in the 1:1 Classroom
 * Information on how to tie the **Pieces** (like web 2.0 sites and other software) to the **projects** (iPhoto books, PSA's, etc) by using the **process** of collaboration and challenge-based learning.
 * Great ideas to change the focus from teacher created to student created and problem solving.
 * some neat recommendations of sites and ideas
 * challengebasedlearning.org
 * voicethread
 * ali.apple.com
 * iTunes U


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Hale - Enabling 21st Century Science Education
 * PASCO systems: Spark System. A system of probes that are lower cost and seamlessly work with laptops. Electronic measure system for a wide variety of hands-on science.
 * Somthing to look at down the road - possible grant writing subject.

Corkle & Wallinger - Assessing A+ Lesson Plans for 1:1 Classrooms
 * Nicole Badgley from Arnold Public Schools went over and provided us with a list of questions of what administrators should look for in our tech-integrated classrooms.
 * Lots of good ideas that help teachers realize that the laptops need to be used for more than just really expensive pencils. If all the teacher is doing is allowing kids to take notes, fill in worksheets, or use the computer to google answers they really aren't using technology.
 * Teachers need to decide some things before the beginning of the year and add them to their classroom management and expectations/rules etc. right from the beginning. (Can they have earphones in, can they work together, windows closed or minmized?, etc.) I felt this was one of the most important aspects of this session. Teachers need to lay those ground rules at the beginning to avoid later frustration. I also thought about the adjustment for some teachers in having to teach from the back of the room rather than the front.
 * Trying to switch the roles from teacher doing all work/research to the students doing the work/research. Teachers are facilitators and provide the means for evaluating the work the students have done.
 * Helping with rules/procedures so that students are focused on content not technology. We don't want them spending three of four days changing the font and the background and then not have good quality content.
 * Using exemplars of past students work or current students work and asking if they have done everything. Moves the kids to higher level thinking.
 * Giving students the choice of projects. Nicole suggested the idea of creating a master list of possible projects for teachers and then the students can only complete one of each type for that class.
 * Overall one of my favorite sessions of the conference. Just from attending this session I began to think differently about the projects and products I want my kids to produce.

Hale & Corkle - The Evolution of 1:1 Learning
 * **Arnold Tech Coordinator** report on the first 4 years of their laptop initiative. Year 1: projects were pretty basic. Year 2: Saw growth in applications used. Year 3: teachers became independent. The public became a part of the school. Teachers were integrating collaboratively and independently. Year 4: Variety is spice of life. Individualized learning is the norm instead of the exception.
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Hale - Rock Band
 * Powerpoint used to create MTV-style video using popular music from itunes. Example that could be used to teach creative use of powerpoint.
 * [|http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/NETA/2010/uploads/KEY_28994/Gottner_NETA2010RockBand.doc]

Corkle - Designing Curriculum for 1:1
 * This session was not at all what I was looking for. The title was very misleading. They were basically talking about how to use mobile phones as computers in a classroom and they went through some projects that elementary students had completed using mobile phone computers.
 * I was one of few people that stayed throughout the whole session because I was sandwiched in by two people that were checking facebook or e-mail.

Thursday Lieswald - Enhance your Lessons with the IPod Touch This session focused on using the iPod Touch during a field trip and also to give highlights of the school on the school's website. With the help of their local newspaper employees, the children developed questions to ask presenters on their field trip The questions were recorded onto the iPod Touch. When the students were on their field trip, they used the iPod to interview the presenter. They read the question as it was typed and then they recorded the responses live. The second project shown was called Meet Our School. All staff (administrators, certified staff, and non-certified staff) were interviewed using the iPod Touch. The students then attached the interviews to their school website. Students of various ages were also interviewed to tell why they feel they have such a great school. Other uses noted by the presenters were: fluency recording, listening centers, running records (it can be synced to i-tunes to score), flashcard activities for learning math facts, vocabulary flashcards, speech/language intervention for students with articulation errors, and coral reading

Lieswald - The Kindle 2 as Assistive Technology This session focused on the use of the Kindle to level the playing field for students who have not been successful with reading content material, yet when these same students can listen to material, they understand what is being read and are successful at completing activities and paper pencil tasks. The Kindle 2 will hold approximately 1500 books. There is a built in highlighting and note-taking feature. Text can be read in male or female voice. Books can be taken off the Kindle and archived on Amazon.com. If you need the book again you simply download it back onto the Kindle without have to re-buy it. The font size can be changed to accommodate students with visual issues.

Lieswald - Using Adobe Acrobat Pro to Digitize Paper and Pencil Tasks The presenter of this session showed how paper and pencil tasks can be converted to PDF's and students can then use their computers to answer questions. After the student has completed the task, they can then save and send their papers via e-mail to the teacher. This cuts down on the use of paper and the copy machine.

Lieswald - Creating PowerPoint Themes for Differentiated Lessons In this session, I learned more about using the PowerPoint Mac - 2008 to create lessons for students. This version of PowerPoint allows you to go in and create your own themes or slide formats. This would be helpful in creating differentiated lessons according to a student's ability.

Lieswald - Lights, Camera, Engagement! Meg Ormiston showed how students can create visual presentations of the material learned by using various forms of media. She showed examples of student's projects in which students presented various contents by using pictures, photographs, and sound. One presentation was based on farm yard animals for students who live in the city. Another projected highlighted the War Relocation Camps established by President Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The combination of music and pictures to present the material was much more effective than a written report.

Lieswald - IPod Touch - "There'a an App for That!" Lisa Pospishil of Norfolk Public Schools presented on the use of the iPod with Special Education students. She showed many uses of the iPod Touch in regards to being a learning device. She also shared tips on management of the system. Her presentation showed various Apps that she uses at school. Examples are: Dragon dictation (talk into the iPod and messages can be sent via e-mail) Proloque 2 store messages in picture form, Stepping stones takes pictures and allows audio with the pictures. This could then be taken with the student to work-study programs. The pictures and audio would then remind the student of the tasks they are to perform while on the job-site. The iPod Touch can be used for Speech Intervention services. Students must be able to speak clearly enough for the iPod to recognized what they are saying. This allows for repetitive practice until the correct speech sounds are formed. It was also noted the 3D capabilities and how students can put on the 3D classes and feel emerged in the study of the elements. A few websites were highlighted as useful in the use of the iPod Touch.

Friday - Lieswald - Getting It Done with Google The advantages of using Google Docs, Gmail, Spreadsheets, Sites, Google Earth, Scholar, and Blogs was presented. Also an application called Reader can be used with places all the Blogs you currently use onto one page. You then do not have to go to each site to check on any current input.

Lieswald - Picture This: Google Lit. Trips Tell Tales The use of Google Maps was shown during this session. The student linked pieces of a literature assignment to places on Google Maps. The presenter noted the website Pics4Learning as a place to go get pictures that can be used for school presentations without fear of copyright issues. This required some knowledge of computer language in order to get the pictures linked to the presentation.

Lieswald - Interactive Learning for the Classroom and Technology Tools for Teachers During both of these sessions information about free sites that can be used in the classroom were presented. Ex: GoAnimate.com, Blabberize Glogster, penzu, Quizlet, Realewrite, Voice Thread, Voki, Gaggle, School Tube, Class Jump, Edublogs, Myna, Pod Bean, Bib Me, Shown'd, and Bitstrips, Wordle, Poll Everywhere, Screencast-o-matic, Media converter, and Custom Guide, Typeracer, PC it Yourself, Photoshop, 1001 free fonts, Sky Drive, and Wallwisher, Wallinger - this was a VERY helpful session for many reasons. First and foremost, most of these sites are free! Voice Thread was most interesting to me as my kids can use for all areas of my discipline. Wallwisher and Wordle are two sites which have great educational value, in addition to being sites kids love to visit.

THURSDAY

Meyer- **__Lift Up Your Voices: Stories that matter; stories that move__** by Peter Reynolds-Awesome presenter. Would be interesting to see if the ESUs could get him to come and present to all the schools. Included a link for one of his book, [|North Star] that is now online. It could be read in English or Spanish. [|www.fablevision.com]

Meyer- **__Using Acrobat for a Paperless Classroom__**-This would have been a very interesting session as long as you have Adobe Acrobat Pro. [|NETA online notes]. You need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro to get the full effect of the notes.

Meyer- **__Evaluating 1-1 Programs__**-Hersey Public School. I was disappointed in this session. I was expecting actual ideas or forms about how they evaluating their 1-1 program on an annual basis. Hersey is at the end of their multi-year lease for their computers and they are deciding if they want to continue 1-1. The one gem I got from this session was that the project should reinforce components of your School Improvement Goal and in your Action Plans.

Meyer-**__Locked Worksheets in Word Form__** by Judy Sweeney. Of all the sessions that I went to this is one of the top 5 as far as practical things that could be used in our school without having to spend additional money.


 * Meyer- __[|Illuminating Literacy Through Technology]__** by Justin Hewett of the Imagine Learning English company. Great session that demonstrated the use of a software program to help students learn to read. The schools that he told us about who use this program use it as a before-school project where students come in 30 min. early 4-5 times a week and work on the program. It is designed that each individual student can work at their own pace. In our situation, I could see it being used in the special education department. The representative could not give me a definite price since it is based on per student, however, the ball park figure was around $5000-$7000.

FRIDAY
 * Meyer- __Get It Done with Google: Using Online Tools for Learning.__** By Dr. Ken Messersmith. Another awesome session. Dr. Messersmith teaches technology education classes through UNK. Demonstrated some of the **__FREE__** tools available from Google, such as Google Docs & Google Calendar.

Meyer- **__Become a Savvy Web Researcher__** by Darci Lindgren. The presenter had some great websites and search engines that I will use for next year. I am planning on creating a website that lists some of the search engines and other helpful websites. One idea was to set all the computers to use [|GoodSearch]. As a school we sign up and then every time someone use this search engine and lists our organization we get money back from GoodSearch.

Meyer- **__Using Google Applications to Truly Collaborate__** by [|Lori Broullette]. Presenter detailed how she used the Google tools in her 6th grade class. With the use of Google Docs, she has almost completely created a paperless classroom. In the HS side this would not be as helpful since Angel allows the student to collaborate and electronically submit documents. I could see this be very beneficial for the older elementary (Grades 4-6).

Meyer-**__[|Common Sense Media] Education Programs__** by John Kaup & Carrie Pratt. This was an okay session. They did not have handouts to show exactly how their schools use this program and their explanations were kind of vague.


 * Meyer- __Rock Band__** by Dick Gottner. The best session I went to all week. He showed how his 5th graders created videos using powerpoints. Got some great ideas for next year. [|Check out] his website and see two examples of students creations just using either iMovie or PhotoBooth with no external camera needed. Check under Mr. Hale's **Rock Band** information for a link to Mr. Gottner's handout.

__Thursday__ Gibbens - **ANGEL** - This session highlighted the basic capabilities of using ANGEL through myelearning. The most valuable piece of information was about digitizing textbooks. If you have textbooks that are pdf files that are not secured, myelearning staff can digitize them. When students view the books in Adobe Reader, they can then add notes, sticky notes, highlights, etc. to the document and save those notes in their ANGEL accounts.

Gibbens - **50 Resources for 1:1** - This was not the best session I went to. However, I did receive a valuable piece of information regarding free online textbooks. The website is [|www.ck12.org]. There are free digital textbooks available, mostly for high school math and science.

Gibbens - **ANGEL/myelearning** - I spent a good part of the afternoon talking with Doug from myelearning about the digital paper that is available through our ANGEL accounts. The digital paper should work great if you are already using a tablet from eInstruction. Instead of using the Interwrite software, you can open the digital paper with Adobe Reader. The digital paper basically works the same way as the Interwrite software. The benefit to using the digital paper is that your notes can be saved and sent out to the students' accounts through ANGEL. The students can also open those notes with Adobe Reader, add their own notes, and save them with their ANGEL accounts. You could also have them send their notes back to you in your drop box. It is a way for students to take notes without needing the paper and pencil.

Wallinger - ANGEL/myelearning - I also spent a good deal of time with Doug looking at WIMBA - a remote desktop capability which can be utilized through ANGEL. Doug also demonstrated how teachers can use Examview to upload different tests.

__Friday__ Gibbens - **Technology Ideas for Math** - Pam Krambeck from ESU3 presented many websites that have valuable tools for the math classroom. Her wiki with the links is at http://pk-neta.wikispaces.com/. Some of the highlights of her presentation include: 1. slideshare.net - a website of powerpoint presentations to share; anyone can post their powerpoint presentations; topics not limited to math 2. wordle.net - can use with any subject area; good for making posters of related words; makes the words different sizes and colors; example: quadrilateral, parallelogram, trapezoid, square, rectangle, rhombus; she said the FAQ section of the website is good to help with instructions to create your own wordles. 3. google - use google as a calculator; unit converter; google images for coordinate axes, angles, etc. that you needs pictures of; google form for creating questionnaires, voting ballots, surveys, etc. 4. create a graph - makes bar graphs, pie charts, x-y axis, line graphs with information you input 5. online chart and graph generators 6. hippocampus.org - online curriculum for math, science, US government and history 7. little geometry - computer tools for geometry like a protractor and ruler

Randolphs notes T__hursday :__ · Attended meeting for NETA presenters in 2011 · Mrs. Meyer and I will be doing a poster session on using technology to teach Nebraska History. · __The World is Knocking:__ Learned about Skype, to give kids the opportunity to meet people and see places that are too far to travel to: ex. Set up a meeting/interview with an author we are studying in Reading, set up interaction with another class in another state or country relating to our curriculum · __Interactive Lesson Building with SMART Notebook:__ There is a Gallery with already made lessons. Go to your textbook manufacturers websites and they have interactive lessons. · __So We have Clickers, Now What?:__ A presentation by Dorchester Schools – It was interesting, but you have to describe to it to access assessments that are aligned to our state standards. · I toured the __Poster Presentations__ to see how it is done so I would be prepared to present next year. · __Lights, Camera, Engagement –__ with Meg Ormiston - How to produce Book Trailers :Book reviews to get kids’ attention using still pictures + imovie You can use Video, audio,, etc. to make a traler to add to the info in a SS book. Ex: The real story of Hiroshima · __Multimedia in the Differentiated Classroom –__ with Meg Ormistron – How to paint pictures in kids’ heads by letting them use media to present book reports, and other projects

__Friday, April 30th:__

· __Clickers! What’s New? Look What We Can Do!__ Learned that there are review games made that you can plug your material into. Encouraged me to use a tablet to interact with the students. (Mr. Hale is letting me use his.) · __Web Researching –__ Learned so many helpful things to teach my students and myself how to research on the web in a focused way. · __ Ten Free On- line Resources Every Teacher should Know__-Awesome examples of resources to use. · __ Technology Tools for Teachers :__ More tools (different than the previous session) that can be used by a variety of teachers with any grade. · __Using the 21st Century Learning Standards in the classroom__-Informational- Encourages Cooperatively teaching with content teachers.

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