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Monday, February 3
 

3:00pm CST

Advanced Topics in Illustrator
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This session will cover advanced topics in Adobe Illustrator. You will leave with a disk of advanced projects, and we will complete one during the session.

Presenters
avatar for Paulette Roundtree

Paulette Roundtree

Multimedia Instructor & Robotics Coordinator, Corsicana ISD
KS

Karla Swanson

Corsicana ISD


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 5C

3:00pm CST

Endless Uses of Edmodo in K-12
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Vlogs, microblogs, avatar dogs can be integrated with Edmodo in K-12. Get started on Edmodo, and get integration ideas and promising practices that you can take back to your campus.

Presenters
avatar for Ashley Flores

Ashley Flores

Del Valle ISD


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 8A

3:00pm CST

Google Docs in the Elementary Classroom
Premium Registration Required Google Drive, which has now replaced Google Docs, is just what the doctor ordered for the elementary classroom. Let the world open for your students as they understand the power of online, real-time collaboration in a truly integrated fashion. Learn how with friEdTechnology (because "everything is better fried).

Presenters
avatar for Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer

CEO, Founder, friEdTechnology
Amy Mayer, the founder of friEdTechnology, is a nationally known speaker and trainer and a veteran public school educator who is a sworn enemy of standardization. friEdTechnology is a Google Professional Development Partner providing professional development and inspiration for educators... Read More →


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 5A

3:00pm CST

If You're Appy and You Know It
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Come find new ways to use everyday apps to get students excited about learning. We will share ways that we have used free apps (Heytell, Croak.It, Wattpad, Fotobabble, and more) in our classrooms.

Presenters
CE

Crystal Eddins

Jefferson ISD
AT

Amanda Turner

Jefferson ISD


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 5B

3:00pm CST

K-2 SMART Board Lessons that Pop
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Move beyond the basics and create eye-catching interactive SMART Board lessons that keep students engaged. Learn ways to add graphics, links, and sound to your SMART Board lessons.


Presenters
avatar for Jennifer Canizares

Jennifer Canizares

Digital Learning Specialist, Birdville ISD
avatar for Jeff Samuelson

Jeff Samuelson

Digital Learning Specialist, Birdville ISD


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 8B

3:00pm CST

Organize Your Life with LiveBinders
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Move those three-ring binders from your bookshelf to a virtual space where you can share your favorite sites and documents with friends and colleagues around the world. LiveBinders allows you to create online binders with tabs and sub-tabs containing your favorite websites, documents, and videos.

Presenters
avatar for Janet Corder

Janet Corder

Consultant, J2 Training
Janet is an educational technology consultant with experience as a classroom teacher, instructional technology coordinator and adjunct professor. Her passion for assistingeducators learn new strategies for successfully integrating technology into their curriculum has provided her... Read More →
avatar for Joan Gore

Joan Gore

Technology Educational Consultant, J2 Training
Always a crowd favorite at every educational conference where they present, these two ladies love to have fun, and it shows in every professional presentation they give or book they write. For them it's more than just a process, it's a calling. Their trainings take the fear out of... Read More →


Monday February 3, 2014 3:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Room 9A
 
Tuesday, February 4
 

3:15pm CST

Bare is Beautiful: Software Naked
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Let's run around in our classrooms with nothing but our web-browsers on; ditch the software and come play with us. Don't miss the chance to teach students to create and design and practice 21st Century Skills using free online utilities, including sites and web-apps that don’t care what operating system is being used.

Presenters
TC

Tim Chase

Edtech2020 Consulting
KG

Kanon Gourault

@MadameGourault
avatar for Jessica Johnston, Brenham ISD

Jessica Johnston, Brenham ISD

Instructional Technology Specialist, Brenham ISD
Jessica Johnston is an Instructional Technology Specialist for Brenham ISD and author of EdTechChic.com. She is also a Google Certified Trainer and Google Certified Teacher. Jessica spent 7 years in the classroom as a 5th grade science teacher before joining the world of educational... Read More →


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 5A

3:15pm CST

Build Your Own Raspberry Pi
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Have you wondered what all the fuss was, but have been too afraid to dive in? Bring your own Raspberry Pi, USB power cable, and SD card, and we will walk through the steps of building your own Raspberry Pi.


Presenters
DG

Dwight Goodwin

Cedar Hill ISD


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 8A

3:15pm CST

Go Paperless, Go Edmodo
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Get techy with classroom social networking and get rid of paper handouts, copies, and excessive piles of homework. Students will enjoy the functionality of Edmodo at school and at home, and teachers will appreciate the secure learning environment and easy sharing of content.

Presenters
AA

Angela Arledge

Hallsville ISD
CE

Christine Eagen

Hallsville ISD
AG

Amy Gomillion

Hallsville ISD
LN

Lynette Nel

Hallsville ISD


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 9A

3:15pm CST

Projects to Wow You in Illustrator
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We will show you the best projects used in our Graphic Design class on Adobe Illustrator. These are beginner projects. If you are new to the topic this is the workshop for you.

Presenters
avatar for Paulette Roundtree

Paulette Roundtree

Multimedia Instructor & Robotics Coordinator, Corsicana ISD
KS

Karla Swanson

Corsicana ISD


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 5C

3:15pm CST

SketchUp Basics (and a Little More)
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SketchUp is an awesome, totally free program that can be used to make rough drawings or to make detailed 3D model. This session will teach you SketchUp, including some advanced stuff.

Presenters
avatar for Patrick O'Neil

Patrick O'Neil

Instructional Technology Specialist, Prosper ISD
Patrick is the PHS Instructional Technology Specialist. He graduated from Clarion University of PA in 2000 with a degree in Secondary Education/Communication Arts, and a minor in Acting; this means in he can teach English, Theatre Arts, Television Production, and Speech. He was a... Read More →


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 5B

3:15pm CST

SMARTer Ideas for Content Creation
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Learn new techniques to create multimedia presentations for special populations. Link sound, hyperlink web pages, and use Internet browsers. Get familiar with the SMART recorder and page recording to engage all learners.

Presenters
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Linda Rush

Notre Dame School


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 8B

3:15pm CST

Take Those Digital Photos and Have Some Fun
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You've taken tons of digital photos of your students, so now what? We've got lots of ideas including Web 2.0 sites and craft projects using digital pictures and prints.

Presenters
avatar for Janet Corder

Janet Corder

Consultant, J2 Training
Janet is an educational technology consultant with experience as a classroom teacher, instructional technology coordinator and adjunct professor. Her passion for assistingeducators learn new strategies for successfully integrating technology into their curriculum has provided her... Read More →
avatar for Joan Gore

Joan Gore

Technology Educational Consultant, J2 Training
Always a crowd favorite at every educational conference where they present, these two ladies love to have fun, and it shows in every professional presentation they give or book they write. For them it's more than just a process, it's a calling. Their trainings take the fear out of... Read More →


Tuesday February 4, 2014 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Room 10A
 
Wednesday, February 5
 

8:00am CST

Let's Integrate in Graphic Design
Premium Registration Required. We will use the skills the students learn in Graphic Design and Illustration to create one big final project. We will integrate Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Presenters
avatar for Paulette Roundtree

Paulette Roundtree

Multimedia Instructor & Robotics Coordinator, Corsicana ISD
KS

Karla Swanson

Corsicana ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 5B

11:30am CST

Build eBooks and Apps in an Hour
Premium Registration Required.

If you have basic drag-and-drop computer skills, you have all the talent necessary to deliver your curriculum to student mobile devices as downloadable apps. Come build your first project and set up your eBook marketplace.

Presenters
HC

Heather Chirtea

Digital Wish


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 8A

11:30am CST

Cool Projects in InDesign
Premium Registration Required.

In the session, we will design a layout and create a project together using Adobe InDesign, and we will share some of the projects that we use in our Graphic Design and Illustration class to teach InDesign skills. Bring your own material to design your project.

Presenters
avatar for Paulette Roundtree

Paulette Roundtree

Multimedia Instructor & Robotics Coordinator, Corsicana ISD
KS

Karla Swanson

Corsicana ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 10A

11:30am CST

Enhancing the Elementary Classroom through Robotics
Premium Registration Required.

Discover how your students can build and program robots using LEGO® bricks and a simple, icon-based, drag-and-drop software developed specifically for elementary students. Participants will practice incorporating literacy, science, and math with robotics into your lessons. Learn materials management, TEKS connections, and how to create extension activities that fit what you need in the classroom.

Presenters
BJ

Betty Justus

LEGO Education


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 9A

11:30am CST

Flip a Classroom with Acrobat Pro
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Adobe Acrobat Pro's PDF Portfolio is a great tool for flipping your classroom. In this hands-on session, you will build a multi-media instructional tool while learning how you can increase motivation, performance, and productivity.

Presenters
avatar for Jo Cadena

Jo Cadena

Digital Learning Instructional Specialist, Klein ISD
avatar for Mona Lincoln

Mona Lincoln

Klein Oak HS, Klein ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5C

11:30am CST

Interactive Portfolio Creation
Premium Registration Required.

Receive a disc full of lesson plans for your DIM class, including lessons that can be easily adapted to other graphic technology classes. The lesson will be geared to Adobe Photoshop.

Presenters
AA

Angela Arledge

Hallsville ISD
CE

Christina Eagan

Hallsville ISD
AG

Amy Gomillion

Hallsville ISD
LN

Lynette Nel

Hallsville ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5B

11:30am CST

Learning is Fun
Premium Registration Required.

Come learn how to turn ordinary lessons into fun and engaging experiences for students. We will show you how we have used many Web 2.0 tools and apps to inspire and motivate our students.

Presenters
CE

Crystal Eddins

Jefferson ISD
AT

Amanda Turner

Jefferson ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5A

11:30am CST

SMART Kindergarten
Premium Registration Required.

Come learn different ways to incorporate the SMART Board into your every day teaching. We will show you ways to use your board as an independent work station.

Presenters

Wednesday February 5, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 8B

5:00pm CST

Are You Online and Connected?
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Increase (or develop) your online presence. I will help you create a PLN of educators that will furnish you with resources and advice. We will create accounts and then explore: Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, ePortfolios, online business cards, and do-it-yourself professional development.

Presenters
avatar for Valerie Burton

Valerie Burton

ELA Teacher, West Jefferson High School
Integrating technology into my classroom to increase achievement and engagement. I love teaching, students and teachers. I have spent more than 16 years in the classroom and I look for opportunities to share new tools and gadgets with others. I am am life-long learner and I use social... Read More →


Wednesday February 5, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 5C

5:00pm CST

Classroom Connections
Premium Registration Required.

This session will focus on the utilization of Skype, FaceTime, and other communication apps to collaborate with teachers and students across the nation. We will share ways to connect classrooms to collaborate on projects and learn about places we wouldn't normally be able to visit.

Presenters
CE

Crystal Eddins

Jefferson ISD
AT

Amanda Turner

Jefferson ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 9A

5:00pm CST

Creating Computer Games for Learning
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Participants will learn the ways to incorporate core subjects, science, and technology into the process of game development. The focus of this session is to find the best and the most exciting ways for the students to become engaged in research and exploration during the process of video game developing.

Presenters
AK

Andrey Koptelov

Sam Houston State University


Wednesday February 5, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 5A

5:00pm CST

Scratching the Surface
Premium Registration Required.

Scratch is a programming environment developed by MIT that is useful in engaging the visual and kinesthetic learner across the curriculum. We will focus on the use of a graphical environment in the development of problem-solving and computational thinking skills using game and storyboard examples that can be applied to multiple content areas.

Presenters
SM

Santiago Morales

Computer Science Teacher, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD


Wednesday February 5, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 8A
 
Thursday, February 6
 

8:00am CST

Google Drive for Middle School Math
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Learn how to use the power of Google Drive to make math lessons collaborative and more engaging. You will see sample math lessons to use in your classes and have creation time with assistance from instructional specialists. We will also explore the collections of web-based resources available.

Presenters
MB

Michael Benavides

North East ISD
EN

Elizabeth Nelson

North East ISD
ES

Erin Stuckey

North East ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 9A

8:00am CST

Powerful Possibilities with Prezi
Premium Registration Required.

Are you tired of the same old PowerPoint presentations? Prezi is a cloud-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Incorporate images, text, music, narration, and videos into a show-stopping, engaging presentation that tells a story and highlights your creativity.

Presenters
avatar for Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson

Technology Integration Specialist, Arlington ISD
avatar for Deann Thompson

Deann Thompson

Arlington ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 8A

11:30am CST

Edmodo: The Evolution of Teaching
Premium Registration Required.

Edmodo is a free online tool that has dramatically changed the teaching profession. Teachers can create virtual classrooms, make student assessments, create class polls or blogs, communicate with parents or small student groups, and share resources with other teachers.

Presenters
AG

Alejandra Guzman

Teacher, Houston ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5B

11:30am CST

Excel/Probability: To Gamble or Not?
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Use Excel to calculate the theoretical and experimental probability from 100 rolls of a number cube. Use RandBetween and other functions to compare results of large numbers of rolls and rolling two number cubes. Participants will leave with a multi-day progressive activity. Appropriate for grades 8-12.

Presenters
DM

David Myers

Carthage ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5A

11:30am CST

Flip it. Broadcast Your Screen
Premium Registration Required.

Ever want to share directions for an assignment before school even starts? Or want to amp up your teaching by letting students do the work of screencasting to their peers? We'll share Web 2.0 and apps like Screencastomatic and Explain Everything so you can flip it and post to your blog in a few minutes.

Presenters
avatar for Tara Rocha

Tara Rocha

Digital Learning Specialist, Fort Bend ISD
My passion is teaching. I teach to inspire those who I work with and the kids lives that I touch. I strive to learn new things and look for ways that I can bring it to my department and the teachers that I work with. I have a total of 15 years in education, with four years in Educational... Read More →


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 8B

11:30am CST

Google Forms in the Flipped Class
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This workshop will demonstrate how to use Google Scripts within Google Forms to create powerful online assessment tools for the flipped classroom. Google Forms can be embedded into a teacher website to create a useful instructional tool. Participants must have a Gmail account in advance.

Presenters
avatar for Clay White

Clay White

Instructional Technology Specialist, El Paso ISD
avatar for Earl Yager

Earl Yager

EPISD Instructional Technology Specialist, EPISD
I am the Instructional Technology Specialist for Franklin High School, Morehead Middle School, Hornedo Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Brown Middle School, Lundy Elementary School, Tippin Elementary School, and CCTE. My goal is to aid teacher in integrating technology into... Read More →


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 9A

11:30am CST

Let's Integrate in Graphic Design (repeat)
Premium Registration Required.

We will use the skills the students learn in Graphic Design and Illustration to create one big final project. We will integrate Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Presenters
avatar for Paulette Roundtree

Paulette Roundtree

Multimedia Instructor & Robotics Coordinator, Corsicana ISD
KS

Karla Swanson

Corsicana ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 10A

11:30am CST

Schoology at Work
Premium Registration Required.

Come learn how to put this wonderful learning-management system to work on your campus. Create an online classroom for your students and improve collaboration.

Presenters
CE

Crystal Eddins

Jefferson ISD
AT

Amanda Turner

Jefferson ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 5C

11:30am CST

Video-Game-Design, Free Software
Premium Registration Required.

Adding a video game design to an existing course is easy using software provided free to schools. Get hands-on experience using software that requires no coding or programming skills. Games save for play on Android, iPhone, PC, and more.

Presenters
DM

D. Michael Ploor

Hillsborough County Public Schools


Thursday February 6, 2014 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Room 8A

1:30pm CST

30 Students + Computers = Engagement
Premium Registration Required.

Explore ways to integrate technology and increase engagement by using: Google Docs/Forms to collaborate and gather information; Weebly for websites; Kidblog/Wordpress for blogs; Photopeach for photomovies; Twitter for updates; Wallwisher to gather ideas; Wordle for avatars or presentations; and Screenr for screen captures.

Presenters
avatar for Valerie Burton

Valerie Burton

ELA Teacher, West Jefferson High School
Integrating technology into my classroom to increase achievement and engagement. I love teaching, students and teachers. I have spent more than 16 years in the classroom and I look for opportunities to share new tools and gadgets with others. I am am life-long learner and I use social... Read More →


Thursday February 6, 2014 1:30pm - 3:00pm CST
Room 8A

5:00pm CST

BYOD and Edmodo: It's a Match
Premium Registration Required.

Want to ignite a love for learning using a social media format familiar to students? Then join us as we explore Edmodo, an invaluable online learning tool that can be used to enhance and extend the classroom environment.

Presenters
avatar for Michelle Leggett

Michelle Leggett

Digital Media Specialist, Pearland ISD
Inspiring learners to find passion in their work and use technology to get the best possible outcome.
avatar for Adelina Rucker

Adelina Rucker

Educational Technology Specialist, Pearland ISD
avatar for Tangila Webb

Tangila Webb

Educational Technology Specialist, Pearland ISD
Tangila is a single mother of two wonderful young men with a passion for teaching and learning. She began her teaching career as a secondary science teacher of grades six through eight and did this for 11 years. During this time she demonstrated an aptitude and a passion for using... Read More →


Thursday February 6, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 8A
  Premium, 90-minute PC Workshop

5:00pm CST

Dream Projects
Premium Registration Required.

Create a dream home and vacation using Google Custom Search Engine, Google Earth/Maps, Google Drive, and other Web 2.0 tools. Math included: percents, area, perimeter, circumference, budgeting, all four operations, spatial reasoning, and more.

Presenters
MP

Melanie Poncik

Librarian, Katy ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 5C

5:00pm CST

Kodu Game Lab - Introduction
Premium Registration Required.

Join us in the world of Kodu. The session will cover an introduction and first tutorials in Kodu, scoring and walls, landscapes and problem solving, paths and behaviors, health, timers, and creatables.


Presenters
JA

Jim Alleman

Round Rock ISD
SW

Sylvia Wood

computer science teacher, Klein Collins High school


Thursday February 6, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 5A

5:00pm CST

Using Gizmos in Math and Science
Premium Registration Required.

Gizmos are teacher and student-friendly online virtual simulations that make learning math and science fun and engaging. This session will look at the variety of Gizmos available.

Presenters
AG

Alejandra Guzman

Teacher, Houston ISD


Thursday February 6, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Room 8B
 
Friday, February 7
 

8:00am CST

Advanced SMARTboard
Premium Registration Required

In this fast-paced session, we'll cover a host of advanced features to help you get more out of your SMARTBoard. You’ll have time to create a lesson in SMART Notebook 11 and resources will be shared.

Presenters
avatar for Dr. Bruce Ellis

Dr. Bruce Ellis

Director of Professional Development, TCEA
Bruce’s versatile classroom teaching experiences lend authenticity to his workshops. His 20+ years of experience, enthusiasm for educational technology, and his hands-on approach to training have helped educators effectively utilize educational technology and improve student success... Read More →


Friday February 7, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 8B

8:00am CST

Mix it Up with MixBook
Premium Registration Required.

Produce published authors. Develop writing skills and foster a love of reading through digital publications. Digital books support many ELA TEKS and incorporate a variety of Technology TEKS at any grade-level, including PreK-K. Come share some old ideas, learn new activities, and even make a book to use in class. Remember to bring some photos.

Presenters
avatar for Jennifer MacMurray

Jennifer MacMurray

Teacher, Burleson ISD
I love teaching kindergarten and first grade with the whole learner in mind through the use of computers, iPads, interactive whiteboards, my teaching blog, and more. After 23 years in the classroom, I am constantly learning new things and am always excited about the possibilities... Read More →
avatar for Naomi Thompson

Naomi Thompson

Fort Worth ISD
Naomi Thompson is currently completing her doctorate in Educational Technology with a focus on Educational Leadership. The purpose of the research study seeks to determine a correlation between technology integration, application, and test scores. Naomi has taught elementary students... Read More →


Friday February 7, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 9A

8:00am CST

Using Excel Exports from Eduphoria
Premium Registration Required.

Much can be learned from the data Eduphoria yields through spreadsheets. Participants will use sample data to provide the numbers needed to develop graphs of student success, differentiate between student subgroups, and consider a variety of other types of information comparing state, local, or teacher-developed assessment results over time.

Presenters
avatar for Marcia Talkmitt

Marcia Talkmitt

Administrator and Owner, iFAIT
Current technology available to schools makes data more accessible by providing standard based question development, data acquisition using hand held technology tools, and digital formats that provide visual blueprints of student understandings. These tools instantaneously provide... Read More →


Friday February 7, 2014 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Room 5A
 
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