Melinda belives that technology is the tool that gives us the power to motivate, engage and empower ourselves and our students. As the director of Learning Technology Center 6 North, she works with three Regional Offices of Education and fifty school districts in southern Illinois to promote technology as a way to enhance what we are doing, not give us more to do. When Mindy is not wearing her Director hat, she serves as the President of ICE-SI, is a wife and mother to two 21st century learners, and runs a part time - photography studio out of her basement.
| Creating the Collection
Digital portfolios are the perfect way to present and preserve digital projects and artifacts. Today, the emergence of new software applications has made the process of creating digital portfolios much easier than ever. This session will focus on some of the new tools that can be used to develop and maintain portfolios for your students or yourselves. You are just a few mouse clicks away from creating a digital collection that can be saved or shared.
Time: Thursday 3:45p - 4:30p / Friday 2:30p - 3:15p
Location: Zanies Comedy Club
Session Materials:Creating Handout Creating Presentation
Understanding E-Rate
The E-Rate program is a federal discount and reimbursement program that can help offset the costs of telecommunications equipment and services as well as those related to local area network support. The E-Rate program provides some important opportunities for school officials, but it also presents challenges when it comes to completing the documentation that is associated with the program. Join us to learn more about the ways that E-Rate can help you to provide valuable services for your schools and districts.
Time: Thursday 11:45a - 12:30p
Location: Salon V
Session Materials: Understanding Erate Presentation
Capturing the Spirit of Your Classroom
Digital photography has taken the lead as a form of media commonly used by our society, and digital images are now being used daily in student projects and teacher lessons. So many times we set out to capture a moment in a photograph, only to find ourselves asking “What did I do wrong?” This session will focus on ways that you can improve your own photos and will also provide ideas for the many ways that you can use digital images with your students. Come see how motivating projects enriched with digital photographs can lead to a whole new level of expression and engaged learning.
Time: Thursday 9:45a - 10:30a / Friday 9:45a - 10:30a
Location: Zanies Comedy Club
Session Materials: Capturing Presenation Capturing Handout |
