Room

Production Lab Cassidys room 3.109 Mandys room 4.114 Laurens room 4.228 Jennifers room 1.186A Wendys room 3.107 Crystals room 4.123 Media Center Cathys room 4.205 Coachs Room Laurens Room 4.211 Chenitas Room 1.131

Session /Presenter(s)
SMART Board Basics Presenters: Wendi Jones & Kay Woodard Teaching Literacy Using Technology
Presenters: Erin Greenstein & Cassidy Vance

Session Description
Have you wished you could go over the SMART board basics one more time? Do you still feel like a beginner but want to move forward in using the SMART board? This session is for you. Come and learn from official SMART trainers. Youll be using your SMART board confidently in no time! Note: This is a 2 session class. Please sign up for it on both days. Come and learn more about using technology including your document camera -- with your SMART board software to share read alouds, teach writing and grammar, and more! In this session you will learn about two great math tools created and implemented by Peachtree teachers.

Teaching Math Using Technology Presenters: Mandy Meyer, Kristen Oertzen, & David Ono Teaching Science & Social Studies Using Technology Presenters: Lauren Hall & Jim Meeker SMART Boards My Favorite Things Presenters: Melissa Campbell, Maggie Delpin-Vazquez , & Jennifer Walburn, SMART Resources / SMART Exchange Presenters: Wendy Dore & Meghan Driggers 10 (+) Fabulous Websites to Use in Your Classroom Presenters: Ayun Kwon & Crystal Youmans GCPS Online Resources Presenters: Jan Meehan & Mary Tyner Whats so Great About Study Island? EVERYTHING! Presenter: Cathy Kreimer Excel for Teachers Presenter: Melissa Rone Ideas for REALLY Using Your Webpage Presenters: Lauren Held, Barbara Anest & Britta Hartwell Are Student-Involved Technology Projects Worth All the Effort? YES! Presenters: Chenita Cofield & Sheryl Robinson

Have you used our Education City subscription for more than lab activities? Come and learn how one teacher integrates it into her science curriculum. Ever heard of podcasting? Come and learn about using this great tool to help children take their social studies learning one step further. This session will be full of fun, useful tips and ideas for using the SMART board to the fullest in your classroom. Three dynamic SMART users share their favorite things! Dont have time to create SMART lessons from scratch? Not a problem! You wont believe the great resources that are already created and ready for you to use. Come learn how to access these and to make them your own from two teacher who use it regularly themselves. Note: Bring your laptop to get signed up for the SMART Exchange and explore it for yourself. Ever feel overwhelmed just looking through all the great websites out there? Want some new ideas to help your teaching be as engaging as possible? Come explore some of the favorite sites of these two great technology users. Youll leave with something to use the very next day! GCPS purchases a wonderful array of online resources for staff and students. Spend some time exploring these and learn how they might be just what you need for your next lesson or project. Come and learn some of the many ways you can use this powerful subscription resource in your classroom. Study Island has activities for almost everything you teach K-5. Need a "hook" for your lesson? Want something perfect for whole group instruction on your SMART board? Looking for activities your students can use at school or at home? Ready for great CRCT review? This session is for you! Ever wished you could make those Elements reports more usable? Want to learn how to create and format a simple spreadsheet that you can use to sort information, create simple graphs, and total numbers in a column? Come explore some of the basics of Excel with Melissa! Note: Bring your laptop for hands-on learning! Youve made your webpageNow, what do you do with it? Can it really be useful in your teaching? Can it help you communicate better with parents? The answer is YES! Come to this session to get ideas on how others are integrating their webpages into their classrooms. Note: Bring your laptop if youd like the chance to add some great new things to your webpage. Interested in seeing your students genuinely engaged in their own learning? Want them to use higher level thinking skills to collaborate on a project? Want to see them excited about an assignment? If this interests you, join these two ladies to learn about projects they have done in their 1st and 5th grade classrooms using production technology to do just that.