Concurrent Session I (Hands-on Session):

A) Integrating Technology into the K-5 Mathematics Curriculum
Ms. Jacquelyn Van Orden, William Paterson University

- Location: V1020
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

This workshop will focus on interactive websites that will benefit K-5 students in the area of mathematics. First, you will explore a variety of interactive math-based websites and then you will navigate through a selection of diverse mathematics WebQuests. Lastly, you will create your own mathematics WebQuest to be used in your classroom.

B) Integrating Technologies into the Language Arts Classroom
Ms. Lynn Dimatteo, Cedar Grove School District and William Paterson University

- Location: V1007/8
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

Join us to learn numerous ways to integrate technology into the Language Arts Classroom.  We will explore online resources for teachers and students as well as the use of visual aids for creative teaching and learning.  You will learn to use Glogster to create interactive posters.  All grade level teachers are welcome.

C) The Technology Connection:  New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Science Classroom
Ms. Ana Alea and Ms. Dina Scacchetti School Paterson School District

- Location: V3017
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop 

 The workshop will present several technology-based activities that integrate the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards into the science classroom.  While examples will be drawn from the High School Environmental Science Core Course Content (April 2011), the activities will be applicable to all grade levels..

D) Using Technology to Bring the World to your K-12 Students
Dr. Sheetal Ranjan, William Paterson University

Introductory Remarks

Dr. Candace Burns, Dean, College of Education, William Paterson University
Location: Valley Auditorium

Keynote Address: Digital Technologies: Human Potential Unbound
Dr. Christopher Shamburg, New Jersey City University
Location: Valley Auditorium

Looking at education as the call to unleash human potential can be a powerful lens for our practice, especially in our use of digital technology. This presentation looks at trends in society, technology, and education that all correlate this vision of education and technology as liberators of human potential. Trends in civil rights, media tools, culture, and networked technologies are connected to innovative pedagogies and educational practice

Concurrent Session II (Hands-on Session):

E) Empowering Struggling Readers and Writers with Technology:
Dr. Carrie Eunyoung Hong, William Paterson University

- Location: G016
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

There are many technology tools available today to assist struggling readers and writers to improve their literacy skills. This workshop will focus specifically on those tools, resources, and strategies that can enhance student success with reading and writing tasks across content areas. All participants will develop a student activity or a lesson that can be immediately used in the classroom. All grade level teachers are welcome.

F) Integrating Technology into the K-5 Mathematics Curriculum
Ms. Jacquelyn Van Orden, William Paterson University

- Location: V1020
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

This workshop will focus on interactive websites that will benefit K-5 students in the area of mathematics. First, you will explore a variety of interactive math-based websites and then you will navigate through a selection of diverse mathematics WebQuests. Lastly, you will create your own mathematics WebQuest to be used in your classroom.

G) Integrating Technologies into the Language Arts Classroom
Ms. Lynn Dimatteo, Cedar Grove School District and William Paterson University

- Location: V1004
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

Join us to learn numerous ways to integrate technology into the Language Arts Classroom.  We will explore online resources for teachers and students as well as the use of visual aids for creative teaching and learning.  You will learn to use Glogster to create interactive posters.  All grade level teachers are welcome.

H) The Technology Connection:  New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Science Classroom
Ms. Ana Alea and Ms. Dina Scacchetti School Paterson School District
- Location: V3017

The workshop will present several technology-based activities that integrate the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards into the science classroom.  While examples will be drawn from the High School Environmental Science Core Course Content (April 2011), the activities will be applicable to all grade levels.

I) Empowering Struggling Readers and Writers with Technology
Dr. Carrie Eunyoung Hong, William Paterson University

- Location: G016
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

There are many technology tools available today to assist struggling readers and writers to improve their literacy skills. This workshop will focus specifically on those tools, resources, and strategies that can enhance student success with reading and writing tasks across content areas. All participants will develop a student activity or a lesson that can be immediately used in the classroom. All grade level teachers are welcome.

J) Integrating Technology in the 6-12 Mathematics Classroom using Geometer's Sketchpad
Ms. Lisa Ames, Wood-Ridge High School, New Jersey

- Location: V1021
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

Geometer’s Sketchpad is software that gives students a visual way to learn mathematics that increases their understanding and achievement. This workshop will introduce K-12 teachers to Geometer’s Sketchpad and how it can be incorporated into any mathematics curriculum. You will learn the basics of the program and examples of how it can be used for various mathematics topics. Lastly, you will be able to create your own activity using Geometer’s Sketchpad in relation to a specific mathematical topic you teach.   

K) Making Classes Click with Students: Using Student Response Systems (aka "Clickers")
Dr. Heejung An, William Paterson University

- Location: V1004
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

Clicker is a student response system that allows teachers to easily and efficiently take attendance, give quizzes, and increase classroom interaction and participation. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of Clickers, with a focus on how to create effective questions. Similar cell-phone based programs such as www.polleverywhere.com will be introduced as well. Bring your cellular phone, so that you can practice!

L) Using VoiceThread to Reach Outside the Classroom
Dr. Victoria Fantozzi , William Paterson University

- Location: V1020
- Handouts:To be posted after the workshop

This workshop will focus on ways to use collaborative multimedia slideshows, such as VoiceThread, to develop vocabulary, spark student interest, and connect students to people and material outside the classroom. This workshop will include examples of student conversations that have occurred through voice thread as well as ideas for using this tool in all grade levels.  You will have time to post your own media and provide comments (both written and audio recorded) on the site.