METC 2010: Sessions

Tuesday, February 9: 10:50 -11:40 AM
Discover new and creative ways to incorporate technology as an instructional strategy across the curriculum and how technology can be used to differentiate instruction. Ideas and strategies include how to encourage students to think and express what they know in creative and unique ways. Let's give our students the skills necessary to become self directed learners and prepared for life after the classroom.

Tuesday, February 9: 1:00 - 1:50 PM
Don't have time to watch every tutorial or read the manual on ActivInspire? Get tips, tricks and tools from teachers in the trenches who are using ActivInspire to inspire their students. You will get ideas to jazz up your flipchart pages and grab your students' attention.

Tuesday, February 9: 2:20 - 3:10 PM
Do you struggle with meeting the needs of all your students? What teacher wouldn't struggle when no two students are alike? By harnessing the power of technology, you can facilitate a classroom using different avenues to meet students' needs. In this hands-on session, participants investigate differentiated instruction, assess teaching styles and available tools, and use that information to create a differentiated instruction lesson using technology. BYOL - internet browser, PDF reader and Flash to view interactive websites are recommended.

Tuesday, February 9: 2:20 - 3:10 PM
Leave this session with ideas for differentiating instruction using emerging technologies. Examine the educational potential of Web 2.0 for both differentiation, and 21st Century Learning. Develop strategies to improve your instruction, regardless of grade level or content area, with free, web-based, social networking tools. Learn how these tools can be used to assess student achievement and measure new learning.

Tuesday, February 9: 9:45 - 10:35 AM
This session will provide participants with the definition of assistive technology (AT) and give examples of types of AT commonly seen within an early childhood classroom. Participants will acquire a basic knowledge of how to differentiate activities utilizing AT tools. Practical examples of alternative computer access, augmentative communication, using environmental controls, alternative software, and switch use will be provided.

Tuesday, Feb. 9: 3:25 - 4:15 PM
This session focuses on differentiating spelling instruction with SMART Board technology. Attendees will see real life activities designed to work in elementary classrooms. Whole group, small group, and independent activities will allow interaction with SMART Board technology.