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= 11:05-11:55 Session 2 - Session Descriptions =

= **Session Title**: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Your Teaching of the 21st Century Skills to Students= We have gathered and researched various Web 2.0 tools and resources that you can utilize with your students that will enhance your teaching of their 21st century skills or the 4C's (collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking). We will show teachers how to implement the tools as well as provide examples of presentations/videos/ graphics created using the resources.
 * Room ** : 102
 * Presenters ** : Courtney Kofeldt and Ashley Ford, English Teacher 9th Grade/Technology Coordinator and 3rd Grade/Instructional Designer
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: iPads and the Common Core Standards
The PA Core Standards place a strong emphasis on application of knowledge and higher order thinking skills. This session will show you how you can use iPads to engage your students in deeper thinking through the use of productivity apps. We will model some apps used for digital storytelling, book creation, screencasting and photo editing and show you how you can use these tools to help your students meet the levels of thinking and engagement required by the PA Core. We ’ ll even show you how to do some “ App Smashing ” and create projects using two or more productivity tools!
 * Room ** : 103
 * Presenters ** : Kelly Martin and Beth Cerullo, Elementary Librarians, Cocalico School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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= **Session Title**: Tell Your Story: Digital Storytelling with Elementary Students= Want to motivate your students to write? Want your students to collaborate with others outside your classroom? Want to use WEB 2.0 tools to meet the objectives of your writing activities in all curricular areas? Join me to explore tools and writing projects that will enhance your writing instruction, foster creativity and engage students.
 * Room ** : 107
 * Presenter ** : Karen Ditzler, Instructional Technology Specialist, Capital Area Intermediate Unit
 * Audience: K-6 **
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= **Session Title**: Kindergartners LOVE TECH -Keeping Your Students Engaged= This session will introduce some easy-to-use tools to enhance your primary classroom instruction and classroom management. Wixie is an engaging ipad app. Animoto, Voki, and ActivInspire are computer-based tools that allow for creativity and fun for both the students and the teacher.
 * Room ** : 106A
 * Presenter ** : Cassie Rumbaugh, K teacher, Conestoga Valley School District
 * Audience: K-3 **
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**Session Title**: Assessing Student Knowledge while Climbing the SAMR Ladder
Through the lens of the SAMR model of technology integration, this session will look at how teachers can use technology tools to assess their students' knowledge in new motivating and interesting ways. The techniques presented in this session can be applied to a broad range of classrooms as well as fit the technology experience level of any teacher to propel you forward in assessing student learning and technology integration.
 * Room ** : 106B
 * Presenter ** : Ryan Donnelly, K-6 Elementary STEM, Pequea Valley School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: Using Technology to Enhance Dialogue and Informal Assessment
In this interactive presentation Richard Byrne will share his favorite apps and strategies for enhancing classroom discussions. After the discussion has run its course it is time to check for understanding through the use of multimedia assessment apps. As always, Richard has designed this presentation to provide attendees with actionable items they can put into use in their classrooms right away.
 * Room ** : 106C
 * Presenter ** : Richard Byrne, FreeTech4Teachers.com, Digital Learning Consultant
 * Audience: ** Intermediate 4-6
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**Session Title**: iPads in the Intermediate Classroom
This session will be the sharing of ideas on using iPads with intermediate age students. The ideas will range from the use of one iPad to a classroom of iPads. Participants are encouraged to bring their own iPads so they can work with the apps. All apps used are free.
 * Room ** : 106D
 * Presenters ** : Barb Wagner and Jess Wise, Grade 5 and 6 teachers, Hempfield School District
 * Audience: ** Intermediate 4-6
 * Description ** :

**Session Title**: Edmodo: Easy and Engaging
Edmodo is a safe and free way to use a social media site to bring electronic content to the classroom. This session will introduce what Edmodo is and how I use it with my 6th grade classroom. Come see how I use Edmodo as a homework tool, parent communication, small group discussion, and digital library.
 * Room ** : 106E
 * Presenter ** : Leslie T. Morgan, Grade 6 teacher, Warwick School District
 * Audience: ** Intermediate 4-6
 * Description ** :