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This introductory session covers the basics of Twitter and navigates beginners through the sea of available social networking information.
 * 2401 **
 * Why Should I Tweet? **

Avery Parsons Elementary, Buena Vista School District
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 * Presenter: ** Bonnie Grover (groverschool@msn.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Web 2.0 Tools, Social Media, Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler A

Explore a wonderful way to communicate with students and parents by inviting others to collaborate on projects. Learn to teach students how to create websites then add resources on-the-fly using Google Sites. All you need to get onboard with this fabulous 21st Century tool is access to the Internet and a Gmail account.
 * 2402 **
 * Google Sites **

Mountain Ridge Middle School, Academy School District 20
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 * Presenter: ** Chris Clementi (chriscmoore@yahoo.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Google Apps, Leadership, Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler B

Learn a fun way to introduce your students to Google Apps loosely based on the popular reality show “The Amazing Race.”
 * 2403 **
 * The Amazing Race—Google Apps Style **

Poudre School District
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 * Presenter: ** Ben Johnson (benj@psdschools.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Web 2.0 Tools, Google Apps, Techie, Multimedia, Social Media, Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler C

Explore the rich, rhetorical offerings of multimedia texts, then learn how to use them to design effective communication assignments that span diverse academic subjects.
 * 2404 **
 * Moving Pictures Across the Curriculum **

University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado
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 * Presenter: ** Anna MacBriar (macbriar@colorado.edu)
 * Co-Presenters: ** Molly LeClair, David Underwood
 * Technical Focus: ** Multimedia
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High School, Higher Education
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, West Hall

Gamestar Mechanic is a digital learning platform designed to teach the guiding principles of game design and systems by thinking in a highly engaging and creative environment.
 * 2406 **
 * Gamestar Mechanics **

Challenger Middle School, Academy School District 20
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 * Presenter: ** Bobby Sorden (bobby.sorden@asd20.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Science, Web 2.0 Tools, Techie, Multimedia, Social Media, Leadership
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Ponderosa

We learn through connecting. See and experience communication tools that allow online meetings and interviews, recorded training/teaching lessons, and interactive presentations across the globe.
 * 2407 **
 * Connecting Our Classrooms **

Learning Resource Services, Colorado Springs School District 11
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 * Presenter: ** Melissa Smead (melissa.smead@d11.org)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Gwen Giddens
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, Professional Development, Video Conferencing
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Lodgepole

Students have powerful media collection devices in their pockets, and news media frequently request citizen submissions. Learn to teach your students to become ethical digital journalists.
 * 2408 **
 * Digital Age iReporters: Using Hand-Helds to Teach Journalism **

Jefferson County Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Dan Watkins (djwatkins@jeffco.k12.co.us)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Alison Saylor
 * Technical Focus: ** Student Creativity and Critical Thinking, 21st Century Skills
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High school
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm­–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Bristlecone

This session will give you the groundwork needed to deliver a quality professional development plan designed with clear objectives for your in-house needs. This is a working session with experienced leaders ready to help you plan your own professional development.
 * 2411 **
 * Bringing TIE Home **

Fremont Elementary School, Fremont School District RE-2, Florence
 * Session Website not available at this time**
 * Presenter: ** Lynette Wermager (lynettewermager@msn.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Leadership, Professional Development
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn B

Scratch is a fun and engaging programming environment for kids from 8 to 95. They can create games, simulation, and interactive stories while experiencing 21st Century learning.
 * 2412 **
 * Discover Scratch **

Merrill Middle School, Denver Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Martha Wilcox (mwilcox@rmi.net)
 * Technical Focus: ** Computer Science, 21st Century Skills
 * Grade Level: ** Middle School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C1

Got projector? Based on brain research studying how students learn, discover how to employ powerful and creative strategies by teaching with classroom projectors. This session is practical, readily usable, highly relevant for the classroom teacher and, most importantly, transformational.
 * 2413 **
 * BrainCasting: Powerful Teaching with Projectors **


 * Session Website not available at this time**
 * Presenter: ** Len Scrogan (len.scrogan@bvsd.org)
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 3:00pm–5:00pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C2