PROGRAM - TCEA

student achievement.
Learn | All | K-12
Round Table
1 CPE Hrs
110316 Ballroom B
CTE or Tech Apps: What Should
We Teach and How
Daniel O’Kilen, Alief ISD
CTE and Technology Applications
curriculums have changed.
This session is an opportunity for
educators to discuss the impact
these changes will have on their
course offerings and their students.
Collaborate | All | All Levels
Round Table
1 CPE Hrs
110665 Ballroom B
Apps, Apps Everywhere: Top iPad
Apps for Education
Kimberly N. LaPrairie, Sam Houston
State University
With thousands of iPad apps,
how do you find the best ones
Come examine and discuss the
top iPad apps and possibilities for
authentic classroom integration
for student learning.
Share | All | All Levels
Round Table
1 CPE Hrs
WEDNESDAY
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
110318 Room 9C
Using Adobe Acrobat Connect
Pro for Professional Development
Jackie Burniske, Texas Comprehensive
Center (TXCC) at SEDL
Learn how to create interactive
and engaging webinars using
innovative technical features.
Although the session will demonstrate
Connect Pro, the concepts
can be applied to other webinar
providers.
Learn | All | All Levels
MAC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110496 Room 10B
Robotics and Computer Programming
in Elementary School
Jacqueline Tinker, Decatur ISD
Explore the use of robotics and
computer programming to teach
HOTS in elementary school. Use
simple, free software to challenge
students to solve problems and
collaborate. Develop interest in
STEM careers.
Share | Introduction | Elementary
(PreK-5), Middle School (6-8)
MAC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110497 Room 10A
Easy Student-Made 2D Animations
Empower Critical Thinking
Jaime Hernandez, Immokalee
Technical Center
Teach students to take an idea
(any curriculum), put it in storyboard
format, and animate it
using 2D software to teach their
peers critical thinking skills.
Share | All | K-12
MAC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110345 Room 4A
Rethinking Retro-Teaching
Jeri Veile, Clear Creek ISD
Remember the econ teacher in
Ferris Bueller Well, throw out the
boring and bring in the pizzazz.
Participants will explore Web 2.0
tools that will enhance learning
and engage students.
Lead | All | All Levels
PC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110227 Room 5A
Quickly Make Effective Online Assignment
Pages for Students!
Carolyn Mortensen, Deer Park ISD
Learn how to create effective online
assignment pages that support
student academic success.
Build assignments that teach and
provide guided and independent
practice. Find great interactive resources
quickly and easily!
Learn | All | All Levels
PC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110158 Room 5C
Taking Digital Storytelling Beyond
Imagination
Betty Ann Whitten, Midland ISD
Ideas for classroom applications
will be included as you create and
produce a video slide show using
Photo Story 3, a free application
from Microsoft.
Learn | Introduction | All Levels
PC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110028 Room 5B
Creative Story Telling with Adobe
Photoshop and Microsoft Photo
Story
Alan Arnold, Sheldon ISD
Participants will create images in
Photoshop and place them in an
ordered, animated sequence in
Photo Story to produce a visual
tale of their own creation.
Learn | Intermediate | K-12
PC Workshop | z $50
1.5 CPE Hrs
110477 Room 4BC
Wiki and Google Docs in the Secondary
Classroom
Tammy Hunter, Katy ISD
Teachers create free educator
wiki in PB Works, see examples,
then create their own page.
Demonstrate different levels of
access for teachers, students, and
parents. Explore plug-ins including
calendars and Google Forms.
Learn | Introduction | Middle
School (6-8), High School (9-12)
PC Workshop | http://www.
tcea2011.org/$50
1.5 CPE Hrs
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