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Learn about strategies to increase your student’s global understanding by using tools that allow communication and collaboration with classes around the globe!
 * 3101 **
 * Global Understanding Through Online Collaboration **

Academy School District 20
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Nancy White (nancy.white@asd20.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Web 2.0 Tools, Social Media
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am­–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler A

This session presents wikis and explains how to use them to communicate with parents and family members in order to hold students accountable. Wikis are also a way to learn, both with the teacher and among each other, through the use of global technology.
 * 3112 **
 * Partnering with Parents Through Technology **

Omar D. Blair Charter School, Denver Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Ashley Cook (ashley.cook@blair.edisonlearning.com; ascook1@hotmail.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Professional Development, Wikis, Blogs
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Conference Center, Bighorn C1

This session is designed for educators who are (or would like to be) using web tools as a pathway to improved student achievement.
 * 3103 **
 * Beyond Blogging: Student Voice **

East Elementary School, Littleton Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Chris Moore (cmoor4@gmail.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Nicolette Vander Velde
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Science, Web 2.0 Tools, Multimedia, Wikis, Blogs
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler C

Are you considering the use of e-portfolios for students to document 21st Century skills? This session provides the insight and necessary tools to get started.
 * 3104 **
 * e-Portfolios for 21st Century Skills **

ITES Department, Academy School District 20
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Lori Hartman (lori.hartman@asd20.org)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Linda Conway
 * Technical Focus: ** Assessing 21st-Century Skills
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, West Hall

Learn tips and techniques for utilizing various web-based tools including Google Docs, websites, blogs, Twitter, and book-related social networking sites (e.g., Goodreads) to facilitate, enhance, and promote the book club experience.
 * 3106 **
 * Teen Reading 2.0 **

Library Media Office, Mesa County Valley School District
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Diana Tixier Herald (di.herald@me.com)
 * Co-Presenters: ** Pam Middlemas, Barb Kidder
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, The Arts, Social Media
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High School, Post Secondary
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Village Square, Ponderosa

Imagine being able to design your own professional growth plan from a menu of options. “Just in Time" resources furnish context and opportunities for collaboration far more powerful than text-heavy “lecturettes” and 90-minute webinars.
 * 3107 **
 * Online Professional Development **

Online Professional Development, Denver Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Michael Wacker (mwacker10@gmail.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Village Square, Lodgepole

This session introduces Prezi, a zooming presentation editor, and Animoto video slideshow software to beginners and teaches them to create a simple project using each application.
 * 3108 **
 * Web Applications: Prezi and Animoto **

Flagstaff Academy Charter School, St. Vrain Valley School District
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Terri Reh (treh@flagstaffacademy.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Web 2.0 Tools
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Village Square, Bristlecone

McREL’s technology audit goes far beyond counting computers in the classroom. It reports how technology is being integrated into instruction in your school or district.
 * 3111 **
 * FEATURED SPEAKER:Elizabeth Hubbell **
 * How Is Technology Funding Impacting Your Instruction? **

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Elizabeth Ross Hubbell (ehubbell@mcrel.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Leadership, Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn B

This session presents an overview of what Google Lit Trips are, how they can be used in the classroom, where to find existing Trips and—most importantly—how to create your own journeys.
 * 3102 **
 * Google Lit Trips: Take Your Students Around the World **

Legend High School, Douglas County School District
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Lindsay Brennan (Lindsay.Brennan@dcsdk12.org)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Tim Florian
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Social Studies, Google Apps, Techie, Multimedia, Professional Development, Google Earth
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High School, Post Secondary
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler B

Today’s students are bombarded with media all day, every day! In this session learn how to integrate media literacy into all subject areas, as well as prepare students for the CSAP tests—and for life.
 * 3113 **
 * Get Them Thinking! **

Director, Media Alert, Jefferson County Public Schools (Retired)
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Sue Lockwood Summers (Sue@MediaAlert.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Web 2.0 Tools, Google Apps, Techie, Multimedia, Social Media, Leadership, Professional Development
 * Grade Levels: ** All Grades, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Thursday 8:00am­–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C2