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Sunday at 4:30pm – Daniel Valenzuela
As we have seen in recent years, it seems that every week Apple or Microsoft releases a new high-tech gadget with features that allow for endless possibilities, not only for business or personal use, but also for education . We have also seen many school districts integrating these technologies into their curriculum. Students can now submit papers, check their grades, and participate in class discussions all on their school-issued laptops or tablets. These applications of technology are so ubiquitous in classrooms that they are becoming as common as pencils and appreciated as much as calculators. Students have a wealth of information and tools at their fingertips, but their educational potential is widely ignored by a significant majority. To utilize the technologies of today and the future to their fullest, we must change the way students look at them. Instead of being viewed as a tool to finish school work, technology should be viewed as a lifelong learning opportunity. With it students cannot only learn about school-required subjects, but they can also take control of their own learning and obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve the freedom they want from their lives.
Monday at 8:00am – Steve Dembo
We live in an era that has seen the democratization of knowledge, the flattening of the earth, and the rise of wikinomics. The amount of information online keeps increasing while the barriers to accessing it continue to decrease. 21st century students aren’t merely products of these shifts, they are the instigators at the forefront of the next digital revolution. Are you prepared for students that live online in a state of transparency, defining ‘private’ as only being seen by a few thousand people? In order to guide students to safely navigate this new digital frontier, teachers have to learn to speak the same language. Thankfully, thousands of teachers are giving free lessons every hour of every day. While the tools may evolve at a dizzying pace, educators who create a personal learning network will always have the resources they need to stay ahead of the curve. Come learn how teachers worldwide have banded together to become their own best source of professional development…. and lost their digital accent along the way.
Tuesday at 1:00pm – Tammy Worcester
“Time” is the central theme of this inspirational, humorous, and informational presentation. Tammy will share examples of the impact of time on human behavior and will provide some practical ways to use time wisely and even save time by using technology effectively and efficiently.
