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Make the Connection with Dell at ISTE 2011! This year’s theme is “Unlocking Potential” and the Dell education team is excited to meet with you and explore ways to do just that. We’d love to help you make the connection between classroom and infrastructure to ensure success!

Here’s a look at what we have planned and where you can find us at the show :

Microsoft Innovative Educator pre-conference workshop Sunday, June 26, 8:30 a.m. A hands-on professional development session on using technology effectively in the classroom. Register early.
Spotlight sessions Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28. Explore teaching innovations, such as social media and global collaboration, enabled through technology.
Dell Connected Classroom, booth #903 in the exhibit hall See demonstrations on how technology can be integrated in the 21st century classroom, including sessions on digital content adoption, personalization standards and curriculum for teachers by teachers.
ISTE Tech Infrastructure Pavilion, booth #1157 Explore the critical infrastructure elements needed to support digital learning initiatives, including presentations on cloud computing, education data management and driving efficiency into school technology infrastructure.
Experience the Social Media Listening Command Center, one of the many ways we listen to and engage with you, in an effort to constantly improve as your technology partner.

Sunday, June 26

8:30–11:30 am

Microsoft Innovator Educator Pre-conference workshop
Tony Franklin
Make the Connection with Dell in Room 201A in the Grand Hall. Learn how to leverage existing technology tools to impact your instruction. Key highlights include:
Microsoft OneNote – Your digital notebook for the classroom, cloud and your mobile device
Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers & Students- Take advantage of these creative tools for working with digital media
The goal for this special session is to provide hands-on, guided professional development so each attendee leaves with an understanding of the products and more importantly, ideas for how best to use them in the classroom. Registration is required: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=24257&

Booth 903 Events

Monday, June 27
10:00–10:30 am	Are you asking the right questions when adopting digital content? Kelli Hodges, Dell Walk through a decision tree around digital content adoption. Dell has adopted a series of services and practices to assist you in the adoption of a digital assets.
10:45–11:15 am	Tools for Teaching and Learning Tony Franklin, Microsoft Learn about highly engaging and instructionally relevant free tools that will captivate students and engage them instructionally.
11:30 am–12:00 pm	Take the fear out of a 21st Century Learning Environment Ben Cahoon, LanSchool LanSchool empowers teachers to create the ideal 21st Century Classroom learning environment.
12:15 –12:45 pm	Establishing a blended learning environment Thomas Colette, Brainhoney Brainhoney empowers educators to implement a blended learning environment.
1:00–1:30 pm	Unlock the potential to engage students in today’s classroom Ty Gardner, Dell Empower and students to engage in learning with Dell’s Interactive Projecto.
1:45–2:15 pm	Harnessing Social Media for 21st Century Learning Daniel English, ePals Learn how the ePals LearningSpace® platform empowers K-12 educators to drive collaboration, digital literacy and global awareness in the classroom.
2:30–3:00 pm	Innovation, Personalization, and Engagement for Every Learner John Costilla, Compass Learning This session will demonstrate how pairing award-winning, K–12 digital curricula from CompassLearning with cutting-edge Dell technology gives students the 21st century skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
3:15–3:45 pm	Promote Literacy anywhere, anytime Steve Schatz, Blio Leverage the Blio eReader application across multiple devices to empower students to engage in reading.
4:00–4:30 pm	Communication and Collaboration around the Globe Mimi Marquino, LifeSize Join us to explore the world through virtual fieldtrips and global collaboration with LiveSize.
4:45–5:15 pm	SAS® Curriculum Pathways® - Interactive and Engaging Content Bruce Friend, SAS Curriculum Pathways Helping educators transform their instruction though the use of standards aligned no cost digital lessons, media, and tools.

Tuesday, June 28
10:00–10:30 am	Empowering Teachers in the 21st Century Learning Environment/ Dell’s Professional Learning Snow White, Dell Learn how Dell works with schools to establish a highly effective outcome based professional development model that leads to student success.
10:45–11:15 am	The Right Tool for the Task. David Fritz, Dell Explore Dell’s new mobile devices that provide multiple learning environments for students to consume and produce
11:30 am–12:00 pm	Curriculum for Teachers by Teachers Janet Pinto, Curriki This session will include user-friendly tips and tricks to find Open Content for immediate use in your classroom.
12:15–12:45 pm	Personalizing standards-aligned content using CK-12 FlexBooks Neeru Khosla, CK-12 Authored and reviewed by experienced classroom practitioners and subject matter experts, CK-12’s content is free to students, educators, and schools.
1:00–1:30 pm	Unlock the potential to engage students in today’s classroom Ty Gardner, Dell Empower teachers and students to engage in learning with Dell’s Interactive Projecto.
1:45–2:15 pm	Innovation, Personalization, and Engagement for Every Learner John Costilla, Compass Learning This session will demonstrate how pairing award-winning, K–12 digital curricula from CompassLearning with cutting-edge Dell technology gives students the 21st century skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
2:30–3:00 pm	3D Interactive Teaching = Student Engagement Len Scrogan, Boulder Valley School District Hear from real school districts teaching with 3D content and the impact on student engagement and performance.
3:15–3:45 pm	Take the fear out of a 21st Century Learning Environment Ben Cahoon, LanSchool LanSchool empowers teachers to create the ideal 21st Century Classroom learning environment.
4:00–4:30 pm	Tools for Teaching and Learning Tony Franklin, Microsoft Learn about highly engaging and instructionally relevant free tools that will captivate students and engage them instructionally.
4:45–5:15 pm	Communication and Collaboration around the Globe Mimi Marquino, LifeSize Join us to explore the world through virtual fieldtrips and global collaboration with LiveSize.

Wednesday, June 29
10:00–10:30 am	The Right Tool for the Task. David Fritz, Dell Explore Dell’s new mobile devices that provide multiple learning environments for students to consume and produce
10:45–11:15 am	Unlock the potential to engage students in today’s classroom Ty Gardner, Dell Empower teachers and students to engage in learning with Dell’s Interactive Projecto.
11:30 am–12:30 pm	Communicating Across the Learning Ecosystem Daniel English, ePals Learn how leading school districts are deploying ePals SchoolMail®365 for policy-managed communication across entire school communities.
12:15–12:45 pm	Game On! Magda Pecsenye, Tabula Digita Video Gaming to Engage Students in Math Skills Practice.
1:00–2:15 pm	Harnessing Social Media for 21st Century Learning Daniel English, ePals Learn how the ePals LearningSpace® platform empowers K-12 educators to drive collaboration, digital literacy and global awareness in the classroom.

Corporate Spotlight

The Global Learning Imperative: How Do We, as Teachers, Help Empower Our Students to Take Their Learning Experience Global?
Tuesday, 6/28/2011, 10:30am–11:30am , PACC Grand Ballroom A
Alan November, November Learning with Michele Anderson, Cathy Cassidy and Larisa Schelkin
Having our students think and learn beyond the walls of our classrooms and beyond the confines of our culture and geography, is an educational imperative. This interactive forum will focus on a selection of educators and students sharing their global learning experiences, led by global learning authority and thought leader Alan November. Forum will include audience interaction with the students and a focus on how technology empowers global learning initiatives. First 500 attendees will receive a voucher for lunch at the Reading Terminal Market on Dell.

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Hands-on activities are scheduled everyday, all day! Come play!

Promethean Solution Suite Schedule – PACC 204A

Monday, June 27
9:30–10:30 am	Easy Ways to Add Interactive Content and Incorporate Formative Assessment to Boost Student Engagement and Achievement (Intermediate Level)
12:00–1:00 pm	Easy Ways to Add Interactive Content and Incorporate Formative Assessment to Boost Student Engagement and Achievement (Beginner Level)
1:30–2:30 pm	Using Real Time Assessment for Learning and Actionable Data to Maximize Student Achievement

Tuesday, June 28
8:00–9:30 am	Share Best Practices and/or Take Away New Ideas from Other ActivEducators
10:00–11:00 am	Easy Ways to Add Interactive Content and Incorporate Formative Assessment to Boost Student Engagement and Achievement (Beginner Level)
11:30 am–12:30 pm	Easy Ways to Add Interactive Content and Incorporate Formative Assessment to Boost Student Engagement and Achievement (Intermediate Level)
2:00–3:00 pm	Empowering and Reaching Special Needs Students with Technology
3:30–4:30 pm	Using Real Time Assessment for Learning and Actionable Data to Maximize Student Achievement

Wednesday, June 29
9:30–10:30 am	Top 10 Free and Low–Cost Interactive Resources for the Classroom
11:00 am–12:00 pm	Essential Grants For Getting Through Tough Times
12:30–1:30 pm	Protecting Student Achievement with Larger Class Size
1:45–2:30 pm	Embracing STEM in the Digital Classroom

Corporate Spotlight

For information on Promethean's corporate spotlight, please visit: www.prometheanworld.com/ISTE2011

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Start your journey to improved learning outcomes

Be sure to include these highlights from SMART in your schedule at ISTE

Join us in the SMART Room
Connect with us in the SMART Room, 204C. We’ll have a full lineup of presentations from SMART Exemplary Educators who will share best practices and introduce new ways to engage students in a variety of subjects and grade levels. After each session, you’ll have an opportunity to connect with teachers and SMART staff in a comfortable and casual space. Attend a presentation in the SMART Room, and you’ll receive a complimentary copy of Creating SMART Notebook Lessons for Dummies®, while quantities last.

Monday, June 27
9:00 am	Improving Word Recognition and Fluency Using the SMART Board and YouTube Bob Young This presentation will allow participants to view and interact with a recent research study conducted within several second grade classrooms. This presentation will focus on how using the SMART Board with USB speakers along with singing songs (and reading the words on YouTube) can significantly increase word recognition and fluency among students.
10:00 am	Quality Assessment with SMART Student Response—Use SMART Student Response to create formative and summative assessment tools to measure student learning. Jeff VanArnhem Participants will be presented with strategies for helping create a balanced assessment system using SMART Response student response system. We will model the gathering of real-time data on what your students know in order to guide instruction and student learning. We will discuss the creation of question items, the timing of the assessment in the instruction process, and the use of the results to determine what comes next. We will also look at the SMART Response system's place in summative assessment.
11:00 am	General Notebook Tips and Tricks for Interactive Lessons Donna Langenderfer Come learn ways to make your Notebook lessons more engaging for students. Leave with tips and tricks that you can incorporate into your lessons tomorrow!
12:00 pm	"Using a SMART Document Camera ""On The Fly"" Matthew Strine While document cameras certainly are not a new thing in education, using a SMART Document Camera in connection with SMART Notebook allows users to turn just about any paper and pencil activity into an interactive activity that is not only enjoyable, but more importantly reusable and easily adjustable.
1:00 pm	Put the Kid in Writing Using the SMART Board Kevin Willson Student writing will come alive when they become part of it by using your SMART Board. This session will focus on how to use your SMART board to motivate young writers.
2:00 pm	Tips for Effective SMART Product Training Deborah Rudenko This session will provide sound practical suggestions for delivering professional development for SMART Products. Tips will be based on adult learning principles correlated with relevant information based on the presenter's extensive training experiences.
3:00 pm	"Working SMARTer, Not Harder" in the Social Studies Mary T McCullagh I will present useful Social Studies (and applicable to other disciplines) content and Notebook activities that engage studetns and foster interactivity. I will also introduce the attendees to the "Social Studies resources compilation" that I have amassed that will allow teachers to work SMARTer, not harder.

Tuesday, June 28
9:00 am	Every Day Math Work out Kevin Willson This presentation will show how students use the SMART Board each morning to complete a circuit training of basic math skills.
10:00 am	Community Support and Funding for SMART Product Purchases Glenn Cermak Learn about successful fundraising ideas that can help you purchase SMART products for your students without the need for grants or district funds.
11:00 am	Think Outside the Board; Creative SMART Board Uses Joe Oliphant Is your whiteboard still a "puzzle"? Let me "put the pieces together". By using a few applications and thinking SMARTer, you'll engage students with these interesting, curriculum-based ideas. We'll cover creative uses for your SMART Board. This presentation will be given by a 2008 Pa Keystone Educator and SMART Board certified instructor. BYOL"
12:00 pm	SMART Slate and Document Camera - See how to use these SMART products to effectively measure what your students really know. Donna Langenderfer Come see how the SMART Slate can be used by students to show what they know, and how multiple Slates can be used simultaneously to get whole class involvement. Also learn how the SMART Doc Cam can easily showcase student work and be used to demonstrate examples of exemplary work so that students can become better at self-assessing their own work.
1:00 pm	A SMART Response Device for Everyone Matthew Strine This session will highlight the various benefits to using the SMART Response LE devices and SMART Response PE devices.
2:00 pm	SMART Magic Renee Fruge Smart Magic will teach you tips and tricks to amaze your students while keeping them engaged using some cool features on the SMART Board.
3:00 pm	Utilizing Notebook Math Tools in Your Classroom Jeff VanArnhem Come see the interactive tools available for your math classroom. Student learning will be enhanced with linked, multiple representations and dynamic visual models.

Wednesday, June 29
9:00 am	Using SMART Response to Improve Student Achievement Glenn Cermak SMART Response remotes are a very popular classroom tool today, but too often they are being used only has a way of quickly grading summative assessments. The true value of these tools is when they are used for formative assessment – then teachers can used the data gathered using Teacher Tools to help students who are struggling before they fall too far behind. See how one school has used SMART Response in multiple content areas to help improve student understanding of math concepts.
10:00 am	SMART Product Activities across the Special Education Spectrum Deborah Rudenko This session will provide an abundance of ideas for using features of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard in creating learning activities for all levels of special education students. The presentation will focus on SMART Notebook tools as utilized in lessons for children who have significant needs as well as those in regular education inclusive classrooms.
11:00 am	Using Your SMART Board..... ALL DAY LONG! Renee Fruge Tips, tricks and ideas on how to use your SMART Board to keep your students engaged from the beginning of the day to the end.
12:00 pm	Creating Engaging Units in Math and Language Arts Bob Young Interact with several Language Arts and Math units that engage students in new and exciting ways. Walk away with creative ideas to engage your students.

Booth 1403 Events

Monday, June 27
10:00 am	I have my SMART Board—now what? Chris Klein SMART Ecosystem Program Manager Come see all of the resources that exist to help you get started with your lessons including the SMART Exchange. We will also go through some tips and tricks so you can hit the ground running.
11:00 am	SMART Solutions for Today's Math Classrooms Giancarlo Brotto SMART Education Consultant Learn how to use your SMART Board, SMART Response interactive response system, and SMART Document Camera to transform your current math lessons and make them more exciting and engaging for your primary grade math students.
12:00 pm	SMART Inclusion: Conducting a Smart Symphony to Promote Success for ALL Students Alex Dunn, Upper Canada District School Board Come and see how SMART Boards and other SMART Solutions can be married with Assistive Technology to make lessons accessible to ALL students, including those with severe communication challenges to achieve meaningful educational and social participation.
1:00 pm	Discover the Science Classroom with SMART Jamie Yoos, Washington State Teacher of the Year 2010 Come hear from the WA state teacher of the year 2010 on what he has done to transform his science classroom. SMART solutions have helped him to create an engaging and hands-on environment for his students to experience the world of science.
2:00 pm	SMART solutions in the Early learning classroom Julie Sanford, SMART Education Consultant Learn how the inclusion of interactive touch technology including the SMART Table, SMART Response LE, SMART Document Camera and the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard can assist in increasing student engagement, enhance the social and academic development of early learners and promote collaboration and problem solving.
3:00 pm	Create. Teach. Learn. Assess. One to one learning with the SMART Solution Jason Nast, Education Market Manager Come experience what a 1:1 classroom can be like with the help of the SMART Classroom Suite. The SMART Classroom Suite brings together, SMART Sync classroom management software, SMART Notebook Student Edition, and SMART Response CE assessment software, all together in one sweet package. You will get real classroom examples of how this software is being used by teachers and students in classrooms around the world.
4:00 pm	SMART Daily prize draw Dress SMART. Win prizes. Come to the main stage at booth 1403 for your chance to win exciting prizes from SMART!

Tuesday, June 28
10:00 am	Create. Teach. Learn. Assess. One to one learning with the SMART Solution Jason Nast, Education Market Manager Come experience what a 1:1 classroom can be like with the help of the SMART Classroom Suite. The SMART Classroom Suite brings together, SMART Sync classroom management software, SMART Notebook Student Edition, and SMART Response CE assessment software, all together in one sweet package. You will get real classroom examples of how this software is being used by teachers and students in classrooms around the world.
11:00 am	Discover the Science Classroom with SMART Jamie Yoos, Washington State Teacher of the Year 2010 Come hear from the WA state teacher of the year 2010 on what he has done to transform his science classroom. SMART solutions have helped him to create an engaging and hands-on environment for his students to experience the world of science.
12:00 pm	SMART solutions in the Early learning classroom Julie Sanford, SMART Education Consultant Learn how the inclusion of interactive touch technology including the SMART Table, SMART Response LE, SMART Document Camera and the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard can assist in increasing student engagement, enhance the social and academic development of early learners and promote collaboration and problem solving.
1:00 pm	I have my SMART Board—now what? Chris Klein, SMART Ecosystem Program Manager Come see all of the resources that exist to help you get started with your lessons including the SMART Exchange. We will also go through some tips and tricks so you can hit the ground running.
2:00 pm	SMART Solutions for Today's Math Classrooms Giancarlo Brotto, SMART Education Consultant Learn how to use your SMART Board, SMART Response interactive response system, and SMART Document Camera to transform your current math lessons and make them more exciting and engaging for your primary grade math students.
3:00 pm	SMART Inclusion: Conducting a Smart Symphony to Promote Success for ALL Students Alex Dunn, Upper Canada District School Board Come and see how SMART Boards and other SMART Solutions can be married with Assistive Technology to make lessons accessible to ALL students, including those with severe communication challenges to achieve meaningful educational and social participation.
4:00 pm	SMART Daily prize draw Dress SMART. Win prizes. Come to the main stage at booth 1403 for your chance to win exciting prizes from SMART!

Wednesday, June 29
10:00 am	I have my SMART Board—now what? Chris Klein, SMART Ecosystem Program Manager Come see all of the resources that exist to help you get started with your lessons including the SMART Exchange. We will also go through some tips and tricks so you can hit the ground running.
11:00 am	SMART solutions in the Early learning classroom Julie Sanford, SMART Education Consultant Learn how the inclusion of interactive touch technology including the SMART Table, SMART Response LE, SMART Document Camera and the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard can assist in increasing student engagement, enhance the social and academic development of early learners and promote collaboration and problem solving.
12:00 pm	SMART Solutions for Today's Math Classrooms Giancarlo Brotto, SMART Education Consultant Learn how to use your SMART Board, SMART Response interactive response system, and SMART Document Camera to transform your current math lessons and make them more exciting and engaging for your primary grade math students.
4:00 pm	SMART Daily prize draw Dress SMART. Win prizes. Come to the main stage at booth 1403 for your chance to win exciting prizes from SMART!

Corporate Spotlight

Teachers of the Year Share Their Award Winning Strategies
Tuesday, June 28th
3:30-4:30 pm

Improving Student Results in STEM Subjects
Wednesday, June 29th
10:45-11:45 am

Connect with SMART at ISTE

Get all the latest new from ISTE by connecting with SMART online. Find out about contests and presentations, view photos and videos, check out what’s happening on twitter, and connect with educators around the world.

Whether you are with SMART in Philadelphia or not, this is the spot to catch up on all the action at ISTE.

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Sunday, June 26
2:00–3:30 pm	Music Video Patricia Cogley

Monday, June 27
9:00–10:30 am	Stop Motion Patricia Cogley
1:00–2:30 pm	Music Video Patricia Cogley
3:00–4:30 pm	Animation Patricia Cogley

Tuesday, June 28
9:00–10:30 am	Stop Motion Patricia Cogley
1:00–2:30 pm	Music Video Patricia Cogley
3:00–4:30 pm	Animation Patricia Cogley

Wednesday, June 29
9:00–10:30 am	Stop Motion Patricia Cogley

Corporate Spotlight

Adobe Youth Voices: Inspiring Students to Create with Purpose

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Corporate Spotlight

Create, Collaborate, and Integrate: A Roadmap to Digital Content Success
Monday, June 27, 1:30pm–2:30pm, PACC Grand Ballroom A
Bob Kirby, CDW Government LLC
Digital content programs should empower learners and educators to create, not just consume, and tie every experience back to digtial age skills. Is your school ready for the challenge? Sponsored by CDWG.

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Don't miss the exciting workshops hosted by DYMO/Mimio and Headsprout at ISTE 2011. You can choose from a range of workshops on Mimio integrated technology and Headsprout adaptive reading software – and learn just how easy it is to unlock the potential of your students. You'll see our innovative products firsthand, and can sign up for a chance to win a complete interactive system for your school!

Monday, June 27
8:30–9:30 am	Engaging Students in Learning Through Interactive Teaching Tools Lois Page, Curriculum Consultant, Room 104A Learn how to incorporate document cameras, interactive whiteboard lessons, student response systems, and more into your teaching methods, and get hands-on practice with each device in the MimioClassroom™ suite of products. First, explore how each technology product functions individually as a dynamic, easy-to-use, interactive technology tool. Then learn how to unleash the potential of these classroom tools by combining the technologies to work together as a seamlessly integrated suite of interactive teaching tools. You will also review the MimioTraining resources available to you, including our free, online Quick Learn sessions and our in-person sessions. Find out how quickly you can get up to speed with Mimio interactive teaching tools.
9:45–10:45 am	Teaching in the Interactive Classroom Stevan Vigneaux, Senior Product Manager, Room 104A The classroom is going digital and interactive, just like the rest of our world; that change brings with it new challenges for teachers - curriculum and Instructional Content development, comfort with the technology, learning to speak the new language of technology, and staying ahead of your “Digital Native” students. This session will address these issues and more as a vehicle to make the Interactive Classroom more friendly and comfortable.
11:00 am–12:00 pm	Integrating Individualized and Whole Group Instruction Karen Mahon, Ed.D., Instructional Design, Room 104A As we think about interactive instruction and educational technology it is important to recognize the continuum of instructional types, from individualized through whole group. This session will address how to combine different instructional types to potentiate the best possible instructional outcomes for students.
12:45–1:45 pm	Show Me The Money: Learn the Tips and Tricks to Grant Funding Magen McGahee, Grand and Federal Funding Specialist, Room 104A Find out how to find and locate grants to fit your needs, and learn how to think outside the box when it comes to funding. You will leave the session with a comprehensive list of available grants and a road map towards securing them.
2:00–3:00 pm	Quality Interactive Lesson Content: What To Look For Alyssa Porter, Interactive Content Leader, Room 104A Identifying what makes “quality interactive content” seems just as hard to understand as nutrition labels on food products! In a little less than one hour, we will make it easier for you to identify the brain food of interactive content and disregard the junk; all attendees will receive a “Shopping List for Quality Interactive Content” to guide them in content purchases and creation.
3:10–4:00 pm	Quality Interactive Lesson Content: How to Create It Hands-On Technology Playground Alyssa Porter, Interactive Content Leader, Room 104A We have our “Shopping List for Quality Interactive Content” but how do we put it into action? In this session, we will provide hands on training to show you how you can take your shopping list for quality interactive content and ingredients (your expert knowledge and creativity) and turn it all into scrumptious brain food for your students!
4:15–5:15 pm	Unlocking Readers’ Potential Through Adaptive Instruction Marta Leon, Ph.D., Director of Instructional Design, Room 104A This workshop will explain and demonstrate the application of instructional principles to the design of online programs that teach reading skills. Principles related to adaptive instruction, generative instruction, student motivation, strategy learning, and key discriminations will be addressed.

Tuesday, June 28
8:30–9:30 am	Show Me The Money: Learn the Tips and Tricks to Grant Funding Magen McGahee, Grand and Federal Funding Specialist, Room 104A Find out how to find and locate grants to fit your needs, and learn how to think outside the box when it comes to funding. You will leave the session with a comprehensive list of available grants and a road map towards securing them.
9:45–10:45 am	Integrating Individualized and Whole Group Instruction Karen Mahon, Ed.D., Instructional Design, Room 104A As we think about interactive instruction and educational technology it is important to recognize the continuum of instructional types, from individualized through whole group. This session will address how to combine different instructional types to potentiate the best possible instructional outcomes for students.
11:00 am–12:00 pm	Engaging Students in Learning Through Interactive Teaching Tools Lois Page, Curriculum Consultant, Room 104A Learn how to incorporate document cameras, interactive whiteboard lessons, student response systems, and more into your teaching methods, and get hands-on practice with each device in the MimioClassroom™ suite of products. First, explore how each technology product functions individually as a dynamic, easy-to-use, interactive technology tool. Then learn how to unleash the potential of these classroom tools by combining the technologies to work together as a seamlessly integrated suite of interactive teaching tools. You will also review the MimioTraining resources available to you, including our free, online Quick Learn sessions and our in-person sessions. Find out how quickly you can get up to speed with Mimio interactive teaching tools.
12:45–1:45 pm	Unlocking Readers’ Potential Through Adaptive Instruction Marta Leon, Ph.D., Director of Instructional Design, Room 104A This workshop will explain and demonstrate the application of instructional principles to the design of online programs that teach reading skills. Principles related to adaptive instruction, generative instruction, student motivation, strategy learning, and key discriminations will be addressed.
2:00–3:00 pm	Quality Interactive Lesson Content: What To Look For Alyssa Porter, Interactive Content Leader, Room 104A Identifying what makes “quality interactive content” seems just as hard to understand as nutrition labels on food products! In a little less than one hour, we will make it easier for you to identify the brain food of interactive content and disregard the junk; all attendees will receive a “Shopping List for Quality Interactive Content” to guide them in content purchases and creation.
3:10–4:00 pm	Quality Interactive Lesson Content: How to Create It Hands-On Technology Playground Alyssa Porter, Interactive Content Leader, Room 104A We have our “Shopping List for Quality Interactive Content” but how do we put it into action? In this session, we will provide hands on training to show you how you can take your shopping list for quality interactive content and ingredients (your expert knowledge and creativity) and turn it all into scrumptious brain food for your students!
4:15–5:15 pm	Exploring Public Media Resources for the Classroom with PBS Carolyn Jacobs, WGBH, Room 104A Spark classroom discussion with digital media! Carefully chosen video clips contextualized for classroom use can inspire a new level of engagement with digital natives. We’ll recommend some tried and true techniques for classroom use along with resources to get you started. Teachers' Domain, a free online digital library, offers more than 4,000 standards-correlated digital resources that come from such public media favorites as NOVA, Frontline, American Experience. Support materials include lessons plans, student activities and teaching tips. All of the resources are free and easy to use!

Wednesday, June 29
8:30–9:30 am	Exploring Public Media Resources for the Classroom with PBS Christina DeYoung, WGBH, Room 104A Spark classroom discussion with digital media! Carefully chosen video clips contextualized for classroom use can inspire a new level of engagement with digital natives. We’ll recommend some tried and true techniques for classroom use along with resources to get you started. Teachers' Domain, a free online digital library, offers more than 4,000 standards-correlated digital resources that come from such public media favorites as NOVA, Frontline, American Experience. Support materials include lessons plans, student activities and teaching tips. All of the resources are free and easy to use!
9:45–10:45 am	Show Me The Money: Learn the Tips and Tricks to Grant Funding Magen McGahee, Grand and Federal Funding Specialist, Room 104A Find out how to find and locate grants to fit your needs, and learn how to think outside the box when it comes to funding. You will leave the session with a comprehensive list of available grants and a road map towards securing them.

Corporate Spotlight

Effective Instruction in the Digital Classroom
Monday, June 27, 8:30–9:30 am, Ballroom A
Karen Mahon, Ed.D., Instructional Design and Joe Layng, Ph.D., Senior Learning Scientist
In the excitement over interactive technology, the importance of instructional effectiveness is sometimes overlooked. While engagement is valuable, powerful instruction is equally important. In this session we'll discuss how to achieve higher-level learning.

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Corporate Spotlight

Broadband Integration Strategies to Increase Engagement and Support Differentiated Instruction
Wednesday, June 29, 8:30am–9:30am, PACC Grand Ballroom A
Katherine Messier, Mobile Beacon with Scott Fraser
Discover how one nonprofit is helping educators implement remarkably low-cost broadband applications to increase collaboration, support differentiated instruction, and help bridge the digital divide.

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Award-Winning Assessment Solutions Designed to Support Rapid Improvement of Student Achievement

Visit CTB/McGraw-Hill at Booth #915 at ISTE this year and discover new, innovative solutions that support an informed approach to teaching and learning including:

The Acuity®, CTB’s award-winning InFormative Assessment™ system, now with High School and a new Acuity edition that is directly aligned with Common Core State Standards.
Writing Roadmap™, a state-of-the-art online assessment solution that helps students improve their essay-writing skills.
Yearly ProgressPro™, a research-based assessment, instructional, and intervention tool. It provides early, effective support to struggling learners by allowing teachers to monitor student learning in real time.

Established in 1926 to “help the teacher help the child,” today CTB/McGraw-Hill ranks among education’s leading assessment partners. With a reputation for delivering the highest quality psychometric research, accuracy, and client service, CTB/McGraw-Hill serves the global education community with a comprehensive range of assessment programs and services. Our clients include public, private, and religious educational institutions in all 50 United States and in 49 countries around the world.

Our scope of services and capabilities includes rigorous standards alignments for all of our assessments and we have developed authentically aligned assessments to support the new Common Core State Standards, enabling states and districts to migrate to these new standards effectively. At the same time, we continue to ensure that all of our assessment solutions maintain alignments to existing accountability requirements under federal and state mandates.

For complete information about CTB/McGraw-Hill programs and services, visit CTB.com.

Booth 915 Events

Monday, June 27
10:00 AM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Jerry Scacchitti
11:00 AM	Writing Roadmap: Online Writing Practice, Scoring, & Reporting Steve Westfall
12:00 PM	Introducing Acuity High School Holly Bremerkamp
1:00PM	Online Reporting System: Create a Complete Student Assessment Profile Shannon Puente
2:00PM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Tom Parsons
3:00PM	LAS Links Assessments Go Online! Enrique Pilleux
4:00PM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Tom Parsons

Tuesday, June 28
10:00 AM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Jerry Scacchitti
12:00 AM	LAS Links Assessments Go Online! Enrique Pilleux
12:00 PM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Jerry Scacchitti
1:00 PM	Yearly ProgressPro: Curriculum-based Measurement & Intervention Tools Jerry Scacchitti
2:00 PM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Tom Parsons
3:00 PM	Writing Roadmap: Online Writing Practice, Scoring, & Reporting Melissa Perlman
4:00 PM	Introducing Acuity High School Holly Bremerkamp

Wednesday, June 29
10:00 AM	Acuity: Linking Assessment, Common Core, and Instruction Jerry Scacchitti
11:00 AM	Writing Roadmap: Online Writing Practice, Scoring, & Reporting Merlissa Perlman
12:00 PM	Introducing Acuity High School Holly Bremerkamp
1:00 PM	Online Reporting System: Create a Complete Student Assessment Profile Shannon Puente

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Find out how to bring creativity and innovation into the classroom with the LEGO® Education Robotics continuum. With LEGO Education’s WeDo™ Robotics, MINDSTORMS® Education, and MINDSTORMS with the TETRIX™ building system, LEGO Education offers the latest in robotics technology and curricula at all age levels, preparing students for life after school and careers in the science, technology, and engineering industries. The seamless progression of robotics sets, software, and curricula from early elementary through university level provides a common thread of instruction throughout a student’s entire education career.

Stop by booth 716 for hands-on demos or attend one of our teacher led workshops in room 107A to see firsthand how robotics can be used as an instructional tool to teach STEM in the classroom.

Monday, June 27
9:00–12:00 pm	Robotics in the Classroom—Making Computer Science, Engineering, and Math come Alive! Christopher Michaud Robotics in the classroom combines the concepts of computer science with the principals of engineering in creating robots to perform simple tasks such as navigating a maze, moving and placing objects, and retrieving objects.
1:00–2:30 pm	Revolution through WeDo and Serious Play Kathy Holberg Experience how LEGO SERIOUS PLAY and LEGO Education WeDo Robotics bring STEM alive for students.
3:00–6:00 pm	Robotics in the Classroom—Making Computer Science, Engineering, and Math come Alive! Christopher Michaud Robotics in the classroom combines the concepts of computer science with the principals of engineering in creating robots to perform simple tasks such as navigating a maze, moving and placing objects, and retrieving objects.

Tuesday, June 28
8:00–9:30 am	Revolution through WeDo and Serious Play Kathy Holberg Experience how LEGO SERIOUS PLAY and LEGO Education WeDo Robotics bring STEM alive for students.
10:00 am–1:00 pm	Robotics in the Classroom—Making Computer Science, Engineering, and Math come Alive! Christopher Michaud Robotics in the classroom combines the concepts of computer science with the principals of engineering in creating robots to perform simple tasks such as navigating a maze, moving and placing objects, and retrieving objects.
2:00–5:00 pm	Hands-On Introduction to LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS Hunter Smith In this workshop you will learn how to use LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS (New for summer 2011) and the NXT robotics system to create robots and much more. We will cover all of the basic parts so you can configure control and program in your classroom.

Wednesday, June 29
9:00 am–12:00 pm	Hands-On Introduction to LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS Hunter Smith In this workshop you will learn how to use LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS (New for summer 2011) and the NXT robotics system to create robots and much more. We will cover all of the basic parts so you can configure control and program in your classroom.
1:00–2:30 pm	Revolution through WeDo and Serious Play Kathy Holberg Experience how LEGO SERIOUS PLAY and LEGO Education WeDo Robotics bring STEM alive for students.

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Showcasing the smartest integration of K-12 educational technology ever!

Meeting Room 105A
Booth 409

Get an inside view of the outstanding SAFARI Montage Effective Digital Classroom in Meeting Room #105A at ISTE. Attend a full lineup of fascinating presentations delivered by exemplary educators and ed-tech thought leaders who will model a practical digital classroom showing best practices, and introduce cost-effective ways that technology can simply solve today’s K-12 budgetary challenges while providing sound pedagogical solutions. SAFARI Montage, along with its Effective Digital Classroom Partners, will show you the most effective integration of K-12 educational-technology components, content and software ever! For a full list of workshops and sessions, please go to www.safarimontage.com/iste2011edc/.

Don't miss the FREE, pre-conference, hands-on Workshops on Sunday, June 26th. In these Bring Your Own Laptop sessions, educators will learn the skills needed to get the most out of SAFARI Montage in your classroom! Space is limited, so sign up today at www.safarimontage.com/iste2011edc/signup.aspx.

See us in Booth 409, too!

Sunday, June 26
8:00–9:50 am	Getting Started with SAFARI Montage® Workshop Carolyn Faulkner-Beitzel, PhD, Curriculum Director, SAFARI Montage This Bring-Your-Own-Laptop workshop (for the novice user) will include basic SAFARI Montage training and focus on finding and using digital content to boost the effectiveness of lessons and the overall engagement of students. Register at www.safarimontage.com/iste2011edc/signup.aspx
10:00–11:50 am	Pennsylvania SAFARI Montage® Beginning Users Workshop Traci Landry, Technology Integration Specialist, Derry Township School District, Dauphin County, PA with Christine Yarzabek, First Grade Teacher, Derry Township School District, Dauphin County, PA and Carolyn Faulkner-Beitzel, PhD, Curriculum Director, SAFARI Montage Tech-savvy PA educators will show how to use, manage, present and share rich digital media by utilizing SAFARI Montage and the CreationStation™ module in this Bring-Your-Own-Laptop workshop for beginners. Register at www.safarimontage.com/iste2011edc/signup.aspx
1:00–2:50 pm	Advanced SAFARI Montage® Users Workshop Carolyn Faulkner-Beitzel, PhD, Curriculum Director, SAFARI Montage For the experienced SAFARI Montage user, this workshop focuses on enhancing your technology integration skills by learning how to create more effective and diverse multimedia lesson plans by using the CreationStation™ Module. Register at www.safarimontage.com/iste2011edc/signup.aspx

Monday, June 27
8:00–9:20 am	Customer Product Development Session (with Breakfast) By Invitation Only Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Over breakfast with SAFARI Montage President and Co-Founder, Tim Beekman, experienced customers share product development ideas and review the latest SAFARI Montage features completed and in development.
9:30–10:20 am	Panasonic's A+ Classroom Audio System Provides Even More Benefits with VIEWPath Security Jeff Anderson, President, SAFE System Classroom Learn how to improve your school's safety, student performance and teaching effectiveness with one comprehensive system. VIEWPath integrates Panasonic's A+ Classroom Audio System, now including a built-in security alert capability, with both camera integration and SAFARI Montage.
10:30–11:20 am	SAFARI Montage: A Total Solution for Integrating District and Classroom Technology and Digital Resources Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Come witness the most cost-effective and efficient K-12 digital classroom. Experience the newest SAFARI Montage module, Digital Curriculum Presenter, which takes course instruction to the most engaging, yet simplified, experience possible.
11:30 am–12:20 pm	Motorola: Boosting School Curriculum - Delivering Rich Multimedia Content Over Wireless to Enable Visual Learning Brandon Williams, Education Market Lead, Motorola and Joe Griffin, Chief Technology Officer, Keller ISD Obtain insight into the important requirements when delivering high-quality video files wirelessly, and learn how to implement a reliable and easy-to-use wireless infrastructure that supports 1:1 objectives.
12:30–1:20 pm	Cyber-Science 3D: Using Interactive 3D in the Classroom Rich Lineback, President, Cyber-Science 3D Learn how to use the interactive Cyber-Science 3D models in the science classroom (without glasses!) to better demonstrate critical concepts that are difficult to teach using conventional 2D methods.
1:30–2:20 pm	Strategies for the Effective Implementation of a Digital Curriculum Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage and Robin Gonzales, Former Director of Distance Education for Chicago Public Schools, President Zia Online Learning, Online Teacher and Course Developer Learn how to prepare your district to adopt, develop, and implement the tools necessary to achieve a reliable digital solution that will improve how your teachers teach and how your students learn. Experience the newest SAFARI Montage module, Digital Curriculum Presenter™, an integrated system that enables you to develop, manage, enhance and effectively present digital media in the classroom.
2:30–3:20 pm	Boost Your Moodle Lessons in the Classroom with Digital Curriculum Presenter™ Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage and Robin Gonzales, Former Director of Distance Education for Chicago Public Schools, President Zia Online Learning, Online Teacher and Course Developer Be astonished at how SAFARI Montage Digital Curriculum Presenter™ now integrates with Moodle v.1.9 and learn how your Moodle courses can be easily enriched with digital video content from SAFARI Montage.
3:30–4:20 pm	The Total Integrated Solution for School District IP Television, Digital Signage and Digital Media encoding and Distribution Requirements Ed Carabetta, VP, Technical Services, Cabletime Cabletime and SAFARI Montage will present high-performance encoding solutions that offer extremely efficient H.264 video compressions thereby expanding the boundaries of classroom instruction by enabling streamed video.
4:30–5:20 pm	Experience the New Hitachi Interactive Projector for the K-12 Digital Classroom John Glad, Product Marketing Manager, Hitachi Let Hitachi and SAFARI Montage show you how the newest Hitachi Ultra Short Throw (UST) Interactive Projector and Pen can change K-12 classroom instruction while saving considerable money.

Tuesday, June 28
8:00-9:20 am	Building Engaging Digital STEM Lessons with Multi-Modal Resources Robin Gonzales, Former Director of Distance Education for Chicago Public Schools, President Zia Online Learning, Online Teacher and Course Developer and Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Come see how to easily create and present Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) lessons with interactive 3D models, interactive illustrations, and rich video segments from the finest educational video series on SAFARI Montage.
9:45-10:30 am	Digital Design: Building Your Own Virtual School Robin Gonzales, Former Director of Distance Education for Chicago Public Schools, President Zia Online Learning, Online Teacher and Course Developer Learn how Robin Gonzales leveraged online learning to increase graduation rates and expand learning options through the use of digital curriculum, media and web conferencing tools.
10:30-11:20am	Use Live Interactive Videoconferencing to Deliver Cost-Effective Professional Development Marty McGuire, Media Systems Manager, Chicago Public Schools and Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Chicago Public Schools will share their success in saving millions of dollars by using interactive videoconferencing. Learn how they reduced or eliminated costs for travel, food, stipends, substitute teachers and other Professional Development related expenses.
11:30 am-12:50 pm	Customer Product Development Session (with Lunch) By Invitation Only Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Over lunch with SAFARI Montage president and co-founder, Tim Beekman, experienced customers share product development ideas and review the latest SAFARI Montage features completed and in development.
1:00-1:50 pm	Expanding the Boundaries of Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls Shannon McClintock-Miller, Van Meter Community School District Teacher Librarian, Technology Specialist and Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Learn how to embrace new technology literacies and connect your students to the global world through technology and available live digital resources with SAFARI Montage.
2:00-2:50 pm	Strategies for the Effective Implementation of a Digital Curriculum Robin Gonzales, Former Director of Distance Education for Chicago Public Schools, President Zia Online Learning, Online Teacher and Course Developer Learn how to prepare your district to adopt, develop, and implement the tools necessary to achieve a reliable digital solution that will improve how your teachers teach and how your students learn. Experience the newest SAFARI Montage module, Digital Curriculum Presenter™, an integrated system that enables you to develop, manage, enhance and effectively present digital media in the classroom.
3:00-3:50 pm	Provide Public Internet Access to School Recorded Videos: School Board Meetings, Fundraising Campaigns, Graduations and More (Local Motion Portal) Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage See how quick and easy it can be to publish district-created video content of important school functions for anyone in the world to access using a familiar, web-based interface.
4:00-4:50 pm	Ten Ways to Effectively Adapt to Massive Budget Cuts Using Technology Andrew Schlessinger, CEO and Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Discover ten ways to cost-effectively cope with the "new normal" of working with fewer staff and resources while still needing to deliver services to teachers and students to support instruction and learning.

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Verizon Thinkfinity Café

Talk about it with us here.
Want to talk about everything you’re thinking about in education? Come on in to the right place.

Our community comes to life here at ITSE. Come join us to take a guided tour of Thinkfinity.org, our free educational website for teachers, students and parents. We have lesson plans, interactive education and games—all developed by leading organizations in education—to share with you.

Meet up, or become a part, of our Thinkfinity Online Community. We’re a strong group of engaged teachers who like to share our opinions, suggestions, advice, and support about energizing teaching and learning.

Talk over a cup of coffee and stay for the live music.
Settle in at our free coffee bar, and listen to music from some of the Philadelphia area’s most renowned singer/songwriters. Performers throughout the day include Lee Allen, Dani Mari and Kyle Wareham. It’s a great background to start a new conversation about education.

Thinkfinity.org is funded by the Verizon Foundation.
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, Inc, has contributed more than $35.5 million to advancing education and literacy, making us the seventh largest investor in K-12 education among U.S. Corporations. Through Thinkfinity.org we are supporting educator effectiveness and working to improve student achievement.