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Sessions, Tuesday, April 20, 10:00 - 10:50 AM
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Every Student Succeeds @ Your Library - Catherine Beyers, Southern Bluffs Elementary School, La Crosse (Rm. E)
PR is no longer a nice add on to your program. Let's give some thought and planning to letting folks know just how indispensable we really are! AASL kicked off a national campaign to focus attention on the value of a good school library. Be part of the team. Look at the market research and share some ideas for developing support among your clientele. [DP, wireless mic]
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Plagiarism, Kids, and the Web – What can you do? - Gail Junion-Metz, Information Age Consultants (Rm. F)
This single conference session will tackle the tough subject of Web-based plagiarism and cheating by kids and teens. First, you’ll learn about the many “pagemill” sites that provide kids and teens with thousands of free book reports, essays, and research papers. Covered also will be how to spot a “pagemill” paper, lots of ways that teachers can create “plagiarism-proof” assignments, and most importantly…what you as a librarian can do to educate students and teachers about this important issue. [DP, O, I, Wireless Mic] |
Into the Wild with Will Hobbs - Will Hobbs, Author (Rm. G)
Readers always ask, "Where do story ideas come from?" Join WILL HOBBS, author of Far North, The Maze, Wild Man Island, Downriver, Jason's Gold and many other exciting outdoor adventure novels, as he shares dramatic slides of his own adventures into the wild places that inspire his books. [SP, Mic] |
How to Sustain Momentum Within Your Library Media Technology Program - Deb Wolff, Sharon Passick and, Kevin Messman; New Berlin School District (Rm. H)
How do you keep your district and/or individual building library media technology program moving forward when there are barriers around every corner? This presentation will be discussing::
- Administration's understanding of the changing role of the library media specialist
- Library media specialist's understanding their changing role especially in the area of leadership and staff development
- Fellow educators perception of the library media specialist's role
- Maintaining broad based support
- Common consensus of direction
- Writing and implementing the district's combined library media technology plan (library media specialists and coordinator of instructional technology working together as a team). [DP, O] |
Using Wireless Notebooks in the Classroom - Chuck Gebart and Jim Truszynski, School District of Waukesha. (Rm.I)
During the 2002-2003 school year, the School District of Waukesha invested in wireless notebook computers at all elementary schools and many of our secondary schools. In this session, the presenters will discuss many of the advantages and some of the disadvantages we have found for using wireless computers in a mobile lab setting. Topics will include appropriate placements, setup issues and educational issues which include assessments, access and equity. Repeated [DP, I] |
Luring Readers with Improvisation and Readers Theatre - Nancy Polette, Author (Rm. J.)
Help students to learn to think on their feet! Improvisation is fun and mind-challengeing! Build high level comprehension and oral interpretation skills with a variety of approaches to readers theatre. Find out how to have hundreds of plays on any topic and at any level at your fingertips without spending money or writing a single word! Several forms of readers theatre will be presented along with presentation techniques. [O, Cassette Tape] |
Advocating for Library Media Through Development of an Information and Technology Plan - Vonna J. Pitel & Linda Borkenhagen, Cedarburg School District; and Tammy Stephens, The Stephens Group (Rm. K)
The Cedarburg School District has provided a history of support for library media services for many years with professional library media specialist, redesigned IMCs in each building, and involvement by the specialists in the integration and support for print and technology services. This session will focus on advocacy for library media services and the development of the District's Information and Technology Literacy Plan with the Stephens Group Consulting Services. All five library media specialists and the technology coordinator will share ideas on advocacy for IMC and technology services. [DP] |
What's New From Apple - Apple Computer Staff (Rm. L/M Mac Lab)
Apple is always innovating. Come see what's new from the Apple Team for education. With over seven million active users of Mac® OS X and growing, the world's most advanced operating system supports the world's most exciting applications and features for its users. Come join the fun! [DP, I, Computer Lab] |
Music as the Food of Language, K-2 - Jeff Horney, Oregon Middle School (Rm. N)
Learn about a reading and writing enrichment program for K-2 that brings singing, songwriting, art and drama into reading activities. A variety of books will be shared along with matching activities. Many activities work for non-musical teachers and librarians as well as those who sing or play an instrument. [DP, I] |
Program Overload? - Find the strategies that work best for students - Pauli Nikolay, Ann Buehl, Fred Trotter; Parkview School District (Rm. O)
Shrinking funding, increased testing, combined library media/technology/instructional/food service plans are tremendous pressures we face everyday. So how are we supposed to do what is best for students. This session will address workable strategies to nurture the professional learning community in your school, foster strong relationships, increase your internal capacity, and advocate for technology integrated activities based on practice. [DP] |
Amazing Windows - Lori Learn, Inacom (Rm. P/Q Computer Lab)
Learn How to Do Amazing Things with Windows XP. In this session you will learn how to integrate the smart technologies that come with Microsoft Windows XP Pro. Some items covered are Movie Maker 2, Windows Media player 9 and My Pictures. [DP, Computer Lab] |
Use ITT Power to get ideas for your Library Media Technology Plan - Mary Ellen Johnson, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (Rm R)
Teaching Through Technology, the award winning staff development series highlighting exemplary uses of technology, can help you design a better combined library media technology plan. See what's new, K-12, that library media specialists and technology integrators can utilize to enhance learning, correlate curriculum standards and create innovative and fun projects. Projects discussed and shown ill include: web quests, digital camera and video editing, CD-ROM and DVD, assistive technology, ESL, datacasting, instructional television, web design, Hyperstudio and Power Point, including many interdisciplinary projects. Teaching Through Technology also has a companion web site that includes curriculum correlations and teacher resources. Library media specialists featured on TTT will be available to answer questions. Learn about this free resource for you and your school. [DP, I, TV/VCR] |
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