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Learn about resources and strategies for assessing student progress when developing 21st Century skills. Take a tour of Intel’s Assessing Projects database, a goldmine of tools for furthering these skills!
 * 1201 **
 * Formative Assessments for 21st Century Skills **

Academy School District 20
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 * Presenter: ** Nancy White (nancy.white@asd20.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler A

Liven up your classroom with 21st Century learning activities. Your students will be thrilled that they can collaborate and share information using Google Docs. Not only will this session demonstrate how to use Google Docs, you will walk away with a game.
 * 1202 **
 * Games and Google Docs **

Mountain Ridge Middle School, Academy School District 20
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 * Presenter: ** Chris Clementi (chriscmoore@yahoo.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Google Apps, Multimedia
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High School, Post Secondary
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler B

This session presents a basic “how-to” in the use of Google Docs, including the creation of forms, and Google Sites. You will also be shown how these solutions have been used at Jeffco.
 * 1203 **
 * Kicking Apps with Google **

Administration Building, Jefferson County Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Tara McJunkin (tmcjunki@jeffco.k12.co.us)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Dan Brooks
 * Technical Focus: ** Google Apps
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, Wheeler C

Learn a progressive five-step plan to embrace cell phones as learning tools! Banned or not, cells can enhance research-based teaching and strengthen the home-school connection.
 * 1204 **
 * Harnessing the Power of Cell Education **

Delta Opportunity/Mesa State, Delta County School District 50J
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 * Presenter: ** Willyn Webb (wwebb@deltaschools.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Lisa Nielsen
 * Technical Focus: ** Cell Phones for Learning
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Copper Station, West Hall

This session focuses on professional development opportunities, both site-based and at the district level that have proven successful in Douglas County Schools. On-line, face-to-face, and hybrid venues for professional development are highlighted.
 * 1206 **
 * Highly Effective Practices for Teacher Growth and Support in 21st Century Environments **

Central Administration, Douglas County School District
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 * Presenter: ** Kiffany Lychock (Kiffany.Lychock@dcsdk12.org)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Liz Walhof
 * Technical Focus: ** Professional Development
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Ponderosa

Your iPhone is with you all the time. Learn how to use it to create materials for multimedia presentations in your classes.
 * 1207 **
 * Multimedia in Your Pocket **

Centennial Elementary School, Weld County School District 6
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 * Presenter: ** Sara Brooks (saralynn24@aol.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Multimedia, iPhone Apps
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Lodgepole

A second grade teacher shares how she builds a community of engaged learners who read, write, and collaborate across content areas through the use of Netbooks and Google Apps.
 * 1208 **
 * Practical Technology in a 2nd Grade Class **

Sandburg Elementary School, Littleton Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Kathy Egan (kegan@lps.k12.co.us)
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Google Apps
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Village Square, Bristlecone

The iPad isn’t just the best device of its kind—it’s a whole new kind of device that’s poised to change the learning landscape. See the iPad possibilities and learn about the Volume Purchase Program that enables schools to buy apps at a 50% discount.
 * 1211 **
 * The iPad in Education **

Apple, Inc.
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Patrick Benko (pbenko@apple.com)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Mike Scott
 * Technical Focus: ** Leadership
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn B


 * 1212 **
 * Earth Explorers: Using Videography to Connect Students to NCAR and NOAA Scientists **

The presentation will have two parts. The first hour is an overview of the project's purpose, timeline and logistics. The second will be a hands-on workshop about how to use digital video camcorders and editing software to create your own video. Mac computers are in the room and available for use, as will be a small number of digital camcorders. Please feel free to bring your own laptop and/or cameras (note: you should have a video-editing software already installed, such as MovieMaker or I-Movie.) No previous necessary.

Trail Ridge Middle School, St. Vrain Valley School District
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 * Presenter: ** Axel Reitzig (reitzig_axel@stvrain.k12.co.us)
 * Co-Presenters: ** Jenn Paul Glaser, Carolyn Wiley, Mollie Kelleher, Faith Terrell
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Engineering, Science, Achievement
 * Grade Levels: ** Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Tuesday, 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C1

Learn how to transform your classroom into a high-achieving, technology-rich space that fosters student inquiry and engagement.
 * 1213 **
 * Classroom 3.0 **

Omaha Public Schools
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 * Presenter: ** Dawn Ferreyra (dawn.ferreyra@ops.org)
 * Technical Focus: ** Language Arts, Web 2.0 Tools
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Bighorn C2

Students no longer communicate only with the tools their teacher employs in class, they are exposed to a larger community and need a practical set of tools to become active yet safe online participants. We will showcase our LOCAL 5 (Littleton Online Community of Adolescent Learners 5th Grade) project and how we put it together.
 * 1214 **
 * Promoting Student Engagement Through Social Networking **

Littleton Public Schools
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Dana Levesque (dlevesque@lps.k12.co.us)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Randy Stall
 * Technical Focus: ** Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Web 2.0 Tools, Google Apps, Wikis, Blogs
 * Grade Level: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan A

This session will explain Eagle County Schools Professional Development practices, the efforts of our teachers to expand their understanding of 21st Century learning and ability to use educational technologies for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant.
 * 1215 **
 * Creating a 21st Century Learning Community **

Eagle Valley High School, Eagle County Schools
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 * Presenter: ** David Russell (david.russell@eagleschools.net)
 * Co-Presenter: ** Noel Falk
 * Technical Focus: ** Professional Development
 * Grade Levels: ** Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan B

Explore ways to achieve greater user densities and the performance needed to scale your system as the traffic loads and number of clients increase on your wireless network.
 * 1216 **
 * 1:1 Wi-Fi Computing: Keys to a Successful Implementation **

Xirrus, Inc.
 * Session Website**
 * Presenter: ** Perry Correll (perry.correll@xirrus.com)
 * Technical Focus: ** Techie, Hardware Equipment, Network Design
 * Grade Level: ** All Grades
 * Session: ** Tuesday 3:30pm–5:30pm
 * Location: ** Conference Center, Ptarmigan C