METC 2010: Sessions

Wednesday, Feb. 10: 10:50 - 11:40 AM
Reach, Teach and Reteach using laptop carts in elementary grades. Differentiated instruction, developing curriculum related projects and making the best use of skill based websites. Get tips on setting up a laptop cart for use in the classroom and organizing users to create a valuable experience using 21st Century skills.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: 9:45 - 10:35 AM
The potential for mobile learning devices such as Apple's iPhone and iTouch devices are very high. This presentation will take a closer look at the educational possibilities of these devices for students, teachers and administrators. We will focus on the work being done through the online community "I Educational Apps Review." This community is focused on helping school personnel to effectively and safely use these devices for their personal and educational productivity. Apple's "Application Store" has thousands of educational applications and yet, are they really educational? We will walk through some fantastic applications and their potential with schools. Additionally, we will discuss issues surounding these devices such as how to effectively implement these devices with students in classrooms to the highlighting of concrete lessons.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: 1:00 - 1:50 PM
This presentation will discuss how the classroom discourse changes with the use of laptops by the students and the teacher. Specifically, it addresses how laptop ownership and usage by high school students presents different challenges and opportunities than those present in the traditional, desk-top oriented computer lab.