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Cindy Hamblin is the director of the Area III Learning Technology Center (LTC) in Peoria, Illinois. The Area III LTC provides technology services to school districts within a 20 county region of west central Illinois. Her experience includes high school teacher, staff developer and technology coordinator. As director for the LTC, Cindy is working with school districts to develop technology plans, support technology standards for students and investigate uses of technology that will improve student learning.

Student Communication 2006: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Marisa Beard

How do my students communicate with their friends, keep in touch with old friends, and share information with family? Blogging, MySpace, Chatting, WebCams – that's what I'm talking about! Let's find out how teenagers view communication in the computer age. If you haven't figured it out yet – the LAN line phone is so obsolete!

WebCT for Beginners

Diana Billeter

Advanced WebCT

Diana Billiter

Using Windows Movie Make

Danielle Brush

Participants will learn to use Windows Movie Maker to produce their own digital video by combining produced video and audio clips with original recorded video footage. Participants will learn to use storyboards and timelines within Movie Maker to plan and organize their production, to use special effects and transitions to add pizzazz, and to use Movie Maker's title maker to create custom titles, captions, and credits.

Reduce Your Workload with Online Resources

Danielle Brush

Enhance Student Learning Using Podcasts

Ken Grodjesk

Utilizing WebQuests that Engage Your Students

Roger Hampton

Take your students on exciting Internet expeditions by creating dynamic learning environments that put your students at the center of the action utilizing WebQuests.  In this session we will explore ways to build a WebQuest learning environment including using existing resources, adapting or modifying a WebQuest, or creating an original WebQuest.  In addition, you will examine instructional and classroom strategies for successfully integrating these activities in the K-12 classroom.

Great Websites for Teacher and Student Utilization

Roger Hampton

The amount of educational websites on the Internet can be overwhelming. Which ones give us the most "bang for our buck"? In this session we will explore some high quality sites that provide both practical ideas for teachers and innovative activities for students. In addition, you will examine various Search Engines and investigate techniques for more effectively searching the WWW.

Multiple Intelligences (MI)
& Technology

Roger Hampton

The Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory is based on the belief that we all possess at least eight unique intelligences through which we are able to learn/teach new information. The intelligences can be enhanced with the use of technology. Following Howard Gardner's theory of MI, teachers can encourage development by providing enrichment opportunities in each of the areas of the intellect.  This session will explore the basic MI concepts with technology incorporation in mind.

Creating Your Own Web Quest to Enhance Learning

Roger Hampton

Digital Cameras - Practical Applications in the Classroom

Linda Lee

This hands-on session will teach what to look for in purchasing a digital camera and teach the basics for using the most common features.  Olympus D-490 Zoom cameras will be available to take pictures, download and experiment.  The role the printer plays in producing "photo-quality" prints and basic scanning will be also be discussed.

Web Design Using Microsoft Front Page

Linda Lee

No time to learn HTML? With the help of Microsoft FrontPage, this workshop will familiarize you with the wonders of creating a web site. You will learn how to create a simple web site using templates, including backgrounds, images and links.

Engaged Learning - Theory Meets Reality (Grades 1-5)

Beverly Naslund

Do you fear that engaged learning will require you to "throw out the baby with the bath water"?  Fear no longer!  This workshop will introduce you to several easy to use strategies that will make your classroom more engaging without having to start over.  Examples will be appropriate for the elementary classroom.

Engaged Learning - Theory Meets Reality (Grades 6-12)

Beverly Naslund

Do you fear that engaged learning will require you to "throw out the baby with the bath water"?  Fear no longer!  This workshop will introduce you to several easy to use strategies that will make your classroom more engaging without having to start over.  Examples will be appropriate for the junior/senior high school classroom.

Teacher Showcase - Best Teaching Practices

Sheryl Hinman

Workshop members will view websites used to support language arts and social studies skill development. The material is appropriate for upper elementary and high school age students.

Voice Recognition for Beginners

Cynthia Thompson

Advanced Voice Recognition

Cynthia Thompson

Adobe Photoshop Element 4.0

Stephanie Wilcox

Never used a photo editing program or just need time to brush up?  This session will introduce some basic features of Photoshop Elements including various selection tools, editing techniques, and the use of layers.  This will be accomplished through hands-on activities you can take back to the classroom.

Technology
Tips and Tricks

Ray Martinez
Fred Johnson
Sara McCaw

Remember when you first brought your computer home, how nice it was to have a fast computer fresh out of the box. Your computer started up quick and your programs started quickly.  Only that as time went on... it felt that it started to slow down, now taking forever to boot up, and you could now have time to "get a cup of coffee" while waiting for things to happen on your computer.  I am going to show you how you can bring speed back to your computer with some basic maintenance tips and with the help of some freeware programs.  I will also show how to combat spy ware and pop-ups.  

Now that you have your computer up and running at optimal performance, we will show you how to convert some of your old pictures, videos and music into digital format and preserve them for life. You can use your computer to store some of your old educational presentation materials and use them over and over again.

Then we will venture into using technology effectively in the classroom. Sara McCaw from Western Illinois University will share effective teaching strategies and tips and tricks to get student participation.  She will also talk about the relevance of technology in the classroom and how it can be used to make students effective learners