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Session 6 choices (2:30 to 4pm)
Presenter: Michelle Krill Location: Room 102** A digital story should be more than a summary of learned facts. This session will showcase the value in the PROCESS of creating a digital story. Steps to creating a meaningful digital story will be shared, as well as tools for making stories. Link: Session Resources //Audience: Regular Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Library/Media, Elementary, Middle School, High School//
 * Session 6A: Digital Storytelling: Process Over Product

Presenter: Steve Smith Location: Room 103** In the 1980's Thomas Dolby helped make Science cool by producing his hit song "She Blinded Me With Science." Join this session and learn how you can incorporate Discovery Education's interactive labs, high quality videos (like the Mythbusters and Planet Earth), and a formative on-line assessment into your classroom. During this session we'll explore Discovery Education Science (Elementary) and discover how resources like an interactive glossary can help make science cool again. This session is open to all. Participants will leave with an extended trial code to take back to their schools. //Audience: Regular Educators, Special Educators, Library/Media, Middle School//
 * Session 6B: She Blinded Me With Science

Presenter: Scott Hertzog Location: Room 106A** A look at how podcasting can help Authentic Instruction and Learning occur in the classroom. Will examine various ways I incorporate podcasting into my lessons and other possibilities with podcasting as well. Links: Session Resources //Audience: Regular Educators, Library/Media, High School//
 * Session 6C: Making Podcasting Work for the Classroom

Presenters: Jeff Rothenberger and Fred Griffiths Location: Room 106B** You've heard about Google Docs. Now come and get your hands dirty by creating and learning many of the features Google Docs has to offer. We will create documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms. Learn how to be productive while saving software costs with this FREE program. Please note: You will need your laptop to participate. //Audience: Regular Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Library/Media, Elementary, Middle School, High School, University Students, Agency Personnel, Parents//
 * Session 6D: Google Docs: Learning by Doing

Presenter: Doug Johnson Location: Room 106C** Part 2 - Schools are pouring thousands of dollars into educational technologies. How can schools maximize the impact that this investment makes through careful, collaborative and simple planning? This workshop gives the practitioner an overview of current best-practices in educational technology and tools for determining if technology is having a positive impact on both the instructional and administrative roles of the school. //Audience: Administrators/Supervisors, Technology Coordinators//
 * Session 6E: Is Technology Making a difference in Your School? - Part 2 (Includes Project Planning)

Presenter: Shelby Foster Location: Room 106D** Discover the power of Moodle in your classroom. Participants will leave the hands-on workshop with a sound understanding of how to construct an online learning environment. Experience & create an interactive threaded discussion, online glossaries, web based journals & writing activities, online polls, learning survey tools, quiz & lesson modules. //Audience: Regular Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Library/Media, Elementary, Middle School, High School//
 * Session 6F: Moodle Your Noodle

Presenter: Katie Kokan Location: Room 106E** NING, a social network, allows teachers to create a secure social network where their students can blog, conduct discussions, and upload original documents, movies, pictures, and music. Students view it as playing with MySpace or Facebook during class, and teachers cannot believe the full level of student engagement as they learn through socializing. Everybody wins. //Audience: Regular Educators, Technology Coordinators, Middle School, High School//
 * Session 6G: That Ning Thing

Presenter: Alan November Location: Room 104** In an economy where global outsourcing is commonplace, students must be prepared to participate in an increasingly competitive job market. In many ways they are in competition with bright energetic, hardworking students from all over the world. In this workshop Alan discusses some ideas on enhancing curriculum to empower our students, help them build a strong work ethic and develop self-directed learning skills. //Audience: Regular Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Library/Media, Elementary, Middle School, High School//
 * Session 6J: Designing Rigorous and Motivating Assignments