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10:45 - 11:45   Session 2 - Session Descriptions

**Session Title** : Digital Storybooks Make your students stories come alive

 * Room**: 102
 * Presenter**: Dan Snyderman, Hempfield School District
 * Description**: In this workshop you will learn how to create digital storybooks. Your class will love creating and sharing their digital storybooks. Not only will you learn how to create a digital storybook, but you will discover some great places to find copyright free images and templates.

**Session Title** : Using "Clickers" to Differentiate
Explore how student response systems ("clickers") can be used (with or without an interactive whiteboard) to provide data for differentiating instruction in the classroom. Participate in a sample pretest, view student reports, and discuss instructional options. Also discuss using clickers for summative assessments, practice tests, and prior knowledge surveys in the content areas.
 * Room**: 103
 * Presenter**: Nicole Shoemaker & Barb Wagner, Hempfield School District
 * Description**: Using "Clickers" to Differentiate Instruction

**Session Title** : Using Technology with Writing

 * Room**: 104
 * Presenter**: Paula Gyomber, Northern Leb School District
 * Description**: Using Technology with Writing-Learn about how Kidspiration and Inspiration can help the struggling writers.You will also learn about a free internet resource that will help you to teach writing!

**Session Title** : Engaging primary students in language arts: SMARTboards, podcasting and iPods

 * Room**: 106A
 * Presenter**: Michelle Thomson, Warwick School District
 * Description**: This presentation will offer a variety of ways to integrate technology and engage primary students.

**Session Title** : Copyright and Finding Good Images Online

 * Room**: 106B
 * Presenter**: Diane Bounds, Penn Manor School District
 * Description**: Need help finding good copyright friendly images online to use with your students? Participants will explore Websites with copyright friendly images for students. In addition, copyright restrictions and how to correctly site images and Websites will be discussed.

**Session Title** : Google Docs for collaboration in the Elementary Classroom

 * Room**: 106C
 * Presenter**: Mardy McGaw Conestoga Valley School District and Sue Allen, Hempfield School District
 * Description**: You can use Google docs for Presentations, Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Data Gathering with FORMS. Students and Teachers can find value in collaboration with peers. Our districts utilized Google Apps for Education. Come and find out how you can share your "docs" with others!

**Session Title** : Using Podcasting in the Classroom

 * Room**: 106D
 * Presenter**: Erin Settle & Joyce Kuster-Sensenig, Hempfield School District
 * Description**: The presentation will focus on incorporating podcasts in the classroom. Podcasting is a great tool to get students excited about their work. We will go through the steps of introducing podcasts to the students, drafting podcasts through writing and finally having students create their own podcasts. We will look at various ways to use podcasts in different subject areas, adding pictures, music, voice and how to assess the final product.

**Session Title** : Engaging Technology: Reel Those Students In!

 * Room**: 106E
 * Presenter**: Ryan Berardi, Conestoga Valley School District
 * Description**: This presentation will focus on methods to increase student active engagement and continue student learning after they have left your classroom. Participants will learn how to use Promethean Activotes for a variety of data gathering purposes. Finally, participants will learn about simple yet effective online tools that promote online student opportunities and educational efficiency. Moodle, Wikispaces and Active Learning!