2011 BYTE Conference Session Titles

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1AN Talk into the Mic (hands-on)
Ron Nordstrom, Beautiful Plains School Division
Speaking is one of the Language Arts foundations. Students can easily assess their quality of speech including volume, variety, pitch, pauses, and minimal fillers if they record then listen to themselves speak. Readers’ Theatre and Choral Speaking are fun ways for students to read and record their speech and use their voice to “act”. In this hands-on session we will use the freeware, Audacity, and inexpensive microphones to record and edit multiple tracks to create a quality Readers’ Theatre recording that your students will listen to over and over again. Scripts are readily available for all grade levels.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, especially in ELA

1BN Eric Carle Look-a-likes (hands-on)
Glenda MacPhee, Beautiful Plains School Division
Use Paint and SMART Notebook to create e-collages like Eric Carle. This is a fun project that inspires creativity while practicing copy and paste commands.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Early and Middle years
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills, Art  

1C - 2CNGPS in the Middle Years Classroom (double session; hands-on)
Whitney Stone, Rolling River School Division
An introduction to GPS and geocaching in the middle years classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic GPS skills, if possible
Audience: Early and middle years
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies

1D-2DN Digital Portraits (double session; hands-on)
David L'Heureux, Pembina Trails School Division
Participants will create a self-portrait using basic classroom technology (digital camera, computer, scanner and Microsoft Paint). A great art project for your classroom, especially in middle years.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Some computer literacy
Audience: Middle years, senior years art teachers
Area of Focus: ICT supporting skills, Innovation

1E - 2EN Stitch Your World Together (double session; hands-on)
Dianne Nordstrom, Beautiful Plains School Division
Participants will take panoramic 360° photos and stitch them together to create a panoramic view of their community. We will use the online Photosynth site and Microsoft image composite editor. Participants should have a Windows Live account.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Creating online accounts, taking pictures
Audience: Senior Years
Area of Focus: Senior Years ICT

1F Using Technology to Make Career Development Fun and Easy
Tom Prins, Manitoba Education
Student participation in career development programs can bring meaning and context to school subjects, providing students with awareness of their future options and life possibilities. This workshop will demonstrate two world-class online career development programs, Career Cruising and Manitoba's Career Development Gateway. Both programs are excellent resources for classroom use and are available to schools at no cost.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience: Middle and senior years, administrators
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational technology

1G World-Wide Innovative Educators Forum
Clarke Hagan, Louis Riel School Division
The Innovative Education Forum is the centerpiece event for Partners in Learning, which helps teachers and school leaders more effectively use technology as a tool for innovative teaching and learning. Previous events have attracted more than 500 teachers, school leaders, press and education thought-leaders from more than 75 countries. I will share my experiences from the conference that I attended this year at Cape Town, South Africa and give information on how teachers can apply for the next conference in Washington, D.C.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Innovation

1H Social Media in the Classroom
 John Finch, Manitoba Education
Facebook, Twitter, Nings and other social networks have no place in the classroom...or do they? Come explore creative ways that teachers around the world are utilizing social media.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience: K-12, Administrators
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Innovation

1I, 4I Basic Troubleshooting in the Classroom (repeated session)
Ryan Ukno & David Citulsky, Portage la Prairie School Division
How to properly troubleshoot and correct every-day tech problems that occur in a classroom setting.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills

1J Create!
Andy McKiel, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
This session will provide an overview of many free and easy online tools that can be embraced by teachers who wish to enable their students to quickly create multimedia content to demonstrate their understanding through the use of technology.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Assessment

1K Manitoba Educators’ Services Initiative
John Evans, Manitoba Education
This session will introduce participants to the Manitoba Educators' Services Initiative, a new Manitoba Education project to enhance professional learning opportunities for educators across the province. Attendees will be introduced to the many resources and collaborative capabilities available through the Educators' Services Initiative that will enrich future professional learning opportunities.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Professional Learning

1L Internet Safety: Where to Start(repeated session)
John Hiebert, Consultant, Networking Technologies, MERLIN
This session will highlight some of the security and safety challenges posed by the Internet and demonstrate how to ensure you and your students are as protected as much as possible.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Internet Security

1M Caught in the Web: Legal, Ethical and Responsible Online Use of the Internet in the Classroom
David Nutbean, Portage la Prairie School Division
The ability to create and share content on the web is too great an opportunity to pass up for the learning process. As teachers, we have added responsibilities to make our online usage as legal and ethical as possible, regardless of our personal use of the Internet. In this session we will look at the three big issues regarding classroom use of the Web: privacy, copyright, and content appropriateness. With a presentation and discussion format, participants will be able to look at ways to minimize the risks and consequences of online usage to take advantage of the opportunities the Web offers while incorporating LwICT into the classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Middle years, senior years
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

1N, 4MNComic Life in the Classroom (repeated session; hands-on)
Nora Heschuk, Beautiful Plains School Division
Comic Life is an easy-to-use program which allows students to demonstrate their understanding using photos or illustrations and text. In this hands-on session you will get a step-by-step guide to creating a Comic Life project. You will also have the opportunity to see project samples for Math, Science, Language Arts, French, Health and Social Studies. Participants may bring their own images to create a project or use sample images provided.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: ICT Supporting Skills

1ON Twitter Hands-on! (hands-on)
Ryan Maksymchuk, Swan Valley School Division
If you've got a Twitter account, but think it might be the dumbest thing you've ever signed up for, this session might change your mind. Expand your PLN, and learn to use many platforms to connect with people wondering what you're wondering, and thinking what you're thinking.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic Web browsing
Audience: K-12, administration
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies

1P-2PN SMART Board Basics: Just Starting Out (double session; hands-on)
Deb Russell, Prairie Rose School Division
This workshop is for all educators just starting out with using a SMART Board. Concepts to be covered will include: setting up the board, using SMART Board tools, Notebook software’s built-in resources, Web resources, using the board with other educational software, classroom strategies, and creating and sharing Notebook activities.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Access to a SMART Board
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, ICT supporting skills

1Q, 4QNSMART Response Units (hands-on. repeated session)
Grant Butler, Rolling River School Division
The session will give teachers the basics of how to set-up a lesson in SMART Notebook using the SMART Response system to do assessment.
Formative and summative assessments will be coverered.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  General SMART Board usage
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, ICT supporting skills

1RN"Free" Online Tools for Teachers (hands-on)
Craig Cuddy, Prairie Spirit School Division
Teachers don't need to invest small fortunes to gather a solid bank of tools that help support learning in classrooms. While there are challenges with "free" software, there are also huge potential rewards. This session will focus on a list of known, quality tools and attempt to address some of the challenges presented as well. The BYTE wiki will have links to all the presented products after the session.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: Basic computer literacy
Audience: K-12
Areas of Focus: Educational Technology, Literacy with ICT, Innovation

1S The Basics of Mimio Notebook
Catherine Strifling, Louis Riel School Division
Just want the basics? Need a recap? This session will introduce the basic functions of Mimio: backgrounds, shapes, colours, the gallery and how to find more online. 
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: None
Audience: K-8
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Literacy with ICT

1T Web Resources to Support Education for Sustainable Development
Anne MacDiarmid, Manitoba Education
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is setting a direction for education and learning based on values, principles, and practices that are necessary to respond effectively to current and future challenges. This workshop explores resources to assist our students by educating them in the basics of sustainable development and preparing them to take their places as environmentally, socially and economically literate citizens, consumers and leaders.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Innovation

1U Integrating ICT Outcomes Using Blackboard/WebCT
Donald Girouard, Manitoba Education
Find out how you can use the online resources of Manitoba’s web-based courses to integrate senior years ICT skills with your face-to-face classes: for example, integrating specific learning outcomes from Applying ICT 1 and 2(15F). You’ll be surprised how many ICT skills students use while participating in an online course or in a learning community built around tools that come with the Blackboard system (formerly known as WebCT).
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience: Senior Years
Area of Focus: ICT supporting skills

1V-2VN ACID Xpress in the Music Classroom (double session; hands-on)
Les Chalmers, River East Transcona School Division
A hands-on session providing the opportunity to become familiar with ACID Xpress software. Time will be allocated to work through several lessons that could be used with students and to explore the possibilities of loop/MIDI-based software.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Middle years, senior years
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies in Music

1WN Special Supports for Special Needs (hands-on)
Albert Krynski, Portage la Prairie School Division
A look at special needs software and websites and how they benefit special needs students.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Admin, Special Needs teachers
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Assessment

1X Portable Apps
Josh Baker, Prairie Spirit School Division
Portable apps are a collection of applications and tools that can be used on a flash drive on virtually any computer, anywhere.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: None
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technology, Innovation

2A, 3A Infusing ICT in Early Years Math and Science Curricula (repeated session)
Rosalind Robb and Sherry Perih
This session will target how to infuse technology into the classroom and provide a snapshot of how to connect the curriculum to meaningful math and science learning experiences to foster engagement with early years students.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Early years
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT in early years

2B GIS Lessons for Early and Middle Years
Rob Langston, Brandon School Division
In this session participants will learn what GIS is, find out how GIS can be used in a classroom to reach curriculum outcomes and see demonstrations of actual GIS activities that they can use in their own classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: none
Audience: K-8
Area of focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies

2F Cool Tools for Online Learning
Clarke Hagan, Louis Riel School Division
There are many ways you can enhance your online learning environment. Microsoft Office Communicator and the IOGEAR digital pen will be used to demonstrate how they transformed 30S and 40S online physics classes. This initiative was one of five projects selected to represent Canada at the Microsoft World-Wide Innovative Education Forum 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  some knowledge of online learning
Audience: Senior years, administrators
Area of Focus: Innovation

2G Now What Do We Do? Connected Devices in Your Classroom
Ryan Maksymchuk, Swan Valley School Division
Many middle years and senior-years schools are considering allowing access to local wireless and wired networks. Some schools are currently encouraging students with Smartphones, iPods, iPads, and laptops to use their own hardware in the classroom. What will be the implications? Or will this ever even get off the ground in a meaningful way? The presenter is currently dealing with these opportunities (or are they problems?) with students in his own high-school math classroom. This session promises to be filled with serious debate over what the future of classrooms might look like.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administration
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies

2H LwICT Is 21st Century Learning!
John Finch, Manitoba Education
Heard a lot about 21st Century Learning? Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum is all about 21st Century Learning. Infused with Big Ideas like Collaboration, Communication and Critical and Creative Thinking Skills, Literacy with ICT takes our students into their future supported by solid pedagogical research. Come learn more!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administration
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

2J Toolbox for the 21st Century Resource Teacher
Devon Caldwell, Fort La Bosse School Division
Digital learners fill our classrooms and some of these learners have exceptionalities. Technology has much to offer resource teachers and their students with special needs. During this session, a variety of assistive technologies will be shared, including software, media players, and Web 2.0 tools. Technology has an important role to play with all learners, and participants will have the opportunity to expand their toolbox of intervention and independence-building strategies.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Educational technology, assistive technology, supporting students across subjects, interventions

2KN Introduction to Microsoft Publisher (hands-on)
Kathy Spangler, Brandon School Division
Come learn the basics of Publisher.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: ICT supporting skills

2L, 3L Jimmy’s Teacher Tools (repeated session)
Jim Mueller, Portage la Prairie School Division
Teachers will be exposed to a variety of free software applications that may be used at home or in the classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience:  K-12, Administrators
Area of Focus:  Literacy with ICT, Senior Years ICT, Educational technology, Innovation
All Subject Area.

2M Virtual-ly Paperless Classroom
Megan Sloik & Jennifer Adamson, Portage la Prairie School Division
As part of a funded project in 2009-10, a class in the Portage la Prairie School Division was piloted as a paperless classroom. Through increased technology in the class, this grade five classroom was able to significantly reduce their paper consumption. Hear about some of their paper-cutting strategies, participate in a SMART Response demo, review grant applications used and compare their paper consumption with other classes. You will see how this group of students was not only able to save trees but also $$$!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies, Innovation

2N The Why & How of Classroom Wikis
Andy McKiel, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
This session will highlight several of the benefits of using wikis within your classroom. Whether you wish to share the learning that's taking place in your classroom or are looking for ways to complement the instructional tools that you're already using, there's bound to be a use for you. Participants in this session will be provided with an overview of wiki set-up and design, and will explore a variety of uses for a classroom wiki.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Planning

2ONMaking Interactive Lessons with SMART Notebook (hands-on)
Jodi Hrymak, Rolling River School Division
This session will show participants a variety of interactive lessons made with SMART Notebook.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Some experience with SMART Notebook
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

2Q NInternet Got You Down? – Technology-infused Pedagogy Without the Web (hands-on)
Mark Waldner & David Juce, Park West School Division
Depending on where you teach, your Internet access (if any) may not be useable for education purposes. Fortunately, the LwICT continuum doesn't require the Internet for ICT infusion to support student learning outcomes. In this session teachers without Internet access in their schools will be shown how:

• The writing process is enhanced by technology from concept-mapping software to configuring Word for formal writing correction.
• Real-world problems are solved with spreadsheets
• Electronic portfolios can be used for assessment with LwICT
• To tell a digital story with Photo Story.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: Middle years
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

2R-3RN ePEARL:  Electronic Portfolio for Evidence of Active Reflective Learning (double session; hands-on)
Michelle Larose-Kuzenko, Manitoba Education
Assessment For/As/Of Learning is an essential component of LwICT. ePEARL allows users to engage in best assessment practices. Most school divisions in Manitoba currently have access to this electronic portfolio. Participants to this extended session will have a hands-on opportunity to experience ePEARL.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Assessment

2S Inquiry-based eLearning Content Developed by Teachers
Rheal Dumont, Executive Director, NECTAR Foundation
See examples of math, language arts and ELL learning objects developed by teachers of a school district in Ottawa and the NECTAR Foundation.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Math, ELA

2T Belonging, Learning, and Growing: A Website Dedicated to Diversity Education
Tony Tavares, Manitoba Education
Manitoba Education launched a new section of the Department site dedicated to Diversity Education and designed with teachers and youth in mind. The website is intended to be a collaborative effort that will be built over time. The presentation will focus on the design of the website and its future as a resource for teachers and youth interested in social justice issues and diversity education.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills, Cross-curricular

2U Introducing Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
Greg Pruden & Leigh Brown
Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies is a newly-developed Grade 12 course from Manitoba Education that is available as a Web-Based Course online. This session will outline the content of this multi-disciplinary course, as well as discuss the various ways the Web-based version can be used to enhance and support content delivery. The program of studies was designed to be inquiry-based and, therefore, will incorporate a variety of technologies, whether delivered using an online or in-class model.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Senior Years
Area of Focus: Aboriginal Studies, eLearning

2W Multi-sensory Environments
Albert Krynski, Portage la Prairie School Division
A brief overview of how technology is creating more accessible environments that are providing special needs students with more opportunities to explore.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, Special Needs teachers
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Assessment, ICT supporting skills

3A, 2A Infusing ICT in Early Years Math and Science Curricula (repeated session)
Rosalind Robb and Sherry Perih
This session will target how to infuse technology into the classroom and provide a snapshot of how to connect the curriculum to meaningful math and science learning experiences to foster engagement with early years students.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Early years
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT in early years

3B Riding Mountain National Park – GIS Activities from Parks Canada
Rob Langston, Brandon School Division
Participants in this session will see demonstrations of the new and exciting GIS activities created by Parks Canada.  These activities use real-world data collected by employees of Parks Canada that allow students to create maps and examine real-world issues.  All of the GIS activities reach a variety of Manitoba curriculum outcomes in a variety of grade levels.  As well each activity comes with a wide array of supplementary resources which enhance the learning experience of the students.   Some of the themes found in these lessons include fires, invasive species, the eastern escarpment, roadkill and the re-introduction of the pine marten.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

3C-4C N All Things Audio: Podcasting for Language Learners (double session; hands-on)
Darren Kuropatwa & John Evans, Manitoba Education
In this hands-on workshop, participants will work their way through the production of their first podcast from pre-production to finished podcast shared on the Web. Emphasis will be made on proper diction, pronunciation and oral expression in the target language of each participant’s choice. Resources will be shared for EAL, French, German and Spanish students.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Web browsing
Audience: Middle and senior years
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Senior ICT, Educational Technologies, Language Learning

3E - 4E Literacy with ICT at Senior Years (double session)
John Finch, Manitoba Education
An introduction to Literacy with ICT at Senior Years.  Where have we been and where are we going with this Manitoba Education initiative?
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience: K-12, Administrators
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Senior ICT

3F NTechnology-Infused Pedagogy with a Focus on Wonderful Wikis (hands-on)
David Juce & Mark Waldner, Park West School Division
This hands-on session will begin with a quick overview of 21st Century Learning. Teachers will then be shown various ways that a basic Web wiki can be infused to facilitate learning in grades 9-12 or for home-school and teacher-student communication, assessment for, as and of learning, electronic portfolios, the electronic writing process, or collecting and sharing open source materials.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, 21st Century Learning

3H Dabbling with Data
Andy McKiel, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
This session will highlight some of the many ways that teachers and students can, and should, access, interpret and manipulate data to support them in their teaching and learning.  Participants in this session will discover practical and effective techniques to collect and analyze data using a variety of free and easy Web-based tools.  Discover some of the ways that these tools can be used to check for understanding and plan for your next steps in instruction.  Find out how you can conduct quizzes, administer surveys or manage registrations for your next workshop, course, conference or extra-curricular event!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Assessment

3I NWhat's Your Story? (hands-on)
Ron Nordstrom, Beautiful Plains School Division
This hands-on workshop will look at the power of storytelling with pictures, text, music, and voice using Photo Story, free downloadable software for the PC. Students can demonstrate their learning in any subject by creating a photo video. All you need in your classroom are a camera and a microphone on your computer.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Should be able to download photos on the computer
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, ICT Supporting Skills

3J N Xmind – Mind-mapping and Brainstorming (hands-on)
Clarke Hagan and Kim Melvin, Louis Riel School Division
XMind is an open source brainstorming and mind-mapping software tool. It helps students and teachers to capture ideas, organize them on various charts and share them for collaboration. It supports mind maps, Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams or cause-and-effect diagrams), tree diagrams, organization charts, and spreadsheets. XMind is free and supports both Windows and Mac platforms. A must-have for any kind of creation and critical thinking in a classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

3KN Design Principles: Creating the Classroom Newsletter (hands-on)
Kathy Spangler, Brandon School Division
Come learn how a newsletter comes together using basic design principles.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: ICT supporting skills

3L, 2LN Jimmy's Teacher Tools (hands-on, repeated session)
Jim Mueller, Portage la Prairie School Division
Teachers will be exposed to a variety of free software applications that may be used at home or in the classroom.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  None
Audience:  K-12, Administrators
Area of Focus:  Literacy with ICT, Senior Years ICT, Educational technology, Innovation
All Subject Area.

3MN Teaching Tips and Tricks (hands-on)
Jodi Hrymak, Rolling River School Division
This session is for anyone who wishes they had more time to search the Internet for good websites, try new programs or learn about interesting technology lessons.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

3N Networked Classrooms
Lynda Matchullis, Prairie Spirit School Division
Imagine networking your students with classrooms in schools just down the road or halfway around the world. Students share perspectives about their local communities, cultures, and what they are learning. Early years student are hosting a teddy bear from Japan and are blogging about the experience. Middle years students are using Elluminate to talk to students in India about their heros. Senior years students are sending pictures, video, powerpoints, and writing to India and Brazil using a variety of applications. Teachers and students are learning as they go, developing a toolbox of best online applications and a wealth of experiences to make networked classrooms a success for all.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational technology, Innovation

3P Beyond the Basics - Lesson-Making
Deb Russell, Prairie Rose School Division
Learn to find ready-made lessons, adapt them for your classes and make interactive lessons of your won using the Lesson Toolkit and Gallery Essentials in Notebook Software. Also. inserting videos, reveal techniques and other tricks.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic toolbar funtions and operation of SMARTBoard/ SMART Notebook
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational technology, Innovation

3Q Collaboration: Creatively Connecting Classrooms
Devon Caldwell and Leah Obach, Fort La Bosse School Division
Need an innovative way to connect your students to another classroom? Regardless of students' age, ability or geographic location, these suggestions for cross-grade and cross-cultural collaboration will engage 21st century learners and educators. Tools, troubleshooting tips and suggestions for planning and implementation will encourage participants to expand teaching and learning beyond the four walls of their classrooms.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Familiarity with Literacy with ICT, intermediate technology skills
Audience: K-12 ELA and Social Studies
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational technology, Innovation

3S Mimio Lessons and More
Catherine Strifling, Louis Riel School Division
This session is for Mimio users who want more bells and whistles and will review the downloading of .ink and .mcf files, recording lessons, hyperlinks vs. video, making your own templates and galleries, and more.   
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: Basic Mimio experience
Audience: 3-8
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Literacy with ICT

3T Managing Your Online Footprint
Raman Job, Public Relations Facilitator, Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Your professional presence online can be a huge personal asset. Learn why you need one and how to manage it properly.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies

3U Blackboard Version 9: The New Web Based Course Interface
Donald Girouard, Manitoba Education & Howard Griffith, Manitoba Education
Come and see what the new Blackboard Learn will look like. Manitoba Education has plans to upgrade from the current version of Blackboard (WebCT 6.2) to the new interface managed by MERLIN. You will have the chance to see a demonstration of the new Learning Management System (LMS) interface. It has a Web 2.0 look and feel including many new features built in: Wiki tool, drag and drop interface, and integration of mashups like YouTube, Flickr, and Slideshare. The pedagogical focus in this new release is on fostering active and social learning. Don’t miss out on this first ever demonstration of Blackboard Learn 9.1. Find out where you can get your own ‘sandbox” to play in.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Learning Management Systems

3V Physical Education Online
Blair DuGray, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
A case study on how a school division is offering Grade 11 and 12 Physical Education online.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Senior Years
Area of Focus: Physical Education

3W-4W Using Technology in a Life Skills Classroom (double session)
Kimberley Smith, Beautiful Plains School Division
Albert Krynski, Portage la Prairie School Division
How to use a variety of technology (SMART Board, Boardmaker, Classroom Suite, Inspiration, etc.) within a Life Skills classroom to teach all ability levels.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Senior Years Life Skills, ELA, Math
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies

3X-4X Powerful Teaching Strategies for the 21st Century (double session)
Lee Crockett
Understanding the Digital Generation: Powerful Teaching Strategies For 21st Century Learners
This workshop begins by exploring the effect digital bombardment has on the digital generation in the new digital landscape, and considers the profound implications this holds for the future of education. What does the latest neuro-scientific and psychological research tell us about the role of intense and frequent experiences on the brain, particularly the young and impressionable brain?
Based on the research, what inferences can we make about kids' digital experiences and how these experiences are wiring and shaping their cognitive processes? More importantly, what are the implications for teaching, learning and assessment in the new digital landscape?
But there's more to consider if we are going to get a complete picture of what instruction will look like in the future. How can we reconcile these new findings with current instructional practices, particularly in a climate of standards and accountability driven by high stakes testing for all? What strategies can we use to appeal to the learning preferences and communication needs of digital learners, while at the same time honoring our traditional practices and assumptions related to teaching, learning, and assessment?
The implications of how digital kids process, interact, and communicate in current learning environments and effective instructional strategies are examined against current findings from the social, psychological, and neurosciences as to how effective teaching and learning occurs.
This presentation then provides a comprehensive profile of 10 core learning attributes of digital learners, and 10 core teaching and learning strategies that can be used to appeal to their digital lifestyle and learning preferences. We then take look at the modern workplace, and examine the new entry skills students will need to be successful in the digitally infused working environment. How has the world of work changed? How is it likely to change in the future? What are the new thinking skills workers will require? And how must we shift instruction to ensure we are equipping our students with these skills?
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies

4A Why Would I Want a Data Projector Anyway?
Glenda MacPhee, Beautiful Plains School Division
Already have an overhead and a whiteboard? Don't see the need for a data projector? In this session we will explore the many ways a data projector or even a SMART Board (gasp!) can make your teaching easier and more dramatic, thereby holding your students’ interest in a more interactive way.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: early years
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills

4B A Look at How One Teacher Manages the ICT Toolbox
Catherine Strifling, Louis Riel School Division
How do I keep PowerPoint, Excel, YouTube, Word, and all those other programs at my finger tips? Simple tips to make your day less stressful, keep your technology lessons organized, and keep transitions to a minimum.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: None
Audience: K-8
Area of Focus: Ed Tech, Literacy with ICT

4F Senior Years Math Blast
Ryan Maksymchuk, Swan Valley School Division
Looking for some new and practical ideas for your senior years math class? Wanting to compare notes with other senior years math colleagues as to what they are doing with ICT in their courses? Not afraid to step into the ICT water and take a risk? Then register for this session. As a participant, you will be expected to share one idea with other participants as to what ICT infusion ideas you are using/doing/thinking about in your class. The session facilitator will record the ideas on a wiki and at the end of this session you will walk away with a virtual collection of math curriculum ICT infusion ideas to make part of your next lesson/unit/course!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: 9-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Innovation

4G Advancing Your GIS Skills
Rob Langston, Brandon School Division
In this session participants will see demonstrations on how to incorporate more advanced GIS skills into their lessons while still completing social studies curriculum outcomes.  The skills demonstrated will include clipping, buffering, creating new layers, creating new shapefiles, hyperlinking and more.  These new skills will not only challenge students but also enable teachers to use GIS more often in the classroom.  
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Prior knowledge of GIS
Audience: 9-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT

4H Student Communication Toolbox
Sandi Hodgson, Prairie Spirit School Division
The Student Communication Toolkit is made up of several tried-and-true technologies that will allow students to communicate electronically in several methods. So whether you wish them to collaborate/communicate with just their teachers, students in other schools within your Division, or students on the other side of the world, there are options that will work for you!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills

4I, 1I Basic Troubleshooting in the Classroom (repeated session)
Ryan Ukno & David Citulsky, Portage la Prairie School Division
How to properly troubleshoot and correct every-day tech problems that occur in a classroom setting.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, ICT supporting skills

4J Classroom Makeover: Cleaning Out Your Technology Closet
Devon Caldwell and Leah Obach, Fort La Bosse School Division
Tired of using the same old tech tools in the same ways? Spice up your technology wardrobe and invigorate learning experiences with these exciting new ideas. Relevant across a variety of grade levels and subject areas, participants will be exposed to a number of new tools, different ways of using tried-and-true basics, and classroom-tested examples of their use. Re-engage learners by refreshing your lessons with these low-cost technology must-haves!
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Familiarity with Literacy with ICT, intermediate technology skills
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies, Innovation

4L, 1L Internet Safety: Where to Start? (repeated session)
John Hiebert, Consultant, Networking Technologies, MERLIN
This session will highlight some of the security and safety challenges posed by the Internet and demonstrate how to ensure you and your students are as protected as much as possible.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12, administrators
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Internet Security

4MN Comic Life in the Classroom (repeated session; hands-on)
Nora Heschuk, Beautiful Plains School Division
Comic Life is an easy-to-use program which allows students to demonstrate their understanding using photos or illustrations and text. In this hands-on session you will get a step-by-step guide to creating a Comic Life project. You will also have the opportunity to see project samples for Math, Science, Language Arts, French, Health and Social Studies. Participants may bring their own images to create a project or use sample images provided.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Basic computer skills
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: ICT Supporting Skills

4N Using Elluminate in a Dispersed Environment
Craig Cuddy, Prairie Spirit School Division
Elluminate is a tool for communicating:  utilizing a whiteboard, chatting and audio/video conferencing. Prairie Spirit uses it for training, support, meetings, teaching and professional development. This session will focus on why we use it and how it works. A live online demonstration will be part of the presentation.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: None
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: LwICT

40N Manipulating Digital Pictures (hands-on)
Jim Mueller, Portage la Prairie School Division
This presentation will be a basic introduction to manipulating pictures.  Those attending are asked to bring their own pictures on either their camera or a jump drive.  The group will be using Photoshop Elements and will be shown various techniques to enhance their pictures.  Various pictures file types will be explained and discussed.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: All
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, ICT supporting skills

4P Making Your SMART Board Work for You: Audio and Video Recording of Your Lessons with Microsoft Office
Tim Lehman, Portage la Prairie School Division
Demonstration of techniques and tips for using SMART Board recording software with Microsoft Office to record lessons. Recordings can be posted online and viewed at a later time. Discussion and ideas will be presented on "inverted classroom" concept. For explanation and preparation, Google "inverted classroom".
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  General SMART Board usage, Office 2007 or later
Audience: Senior Years general application, presentation will focus on science and math
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Innovation

4R How SMART is it?
Michelle Larose-Kuzenko, Manitoba Education
Rosalind Robb, Manitoba Education
What makes interactive whiteboards (IWBs) effective tools for teaching and learning? This professional learning session will explore appropriate uses of IWBs in the classroom. This is NOT a training session.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: K-12
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies

4S N Mimio Technology - MimioVote (hands-on)
Kim Melvin – Louis Riel School Division
MimioVote Assessment tools accurately measure student understanding “on the spot” with maximum class participation.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Some Mimio experience would be beneficial
Audience: K-12                  
Area of Focus: Literacy with ICT, Educational Technologies, Innovation

4T Web-Based Courses – How Do I Get Started?
Howard Griffith & Donald Girouard, Manitoba Education
Manitoba Education develops Web-Based Courses (WBCs) and provides them to any teacher in Manitoba that wants one -- for “free”! Did you know that this valuable resource can be used to assist classroom instruction (virtual and face-to-face) and can support your own professional learning and teaching? Surprisingly, many teachers do not know about this valuable resource or how to access it! Come find answers to: In what ways can I use WBCs? What courses and resources are available for my use? How can I get access to WBCs? How can I give my students access to WBCs? What support and training can I get to help me? What is new with WBCs in Manitoba?
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  none
Audience: Senior years, administration, guidance/resource
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Innovation, eLearning

4U Introduction to Moodle
Trudy Zelmer, Brandon School Division
Thinking of trying out Moodle but don't have any time? This session will introduce you to Moodle and show you how quick and easy it is to set up for high school courses. Explore the ability of Moodle to expand the capacity of your school's course offerings.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: Intermediate computer skills
Audience: Senior Years  
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies, Innovation

4V The iPad Session
Raman Job, Public Relations Facilitator, Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Tricks, secrets and terrific apps - a sharing session for for iPad users, complete with a 15-minute app smackdown.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills:  Bring your own iPad
Audience: anyone with an iPad
Area of Focus: Educational Technologies