Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) Sessions - 2010

The BYOL Sessions will be located in the Marriott II Room. For those registered for BYOL sessions, they are to"Bring Your Own Laptop" for all sessions except BF1. The last session listed is a "Bring Your Own Camera" session. These sessions are "ticketed" sessions and a ticket is needed to be admitted. They are free, but attendees need to register either when registering for the conference or during the conference (if room remains in desired session). The registration code in column 1 below is needed when registering. Please try to sign up for these sessions at the same time as when you register. For any special downloads that need to be done prior to the session, we'll notify those who have registered prior to the conference.

Code Title Description Date Time Name
BT10 Your Class and VoiceThread-- Comments Coming Alive!
Allows group conversations, shared in one place from anywhere in the world‚ via the web! VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and lets you leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (w/mic, telephone), text, audio-file, or video. Share w/friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Students hear, see or read comments from anyone anywhere.
 Thurs, April 29 10:30 AM Jackie Ediger
BT11 Join the Picnik..it's a walk in the 21st century of photo editing!
FREE, FUN, and EASY photo editing! Picnik will inspire student creativity and bring life back to the classroom. Picnik is a free online photo editing software that students can access and edit at school or at home.  Students can bring in photos from a website, webcam, computer file, as well as social networking sites and more. Finished products can quickly be published for a variety of audiences.
 Thurs, April 29 11:30 AM Nicki Noordhoek
BT12 Engaging 21st Century Learners Through Communication
This session will help classroom teachers harness the power of online communication and collaboration tools such as Twitter to develop a classroom of engaged global learners. Using these tools, students and teachers alike have access to real-time information, field experts, and data trends providing an invaluable cross-curricular classroom resource.
 Thurs, April 29 12:30 PM Matt Heusman
BT1 GarageBand and Beyond!
If you're ready to move beyond the basics in GarageBand, join us in this fun session.  We'll explore some of the GarageBand extras and share projects you can use with your students  We'll also share tips on gear and extras.  Participation a beginning session is not required to attend.
 Thurs, April 29 1:30 PM Therese Laux
BF10 Make Student Presentations Come Alive Using Keynote
Do you want your students to utilize their creativity and take ownership of their classroom presentations?  Go beyond the traditional use of Keynote and get your students actively engaged in their projects.  In this session, participants will learn how Keynote can be used as a tool to create dynamic multimedia movies.  Participants will learn how to incorporate sound, movies, graphics, and text to create a dynamic final presentation.
 Fri., April 30 10:30 AM Shelly Mowinkel
BF11 Virtual Legos‚ "Real Brain-Stretcher"
Are you struggling to get your middle-school students engaged in a learning activity that stimulates their BRAINS? Learn about a FREE download that serves as a catalyst for problem-solving, cooperative learning, and strengthening important brain pathways. Students focus on the direction, orientation and perspectives of objects in space, important in developing Math Skills! Students are challenged and engaged while stretching their brains! Project samples and lesson plans will be provided.
 Fri., April 30 11:30 AM Carol Armstrong
BF12 Using Technology to Inspire Individuals & Build Community
How does a classroom teacher differentiate curriculum? inspire reluctant learners? challenge high ability learners? share the joy of learning with friends and family? build community in the classroom? stretch that community via social networking? An online classroom newsletter/blog site! Participants will engage our blog site as students articulate the steps in the process and share their passion for summarizing classroom activities and initiating participation with the social networking community.
 Fri., April 30 12:30 PM Kathryn Decker
BF1 Bring Your Own Digital Camera and Learn to Use It
Have you had your digital camera for a while, but don't know how to use it yet? This session will teach you to use the features of your camera. Bring your manual or download one from the Internet to help you learn. You'll learn to use the icons and buttons on the camera, how to use the menu, and choose which features you want to use, and more. NOTE: For this session it's "Bring Your Own Camera!"
 Fri., April 30 1:30 PM Janet Caughlin