PROGRAM - TCEA

110309 Room 12B
Blended Learning for
Administrators
Dana Henderson, Lewisville ISD
This session is designed to give
building and district level administrators
an overview of blended
learning in the classroom. Blended
learning provides the best of
online and face-to-face instruction.
Lead | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110096 Ballroom D
TEA Update: What’s New with
TEKS, Textbooks, and Technology
Anita Givens, Texas Education
Agency
Anita Givens in her role as associate
commissioner at TEA will
share the latest information on
curriculum, instructional materials,
educational technology, and
other state and federal programs.
Lead | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110396 Web 2.0 Lounge
Eight Great Alternatives to
Google: Create and Collaborate
Dr. Howie DiBlasi, Digital Journey
What if we had time to try an
experiment and go Google-free
How hard would it be Will you
like the alternatives Join us and
find the answers.
Learn | All | K-12
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110857 Room 14
How to Survive an E-Rate Audit
Sheryl R. Abshire, Ph.d., Calcasieu
Parish Public Schools/Lamar
University
Don’t lose sleep wondering if you
are ready for an E-Rate audit.
Join an experienced CTO who
has mastered the art of surviving
a massive audit; tips and tricks
provided.
Learn | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
111036 Room 16B
Put the Fun Back into Learning
with 21st Century Resources-
Secondary
Karen Horn, Verizon Thinkfinity
Learn how to access thousands
of free resources (www.thinkfinity.org)
based on your student’s
age and academic needs, and
put the fun back into learning!
This 50-minute session focuses
on integrating resources into the
secondary curriculum to support
content-specific objectives, as
well as the skills needed to succeed
in the 21st century.
Learn | All | Middle School (6-
8), High School (9-12)
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110336 Ballroom F
Learning on the Holodeck:
Theaters without Audiences
David Thornburg, Thornburg
Center
This session explores how technology
in support of inquiry
and project-based learning can
transform education using an
educational “holodeck” to create
a “theater without audiences”
where there are no passive observers.
Learn | All | Middle School (6-
8), High School (9-12), University
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110581 Room 12A
Delivering Rich Multimedia
Wirelessly to Everyone on Your
Network – It Really Does Work
Joe Griffin, Keller ISD
If you think streaming high-quality,
multimedia over a wireless
network isn’t realistic, think again.
Learn how one of the fastest
growing school districts in Texas
did it with success!
Share | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110627 Room 15
Stor-eBooks Share Your Story!
Online Publishing with No Limits!
Katherine Hewett, Corpus
Christi ISD
Break the limits! Publish in the
classroom. Create Stor-eBooks
with your students. Learn how to
spark your students to write, illustrate,
and publish books utilizing
bookemon.com with inspiration
from storybird.com.
Share | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110091 Room 18A
No Limits with Web 2.0
Angela K. Haynes, Northwest ISD
In this session, we will explore a
variety of Web 2.0 applications
that will increase student participation,
engagement, and achievement
in all areas of school. Educators
will leave this fun-filled,
high energy session with more
knowledge than they can implement
in one year. Come learn how
to turn your classroom into one
that is student centered and on
the cutting edge.
Share | All | All Levels
Presentation
1 CPE Hrs
110659 Room 16A
Power Up and Connect! Leveraging
Social Networking
Andrea Keith, Gaggle.Net, Inc.
Today’s plugged in youth are
interacting with peers, yet many
schools force them to power
down. Learn how safe social networking
technology provides a
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