ECOO 2010 Conference Booklet by Cal Armstrong

Conference Booklet

11 & 12 November 2010 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Richmond Hill, ON

Registration available at the hotel Online Planner (for iPhone, Android, Chrome or Safari): http://www.mathed.ca/ecoo

Planner Thursday

Session

Room

7:15 – 8:45 8:45 – 9:45 9:45 – 10:15 10:15 – 11:15 11:20 – 12:20 12:20 – 1:30 1:30 – 2:30 2:30 – 3:00 3:00 – 4:00 4:00 – 4:30 4:30 – 6:30 6:30 –

Registration

Grand York Foyer

Opening Speaker: David Thornburg Education in the 22nd Century: Playing with the Future

Grand Richmond

Where’s The Flock?

Grand Richmond

Annual General Meeting

Grand Richmond

Friday

Session

Room

7:15 – 8:45 8:45 – 9:45 9:45 – 10:15 10:15 – 11:15 11:20 – 12:20 12:20 – 1:30 1:30 – 2:30 2:30 – 3:00 3:00 – 4:00 4:00 – 4:30

Breakfast and Registration

Grand York Foyer

Closing speaker: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Schooling for the 21st Century - Unleashing Student Passion

Grand Richmond

Super Tweetup

All sessions are “open” up to room capacity; there is no need to pre-register for anything but Minds On Media. 2

T0 Thursday 7:15 - 8:45 Grand York Foyer Registration Good morning and welcome to the conference!

TA Thursday 8:45 - 9:45 Grand Richmond Education in the 22nd Century: Playing with the Future David Thornburg Thornburg Center

Floor: Upper Level 2010R

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 350 2010A

Speaker

We are a decade into the 21st century, yet global school systems remain largely the same as they have for a hundred years. This dynamic talk shows emerging technologies that not only have the power to change how students interact with content, but to assist in the complete transformation of education itself. By moving from science fiction to reality, participants in this session will get a glimpse of their future and never look at their classrooms the same way again. Dr. Thornburg is one of the most popular presenters on the topics of STEM education, educational technology, and the push toward inquiry-driven project-based learning. His experience is global, and he has written extensively on his topics, including over a dozen books. In addition to his work with educators and school systems, he also conducts mechatronics workshops for middle-school children in Recife, Brazil. David currently splits his time between North and South America. David is an award-winning futurist, author and consultant whose clients range across the public and private sector, both in the United States and in Brazil. His razor-sharp focus on the fast-paced world of modern computing and communication media, project-based learning, 21st century skills, and open source software has placed him in constant demand as a keynote speaker and workshop leader for schools, foundations, and governments. His educational philosophy is based on the idea that students learn best when they are constructors of their own knowledge. He also believes that students who are taught in ways that honor their learning styles and dominant intelligences retain the native engagement with learning with which they entered school. A central theme of his work is that we must prepare students for their future, not for our past. In addition to his consulting, speaking, and writing, David also has served on several non-profit boards. Dr. Thornburg is the recipient of several awards for product design and is the recipient of both the Golden and Platinum Disk awards from CUE (Computer Using Educators, Inc.) for his contributions to the advancement of learning and learning technologies. In 1999 he was selected as one of twenty "pioneers" in the field of educational technology by ISTE, the premiere organization devoted to the advancement of technology in learning, and was named by Technology and Learning magazine as one of the top ten most influential people in the field of educational technology in the past twenty years. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

T1 Thursday Grand York

9:45 - 10:15 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 300

Break Enjoy time in the Exhibit Hall!

2010TR1

TB Thursday Aurora

10:15 - 11:15 Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Building an Online Library Learning Commons Anita Brooks Kirkland and Becky Rouse Waterloo Region District School Board / Waterloo Region District School Board

2010DB

Educator

What makes the difference between a library website and an online learning space? Learn how Waterloo Region teacher-librarians collaborated to create a board-wide Library Learning Commons website, replete with engaging and interactive resources for 21st century learners. Join us as we build a true online knowledge building centre for our students - one that we want to share with you! ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

L’intégration de la technologie à partir des logiciels du CCPALO. 2010GH Luc Chalifoux Educator CSC des Grandes Rivièeres OSAPAC CCPALO Tired of searching ways of integrating technology with literacy and numeracy? Search no more! OSAPAC has a list of new software titles capable of reaching all learning styles with a variety of tools. OSAPAC will host a French session with bilingual presenters showcasing the latest in licensed software for the French or FSL educational sector. Cet atelier permettra aux participantes et participants de se familiariser avec la liste des logiciels disponibles, de savoir où et comment se les procurer ainsi que de connaître les nouveautés ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate

Gormley

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

What's New in Kurzweil 3000 - Tips and Tricks 2010FF Bonnie Plouffe and Lorayne Tunley Vendor Microcomputer Science Centre Inc. / Microcomputer Science Centre Inc. Kurzweil 3000 is the premier reading, writing, and learning software solution for struggling students. It is widely recognized as the most comprehensive and integrated solution for addressing language and literacy difficulties. The software uses a multisensory approach presenting printed or electronix text on the computer screen with added visual and audible accessibility. ISTE NETS Strand: Other / Autre Audience: General

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Using video production with students in your classroom David Wees Stratford Hall

2010AF

Educator

Learn about ways in which you can use the creation of video projects with your students. We will examine some of the research together, look at a couple of famous projects, and show some exemplars of student work. This is not intended to teach you how to do video production, but I will point you at some resources to get you started with creating videos in your class. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80

Boost Student Achievement with Heritage! 2010AT Alyce Gambrell Vendor Promethean, Inc. Research has shown that when students know their heritage, they perform better in school, in the community and ultimately, the workplace. Join us to learn how the Heritage program from Promethean will give your teachers a rich library of resources from which to teach heritage, and give students a head start on achievement through learning about their cultural Heritage. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 Making your lesson an interactive white board experience. 2010EE Dustin Jez Vendor Promethean / VocaLinks This workshop will provide examples of how a standard lesson becomes an interactive experience. We will provide hands-on guided practice based on elementary level curriculum. We will also share the top 5 tips for designing interactive white board lessons and where you can access great on-line resources. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Newmarket Creating A Book Trailer in Photostory 3 Karen Falls Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 2010DN

Educator

Students will analyze movie trailers to understand the structure of this form of advertising. They will use images and sound from royalty free sites, and their voice to create a book trailer. Audacity will also be introduced for creating the soundtrack. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Oak Ridges

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 Using the SmartBoard and student response systems to design effective and interactive lessons 2010FY Bruce White and Bill Schreiter Vendor Thames Valley District School Board / Duplicom/ Smart Technologies In this session you will learn how the Smartboard can be used to meet the needs of all learners. Learn how you can make the SB an effective teaching tool that helps increase student engagement and motivation. Explore how the Smartboard can be used for "Differentiated Instruction". See how the student response systems can used for assessment of, for and during learning. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, General

Salon B

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Digital literacy and learning tools for students: discover, chat, explore 2010CD Loren Fantin and Virginia Roy Educator KnowledgeOntario.ca Knowledge Ontario delivers 21st century tools useful for every student. Come and explore our rich suite of e-resources (eresources.knowledgeontario.ca); discover OurOntario.ca and its local primary source materials; try assignment and homework chat help (askON.ca / Ondemande.ca); dig into the technology help that lets you and your students be successful (learnontario.ca). Presentation available: http://bit.ly/2010CDppt ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon C Beginner's Guide to Video Conferencing Dave Lanovaz HPEDSB

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BN

Educator

Want to connect with the outside world? Learn how to start video conferencing with your students and how to use video conferencing as a method of professional development. Presentation available: http://bit.ly/2010BN ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Salon D

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

Creating relevant evaluations for digital learners Kat Goodale Linden School

2010BE

Educator

Students are becoming increasingly sophisticated using digital communication tools, and so it becomes increasingly important to give them evaluations that are relevant to them and their experiences. We've begun shifting from teacher-created projects to using real world examples, the highlight of which was the Grade 12 Comm. Tech. students having the opportunity to take on the challenge of creating a logo for ECOO. In this session, the students will share the experience and discuss how this approach has affected their understanding of communication and use of technology. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Salon E

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70

Remixing History: The Cigar Box Project Neil Stephenson Calgary Science School

2010AA

Educator

Authentic Inquiry-Based work is intentionally planned at the intersection of student creativity, strong teaching practice and innovative implementation of digital technology. The session will summarize the Cigar Box Project, a year long history project which engaged students through the remixing of historical images. This project was recently awarded both the Prime Minister's and Governor General's Award for Teaching Excellence. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, General

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50 Engage, Create and Share Melinda Kolk Tech4Learning

2010TB2

Spotlight

Technology is most effective in our classrooms when our students use it to gain a deeper understanding than they could without it. Come explore technology projects that foster creativity and engage students to deliver multi-dimensional, real-world products while developing basic skills and applying higher-order thinking. Together we'll look at what works in classrooms. Melinda Kolk is the Deputy Director of the Constructivist Consortium, Director of Professional Development for Tech4Learning and Editor-in-Chief of the Creative Educator magazine. She is the author of Teaching with Clay Animation and has had articles on student technology projects published in Virginia's "VSTE Journal" and Australia's "The Educational Technology Guide." Melinda has made hundreds of presentations at educational technology conferences around the United States. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Engaging 21st Century Students and their Teachers Karen Hume

2010TB1

Spotlight

What causes so many students to disengage from learning? Is access to technology part of the problem, part of the solution, or both? In this session, we will look at issues of both student and teacher disengagement in the context of 21st century learning. We'll consider what we can do in each of 5 aspects of engagement to help students and their teachers be more involved in their work and achieve greater success in learning. Karen Hume is a former teacher, administrator and Student Success Leader from the Durham District School Board. Karen writes and speaks about differentiated instruction, assessment for, as and of learning, evidence-based schools, and student and teacher engagement. Her professional books are published by Pearson Canada. Karen's dynamic workshops combine theory and practice. Participants leave her sessions equipped with achievable, manageable actions that can be taken to increase the effectiveness of work at the classroom, ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Minds on Media B 2010MB * Minds on Media Minds on Media Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in multimedia creation and social media. What could you learn from them? Join Peter Skillen as he hosts the second year of this fabulous new ECOO event - a half-day BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) workshop with a variety of learning centres focusing on working/playing with media â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both multimedia and social media. More information and separate registration to follow as spaces are limited.

Participate in our first ECOO 2010 Twitter Scavenger Hunt. Look for clues posted on Twitter with the hashtag #ecoo2010; earn draw tickets to win fun prizes. This event runs throughout the entire conference. Join in at any time.

TC Thursday Aurora

11:20 - 12:20

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 BrainPOP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Teaching with Engaging Multimedia 2010EK Chris Lee Vendor Toronto District School Board BrainPOP Join this session to discover classroom examples of BrainPOP: as a diagnostic assessment with interactive whiteboards, for independent projects, as the "hook" of a lesson, and throughout all the curriculum areas. Included will be a standards search tool to connect BrainPOP to standards in Ontario, Alberta & British Columbia. Bring your laptop to access Brainpop.com website during the presentation and get engaged! ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Sound Strategies in the Classroom 2010GD Preston Winn Vendor Promethean, Inc. Infrared microphones in classrooms: Learn why many unbiased educational institutions say ActivSound technology should be in all our classrooms! Impact on ELL, low socioeconomic, Math & Science as well as general population students will be a focus. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, Adult

Gormley

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

Intellitools; Classroom Suite 2010FT Lorayne Tunley and Bonnie Plouffe Vendor Microcomputer Science Centre Inc. Classroom Suite is a unique intervention tool that combines direct instruction with a flexible tool environment which helps students achieve mastery in reading, writing and math. This session facilitates a hands-on experience of the basics, followed by a presentation of the advanced features, including the Intellikeys keyboard. ISTE NETS Strand: None Audience: General

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Build It, Draw It, Write It, Talk It . . . Own It! 2010DT Perry Gelakis and Kerry Dwyer Vendor Thames Valley District School Board / Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board Neufeld Learning Systems Inc. Engage students with a wide range of ability levels and learning styles with technology. Build student confidence and understanding using interactive software along with high-yield instructional strategies in a variety of instructional settings. Participants will examine how to apply this student-centered, interactive approach to a variety of concepts including whole numbers and integers, fractions, geometry and measurement, graphing and algebraic thinking. CD included. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Junior, Intermediate

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 iPad in Education 2010GR Rob Policicchio Spotlight Apple Canada Inc. The iPad is revolutionizing how teachers teach and students learn. In this presentation, come learn how numerous schools across Canada are differentiating their practice and engaging learners through iPad deployment. Rob Policicchio has been actively involved as an educator using technology for over 15 years. He is an “Apple Savant” for numerous years and helps educators across the country refine practice and engage students. He is devoted husband, father and an all around nice guy (just ask his mom). Currently, he is an Effective Instruction and Technology Specialist with Apple Canada. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 Is the Medium the Message? The Impact of E-Readers in Education. 2010EC Colin Harris and Melissa Murray Educator York Region District School Board / York Region District School Board Apple What impact will e-readers such as the Kindle and the iPad have on literacy in the next five years? This will be a facilitated discussion designed to capture a synthesis of thinking around the role of technology in reading/literacy. We will explore challenges and generate possible solutions to meet the needs of tomorrow’s learners. ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Newmarket

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 Interactive Whiteboards as a Teaching/Learning Communication Tool in Mathematics 2010DL Wanda de Castro and Anthony King Educator Toronto District School Board / Toronto District School Board SMARTBoard The key to using an Interactive Whiteboard effectively is to prioritize â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;interactionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (student/technology, student/student). This session will present a variety of practical, classroom examples based on the ThreePart Lesson that demonstrate increased student collaboration, communication and creativity in mathematics using ICT (IWBs, online resources, digital cameras, webcams). ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Oak Ridges Introducing neophyte students to online learning Donald Philip and Danielle Truswell University of Toronto / University of Toronto, Mississauga

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 2010BY

Educator

We describe a course in which students were introduced to online learning. The running of the course, student activities, statistics as to use, and perspectives from a novice moderator are given. Although dealing with university, this session applies to secondary teachers as many of the same problems would be encountered. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon B QR Codes Gail Shackleton Appleby College

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 2010GG

Educator

QR codes are 2D barcodes that go to a link when scanned on a cell phone. This session will investigate how to create QR codes and their various uses within a school library context such as providing enhanced "at the moment" information, an orientation scavenger hunt and enriching displays. Extensions into the classroom and administrative uses will also be discussed. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: General

Salon C Power of Promethean: How to engage Primary students in learning Lisa Mast Bloorview School Authority

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BR

Educator

Learn how to access ready made lessons and use the tools in ActivInspire to motivate participation and inspire young students in their learning. Through demonstration and interactive activities on the Promethean Board, this session will focus on reaching a range of learners including students with special needs. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary

Salon D Cyber-Cheating and Cyber-Slacking - the Next Frontiers Jerrard Gaertner Soberman LLP

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BD

Vendor

The internet provides almost limitless educational material for students - on-line courses, references, Regrettably, even electronic tutors. It also provides opportunities to plagiarize, become dependent on software tools this session or obtain/share exams. Worse, it can dull critical perception making Google's top hit the most trusted information and Wikipedia the revealed truth. has been ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon E I read, therefore I blog Royan Lee York Region District School Board

cancelled.

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70 2010EL

Educator

What if everything we wrote and thought about in the process of deconstructing and synthesizing meaning from texts was viewable and assessable online? What if your student notebook didn't live inside your desk, but instead in an open environment for your peers, teachers, and parents to read and respond to? Participants will learn how intermediate students are using class blogs, social networking, and other web 2.0 learning tools to communicate, collaborate, and provide feedback on one another's work. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Thornhill Teacher Talk that Makes a Difference Karen Hume

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150 2010TC1

Spotlight

Socrates and his colleagues so fervently believed in the power of the group to advance thinking that they established principles of conversation that would maintain a sense of community. These principles were referred to as "Koinonia" which means "spirit of fellowship." In this session, we will look at four Koinonia - three from Socrates' time, and one I've added for the 21st century. And we will consider supports for teacher talk from post-it notes on the wall of the staffroom to tweets and discussion forums. Karen Hume is a former teacher, administrator and Student Success Leader from the Durham District School Board. Karen writes and speaks about differentiated instruction, assessment for, as and of learning, evidence-based schools, and student and teacher engagement. Her professional books are published by PearsonCanada. Karen's dynamic workshops combine theory and practice. Participants leave her sessions equipped with achievable, manageable actions that can be taken to increase the effectiveness of work at the classroom, ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Adult

Unionville Using Virtual Worlds in the Computer Science Classroom Mike Roy York Region District School Board

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25 2010FJ

Educator

This session will discuss and demonstrate how the virtual world of Second Life can be used to enhance the learning environment in Computer Science Courses. Participants will be introduced to Second Life, and witness a demonstration of LSL (a programming language that allows you to create virtual objects and behaviours). Participants will also be provided with ideas on how to turn this into a classroom unit. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: Secondary, PostSecondary

Vaughan East Minds on Media C * Minds on Media

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90 2010MC

Minds on Media

Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in multimedia creation and social media. What could you learn from them? Join Peter Skillen as he hosts the second year of this fabulous new ECOO event - a half-day BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) workshop with a variety of learning centres focusing on working/playing with media â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both multimedia and social media. More information and separate registration to follow as spaces are limited.

TL Thursday Grand York

12:20 - 1:30 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Thursday Lunch

2010TL

Don't forget your lunch ticket (in your registration envelope).

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Birds of a Feather

2010TLB

Special Looking for a way to connect and network with others? Join one of the Birds of a Feather flocks in the Thornhill Room Thursday at lunch. Birds of a Feather Groups are informal gatherings of people with similar interests led by a facilitator. Birds of a Feather Groups • Independent/Private Schools • ICT Support Teachers • Teacher Librarians • Special Education • Mobile Devices in Education • E-learning If you have an idea for a Birds of a Feather grouping, tweet out a request to #ecoo2010 or write your suggestion on the bulletin board outside of the Thornhill room. Bring your lunch and join a great conversation!

TD Thursday Aurora

1:30 - 2:30

If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Start Talking with Digital Images! Gail Lovely

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 2010TD1

Spotlight

Digital images are for more than making things pretty or making pretty things. This session will share amazing free tools for creating engaging visually-rich learning opportunities for your students. Learn ways to use digital images to ignite enthusiastic learning in your class. Sources of images (including your camera), tools for editing and creating images, interesting uses of images in learning and the almost magical engagement that an image-rich learning environment creates will be explored. Leave with a better understanding of the potential of digital images for improving student engagement as well as with easy-to-use tools and simple ready-to-do ideas. Gail is a teacher by calling and profession. A former classroom teacher of grades PK through 8, Gail now works for herself providing meaningful, practical professional development specializing on wise and powerful ways to use technologies to improve teaching and learning. She has a Master’s Degree in Educational Computing from Pepperdine University and tries to learn at least three new things every day. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Junior, Intermediate

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 Read & Write GOLD Helping Struggling Students Transition into the College Setting 2010AR Douglas Rosette and Sherri Parkins Vendor TextHelp / Seneca College Having access to the right technology can help bridge that transition. Universally Designed software support tools, such as Read&Write GOLD, can help struggling students by giving them an edge in reading, writing, and studying. Attend this session to learn more about the features in Read&Write GOLD and how using this technology can help students go from struggling to successful. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Secondary, PostSecondary, General

Gormley

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

FabLab ModelMaker in the age of STEM Olaf Trunzer The Knowledge Tree Inc.

2010FS

Vendor

The idea of STEM is sweeping the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math world of education all around the Globe and FabLab ModelMaker is in the thick of it. We will demonstrate how this powerful 3D modeling program seamlessly interfaces with the Silhouette ROBO cutter or the RapMan 3D printer. The STEM world is now coming to you. Two of the product information envelops available at the Knowledge Tree booth (B4) contain a licence code for a single licence for “FabLab ModelMaker” and a single licence for “I Can Animate” ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Together for Learning, Supporting Teachers in the use of Technology Roger Nevin and Cynthia Sargeant Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB

2010FC

Educator

This practical presentation will demonstrate successful technologies (Google Apps, Bit Strips, Podcasting and digital photo-stories) and how these technologies can be shared in a culture of collaboration to support at-risk students. The presentation follows guidelines in the new document supported by the Ontario Ministry of education called Together for Learning. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, Adult, General

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80

IWB 360 (Three Boards in 60 min) Velitchka Apostolova Gilbert and Katina Papulkas Toronto District School Board / Toronto District School Board

2010CQ

Educator

This session will be a demonstration of simple activities done on the SmartBoard, Promethean Board, and Mimio. The session will provide information on general similarities and differences between the three IWBs as well as hands-on experience using the three boards. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: General

Markham B Come Play with Scratch! Brenda Montgomery Selwyn House School

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 2010GC

Educator

This hands on session will introduce you to Scratch! An exciting programming interface from M.I.T. for all ages, but designed particularly for upper Elementary and Middle School students.Ideally, participants may want to bring their own laptop with Scratch installed, but just coming to watch will be inspiring too! ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Junior, Intermediate

Newmarket

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 Toon Boom Animation: K-12 Technology Introduction and Cross Curriculum Overview 2010GP Lindsay Brown and Justin Ghandhi Vendor Toon Boom Animation Inc. Toon Boomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K-12 software makes it easy for kids to simultaneously develop a wide array of skills sets, while meeting core literacy and technology mandates. Stimulate communication, logical thinking, creativity and self-expression, in a collaborative and fun environment. Provide your students with 21st Century learning skills that they can build on for the rest of their academic lives, while delivering existing Math, Science, History, Geography and Arts learning objectives. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

Oak Ridges Google Apps in the Classroom Jack Darling Durham District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 2010DK

Educator

Google Apps is a collection of web based application programs which includes; word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, website creation, calendar, and e-mail components. It is free, it promotes collaboration learning, and files created can be accessed anywhere an internet connection exists. It does have its drawbacks. Come and hear how one teacher based a BTA 3O1 course on Google Apps. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

The Generational Divide in Education: A Technological Perspective Natalie Albert Ottawa Carleton District School Board

2010CX

Educator

Focusing on knowledge, technology and the affects of teaching practices, this presentation explores the generational divide amongst educators and also between educators and students in the K-12 system. The 6 phase Teacher Cycle model of development, emerging technology trends, the Digital Generation and their impact on education along with common obstacles and possible solutions to improve student learning and bridge the generational divide in education will be discussed. ISTE NETS Strand: Other / Autre Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon B

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Livescribe Smart Pen Bonnie Plouffe and Lorayne Tunley MicroComputer Science Centre Inc. / MicroComputer Science Centre Inc.

2010CB

Vendor

For those that are not familiar with the Livescribe, it is a pen with a built-in digital recorder that will actually track what you are writing (with a small camera) to link the audio recordings with what was written on the paper. So the recordings can be easily played back, by tapping on your notes. ISTE NETS Strand: Other Audience: General

Salon C

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

Board & Union Support for Web 2.0 Bill MacKenzie and Mark Carbone Upper Grand District School Board / WRDSB

2010CV

Educator

This panel will discuss how two Ontario school boards are working to support teachers to use web 2.0 tools for educational purposes. We will discuss the guidelines, concerns and success our boards are experiencing with this new exciting and challenging opportunity. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Salon D

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

What's New From The NECTAR Foundation 2010BC Rheal Dumont Vendor NECTAR Foundation Come and see what's new for math, language arts and ESL from the NECTAR Foundation. This session will demonstrate innovative new software and learning objects for elementary students. These resources are ideal as on-grade or intervention resources. They are appropriate for individual, small group, large group learning with interactive whiteboards. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior

Salon E

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70

VOICETHREAD - Creating Conversational threads in the K-6 Classroom Nita Shori and Melanie Mulcaster Peel District School Board / Peel District School Board

2010FM

Educator

Voicethread is an excellent way to integrate twenty-first century technology into the curriculum. The presenters will share examples of what their students have been doing with Voicethread in a wide variety of subject areas. Creatively used, it is a great tool for discussions, podcasting, multiple intelligences and a fun-filled environment. Smart Ideas presentation file: http://bit.ly/2010FM ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50

Visual Arts Instruction Through a Digital Lens 2010EB Mike Hammer Educator Toronto District School Board / Professional Artist Visual Art teacher and professional artist Mike Hammer will present various uses of technology in the classroom. The focus will be on the innovative use of Smart Boards in order to encourage student participation, enhance learning, and assist teachers in managing their curriculum. Take a peek into Mike Hammer’s engaging art classroom through a series of videos and photographs to see how students are using Notebook 10 software in interesting collaborative projects. He will also show how he uses Notebook 10 as a one-stop software tool to manage and present all aspects of his lesson plans. Audience members will be encouraged to participate in the use of the Smart Board and key Smart board peripherals including a document camera. Other topics that will be touched upon are digital photography and how to integrate the use of a Digital SLR in the classroom as well as T-shirt printing. There will be several references to the Language Arts and Mathematics in the presentation highlighting cross-curricular possibilities. Content will be available http://teacherweb.com/ON/bms/art after presentation. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Take Your Classroom Global with TIGed! Katherine Walraven TakingITGlobal

2010TD2

Spotlight

In this interconnected world, it’s imperative that youth learn to communicate and collaborate with global peers. Participants will explore TakingITGlobal.org, the world’s most popular online community for youth interested in building a more peaceful, inclusive and sustainable world, and learn how online classrooms can build global citizenship and technology skills. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25

Don't be a Blob, Blog! Blogging in the Elementary Classroom Jane Smith and Nathan Toft Ottawa Carleton District School Board / Ottawa Carleton District School Board

2010FN

Educator

The class blog is an excellent way for students to have a forum for their writing and a place to showcase what is happening in your class. Increase communication between home and school. Learn what works and what doesn't and tricks and tips for getting started with you own class blog. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Minds on Media D * Minds on Media

2010MD

Minds on Media

Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in multimedia creation and social media. What could you learn from them? Join Peter Skillen as he hosts the second year of this fabulous new ECOO event - a half-day BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) workshop with a variety of learning centres focusing on working/playing with media – both multimedia and social media. More information and separate registration to follow as spaces are limited.

T2 Thursday Grand York

2:30 - 3:00 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 300

Break Enjoy time in the Exhibit Hall!

TE Thursday Aurora Off to a Good Start - Technology for Your Youngest Learners Gail Lovely

2010TR2

3:00 - 4:00 Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 2010TE1

Spotlight

Using technologies with beginning or not-yet-readers requires a critical eye and a select group of resources. This session will focus on using great technological tools and resources with your youngest learners. We’ll explore resources as they relate to NETS Standards and also examine good implementation and management strategies. An emphasis on free tools will be kept throughout the session. Everyone will leave this session with new online resources, activities and teaching tools appropriate for learners from 4 to 8 years old. This may be appropriate for some teachers of older students with special needs as well. Gail is a teacher by calling and profession. A former classroom teacher of grades PK through 8, Gail now works for herself providing meaningful, practical professional development specializing on wise and powerful ways to use technologies to improve teaching and learning. She has a Master’s Degree in Educational Computing from Pepperdine University and tries to learn at least three new things every day. Audience: Other

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Game it up! More ways to use your IWB Shelley Bell and Bobbi Bentham-Reynolds WHSS@UGDSB / WHSS@UGDSB

2010AX

Educator

Two high-school math/science teachers will share Smart (& the odd Promethean) games. You will "play" & receive access to a number of games and activities: some short (pig) and some that are designed for a 75 minute period (wager game); all applicable to every subject and grade. You will be playing with your class the week after ECOO! Link to website with all materials: Link ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Teaching and Learning For Deep Understanding Neil Stephenson Calgary Science School

2010AB

Educator

The Calgary Science School (CSS) is currently in its fourth year of a 1:1 laptop program. During this time, we've learned many lessons about technology integration across all subjects. This session will review some of the findings from the research of our laptop program, and introduce the framework used by CSS to design strong inquiry-based work, This session will also sharing some of the promising practices from a variety of grades and subjects areas. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Junior, Intermediate, Adult, General

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80

Game On! Engaging Students with Interactive Classroom Games 2010AP Zach Lancaster and Dan Cottone Vendor FTC Family of Companies Electrify your students with interactive games customized to your curriculum! Learn how to create several different games in a matter of minutes that will make learning any subject an interactive experience. Each attendee will receive a free game template just for attending! ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, Adult, General

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 Facilitating student learning through the use and integration of GIS technology in the classroom 2010DX Jean Tong and Lynda Valenzuela Vendor ESRI Canada Attendees to this session will be exposed to the benefits of students using geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to promote literacy and learning in the 21st century classroom. A variety of resources will be highlighted as well as connections to the Ontario curriculum that will aid in the incorporation of GIS into the classroom. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Newmarket

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45

Designing for everyone: All learners Welcome Jennifer Connelly Sudbury Catholic Schools

2010DG

Educator

Teaching in today's classrooms requires a teacher to be meeting the needs of a diverse group of learners. By planning with Universal Design, a teacher is already taking a giant first step. I will share project ideas from a variety of elementary grades as well as share exemplars. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate

Oak Ridges

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

Learning with Mobile Technology - iPod Touch in the Classroom Susan Watt and Kim Gill WRDSB / WRDSB

2010FX

Educator

In this session we will introduce the iPod Touch as a learning tool, share different types of allocation models used in the WRDSB pilot project, display samples of student work, and discuss curriculum connections. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Digital Citizens, Global Citizens 2010CN Katherine Walraven Vendor TakingITGlobal This session provides an introduction to TakingITGlobal.org, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular online community for youth interested in building a more peaceful, inclusive and sustainable world, exploring how young people and educators alike are using the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s features to facilitate global understanding, inspire leadership, and bring about positive social change. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon B

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Learning & Leadership in the Web 2.0 World Lisa Neale HWDSB

2010BW

Educator

Today, in a world where technology and Web 2.0 has created a truly global society, the focus is on learning together and leading each other. Web 2.0 creates systems and structures that encourage and promote the leader in us all. In addition, Web 2.0 opens up a new world of professional learning. Come learn, connect, share and discuss how you are or can be a leader and promote the leader in others each and everyday in our Web 2.0 world. Let's discuss how to use free tech tools to provide professional development that is cost effective, builds capacity in staff , and models the instructional practice we want to see in the classroom. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon C

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

Professional Learning for the 21st Century Deb Kitchener York University/YRDSB / Learning Connections/ABEL

2010BM

Educator

Learn how you can connect with educators across Ontario through the Learning Connections community and explore how educators can take leadership within their school and district to best support the professional learning needs of their colleagues. Learning Connections (LC) is an online professional learning community for educators in K - 8 schools across Ontario. Funded by the Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat, our mandate is to support educators as they learn how to leverage the use of technology to impact upon student success across curriculum. We provide professional in many different formats to meet the needs of all learners. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Salon D

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

Ning: Harnessing the Power of Social Networking Danika Barker Thames Valley District School Board

2010BB

Educator

Discover how you can use Ning to create your own social network for your students. By validating the types of communication students use outside the classroom, you can motivate students to think deeply and collaborate effectively with students in their own classroom, or around the world--anywhere, anytime. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary

Salon E

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70

Traditional values + Web 2.0 tools and resources = Math-4-Keeps Sue Hellman

2010GO

Educator

Do you sometimes feel like math is the ‘spinach’ of school subjects and that you have to persuade your students to learn math because it’s good for them? The internet offers math teachers a rich collection of tools and resources we can use to help students connect meaningfully to our content and learn it ‘for keeps’. During this session, I’ll demonstrate why Web 2.0 belongs in math class, how to effectively blend some of these new tools into your mix, and what easy-to-manage and mostly free tools I think make a great ‘starter set’. All participants will leave with a list of accounts you can play on for a month. This session will interest teachers at all grade levels. No prior expertise with Web 2.0 tools is required. By all means bring a laptop so you can explore while I talk. For a preview, please feel free to look at my tools wiki http://small-changes-big-returns.wikispaces.com/Math4Keeps ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50

Teacher Inquiry as a Model for Professional Development Tom Fullerton Simon Fraser University

2010GB

Educator

By engaging teachers in inquiry, we invite them to re-examine how they are meeting the needs of all learners in their classroom. We problematize what they assume to be true and engage them in a critical cycle of action–reflection to deepen their understanding of and develop, their practice. We invite them to participate in and help develop learning communities both face-to-face and virtual. Teachers research educational theories and philosophies to inform their use of technology in the classroom. They explore ways in which technology can be meaningfully integrated into their practice to support student learning. We ask them to evaluate and participate in new media interactions in education. ISTE NETS Strand: Other / Autre Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Thornhill The Network IS the Computer David Thornburg Thornburg Center

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150 2010TE2

Spotlight

In 1984, John Gage said, "The network is the computer," and the world was not ready for that message. Things are different today. This talk explores the changing face of educational computing and shows why only rich districts will use textbooks, while the poorer ones will only be able to provide every child with a powerful laptop computer instead. In other words, we are headed to a major transformation in curricular tools toward the increased use of powerful technologies under the control of the students themselves. This session explores both the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of this transformation. Dr. Thornburg is one of the most popular presenters on the topics of STEM education, educational technology, and the push toward inquiry-driven project-based learning. His experience is global, and he has written extensively on his topics, including over a dozen books. In addition to his work with educators and school systems, he also conducts mechatronics workshops for middle-school children in Recife, Brazil. David currently splits his time between North and South America. David is an award-winning futurist, author and consultant whose clients range across the public and private sector, both in the United States and in Brazil. His razor-sharp focus on the fast-paced world of modern computing and communication media, project-based learning, 21st century skills, and open source software has placed him in constant demand as a keynote speaker and workshop leader for schools, foundations, and governments. His educational philosophy is based on the idea that students learn best when they are constructors of their own knowledge. He also believes that students who are taught in ways that honor their learning styles and dominant intelligences retain the native engagement with learning with which they entered school. A central theme of his work is that we must prepare students for their future, not for our past. In addition to his consulting, speaking, and writing, David also has served on several non-profit boards. Dr. Thornburg is the recipient of several awards for product design and is the recipient of both the Golden and Platinum Disk awards from CUE (Computer Using Educators, Inc.) for his contributions to the advancement of learning and learning technologies. In 1999 he was selected as one of twenty "pioneers" in the field of educational technology by ISTE, the premiere organization devoted to the advancement of technology in learning, and was named by Technology and Learning magazine as one of the top ten most influential people in the field of educational technology in the past twenty years.

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25 How NOT to Hate Teaching the Recorder - Technology in Music Nathan Toft and Jane Smith Ottawa Carleton District School Board / Ottawa Carleton District School Board

2010FQ

Educator

PortableRecorder.ca is a website designed to support teachers and students in learning to play the recorder. Using a karaoke approach to recorder instruction, students play along with videos and mp3s available online. Materials are designed to meet the needs of beginner to more advanced players. No music experience is required. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Minds on Media E * Minds on Media

2010ME

Minds on Media

T3 Thursday Grand York

4:00 - 4:30 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 300 2010TR3

Fabulous Prize Draw in the Exhibit Hall! T4 Thursday Grand Richmond Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Flock? Our "Super Tweetup"

4:30 - 6:30 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 350

F0 Friday Grand York Foyer

7:15 - 8:45 Floor: Upper Level

Breakfast Good morning!

2010R

If you need to register that will be available as well.

FA Friday Aurora

8:45 - 9:45 Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Using Virtual Manipulatives and the SMART Board in P/J Numeracy Krista Sarmatiuk Sudbury Catholic District School Board

2010FK

Educator

This session, for educators with some SMART Board experience, will provide teachers with SMART Notebook lessons and activities. Participants will learn strategies for creating interactive lessons and explorations for the Mathematics Classroom. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 Computers, Rehabilitation and Bioengineering: Introducing the iDAPT Lab Outreach Program 2010BZ Donald Philip and Jenny Campos Educator University of Toronto / University of Toronto, Mississauga We will highlight the work of iDAPT (at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute) and their use of computers for data collection, design, analysis, simulation, and rapid prototyping to perform research and create new technologies for diagnosis, treatment and product development. Opportunities for classes to tour the facility will be discussed. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Gormley

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

Digital Citizenship: Character Development in a Digital World Susan Watt WRDSB

2010FW

Educator

The ever-expanding web offers a wealth of opportunities and challenges for our young people. In this workshop, we will talk about the importance of Digital Citizenship, look at strategies for engaging students in discussions about the ethics and safety of their online activities, and share relevant classroom resources. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate

King City Play to their strengths: using technology to improve student learning Colinda Clyne Upper Grand District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 2010BA

Educator

Inspired by attending last year's ECOO conference, see one teacher's foray into using technology as the base of a course. Find out how easy it is to use a class website and blog as the organizing foundation and to include online resources, OSAPAC software and web-based programs to meet 21st century learners where they learn best. Presentation PDF: http://bit.ly/2010GT ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40

LiveScribe Smartpens: Improving Learning with accessible Technology Joe Valenti SmartpenCentral.com

2010GT

Vendor

Making note taking, learning and leading efficient and effective for your students, teachers and administrators. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Markham B Podcasting in the Elementary Classroom Nathan Toft and Jane Smith Ottawa Carleton District School Board / Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40 2010FR

Educator

PortableRadio.ca is the site of a student produced podcast that has been running for 5 years. Learn the basics about podcasting with students, how to podcast for free (or nearly for free), ideas on content and how podcasting can become a part of the program that you already deliver to your students. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Newmarket Maximizing Google Apps through web collaboration for secondary schools. Richard Grignon & Barbara McLaughlin Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 2010DZ

Educator

First time winners of the OCRI Futures Award for School Innovation, John McCrae Secondary School has revamped their website to allow for an ease of collaboration. Using Google Sites as its backbone, johnmccrae.ca allows for administrators and teachers alike to communicate up to date information instantaneously to parents and students. Through the site, students can collaborate online using Google Docs and teachers can view their progress. It can also be used as an online distance learning tool for students with prolonged absences such as our High Performance Athletes. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary

Oak Ridges

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

Synchronous E-Learning - An Educators Experience with ICS4U Charlie Chiarelli Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board

2010DE

Educator

This session will focus on how E-Learning is helping to keep alive Senior Computer Programming classes in our school board. Using the Ministry E-Learning Template and Adobe Connect the session will illustrate how students are interacting in real time from various schools within the district. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Change Your Teaching with a Personal Learning Network Hadley Ferguson Springside School

2010GA

Educator

Find out why you want to be on Twitter! How are other teachers using Tweets to connect with other educators around the world and change what happens within their classrooms? Learn how to build a community of support and encouragement, one that shares great resources and new ideas. Google Doc Presentation: http://bit.ly/2010GA ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon B

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 Tread Lightly: Tools for Collaborative Climate Education 2010CM Deanna Del Vecchio Vendor TakingITGlobal Tread Lightly is a climate change education and engagement initiative developed by TakingITGlobal. It provides a suite of free and interactive online tools and resources designed to support engaging high school students in collaborative, environmental education. Learn how to access lessons, create a virtual classroom, and engage in contests and challenges. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary

Salon C Google Earth-Not Just for Geographers Jane Mitchinson-Schwartz WRDSB

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BV

Educator

Google Earth is a great tool for anytime, anyplace learning. This application can be used for so much more than just tours and geography lessons. Learn how you can incorporate Google Earth in multiple subject areas. From storytelling in English and media classes to portfolios in Tech and business classes, the possibilities are plentiful. Presentation PDF is available: http://bit.ly/2010BV ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Secondary

Salon D

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

Learning In A Digital Future Timothy King and Alanna King UGDSB / UGDSB

2010BL

Educator

From the current, factory based model of learning, where will digital efficiencies take us in terms of differentiated instruction, immersive simulation and the student centered learning environment of the future? ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Salon E

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70 Web that Works? 2010FE Doug Peterson Educator There are lots of web-based applications that work well in the classroom. In this session, we will explore some of the best and see how they can be used to motivate students and bring a new element to the classroom. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50 Ginger Software 2010CC Lorayne Tunley Vendor Microcomputer Science Centre Inc. Ginger Software is dedicated to empowering children and adults with learning difficulties to write errorfree texts independently. By successfully tackling even the severest spelling mistakes, Ginger's revolutionary spell-checking technology helps to level the playing field for children and adults. As the user works on a regular text Ginger Software automatically detects and corrects unusual spelling mistakes, misused words, and grammatical errors. ISTE NETS Strand: Other Audience: General

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150 Toon Boom Animation: K-12 Technology Introduction and Cross Curriculum Overview 2010GQ Lindsay Brown and Justin Ghandhi Vendor Toon Boom Animation Inc. Toon Boomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K-12 software makes it easy for kids to simultaneously develop a wide array of skills sets, while meeting core literacy and technology mandates. Stimulate communication, logical thinking, creativity and self-expression, in a collaborative and fun environment. Provide your students with 21st Century learning skills that they can build on for the rest of their academic lives, while delivering existing Math, Science, History, Geography and Arts learning objectives. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25

Getting Started with Early Literacy 2010AK Neil Andrew Vendor Crick Software Early literacy development includes many different stages, and learners don’t follow the same path to becoming independent readers and writers. Clicker breaks down the process into manageable steps and allows for easy differentiation to meet the needs of individual learners. Clicker activities unite speaking, listening, reading, and writing so that everyone gets a jump start to literacy success.

ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Google in the Classroom Peter Beens Beamsville District Secondary School

2010FA1

Spotlight

Google has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a search engine. From Alerts to Zeitgeist (literally A-Z!), Google has many tools that can help teachers and students in and outside of the classroom. This session will provide an overview of some of those tools, and offer tips based on Peter’s own experiences. Peter Beens is the Technical Director at Beamsville District Secondary School, where he teaches Computer Studies, Communications Technology, and Technological Design. He is a former Education Officer at the Ministry of Education where he was responsible for the rollout of the Technological Education and Computer Studies curricula. Outside of school, Peter is an executive member of the Association for Computer Studies Educators, member of the Ontario Teachers Federation Curriculum Forum Steering Committee, and chair of DSBN’s Computer Studies subject council. In his spare time, he enjoys riding his motorcycle and taking photographs. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts

Vaughan West

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Living and Learning in a Connected Learning Community Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Powerful Learning Practice

2010FA2

Spotlight

Learning is now an anytime, anywhere, anyone experience, and for educators to fully understand the implications of an interconnected, networked world for their students, we must begin to see ourselves as a part of a global community of learners. We'll look at ways that schools from around the world are making these shifts, and discuss in detail the steps to creating successful professional online learning communities at your school. Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is a 20-year educator who has been a classroom teacher, technology coach, charter school principal, district administrator, university instructor and digital learning consultant. Currently, she is in the dissertation phase of completing her doctorate in Educational Planning, Policy and Leadership at the College of William and Mary. She is the owner and founder of 21st Century Collaborative, LLC, a digital learning consulting business through which she regularly delivers keynotes, workshops and supports nonprofits in their grant work. Through the Powerful Learning Practice Network which she co-founded with Will Richardson, she works with schools and districts from across the US, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Australia to re-envision their learning cultures and communities. http://plpnetwork.com . ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration

F1 Friday Grand York

9:45 - 10:15 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 300

Break

2010FR1

Enjoy time in the Exhibit Hall!

FB Friday Aurora

10:15 - 11:15

Motivating Boy Writers: Audio and Visual to Engage and Motivate Kent Manning The Hastings & Prince Edward D.S.B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 2010FB1

Spotlight

The Challenge: Achievement scores on non-fiction writing evaluations for some boys are below provincial standard. Research has confirmed, and classroom practice has demonstrated, that by building relationships and using audio and visual technologies and ICT with boy writers, teachers can motivate, engage and support boys, and all students during the writing process. Strategies include the use of writing frameworks, laptops, microphones, headsets, audio and video recording software. Digital, non-fiction, subject integrated writing samples will be showcased. Kent Manning is an educational technology support teacher for 46 elementary schools in the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board in Belleville, Ontario. He started his career in education as a Teacher Assistant in 1981 and subsequently spent 14 years teaching in junior-intermediate classrooms before taking on his system role. Kent has developed a passion for using audio and visual technologies to assist boys, and all students, to be better writers. He provides digital storytelling workshops around the province and resides in Prince Edward County with his wife Jan and their 15 year old twins. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 Students in the Driver Seat 2010BK Martha Jez Vendor VocaLinks / Promethean In this session a group of students will demonstrate how they have mastered the Promethean software and IWB technology to support their academic needs- they will demonstrate how they use the software in and of itself along with existing assistive technology which is part of their academic support. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Gormley Inquiry, Diversity, and Technology Integration in Student Learning Anjuli Ahooja Appleby College

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 2010CW

Educator

Various cultures and backgrounds of students give diversity a whole new meaning in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classes. To address this, technology has become one of the most important tools for teaching and learning. During the workshop, activities that engage the 21st century students, methods that use the latest technology, and inquiry based projects will be discussed. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Secondary, General

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Wixie: Creativity and Communication - 21st Century Style 2010AJ Melinda Kolk Vendor Tech4Learning Wixie Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learners need a tool that is accessible whenever and wherever they are ready to learn! Come and learn how your students can use Wixieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paint tools, text options, clip art, and voice recording to develop online storybooks and Flash animations, building essential 21st century skills. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80 Helping Teachers and Principals Take Risks: Supporting Reflective Practice and Professional 2010EP Sharing through Technology Kim McGill Educator Avon Maitland District School Board With more school boards adopting coaching models and job embedded professional development, we have high expectations for teachers to reflect on their practice and share the best of what they do. This session will explore a secondary curriculum co-ordinator's successes and challenges introducing teachers and principals to flip cameras, online meetings, blogs, wikis and other web tools, for the purpose of reflection and sharing. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40

"Googling" for Social Studies Lynda Kilpatrick Grand Erie District School Board

2010EH

Educator

Participants in this workshop will be shown how to integrate Google Street View, Google Earth and Google Lit Trips into their Social Studies and Canadian and World Studies subject areas. Web 2.0 applications such as Prezi, Mindmeister and Wallwisher will also be showcased. Prezi: http://bit.ly/2010EHa ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Newmarket Web 2.0 Smart Phone SMART Board Mash-Up Andrew Forgrave Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 2010DR

Educator

Dynamic, interactive technologies are slowly making their way into education, offering educators the chance to Regrettably, compete with "external-to-school" media influences. New technologies may help motivate and engage learners, but how do these technologies support new ways of learning? How do these technologies affect thethis rolessession and tasks undertaken within classrooms? ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: General

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Oak Ridges

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

Gaming and Learning: Rock Mars a Rich-Media Educational Experience 2010DF Adam Clare Vendor Wero Creative Rock Mars (by Wero Creative) Influenced by new game techniques, Rock Mars uses an six-episode storyline to motivate students through a scalable collection of games, group-work puzzles, artwork, debates and cross-curricular engagement. The project has students collaborating online and in-class, with curricular goals integrated into puzzle-solving as students work to advance the storyline. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Intermediate, Secondary, General

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 Freshly Minted Software 2010CP Danuta Woloszynowicz Educator SMCDSB / OSAPAC Find out about new software licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Education and see how it links to a variety of curriculum expectations. Come and view sample projects, and learn about rich online resources available to students and teachers as of September of this year. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

Salon B Grades 7 and 8 Technology Awareness Program - Getting Along Digitally Douglas Sadler and MaryLou Cortese W.E.C.D.S.B. / W.E.C.D.S.B.

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 2010CK

Educator

Students love technology! However, many are not aware of the power and responsibility they wield with each text or post. The GAD program employs senior high school students to deliver a positive and informed message of awareness to our grade 7 and 8 students. See how the program was implemented in detail. www.moourl.com/gad ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon C

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 Tapping into Your Curiosity, Imagination, and Expertise: Promoting and Advancing School Use of 2010GL Digital Learning Resources John Taylor and Sharon Li Educator Curriculum and Learning Resources Policy Unit / Ministry of Education As we explore new approaches to further the use of technology in schools, the Ministry of Education is looking for your thoughts, ideas and experiences in the use of digital resources to enhance teaching and engage learners. This session will provide opportunities to:  satisfy your curiosity about the current state of, and future plans for CLIPS, OERB, and OSAPAC development and processes  brainstorm and make recommendations about teaching and learning as it connects to educator training and use of existing digital resources, and development of new ones  communicate with ministry staff about ways to connect your particular technological knowledge, skills, and experience to provincial resource development Education Officers John Taylor, Myrna Ingalls and Urs Bill, and Policy Analyst Sharon Li from the Ministry of Education will be available to engage in and facilitate the conversations.

Salon D

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 Cultivate Critical Thinking & Creativity with HyperStudio 2010CH Rod Rychliski Educator Waterloo Region District School Board Hyperstudio Google Earth, subtitled film clips, live video, animated sequences, and embedded Twitter links are all part of HyperStudio's creative environment. See projects that demonstrate higher-order thinking skills and come away with the ability to create projects that are clearly characteristic of this decade, shareable on iPods, iPhones, iPads, webpages and YouTube. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, Post-Secondary, Adult, General

Salon E PD in IT for 21C Jeff Reaburn Avon Maitland DSB

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70 2010GK

Educator

This session will illustrate how the IT Department of the Avon Maitland District School Board, a small rural board, is changing the way that professional development is delivered for technology integration and 21st Century skills development. Recognizing the need for a differentiated approach, PD in IT is now being designed to meet the varying needs, ability levels and learning styles of staff members, with a focus on self-directed, job-embedded, and collaborative approaches, using a variety of technologies including Web 2.0 tools. Powerpoint available at http://bit.ly/2010GKppt ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50 What's on your Facebook? Privacy, information sharing, and being safe online 2010GF Emily Christofides and Amy Muise Educator University of Guelph / University of Guelph Facebook has become a popular way of keeping in touch but there are numerous privacy risks to sharing so much information online. We will present results and recommendations from our research which explored why teens and adults share and what factors lead them to guard their information more closely. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Social Networking in the Classroom Jared Bennett Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

2010AZ

Educator

Social Networking is everywhere. You can't turn around with seeing references to Facebook and twitter. It's time we started teaching students how to navigate spaces like these; how to manage their digital footprint -- leveraging these rich communities in the classroom. In the wake of growing fears over privacy on corporate social networks, and the looming possibility that your platform of choice can change it's terms of service tomorrow (eg: Ning), there is a growing need for educators to take a more active role in the management and ownership of course-content on the web. This talk will examine how creating your own social network can capture the interest of students and extend learning. The technology will focus around open source, self-hosted Wordpress blogs and the Buddypress networking plugin. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25

Breezin' Thru Theory - Music Theory & Composition for Grades 7-12 2010BT Jean McKen and Donna Dupuy Vendor Breezin' Thru Theory / Appleby College Using Finale or Sibelius music notation software, Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Theory gets students moving quickly through music theory concepts & drills, and gets them engaged in composition activities. This workshop demonstrates how to use the pre-designed notation software templates from Breezinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thru Theory and how to teach structured composition lessons. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Constructionism, Duct Tape, and Preparing Children for Their Future David Thornburg Thornburg Center

2010FB2

Spotlight

Anyone who has seen the movie Apollo 13 knows the critical role duct tape played in the successful completion of this mission. Creative problem solving in critical situations is an important skill in education as we craft environments to prepare our youth for a world of constant change. Seymour Papert's views on the importance of student projects fit well with the inquiry-driven, project-based model of education known to be of benefit to students. This dynamic presentation explores the role of technologies – including those created by students themselves – as they advance their skills in academic fields. Critical to this success is the kind of dramatic problem-solving that we all engage in when one of our projects doesn't come out exactly as planned. Duct tape is employed as a metaphor for the dynamic learning that comes when a project is “debugged.” The depth of learning that comes from refining a solution is amazing. Dr. Thornburg is one of the most popular presenters on the topics of STEM education, educational technology, and the push toward inquiry-driven project-based learning. His experience is global, and he has written extensively on his topics, including over a dozen books. In addition to his work with educators and school systems, he also conducts mechatronics workshops for middle-school children in Recife, Brazil. David currently splits his time between North and South America. David is an award-winning futurist, author and consultant whose clients range across the public and private sector, both in the United States and in Brazil. His razor-sharp focus on the fast-paced world of modern computing and communication media, project-based learning, 21st century skills, and open source software has placed him in constant demand as a keynote speaker and workshop leader for schools, foundations, and governments. His educational philosophy is based on the idea that students learn best when they are constructors of their own knowledge. He also believes that students who are taught in ways that honor their learning styles and dominant intelligences retain the native engagement with learning with which they entered school. A central theme of his work is that we must prepare students for their future, not for our past. In addition to his consulting, speaking, and writing, David also has served on several non-profit boards. Dr. Thornburg is the recipient of several awards for product design and is the recipient of both the Golden and Platinum Disk awards from CUE (Computer Using Educators, Inc.) for his contributions to the advancement of learning and learning technologies. In 1999 he was selected as one of twenty "pioneers" in the field of educational technology by ISTE, the premiere organization devoted to the advancement of technology in learning, and was named by Technology and Learning magazine as one of the top ten most influential people in the field of educational technology in the past twenty years.

FC Friday Aurora

11:20 - 12:20 Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

#mlearning: Mobile Learner as Flexible and Diverse Learner Rob De Lorenzo Toronto Catholic District School Board

2010FH

Educator

Allowing students to use the mobile devices they already own to access a world of information at their fingertips empowers them to learn on location and on demand. This presentation will focus on why mobile learning is both the present and future of learning, will investigate ideas around mobile learning and will address some critics of mobile learning. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: General

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

An evaluation of Second Life science education virtual artefacts Donald Philip and Nafisa Ally University of Toronto / University of Toronto

2010CA

Educator

We describe a project to evaluate science education virtual artefacts in the Second Life microworld for their potential as disruptive innovations and use as thinking tools. We also discuss perspectives from neophyte users as to the usability of Second Life and the skills necessary for educational use. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Gormley Animation in the Secondary Classroom Jacqui Vercruyssen Avon Maitland District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 2010FV

Educator

Animation, in its many forms, is an interactive and fun way to communicate and learn. This workshop will demonstrate how cartooning, stop motion animation, pixallation, claymation and graphic story telling can enhance student learning in your classroom. Sample lessons and follow up resources will be provided. Materials: http://bit.ly/2010FVa and http://bit.ly/2010FVb ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Secondary

King City

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Animation and Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum 2010AH Melinda Kolk Vendor Tech4Learning Frames Animation and digital storytelling are engaging means of integrating technology into the classroom curriculum. Participants will become familiar with the elements of effective digital storytelling and animation techniques, as well as explore sample projects that help improve student's reading and writing skills, improve math, social studies, and science learning. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary 38

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80

Classrooms of Tomorrow Rodd Lucier LDCSB

2010EM

Educator

The rapid rise of social media, and the emergence of a wide range of hand-held technologies, is pointing to a highly participatory and collaborative future. Educators will need to adapt to these new realities to ensure that their classrooms remain relevant for today's learners. This session will provide an overview of the 'Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs to Know' in order to facilitate meaningful learning experiences for students facing an unknown future. Significant changes have already taking root throughout society, join us in considering what this all means for the Classrooms of Tomorrow. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40

Opening Doors with Assistive Technology Katie Kemp and Bev Reid Simcoe County District School Board / Simcoe County District School Board

2010EG

Educator

In this session, we will show practical examples of how we differentiate for students on IEPs, using blogging, glogging, epal projects, voicethread, photopeach slideshows, bitstrips, and Smartboard technology to open the doors to in school collaboration, student confidence and global connections. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, General

Newmarket

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45

Live Learning with Livescribe (TLLP Project) Zoe Branigan-Pipe Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

2010CZ

Educator

As recipients of the Ontario TLLP grant - facilitators will discuss and demonstrate the project goals and the benefits of the Livescribe pen in an education setting as a method to improve student learning through more effective documentation, feedback, sharing and collaboration. The Livescribe pen is a pen/paper application with a built-in microphone and digital paper that records what is written and what is said and can be put in video form once it is uploaded to promote collaboration and discussion about a specific topic.The session will describe how this tool can be used in the following areas: 1) On-Demand Teaching (pre-teaching, post-teaching, test reviews) 2) Progress Monitoring and Data Collection (running records, math tests, student writing) 3) Parent-Teacher Communication (ESL parents, notes to parents, information) 4) Assist Teachers, leaders and Administrators (note-taking, documentation, crisis-management, evaluation, Professional Learning) 5) In-Class Communication (Podcasting, Day Plans) 6) Differentiated Instruction for Special Education Students (audio format, watching skills multiple times, accommodation) ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Oak Ridges Your Students Are Changing: Are You? Najwa Chalabi Farha Toronto Catholic District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 2010DD

Educator

This presentation is about redefining one of the missing links of the students' engagement in what the teacher is teaching. It aims to combine the virtual reality of the student to the classroom reality. It is a bridge between: where students are, where they are heading to and how and what "language" they are using; and where teachers need to be. Enter tomorrow's classroom today with differentiated instruction and assistive technology for all students including special education and autistic students. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: General

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 SmartBoards, Student Response Systems, Docu-cameras and more. Tools to engage and motivate 2010CT Bruce White and Bill Schreiter Vendor Thames Valley District School Board / Duplicom/ Smart Technologies Duplicom/ Smart Technologies From this session you will walk away with a sense of what effective use of a SmartBoard and the other tools used with the Smartboard in a classroom would look like. The following questions will be addressed: How can a teacher incorporate differentiated instruction and instructional skills and strategies in to a SmartBoard focused lesson? What are the "Look For(s)" in the classroom when this is all working together? What are the different levels of use of Smartboard? You will also come away with a checklist of "Look Fors" and a list of web resources that you can incorporate into your SmartBoard lessons. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon B

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Ontario Expectations and the Internet - Bridge the Gap 2010CJ Davide Sabatini Vendor ClassMouse Education Systems ClassMouse Education Systems Made for Ontario! ClassMouse is a secure web service that delivers 45,000+ teacher endorsed titles to educators, students and parents aligned with Ontario curriculum expectations. Expectation and keyword search navigation are both available with daily updates, online support, textbook connections, DI and more. Let's bridge the gap between Ministry guidelines and present day technology to prepare students for the world of IT. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Salon C

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80

The World of Advertising - Understanding and Creating Commercials Deb McCarter Waterloo Region District School Board

2010BS

Educator

Introduce your students to the world of advertising. Have them explore some well-known commercials then analyze, summarize and interpret the messages. Help them evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation. Discuss the technical features. Now, have your students create their own commercials through a step-by-step small group process. A great way to differentiate learning! ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Junior, Intermediate

Salon D Video Games and Learning: The Literacy and Numeracy Connection David Hutchison Brock University

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BH

Educator

With reference to the author's 2007 book "Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom," this session demonstrates how integrating the study of video games into the classroom can help teachers address the province's literacy and numeracy goals for education. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon E

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70

Getting More Performance from Your SMART Board 2010GJ William Lundy Educator HPEDSB SMART Technologies Having an IWB (e.g., SMART board) that's nothing more than a rather expensive black/white board or DVD viewer would be like having a Mustang GTO whose sole use is to drive city streets to your corner grocery store. This presentation will acquaint you with possibilities that utilize the high power of an IWB to make your SMART board your window to the world, your on-hand tool to support your implementation of new pedagogies; as well, it will offer you strategies to mitigate that sinking feeling that accompanies your NOT using your IWB when other approaches are indicated. Examples will be drawn mainly from K-8 mathematics, with a garnish of some interdisciplinary applications. The target audience is for experienced IWB users who are looking for ways to break out of the box; the specific IWB that will be showcased is the SMART product. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Stouffville

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50

What’s New with Ontario’s E-Learning Strategy? 2010GE Urs Bill Educator e-Learning Ontario - Ministry of Education What’s new at e-Learning Ontario? Plenty! Join us at this session to see what fabulous new content –both secondary and elementary – is available to all students and teachers in provincially-funded district school boards…at no charge! Search our resource bank for interactive lessons and games, learn about our blended learning pilots, sneak a peek at our new high school courses, and see the newest versions of our systems. See how you can turn your classroom into a 21st century learning environment for free! ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

The Internet, Social Media, and School Communication Ian Bennett Thames Valley District School Board

2010AY

Educator

This session will examine the efforts of one administrator to use social media to inform and engage parent communities with the school. Social media gives new opportunities to quickly and easily keep parents informed and up to date with happenings at school, and to work the "push/pull" communication style to draw viewers to the school website. Why wait for the elusive "Media" to pay attention, when you can be your own spin doctor. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: General

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25

Online and collaborative â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exploring a sustainable energy future Stephen MacKinnon GreenLearning Canada

2010CR

Vendor

Foster collaborative learning on the environment through eCards, an innovative eLearning program for Science, Language and Geography, Grades 7 to 10. eCards uses teacher-facilitated online-learning for student success. This workshop will introduce eCards and explore practices to link classes in the search for a sustainable energy future. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary

Vaughan East The Ontario PLN Doug Peterson

Floor:

Lower Level - Capacity: 90 2010FC1

Spotlight

Some amazing things have been happening to a group of Ontario educators. Using the tools of the internet,sharing and learning is happening online with these tools. In this session, Doug will talk about the learning that he has noticed and how he uses his set of tools to interact with other members of the Ontario PLN. An educator since 1979, Doug has taught Data Processing, Computer Science, Accounting, General Business Studies, and Mathematics at the secondary school level and was the Director of Business Education at Sandwich Secondary School in Lasalle, Ontario. Doug's formal education includes a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto;. Ontario Ministry of Education and Training qualifications are in Data Processing, Computer Science, Accounting, and Mathematics. Doug is an Ontario Certified Teacher through the Ontario College of Teachers. Doug is a regular presenter within his own district, districts in Southwestern Ontario, and at regional and national conferences. He has presented at ECOO, OBEA, NECC, MACUL, Western RCAC Symposium, COCA, ACSE, CSTA, and many others. Doug has a keen interest in the Read/Write Web. He blogs regularly at http://dougpete.wordpress.com, maintains a professional development wiki at http://dougpete.pbworks.com, a website at http://www.dougpeterson.ca, shares bookmarks at http://delicious.com/dougpete, and can be found regularly on Facebook playing Scrabble with his kids, posting up to date pictures of his new grandson, and on Twitter at @dougpete.

Vaughan West

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90 Connecting and Collaborating: Tearing Down the Walls Colin Jagoe and Jeff Brown Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB / Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB

2010FC2

Spotlight

This session will be a collaboration between ECOO delegates, and delegates at the Science Teachers Association of Ontario (STAO). A live videoconference connection will be used to connect ECOO and STAO and discuss the opportunities for connecting and collaborating with educators around the world in learning for all. Colin is a Science and Technology consultant for KPRDSB in Eastern Ontario. He's been a proponent of using technology in the classroom for connecting students and teachers to resources and each other. He is currently completing a Masters of Education in Digital Technology at UOIT in Oshawa. Jeff supports KPRDSB's technology integration into classrooms. He promotes the use of technology to support student learning and knowledge creation at all levels. He is currently completing an Med at UOIT in Digital Technologies.

FL Friday Thornhill

12:20 - 1:30 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Friday Lunch

2010FL

Don't forget your lunch ticket (in your registration envelope).

FD Friday Aurora

1:30 - 2:30 Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75

Social Media Tools in Education: Joining the World’s Real-Time Conversation Csilla Farkas Upper Grand District School Board

2010DP

Educator

An influx of social media tools allows today's teachers to connect with others in ways that expand their professional dialogue. This presentation demonstrates how to build a "Personal Learning Network" using blogging and micro-blogging tools for classroom teaching to enable students to become 21st Century learners. This session explores the educational benefits when teachers engage with Twitter, Facebook, & YouTube as tools for networked learning. As a young Teacher-Librarian, Csilla speaks about real-life experiences “in the trenches,” including her personal professional development and her evidence of improved student achievement. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate

Buttonville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Exploring Veterans Affairs Canada online resources 2010FZ Jill Paton and Simon Garneau Educator Veterans Affairs Canada / Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada has been working to utilize the Web as a primary means of delivery for its learning resources. We are pleased to offer a workshop to provide an overview of our new multimedia and interactive on-line resources such as: Experience Vimy (virtual tour of the monument), Land of the Morning Calm - Canadians in Korea (a feature on the Korean War), La Force Francophone (role played by civilians and military personnel during the Second World War), the First World War Audio Archives and the various ways to access us through social media tools. ISTE NETS Strand: Other Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Gormley

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30 A Tool for Building the Instructional Capacity for Mathematics 2010DV Perry Gelakis and Kerry Dwyer Vendor Thames Valley District School Board / Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board Neufeld Learning Systems Inc. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge to lead students with different abilities to deeper levels of understanding in mathematics. Teachers need a variety of teaching strategies that integrate an assortment of resources; virtual and concrete manipulatives and off-computer activities. This session will examine an integrated instructional approach for all students. CD included. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: JK-Kindergarten, General

King City Game ON - Using interactive video technologies to engage reluctant learners. Terry Poirier Sheridan Institute of Advanced Learning and Technology

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 75 2010FG

Educator

This session demonstrates to participants the possibilities of using video and multi-media technologies to engage reluctant learners in multiple subject areas. Using popular gaming technologies, video editing, and multimedia, both instruction and learning are accommodated for the hardest to motivate. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Markham A

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 80

Differentiating Instruction with Web 2.0 Mary Sue Meredith Waterloo Region District School Board

2010ER

Educator

The motivation of Intermediate learners is a goal for Intermediate teachers. A differentiated instructional approach that incorporates Web 2.0 applications will motivate reluctant learners and make learning come alive. Authentic reading and writing, explicit instruction, and differentiated instructional strategies will be combined with wikis, blogs, Twitter and Facebook to show teachers how to maintain instructional integrity and meet the needs of today's Intermediate learners. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Intermediate

Markham B

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 40

Making A Research Essay Into A Podcast [and vice-versa] Paul Keery MacLachlan College

2010EF

Educator

The research essay has not kept pace with the audio and video resources students use for research. Using iMovie and GarageBand, students can be taught to write a research essay in podcast form that uses modern resources to help to analyze, argue, and prove a thesis. Materials will be provided. ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: Intermediate, Secondary

Newmarket Going Global...see the possibilities. Zoe Branigan-Pipe Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 45 2010DA

Educator

Examples of lessons, blogs, podcasts and cloud computing applications and tools (Livescribe, front row sound system, Google Docs, Twitter, Voicethreads, global collaboration initiatives) will provide the participants with authentic understanding of how a classroom with a limited set of computers can fully integrate a 21st Century approach to meet a wider variety of learners. This presenter will highlight projects such as how she has collaborated with over 25 different schools worldwide to engage students in reading, math and social studies. Participants will see first hand how both commercial collaborative activities and 2.0 web applications foster relationships and a sense of community within the classroom and thus, empower students to take control of their own learning . Participants can go to the presentersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blog at: http://pipedreams.edublogs.org for more information. ISTE NETS Strand: Digital Citizenship Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Oak Ridges

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 30

How to Motivate the Unmotivated using Blogs and SMART Technology Kathleen Burch and Trina Campbell Keewatin Patricia District School Board / Keewatin Patricia District School Board

2010DC

Educator

Trina (Grade 8 Teacher) and Katie (Grade 3 teacher), from Sioux Mountain School (Northern Ontario) have spent the past year trialing various forms of technology to increase student engagement. We have some great ideas to share for those with money and those without! If you've heard of it, no doubt we've tried it!! Also, we will show you how blogging has increased our student's motivation towards writing and critical literacy. Be prepared to start blogging! Check out our school blog www.siouxmountain.com! ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Salon A

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40

Using Cloud Computing tools like Google Apps to engage students Bruce White and Bill Schreiter Thames Valley District School Board / Duplicom/ Smart Technologies

2010CS

Vendor

Learn how to get the most out of Google for yourself and your students. Google has a large number of free tools that will be explored in this workshop. If you do cooperative learning in the classroom, you need to see how these new tools are used to enhance research, collaborative writing, reading and publishing. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops so they can participate. ISTE NETS Strand: Research & Information Fluency Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Secondary

Salon B Free Digital Tools to Reach Reluctant Writers Kristy Wood Near North District School Board

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 40 2010EJ

Educator

As students become more difficult to engage, the need for effective digital integration increases. In this session we will explore how to use virtual posters, visual essays and digital storytelling to engage reluctant learners. We will look at several free tools that you can use with your reluctant learners to get them writing. Some of the free tools we will explore include: Glogster, Prezi, Voicethread, WritingFun, ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Salon C Pedagogical Approach to Clickers in the 21st Century Classroom Katy Nicoll Turning Technologies

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 50 2010GS

Vendor

Using a peer instruction model, this hands-on workshop showcases how student response systems add functionality to PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Educators ask questions throughout their lecture. Students use PDAs, laptops or ResponseCards (Clickers) to submit real-time responses. This session will introduce recognized best practices, uses and benefits of integrating student response systems into the 21st century classroom environment. Poll inside or outside of PowerPoint. No computer in your classroom ? No problem! Poll in any application. Poll in any environment. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: General

Salon D Creating Collaborative Digital Stories with Primary/Junior Students. Jane Henderson Near North District School Board

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 80 2010BG

Educator

This session will demonstrate how to create a collaborative digital story using Notebook, Audacity, KidPix, and PhotoStory with primary/junior students. Step by step instructions to help the regular classroom teacher produce amazing stories. ISTE NETS Strand: Creativity & Innovation Audience: Primary, Junior

Salon E Exploring Robotics Cathy Russell Branksome Hall

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 70 2010CG

Educator

Explore the implementation of a robotics programs from JK – Grade 6. Using physical robots such as Beebots, Pro-bots, LEGO WeDo and LEGO RCX and a variety of software programs, come and see what students can learn and discover. ISTE NETS Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior

Stouffville Maximiser la collaboration en ligne avec Google Apps Richard Grignon Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 50 2010DY

Educator

Gagnant du prix OCRI en innovation scolaire, l'école secondaire John McCrae exploite la puissance de Google Apps afin d'accroître la communication avec ses parents et ses étudiants. Les étudiants peuvent collaborer en ligne grâce à Google Docs et les professeurs peuvent transmettre l'informations de leurs cours avec Google Sites. ISTE NETS Strand: Communication & Collaboration Audience: Secondary

Thornhill

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 150

Hung up on "How to..."? Help is at hand! 2010AW Di BĂŠdard Educator KnowledgeOntario LearnOntario.ca Find the help you need - when you need it. LearnOntario provides discovery and access to quality learning tutorials to help you make the most of your digital literacy skills. We cover: ~ standard workplace and production software applications ~ provincially licensed OESS K-12 software ~ web 2.0 and social media tool sets Join in an exploration of the LearnOntario.ca portal, providing 24/7 tutorial support for students and teachers, the research behind the portal build, and how to add the LearnOntario widget right to your own classroom/school web site. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary, PostSecondary, Adult, General

Unionville

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 25 Balancing Learning and Security in a Web 2.0 World 2010AG Mike Durando Vendor Lightspeed Systems From online resources to communication and participatory learning, Web 2.0 offers valuable educational benefits. But with those benefits come content and security risks. Discover how smarter filtering and innovative solutions can help you give users the advantages of Web 2.0 learning while maintaining network security, user safety, and CIPA compliance. ISTE NETS Strand: Technology Operations & Concepts Audience: JK-Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Secondary

Vaughan East

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Pecha Kucha â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Passions in Education 2010FD1 Jamie Weir Spotlight The Pecha Kucha session will feature a variety of educators discussing their personal passions in education in the style of 20 slides at 20 seconds each. (Each presenter will speak for about five minutes total.) The topics can include infusing technology into pedagogy, differentiated instruction and assessment, creating engaging and interesting lessons for today's students, a teacher's discussion of his/her personal experiences using technology in the classroom and including real world applications/experiences into lessons. Presenters include Rodd Lucier, Peter Skillen, Royan Lee, Kim McGill, Aviva Dunsiger and Danika Barker. Jamie is a high school English teacher who is passionate about learning and is always willing to try something new in her classroom.

Vaughan West

Floor: Lower Level - Capacity: 90

Nurturing Critical Thinking in a Digital World 2010FD2 Garfield Gini-Newman Spotlight A generation ago, one of the greatest challenges learners faced was locating information. Today's learners face the challenge of a "tyranny of information". One of the greatest challenges faced by students today is sifting through mountains of readily accessible information to select the most credible, accurate and relevant information. During this session, participants will explore how to nurture critically thoughtful learners who are able to realize the enormous opportunities of the digital age. A framework for critical inquiry with direct digital applications will be explored. Garfield Gini-Newman is a Social Studies Lecturer at OISE/University of Toronto and a senior national consultant with The Critical Thinking Consortium. Formerly he was a curriculum consultant with the York Region District School Board and a classroom educator for 15 years teaching a range of subjects including History, Philosophy, Politics and English. He has spoken across Canada and internationally on critical thinking, brain compatible classrooms, curriculum design and effective assessment practice. Garfield has also authored seven textbooks and has taught in the faculties of education at York University and the University of British Columbia.

F2 Friday

2:30 - 3:00

Grand York

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 300

Break

2010FR2

Enjoy time in the Exhibit Hall!

FE Friday Grand Richmond

3:00 - 4:00

Schooling for the 21st Century - Unleashing Student Passion Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach 21st Century Collaborative / Powerful Learning Practice

Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 350 2010Z

Speaker

A passionate student is a learning student. As the people of the world are becoming increasingly connected, the nature, use, ownership, and purpose of knowledge are changing in profound ways. Our goal as educators is to leverage these connections and changes as powerful means to improve teaching and learning in our schools. Come join in a discussion of why we should all have a sense of urgency for shifting classroom practice toward more engaging approaches that unleash the passion that lies within each student. Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is a 20-year educator who has been a classroom teacher, technology coach, charter school principal, district administrator, university instructor and digital learning consultant. Currently, she is in the dissertation phase of completing her doctorate in Educational Planning, Policy and Leadership at the College of William and Mary. She is the owner and founder of 21st Century Collaborative, LLC, a digital learning consulting business through which she regularly delivers keynotes, workshops and supports nonprofits in their grant work. Through the Powerful Learning Practice Network which she co-founded with Will Richardson, she works with schools and districts from across the US, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Australia to re-envision 50

their learning cultures and communities. http://plpnetwork.com . Additionally, she is the co-founder of the K12Online Conference, a free, annual global gathering of educators, hosted on the Web and packed with cutting-edge ideas. In 2008, K12Online attracted more than 100,000 participants world-wide. Find out more at http://k12onlineconference.org . Sheryl is a published writer and regular presenter at national and international events, speaking on topics of homelessness, teacher leadership, virtual community building, educational leadership and 21st Century reform. Sheryl lives near the Atlantic Ocean and spends her spare time playing on the water with her four children and long-haired dachshund Itchy.

F3 Friday Grand Richmond Fabulous Prize Draw!

4:00 - 4:30 Floor: Upper Level - Capacity: 350 2010FR3