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ISTE 2011 > Program > Virtual Workshops
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virtual workshops & Remote ISTE
Can't attend ISTE 2011 in person? Now there are two ways to participate remotely. Space is limited--sign up now to experience the same great content that conference attendees receive--without leaving home!
Virtual Workshops
Choose from seven popular conference workshops repeated live online exclusively for remote access. These workshops are being offered at variable times to accommodate a wide range of international time zones.
Cost is $79.00 per person and includes access to webinar archive.
Use the World Clock tool to convert workshops to your time zone.
VW01 Map Mash-Ups that Motivate: Become Information Producers by Creating GoogleTreks
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 9:30 am-12 pm EDT (1:30-4 pm GMT)
Alice Christie, Arizona State University
We'll provide numerous examples of how K-12 students and teachers use Web 2.0 tools to create content that engages, empowers, and motivates digital age learners.
VW02 Oh, the Places You Will Go: Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google SketchUp
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 1:30-4 pm EDT (5:30-8 pm GMT)
Robert Craven, Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Engage students with Google Earth, Maps, and SketchUp. These Google tools provide endless educational opportunities for all learners to explore and create.
VW03 Google Earth Rocks: A Powerful and Free Cross-Curricular Learning Tool
Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:30-4 pm EDT (5:30-8 pm GMT)
Anna Baldwin, Clemson University with Chris Peters and Ryan Visser
Explore and create with Google Earth's built-in features in this fun, practical, and hands-on workshop. Take virtual journeys and literature trips and discover cross-curricular implications.
VW04 Connect, Collaborate, and Create with the World-Global Collaborative Learning
Monday, June 27, 2011, 5:30-8 pm EDT (9:30 pm-12 am Wednesday GMT)
Mali Bickley. Connect-Ed with Jim Carleton
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to global collaborations while embedding a variety of Web 2.0 tools in project-based learning activities.
VW05 Oh, the Things You Can Do with Google Spreadsheets and Forms
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 12:30-3 pm EDT (4:30-7 pm GMT)
Tammy Worchester, Educational Services & Staff Development Association of Central Kansas
You won't believe all the cool things you can do with Google Forms and Spreadsheets: Online lesson plans, surveys, self-checking quizzes, data gathering, and more!
VW06 Touch the Future: iPads in PK-12 Classrooms
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 5:30-8 pm EDT (9:30 pm-12 am Wednesday GMT)
Susan Brooks-Young, SJ Brooks-Young Consulting with Chris O'Neal
iPad offers access to audio, video, and applications. Attend this workshop to review education apps, address management and safety issues, and plan instructional activities. Note: iPad required for this workshop.
VW07 14 Ways to Integrate Social Media into Your Classroom
Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 9:30 am-12 pm EDT (1:30-4 pm GMT)
Howie DiBlasi, Digital Journey
Explore social media, bookmarking, and networking tools and learn how to integrate them into your classroom. We'll cover what they are, how they work, and how to develop instructional strategies.
Remote ISTE
Click here for information about Remote ISTE for group sites.
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Offered for the first time to individuals, Remote ISTE is a way to participate in a full day of the ISTE 2011 conference from the comfort of your home or office! Choose from one of two tracks or mix and match across tracks. In addition to the content below, you'll also receive access to facilitated asynchronous pre- and post-conference web activities and resources designed to help you learn more about ISTE and the scope of offerings at the annual conference.
Cost is $99.00 per person and includes access to a webinar archive of Remote ISTE activities.
VW08 Remote ISTE 2011: A Whole Day of Unlocking Potential!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Track 1: 8 am-5:30 pm EDT (12-9:30 pm GMT)
Track 2: 11 am-8:30 pm EDT (3 pm-12:30 am Wednesday GMT)
Keynote: Unlocking Potential with the "Leader in Me"
Track 1: 8:45-10 am EDT (12:45-2 pm GMT)
Track 2 (recorded): 3:30-4:45 pm EDT (7:30-8:45 pm GMT)
Join elementary school Principal Muriel Summers, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, and a panel of students as they discuss how the application of Dr. Covey's recent book, "The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World are Inspiring Greatness, one Child at a Time" is transforming educational experiences worldwide.
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TRACK 2
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Session: The Tech Commandments: 10 Ways to Revitalize Education with Technology
10:30-11:30 am EDT (2:30-3:30 pm GMT)
Adam Bellow, eduTeacher
Explore 10 ideas that will revitalize the thinking behind modern educational technology. The presentation is high-energy, engaging, motivating, and poignant.
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Session: What Teachers are Doing with Mobile Learning in K-12 Classrooms
12:15-1:15 pm EDT (4:15-5:15 pm GMT)
Cathleen Norris, University of North Texas with Elliot Soloway
Mobile learning devices (smartphones) are THE choice for 1-to-1, 24/7 rollouts. Learn about K-12 teachers' experiences--from challenges to successes--with mobile learning devices.
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Workshop: Oh, the Things You Can Do with Google Spreadsheets and Forms
12:30-3pm EDT (4:30-7 pm GMT)
Tammy Worchester, Educational Services & Staff Development Association of Central Kansas
You won't believe all the cool things you can do with Google Forms and Spreadsheets: Online lesson plans, surveys, self-checking quizzes, data gathering, and more!
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Session: What's Your App? Finding Real Solutions with Today's Applications
2-3 pm EDT (6-7 pm GMT)
Gail Lovely,GailLovely.com (moderator) with Yvonne Marie Andres, Hall Davidson, Steve Dembo, Wesley Fryer, Carol Teitelman, and David Warlick
Join this fast-paced panel for a fun and informational session about real classroom challenges and the apps that help to meet those challenges.
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Session: New Media, New Literacies: Educational Transformation through Digital Creativity
3:45-4:45 pm EDT (7:45-8:45 pm GMT)
Jason Ohler, University of Alaska
Our digital age mission: to migrate from text-centrism to new media, adopt art as the fourth R, and tell media stories in compelling, innovative ways.
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Workshop: Touch the Future: iPads in PK-12 Classrooms
5:30-8 pm EDT (9:30 pm-12 am Wednesday GMT)
Susan Brooks-Young, SJ Brooks-Young Consulting with Chris O'Neal
iPad offers access to audio, video, and applications. Attend this workshop to review education apps, address management and safety issues, and plan instructional activities.
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... plus a variety of interactive visits to poster sessions, playgrounds, and exhibits in between.
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... plus a variety of interactive visits to poster sessions, playgrounds, and exhibits in between.
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ISTE Virtual Workshops and Remote ISTE are presented in English via Adobe Acrobat ConnectPro(R), a Flash-based platform that both Mac and Windows users can easily access. You will need an internet connection to participate. Audio is provided through your computer (via VoIP). Additional details will be provided via email to registrants prior to the workshops.
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