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Find out how students can be highly motivated and thoroughly engaged when they create games involving your content area.
 * 2101 **
 * Got Game? **

Poudre School District
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Ben Johnson (benj@psdschools.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Web 2.0 Tools, Techie, Multimedia, Social Media, Professional Development
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler A

Focus on the inherent power of Google sites and examine real examples of both teacher and student sites. Also learn how they have been used to facilitate both the teaching and learning experience.
 * 2102 **
 * Googlific Website Instruction **

North Arvada Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools
 * Session Website not available at this time**
 * Presenter: ** Andrea Pless (aradclif@jeffco.k12.co.us)
 * Technical Focus: ** Web 2.0 Tools, Google Applications, Multimedia, Wikis, Blogs
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler B

Digital storytelling is an emerging art form of personal, heartfelt expression that enables individuals and communities to reclaim their personal cultures while exploring their artistic creativity.
 * 2103 **
 * Digital Storytelling K-6 **

Mitchell Elementary & Witt Elementary Schools, Jefferson County Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Robin Cranson (rcranson@jeffco.k12.co.us)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Dodie Sale
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Multimedia
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler C

Discover a strategy to help students learn richly, practice 21st Century skills of collaboration, engage in critical thinking, and have fun doing it!
 * 2104 **
 * Game-Informed Learning for 21st Century **


 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Richard White (RWhite1354@peoplepc.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Nancy White
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Copper Station, West Hall

Learn to use the free web tool Glogster EDU to integrate technology into your lessons with ease.
 * 2106 **
 * Easy Integration of Technology in the Classroom **

Pete Mirich Elementary School, Weld County School District
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Denise Blevins (blevinsred@gmail.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Village Square, Ponderosa

This session will examine some very useful and FUN sites (with handouts) to help students get valid and useful information from the web.
 * 2108 **
 * Become a Savvy Web Researcher **

Lindsay Holy Family School, Nebraska
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Darci Lindgren (dlindgren@esu7.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Social Studies
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Village Square, Lodgepole

** 2111 ** ** Featured Speaker: John Kuglin ** Join John Kuglin as he navigates through eNetColorado and leading cloud-based applications to discover new collaboration tools, distribution techniques, and innovative classroom methodologies. This presentation provides a face-to-face environment for the participants and sets an example for how blended learning experiences can be created in the future. Information is conveyed in the traditional presentation mode for the attending group, but a simultaneous live interaction will be conducted online, allowing connected participants to send immediate feedback and reaction on the information being presented. Those online will also have the ability to engage in a dialogue with other participants in attendance. Slides, movies, links, and other presentation assets will be available online for those wishing to follow the discussion live through their connection. All documents, video clips, links, and reports will be made available to those wishing to explore the presented content more deeply. The attending audience will have online access to other related materials not presented during the session as a follow-up to their experience.
 * Using the Cloud to Build Innovative Learning Environments **

eNetColorado
 * Session Website not available at this time**
 * Presenter: ** John Kuglin (john@kuglin.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Dan Morris
 * Grade Levels: ** All Grades, Educators
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn B

Learn about the dozens of assistive technologies built into the Apple Macintosh and how they can be applied in all learning environments.
 * 2112 **
 * Accessibility and Apple **

Apple, Inc.
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Frank Vretos (vretos@apple.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Patrick Benko
 * Technical Focus: ** Leadership
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C1

This session examines Turning Technologies products (Clickers, Turning Point software, Question Point) and demonstrates how these products can be used in the classroom in a variety of effective ways.
 * 2113 **
 * Clickers in the Classroom **

Damon Runyon Elementary School, Littleton Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Katherine Settle (ksettle@lps.k12.co.us)
 * Technical Focus: ** Multimedia, Student Response Devices
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C2

Learn how apps from the iTunes store can be used on an iPad to facilitate the integration of research-based instructional strategies.
 * 2114 **
 * CITW: Apps That Work **

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Elizabeth Ross Hubbell (ehubbell@mcrel.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan A

Leading teachers from the Promising Practices in 21st Century Learning Project will present five-minute videos on their work to support students’ acquisition of CDE-identified 21st Century skills. They will discuss their instructional approaches with session attendees.
 * 2115 **
 * Promising Practitioners of 21st Century Teaching and Learning **

School of Innovation, Denver Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Stevan Kalmon (skalmon@C21L.org)
 * Co-Presenters: ** Dixie Griffin Good, Bud Hunt, Michelle Bourgeois
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Information Literacy, World Languages
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan B

Using SMART products in classroom instruction to improve and enhance delivery, assessment, collaboration, review, presentation, communication, and achievement. Examples of classroom use for a variety of products including SMART Board, Notebook software, SMART Response System, SMART Document Camera, SMART Slate and more.
 * 2116 **
 * SMART Technologies in the Classroom**


 * Session Website not available at this time**
 * Presenter: ** Amy Vorwaller (avorwaller@ccscolorado.com)
 * Technical Focus: Interactive Whiteboard **
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Wednesday 8:00am–10:00am
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan C