Agenda

=MORNING TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP - 9:00 - 11:30 AM=

//In this hands-on, interactive technology workshop you’ll use snappy shortcuts and technology tricks to improve your personal productivity, create masterpieces with social technologies that develop the “art” of literacy and self-expression, and explore the wild, wild web with a seasoned social studies tour guide who will lead you on a trek through intriguing online resources and materials.//

9:00 - 9:40 - **It's a Jungle Out There!: Surviving School the Curious George (2.0) Way** – Use snappy shortcuts and technology tricks to improve your personal productivity, locate materials for your lessons, organize what you find, and share it with others in just a few clicks! (Cherice)

9:40 - 10:30 - **Make Yourself a Masterpiece: The "Art" of 21st Century Communication** – Play with free, fun, social technologies that develop literacy and self-expression through design-based projects such as Bubbilicious, Comical Capers, Disney Dilemmas, Finger Puppet Pop-ups, Story Snapshots, and Terrific Trailers. (Cherice)


 * Introduction (10 min.)
 * Literacy Exploration Stations (40 min.)

10:30 - 10:40 - BREAK

10:40 - 11:30 - ** Trekkin’ Through the 21st Century: Exploring Culture & Community on the Wild, Wild Web** – Feeling a little overwhelmed by the Wild, Wild Web? Then let an expert give you a guided tour of interactive, online resources and materials you can use to engage students with social issues. (Erik)

=AFTERNOON TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP - 1:00 - 3:30 PM=

//In this hands-on, interactive workshop, you’ll have the chance to check out the latest attractions at the Carnival of Collaboration, where free, social technologies make the work of communicating with parents, administrators, and community partners feel like play! While you’re there, be sure to spend some time in our hands-on “laboratory,” where you’ll experiment with the creation of “viral outbreaks of understanding” using free, online resources and materials that will “infect” students with a deeper interest in science and math concepts.//

1:00 - 2:15 - **A Carnival of Collaboration** – Check out the latest attractions at the Carnival of Collaboration, where you’ll use free, social technologies such as Brochure Creator, Buzzword, Google Notebook, LetterPop, Meeting Wizard, Survey Monkey, Weebly, and wikis to make the work of communicating with administrators, colleagues, community partners, parents, and students feel like play!


 * Introduction (Erik)
 * Exploration Stations
 * Brochure Creator (Jing)
 * Buzzword, Google Notebook (Akesha)
 * LetterPop, Weebly (Erik)
 * Survey Monkey, Wikis (Cherice)

2:15 - 2:30 - BREAK

2:30 - 3:30 - **If Concepts Were Contagious** – In this online “laboratory,” you’ll experiment with the creation of “viral outbreaks of understanding” using free, online resources and materials that will “infect” students with a deeper interest in science and math concepts. (Akesha & Jing)

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