VITA-Learn - Program Overview

VITA-Learn PO Box 1805 Williston, VT 05495

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Strand A – Hands-on – Double session	Strand B - Tools for Teachers
Strand C – General Integration	Strand D – Elementary Integration
Strand E- Middle School Integration	Strand F – High School Integration
Strand G – On the Horizon	Strand H – What You Should Know

Session # 1 – 9:45 – 10:45

A. Wanna Wiki?: New Tools for Classroom Teachers- Part 1	Double session – hands-on - Sandy Lathem
B. Teachers’ Workplace & Riverdeep Learning Village: Resources & Tools for Vermont Teachers	Arlyn Bruccoli, Bill Romond & Jill Peck
C. Portraits of our Senior Friends: Digital Photgraphy, Oral History, and Inter-generational Connections	Dov Stucker
D. Completing the Technology Circuit	Erica Goodrich
E. Technology and Multi-cultural Education: Vermont Students Meet the World	Veanne Maxwell
F. Authentic Learning through Technology: Public Service Announcements	Caty Wolfe
G. Pod Casting in YOUR Classroom	Ellen Ferro and Bryan Schofield
H. Don't be a Cyber-outlaw! A copy-cat-alog for educators.	Bill Wargo & Donna Iverson

Session # 2 – 10:55 – 11:55

A. Wanna Wiki?: New Tools for Classroom Teachers- Part 2	Double session – hands-on - Sandy Lathem
B. Claymation Video Production Comes to Crossett Brook Middle School	Douglas A. Lombard
C. Integrating Technology in a Middle School Literature Program	Carole Goldsworthy
D. Ride the Wave of Technology Integration	Jenn Cummings and Erica Goodrich
E. Reawaken Middle School Math	Karen Nee & John Downes
F. Empowering Digital Natives: Collaborative Technology Integration for the High School Classroom	Audrey Imhoff & Larissa Thompson
G. Beyond the Desktop Computer: Exciting New Technologies~for the Classroom	Steve Webster
H. “Is My Sixth Grade Student Really On MySpace?”	Jan Fraga

Session # 3 – 1:10 – 2:10~

A. Intrigued by their Own Likeness: Digital Self-Portraits – Part 1	Double Session – Hands-on - Joy Kipp and Kathy Gallagher
B. Telling Stories the Digital Way	Sandy Lathem
C. A One-to-One Laptop Initiative in a Small School: Impacts on Regular- and Special-Ed Classrooms	Paul Smith
D. Knuffle Bunny Reinvented	Linda Sommerville & Leah LaRoc
E. Movie Making: Bring Your Research Papers to Life	Bill Wight
F. InternEtional Education: Getting Connected with a Purpose	Gary Furlong
G. Content + Technology in the Text-less Classroom or, how I kicked my textbook habit	Eli Rosenberg
H. “How Do You Think Out of the Box When There is No Box?”	Greg Thweatt

Session # 4 – 2:20 – 3:20

A. Intrigued by their Own Likeness: Digital Self-Portraits – Part 2	Double Session – Hands-on - Joy Kipp and Kathy Gallagher
B. Electronic Portfolios: Tools for Success	Lauren Kelley Parren, Caroline Camara
C. “The Daily Record of Albert Hunter”: Student use of Technology to Create an Interactive Local History Resource.	Jeff Hindes
D. Graveyards, Wolf Tracks, and Technology?	Linda Horn & Jan Barsanti
E. The Literacy-Tech Connection: Using Microsoft Publisher to Support Understanding of Informational Text	Beth Lane & Amy Truchon
F. Probing the Future: Using handheld data collectors in high school science classrooms	Steve Lynch & Katri LaPointe
G. Knocking Down the Walls: Connecting Your Classroom with the World	Katie Reen
H. Closing the Digital Divide - One Computer at a time	Robert Sargent, Bryant Patten