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__** BYTE 2009 Breakout Sessions **__

= = //** Time Slot 1 **// Early Morning: 10:15 - 11:15

 __** Session # 1A **__ - Electronic Scrapbooking - Applications for the Classroom **//Presented by://** Ron Nordstrom
 * 1) [|Mixbook] - create and share an online book. Order print copies. Sign up for free account.
 * 2) [|Blurb.com] - Download software to create a photo and text book. Order print copies.
 * 3) [|Picaboo] - Download software to create a book. Order print copies.
 * 4) [|Photoinpress.ca] - Download software to make your own photobook and order inexpensive copies
 * 5) [|Scrapblog] - Online scrapbook you can share or send to your friends.
 * 6) [|escrapbooking] - E stands for educational, experiential, engaging, expressions. Find all the ways to engage students with different kinds of electronic scrapbooking tools.
 * 7) [|SnapJot] - Digital scrapbooking. Collaborative approach.
 * 8) [|Shutterfly] - Create books, cards, calendars, etc.
 * 9) [|My Publisher] - Download software then creat books and other items.
 * 10) [|Smilebox] - Online scrapbook you can blog, email or print.


 * 1) Sample 1 - [|Autobiography]
 * 2) Sample 2 - [|Geography of Canada]
 * 3) Sample 3 - [|Path of blood in the body]



 __** Session # 1B & 2B **__ - The Wonderful World of Wikis *Double Session* **//Presented by://** Shawn Kleebaum & Mike Nantais

Google site: [|Take a BYTE out of the Wonderful World of Wikis]

 __** Session # 1C **__ - How To Edit & Use Digital Images **//Presented by://** Kathy Spangler //Free Software Downloads//PhotoFiltre - []Paint.Net - []Picasa - [] Images - [|Creative Commons]

 __** Session # 1D **__ - Models for Senior Years ICT Curriculum Implementation: Challenges and Solutions **//Presented by://** Debra Parker & Howard Griffith





 __** Session # 1E **__ - Eric Carle Look-a-Likes **//Presented by://** Glenda MacPhee These picture stories were created by students in grade one using Paint and SMART Notebook simultaneously. If we can do it anyone at other grades can too. It's fun, stretches creativity and opens up many other possibilities. 1. - Our practice run 2. - Our finished product 3. - The "how-to" version.

 __** Session # 1F **__ - Flickr Toys and More K-12 **//Presented by://** John Evans  **The information for this session is based from this wiki page.

[|Using Digital Images in the Classroom: Flickr Toys and More] ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 60%; line-height: 115%;"> = =

 __** Session # 1G **__ - Create a Digital Story in 5 Easy Steps Using Photo Story 3 **//Presented by://** Clarke Hagan <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 104%;">**1.** [|**Photo Story How-To Guide**]
 * 2. Student Examples (K-3) -** [|**Macaroni Penguin.wmv**]**,** [|**Adelie Penguin.wmv**]

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 __** Session # 1H&2H **__ - GIS/GPS for the Classroom Teacher *Double Session* **//Presented by://** Whitney Stone

Arcview Lesson: Aboriginal Reserves in Canada Arcview Lesson: Transportation/Roads Map of MB Arcview Lesson: Ecozones of Canada

Websites: ESRI Canada : [|www.Esri.com] Manitoba Education GIS initiative: [] GIS.COM : []

 __** Session # 1I **__ - Enhance Your ELA Classroom with Technology *Double Session* **//Presented by://** Janis Williams media type="custom" key="3257990"
 * [|Google Docs] || [|Tiny URL] || [|Tiny Chat] || [|T-rrific T-Shirt.pdf] || [|PowerPoint and Google Tips.pdf] ||
 * [|Acrostic with a Twist.pdf] || [|Picture Postcards.pdf] || [|Pizza Glyph.pdf] || [|Riddle Flipper.pdf] || [|Categories Corners.pdf] ||
 * [|Two Minute Challenge.pdf] || [|I Would Like to Invent.pdf] || [|Inspiration to PowerPoint.pdf] || [|All-About-Me.pdf] || [|Greeting Card.pdf] ||

 __** Session # 1J **__ - Focused Observation of Student Learning in Literacy with ICT **//Presented by://** Michelle Larose-Kuzenko, MECY Consultant, LwICT

The following file is an overview of Focused Observation. The principles of this session are found there. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/let_me_try/focused_obs.doc


 * Presentation**: [[file:Focused.ppt]]

 __** Session # 1K **__ - Using ePEARL with the Grade 11 & 12 Physical/Health Education Course **//Presented by://** Amanda Percival-Bouchard

 __** Session # 1L **__ - Mathletics **//Presented by://** Nora Heschuk [|Mathletics]

The World Math Day site is up and running! If you would like to give your students "a taste" of Mathletics (and __lots of practice with their Math facts__), log them in right away!! World Math Day is FREE! Students can practice right up until World Math Day on March 4. (Last year my students were able to continue using Mathletics until the end of June...hopefully they will do the same again this year so that you can really see if it would fit into your Math program!) Here is a **[|teacher guide]** in .pdf format with more information about World Math Day as well as instruction on how to sign up your students. [|World Math Day]

 __** Session # 1M **__ - Technology-Infused Classroom Activities **//Presented by://** Andrea Robinson

<span style="color: #ff2e00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You can access all the files that I will be sharing by going to my school webpage (http://www.cci.bpsd.mb.ca/), and clicking on the BYTE link at the top.

 __** Session # 1N **__ - ePEARL Level 1 in a K-2 Classroom **//Presented by://** Rob McDonald

 __** Session # 1O **__ - Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView (Arc GIS) 9.x **//Presented by://** Rob Langston & Al Friesen

 __** Session # 1P **__ - Just Enough, Just in Time: Mentoring Teachers in Technology Infusion **//Presented by://** Devon Caldwell

 __** Session # 1Q **__ - Resurrecting PowerPoint: Moving Toward Non-Linear Presentations [|PowerPoint in the Classroom] [|Internet 4 Classrooms - PowerPoint Resources]
 * //Presented by://** [|Andy McKiel]

- an example of a non-linear PowerPoint presentation...

- examples of 2-D animations created using PowerPoint...

- an example of a PowerPoint 'virtual tour'...

[|Prezi] - we've all heard of 'death by PowerPoint' - what will this new tool mean for the future of PowerPoint?

 __** Session # 1R **__ - Personal Safety **//Presented by://** Brent McCrae

 __** Session # 1S **__ - ePEARL at Grade 3 & 4 **//Presented by://** Jodi Hrymak