PROGRAM - TCEA

THURSDAY
8:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
110997 Ballroom D
After-Dinner Social “Thursday
Night Fever”
Come get your groove on at the
Thursday evening social for a
disco-themed evening with live
music, loads of fun, and fabulous
door prizes. Our after-dinner social
is a must-attend event at the
convention and is free for all fullconvention
registered attendees.
FRIDAY
8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
111131 Room 3
Best Practices for Managing
Multiple iOS Devices (iPad, iPod)
in the Classroom
Andrew MacKenzie, Bretford
In increasing numbers, teachers,
students, and administrative
teams are using iPhone, iPad, and
iPod touch to bring the classroom
wherever learning takes them.
We’re delighted to work with you
in this next phase of instructional
technology, and invite you to join
us for an overview of best practices
for intake, configuration,
deployment, day-to-day use, and
maintenance of iOS devices.
Learn | All | All Levels
Exhibitor Tutorial
110567 Room 16B
Reducing Infrastructure Costs
with Open Source-Based
Solutions
Jeremy Fluhmann, Winters ISD
Learn some of the ways in which
several school districts are reducing
their infrastructure costs with
the help of open source-based
solutions. This includes cloud,
virtualization, phones, networking,
etc.
Lead | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110952 Ballroom E
Tammy’s Favorite FREE Web
Tools
J Tammy Worcester, ESSDACK
In this world of ever-evolving
information, it is hard for anyone
to keep up. Teachers can be overwhelmed
with all the tools available.
In this session, Tammy will
provide a “must-have” list of web
resources — and they’re all free!
Learn | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110575 Ballroom F
Google Earth with a Purpose: Going
Beyond “Where’s My House”
Susan Anderson, Arlington ISD
Go beyond viewing locations in
Google Earth. Learn to integrate
curriculum into Google Earth by
adding placemarks full of multimedia
including images, links,
and videos.
Learn | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110007 Room 18C
Tech (TEKS)-Charged Field Trips
on the Cheap
Nancy Bratteli, Paris ISD
Maximize student engagement/
learning and your budget with
tech-charged field trips. Utilizing
local resources, freeware, and
available technology, student
groups create products to synthesize
learning. Templates and
resource ideas for all levels will be
provided, although examples are
from third grade science, math,
and social studies.
Learn | All | Elementary
(PreK-5)
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110976 Ballroom A
Copyright Law: We Are All
Violators!
J Tim Chase, Bend La Pine
School District
It’s not about playing a safe game
and avoiding print, audio, and
video resources ... it’s all about
being informed and using copyrighted
materials wisely. And this
session brings clarity!
Learn | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
111097 Web 2.0 Lounge
I Have to Teach Using
Technology
Sharon Woodall, University of
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Teachers are responsible to teach
with technology, sometimes with
limited training. Here are information,
strategies, and projects that
teachers at all levels can use in
their classrooms.
Share | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110693 Room 15
Deliver Teaching Resources and
Showcase Student Work with
PDF Portfolios
Linda Dickeson, Lincoln Public
Schools, Lincoln, NE
Educators will see how to combine
documents and interact
with PDFs in new ways, and how
students or teachers can use PDF
portfolios to showcase work or
deliver curriculum resources.
Share | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110307 Room 19A
E3 - Excite, Enhance, Embed!
Dan Greenberg, Houston ISD
Bolster your online course with
the brilliance of embeddable web
tools! Participants will leave with
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