Technology Sharing Conference

For Secondary Teachers and Administrators

Sponsored by the Salem State Collaborative and

CCS Presentation Systems of Chelmsford

Location: Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Audience: Grades 7-12 Teachers and Administrators

Dates: April 17, 2008

Time: Registration 3 – 3:30 PM

Program 3:30 to 5:30 PM

Fee: $5 for Member Schools $10 for Non-Member Schools

(Check Website www.salemcollaborative.org)

PDP’s: 2 Hours

Program Description:

3:30 – 4PM What is happening with SmartBoard Technology?

Presenter: Kim Bishop CCS Presentation Systems

4 – 4:15 PM What are these new HandHeld Devices appearing in our classrooms?

A brief look at the new TI-NSpires!

Presenter: Audrey Coats, TI Regional Trainer for TI-Nspire HqndHelds

4:30 – 5:30 PM Workshops

Workshop #1: Senteo Assessment System

Presenter: Amy Dyment

Description: These interactive devices help get feedback from individual students in a class, thus providing an alternative method of assessment. Come see how to create questions using the Senteo software and Notebook for Smart Board and evaluate the class results.

Workshop #2: Airliners – An alternate Approach to Smart Boards or Is it Another Assessment Tool?

Presenter: Kim Bishop, CCS Presentations Systems

Description: An Airliner with a projection system can help you emulate a Smart Board in your classroom. It can also be used in conjunction with your Smart Board as an input device by you or your students.

Workshop #3: Autograph for Teaching Mathmatics (9-12)

Presenter: Steve Smith

Description: This dynamical program is one of the top selling educational programs in Europe and the private schools in the US. It can be used for most courses from pre-algebra through college calculus. Teachers can use it for presentations or in just preparing worksheets, investigations and assessments.  You have seen what the Geometers’ Sketchpad has done for Geometry. Now see what Autograph can do for the rest of the high school mathematics curriculum.

Workshop #4: TI N-spire: Mulitple Representations of Mathematical Concepts

Presenter: Audrey Coats

Description: Texas Instruments’ new handheld is more than a calculator.  While the N-spire has all the capabilities of the TI-84, is has a connectivity between the applications that brings your work to a new level, as well as a documents folder that organizes your work and makes sharing documents easier.  See the changes in the calculator capabilities, the lists and spreadsheets, and the improvements to the geometry and graphing applications.  

Workshop #5: New Features in Notebook Software for Smartboards

Presenter: Sarah Heller

Description: This workshop will focus on using SMART Notebook software to enhance lessons, presentations and create interactive classroom activities. It will focus on new techniques and tips on making your lessons look more professional and user friendly. Participants will explore the new Toolkit in Notebook and learn strategies for making games and interactive activities. There will also be a preview to the new features in Notebook 10.0 (coming later this spring).

SmartBoards in the Classroom: The following workshops will show how teachers are using the SmartNotebook in conjunction with the internet, video and other software packages.

Workshop #6: Foreign Language

Presenter: Rachelle Meredith

Workshop #7: Science

Presenter: Karyn ONeill

Workshop #8: Social Studies

Presenter: Katie Silva

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.

DEADLINE to sign up for Sharing Conference is April 16^th.