New Jersey Association for Educational
Technology
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Annual Conference Tuesday October 9, 2007
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New Jersey Association for Educational
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Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts, Oh
My!
A year of professional development wrapped up in a wonderfully Wiki(d) package, . . that's what NJAET is offering in this session. Come to be wooed by how educators are using Blogs, Wikis and Social networks to enhance education across curriculum. Join in the adventure of exploring a wealth of online educational social networks that you may bring back to your own district. Most importantly come to kick off NJAET's own NJ State professional development through a blog that you may interact with throughout the year. See more in the NJAET Conference Program.
Taking Professional Development
into the Classroom.
In the past, schools often utilized one-day trainings or in-service days to provide technology training for teachers. Such abbreviated training usually resulted in "use it or lose it." In this session we will explore one online tool, www.techinedonline.com, to overcome these issues and provide long-term sustained professional development. Through collaborative efforts to integrate technology into the curriculum the website will demonstrate collaborative 5th grade science, 6th grade SS, 7th grade LA, and 7th & 8th grade G&T teachers. Models of collaborative tools will include: Wikis, moodle, podcasting, video-editing and using Macromedia Contribute. Come see and hear how this collaborative effort can help you advocate for a different approach to professional development and engage students actively involved in the process of learning.
iPods and Podcasting for Teaching
and Learning.
Discover podcasting, an exciting new way for students and teachers to create, publish and distribute their own educational content, in the classroom, or around the world. With podcasting, students, teachers and parents can have anywhere, anytime access to the latest educational audio and video content, on a Mac, on a PC or an iPod! Learn how easy it is to get started in the exciting world of educational podcasting today!
We Are All Technology Facilitators.
One of the new challenges facing today’s school personnel is that of being a technology facilitator—a professional who promotes the effective integration of technology into the learning process. Join us as we examine the benchmarks and challenges of an effective technology facilitator, especially in the areas of: planning and designing learning environments and experiences; assessment and evaluation; and procedures, policies, planning, and budgeting for technology-rich environments.
Extending Children's Literature
with Internet Resources.
The Internet provides tremendous resources to help students expand their understanding of children's literature and motivate them toward additional reading. This session will show how using publisher, author, and third party sites can broaden the understanding of readers of picture books through young adult literature. It will show how teachers can use the Internet for author studies, higher level thinking skills related to literature, and literature-related activities. Participants will receive a list of web sites that will provide support for the teaching of children's literature.
Harnessing the Power of Students'
Online Social Learning Networks.
Students have a thriving online social network outside of school; how can we harness these processes and apply them to learning? Participants will discuss utilizing technology to create communities of practice, applying social learning theory to schoolwork, and incorporating use of student social tools (IM, Forums, Flickr, MySpace, and more!) into the learning environment of a variety of subject areas.
50 Ways to Leave Your Chalkboard.
Go take a walk chalk. Have a digital white board in your school? Hesitant to try this interactive technology? Heard about interactive white boards but aren't really sure what they are all about? If so, then this session is for you. At least 50 ways to integrate interactive white board technology into the classroom will be demonstrated.
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