for learning 2009

EVOLUTION OF THE WEB

collaborative tools

Third Annual Conference - Macomb ISD - November 13, 2009

CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
Getting to the Conference
The CTL Conference will take place at the Educational Service Center of the Macomb ISD, 44001 Garfield Rd. in Clinton Township
(Macomb County). Take M-59 from the nearest Interstate Freeway (I-94 to the east, or I-75 to the west) to Garfield Road, and turn
south. The Educational Service Center is located just past the Macomb Community College. For more information, visit http://misd.net.
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about the conference
8:00am!! On Site Registration

The 3rd annual Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference, 8:30am!! Welcome and Introduction
sponsored by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) ! ! Bruce Umpstead, MDE
and hosted by the Macomb ISD, will show educators how to use the growing 9:00am!! Breakout Session 1 (60 Min)
collection of web sites and technologies to support student learning and
10:00am! Break
achievement. Nearly a decade ago, the second generation of Internet sites
brought new functions and features that allowed true collaboration to occur 10:15am! Breakout Session 2 (90 Min)
online. Now, new technologies are transforming these tools, bringing about new
11:45am! Lunch
sites that interact with each other and the user to create a new collaborative
network that has the potential to transform how we teacher, learn, work, and live. 12:30pm! Impromptu Learning Sessions

1:00pm!! Breakout Session 3 (60 Min)

The Collaborative Tools for Learning conference provides educators at all levels
with an opportunity to learn about these new tools, and how they can support 2:00pm!! Break
teaching and learning. Hear from experts and colleagues throughout the state
2:10pm!! Presentation Session 4 (60 Min)
who are using these tools in innovative ways to encourage new ways of learning.
3:15pm!! Conference Wrap-Up
Pre-conference Workshops
For the first time, we are expanding the learning opportunities of the CTL conference by offering two
full-day workshops the day BEFORE the conference. Registration is $85 and includes lunch. Register
on the CTL Registration page.
iTeach - Using iPods/
iPhones in the Classroom
It’s not just an entertainment device or phone -
the iPod/iPhone has more power and
functionality than many computers in your school!
This workshop will provide an overview of how
the iPod and iPhone can be used as teaching
and learning tools. We’ll look at a variety of
applications, hardware add-ons, and strategies
for how teachers can use these devices to
become more knowledgeable and productive for
their own work, and how they can use these with
students to support learning.
Survival Training for Tech
Integration Specialists
Sure, you’ve used technology quite a bit in your
own teaching, but what do you do when you are
suddenly given the responsibility of leading your
colleagues from the land of the luddites into the
21st century? This hands-on workshop will
address all of the considerations of being a
technology leader in your school. Specifically,
we’ll focus on how to provide quality professional
development around technology use to your
colleagues in an effective and efficient manner.
Topics include:
• An overview of the iPod Touch and iPhone
functions
• The iTunes App Store
• 30 great free apps for teachers
• 30 great apps for students
• 20 ways that your iPhone can make your work
as a teacher easier/better
• Strategies for implementing the use of iPods as
learning tools in your classroom
• iTunes U and other useful online content
• Lessons learned and research findings from
successful use of iPods in learning
Presenter: Stephen Best, Univ. of Michigan
Topics include:
• Creating and using screencasts as a “co-
instructor” for professional development
sessions
• Leveraging existing resources
• Tools and applications to facilitate efficient
professional development
• Free and low-cost tools for conducting face-to-
face and online professional development
sessions
Presenters: Scott Schiopieray and Brandon
Blinkenberg, Michigan State University
Breakout Session 1: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Wikis and Web 2.0 in the Elementary Classroom
Room 207AB
Wikis are a free Web resource with unlimited educational value. A wiki
encourages writing, creativity, collaboration and more. Wikis can be used by all
students, at all levels, in all subjects. I will also share other Web 2.0 tools such as
Animoto, Glogster, and Voicethread that can be used with a wiki.
Presenter: Patti Harju, 2nd Grade Teacher, St. Stephen School, Grand Rapids
Grade level: Lower elementary
Curriculum Strands: English/Language Arts
Blogs in the English Classroom
Room 206
Having a hard time getting students to take their writing seriously? Want a new
venue to grab their attention? Use a blog! By implementing blog use in an
English classroom, students start to understand the importance of voice,
audience, and tone. In this session, participants will be able see case-in-point
examples of how blogs are used in the English classroom, with some time
spent on just setting up a blog and how to manage it.!
Presenter: Kelly Kermode, Forest Hills East High School
Grade level: Middle/High School
Curriculum Strands: English/Language Arts
MI Learning on iTunes U: Providing Resources for Learners
PC South
Discover the quality courses being created by Michigan educators and shared
on MI Learning on iTunes U, offering 24/7 support for students and educators! "
Learn how to glean and post enhanced and video resources for elementary,
middle, high school, and professional development. Watch for stipend offerings! "
Presenter: Judy Paxton, MI Learning Project Manager
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Using Google Apps to Enhance Educational Technology
Room 202
Find out about the history of collaborative learning in the Virgin Islands schools
including 1:1 programs, why it is important, and how the schools currently and
plan to use Google Apps in this process."
Presenter: Peter Wholihan, US Virgin Islands DOE
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
MI Champions Project
DL South
The purpose of the MI Champions Project, funded by a State of Michigan
grant, is the integration of technology in the curriculum. "The full year project
has involved approximately 180 school level teams and over 800 teachers/
media specialists. "Activities include attendance at the MACUL Conference,
summer training, online learning, coaching and the development and
implementation of integrated lesson plans.
Presenter: Marie Zuk, MACUL
Grade level: Any
Curriculum Strands: Any
An Educator’s Introduction to Collaborative Online Tools
Room 100B
Is all of this “Web 2.0” stuff new to you? Are you just looking to find out what
these tools are, and how they might apply to education? This session will
introduce some of the various sites and online tools that can be used to
support collaborative learning. For those more comfortable with paper, you
will get handouts, including a glossary of these tools, links to tutorials, and more.
Presenter: Stephen Best, University of Michigan
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
 Workshop Session 1: 10:15 am to 11:45 am
ZOHO and Away We Go!
Room 207AB
Do you Zoho? Come and explore the collaborative and organizational tool
Zoho.com. "Learn how it can be used to share documents, powerpoints,
spreadsheets etc. "Zoho is also a great Web 2.0 tool for teachers to use as
their Web file cabinet.
Presenter: Manette Crawford, Cabrini Middle School, Allen Park
Grade level: Middle Grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Collaborations Around the Planet: Maximizing Your Use of
CAPSpace
DL South
“CAPspace” or Collaborations Around the Planet is a social network by
TWICE for videoconferencing projects. Are you taking advantage of all the
features? Learn how you can use CAPspace to bring more collaborative
experiences to your students.
Presenter: Janine Lim, Berrien RESA
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Podcasting Made Easy
Room 206
Podcasting is an engaging"way to check for comprehension in the classroom. A
high number of our students are considered "verbal" learners. By using a
podcast as an instructional tool for learning, students have the ability to not
only receive information in an alternative form, but also provide information in
a manner that might better suite their learning style. Participants will learn how
to podcast, what tools are needed, some classroom management tips, as well
as sites that provide free tools and hosting. Examples will be shared.
Presenter: Kelly Kermode, Forest Hills East High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Every Teacher with a Website in 90 Minutes!
Room 202
Using a free Google account and their web creation feature called Sites, every
teacher in your building can have a user-friendly basic website in less than 90
minutes. " Attendees will use Google Sites to create a website with bells and
whistles. You will be guided through steps of creating the site, adding, editing,
and organizing pages and adding other features. "You will also find out about
Google Gadgets and how they can enhance your site. Website creation
doesn’t get much easier than working with Google Sites. "
Check out this hands on session to get started with your own site! Make sure
to bring your own documents and pictures to add the content to you site.
Presenter: David Tchozewski, Director of Information Technology, Jenison
High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Multimedia Mashups: Students Show What They Know
PC South
Integrating digital multi-media into your summative assessments is an effective
way to allow ALL of your students to show what they know. "This workshop
will explore a variety of creative and free Web 2.0 tools such as Voicethread,
Weebly and ToonDoo. "You'll learn how to use these tools to engage students
in learning while providing them with an alternative end of the unit
assessment. We'll also explore ways to use this student work to build your
digital instructional portfolio.
Presenter: Susan Hardin, Assistive Technology Consultant, Macomb ISD
Grade level: Upper elementary, Middle School, or High School
Curriculum Strands: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, Special Education, Arts and Humanities
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 Breakout Session 2 - 10:15 am to 11:45am Lunch - 11:45 am to 12:30 pm
A Dozen Collaborative Tools You’ve Probably Never Seen
That Will Change Everything Lunch is provided for all conference presenters and attendees. Lunch will be
Room 100B served in the registration area. Please feel free to take your lunch to Room
When “Web 2.0” sites first emerged, they often took older software
100B.
technologies and applied them to a Web interface - sometimes with newer
collaborative features. However, there are new tools emerging that were
designed more around how we think and work. In this session, we’ll
demonstrate a sampling of these new tools, and show how you can find out
more about each through a set of online tutorials. And, I will guarantee that Impromptu Learning - 12:30 to 1:00 pm
your jaws will drop at least once during this session!

Presenter: Stephen Best, University of Michigan So, you’ve seen and heard about a lot of tools so far. But, you probably have
Grade level: Any
some questions. Or maybe you want to talk with any other people here who
Curriculum Strands: Any
have tried using some online tool like ZOHO, Skype, or Wordpress. Or, you
missed a session because there were two that you wanted to see that were
going on at the same time. Just list any topics you want to discuss on the
poster by the registration desk, and we’ll set up a table for a discussion on that
topic at this time. Go to whatever table you prefer and talk with your
colleagues. We’re talking about collaborative tools all day - so take this
opportunity to COLLABORATE with your peers HERE!

... after the conference

The Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference shouldn’t just be a memory or set of notes that you took after the conference day is done.
We know that effective professional learning for teachers is an ongoing process that requires practice, reflection, and sharing of ideas. So, even after
the conference is “done”, it will live on through a set of podcasts on the MI Learning site on iTunes U, as well as the conference’s host web site:

! ! http://www.webtools4learning.org
Breakout Session 3: 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Using Voicethread to Engage Your Students
PC South
This session is about a free collaborative and communicative tool. At
Voicethread.com you can upload video, images, or Powerpoints and the
viewers comment on what they see. Voicethread can be used to introduce
concepts, review concepts, as an assessment tool etc."
Presenter: April Tincher, Teacher, Walled Lake Consolidated School District
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
21 Things for 21st Century Educators
DL South
Learn about an Innovative teacher training project which meets the National
Educational Technology Standards for K-12 Teachers (NETS-T). Learn how you
can replicate this for your own district or ISD. 21 Things engages participants in
"Just in Time" training through an online interface and virtual Connect sessions.
Learn how educators can develop their own skills and build ePortfolio content
for their classrooms.
Presenters: Melissa White, Carolyn McCarthy, Jennifer Parker-Moore, and
Frank Miracola
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Collaborative Tools to Support Teachers’ Professional
Learning
Room 100AB
These Web 2.0 tools are not just great to support student learning – they can
also be wonderful resources for educators to collaborate on their own learning
and practice. In this session, we will examine how some of the new
collaborative tools (blogs, Google Docs, wikis, Moodle) can to support the
professional learning of K-12 educators.
Presenter: Stephen Best, University of Michigan
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Developing Self-Paced Video Tutorials
Room 202
What better way to deliver software training than by using self-paced, on
screen, animated tutorials with narration. This session will demonstrate how
anyone can capture the screen activity, cursor, and other screen events, plus
add narration to create software video tutorials. Integration into Moodle or
Blackboard will also be demonstrated.
Presenter: Dale Rogers, Teacher, Novi High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Blogging in the Elementary Grades!
Room 207AB
In this session you will discover how to use SchoolWorld and Blogmeister. "The
presenters will walk you through their own blogs and discuss blogging
possibilities for students and teachers. "You'll be shown how to begin your own
classroom blog!
Presenter: Barb Ozminkowski, Jennifer Phillips, and Grace Stoll, Mary Helen
Guest Elementary School, Walled Lake, MI
Grade level: Lower Elementary
Curriculum Strands: English/Language Arts
Photo Editing & Fun Creation with Free / Inexpensive Tools
Room 206
Do you have a blog or wiki? Want to give it a little visual umph? Try editing a
plain picture into a stylistic graphic. Come to this session to find out about fun
possibilities, as well as an affordable comic creation program called Comic Life
(Mac or PC). Some of the graphics tools we will cover are web-based and
free. Samples and demonstrations will be shown.
Presenter: Kelly Kermode, Forest Hills East High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
 Breakout Session 4: 2:10 to 3:10 pm
Using Moodle as an Instructional Tool
Room 206
MOODLE is an online learning environment. By using this FREE OPEN
SOURCE piece of software, you can instantly bridge the divide between the
static classroom and dynamic online learning. In this session, participants will
see the capabilities of Moodle as an instructional tool, what add-ons are
possible, as well as learn about how to teach with it as a tool. This is for
beginners new to Moodle.!
Presenter: Kelly Kermode, Forest Hills East High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Multimedia Software and the Web: An Interactive Approach
Room 202
Introducing the new multi-faceted HyperStudio5. Known for its amazing
capabilities to integrate text, graphics, sound and animation for presentation
projects; it now can do much more. Create buttons that activate web sites,
view active webcams from around the world and import graphics, text and You
Tube movies. Export your stack as a video podcast, web page, You Tube movie,
or publish it to MobileMe. All of this from within HyperStudio5. As a bonus find
out how to capture Flash video from your "temp" folder.
Presenter: Ron Ginther, HyperMedia With Class
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Using SharePoint as a Social Networking Tool
PC South
SharePoint can help you stay connected and productive by providing you easy
access to the people, documents, and information you need most." But did you
know there are templates for wikis, blogs, team sites, etc that may be free to
your district?" Come find out more about SharePoint’s social networking
capabilities and why your district should consider it.
Presenter: Sebastian Atar, Consultant, C/D/H
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Nings & Things: Using Social Networks in Schools
DL South
This session will explore ways administrators and classroom teachers can use
Web 2.0 social networking applications such as Ning, Twitter and Blogger to
extend educational delivery beyond school walls. Instead of resisting our
students' dependence on social networking, we can exploit it to our (and their)
advantage educationally.
Presenter: Tim Bearden, Principal; Liz Lulis, Teacher, and Karen Villegas, Media
Specialist, Grosse Pointe North High School
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Web 3.0 - The Next Generation of Collaborative Tools for
Learning
Room 100B
The initial version of the World Wide Web introduced a new way of publishing
information to the world. Web 2.0 tools, such as the ones we are exploring at
this conference provide new opportunities for collaboration while simplifying
the experience for publishing and reading information on the Web. So, what
does the next generation of the Internet look like? In this presentation, we’ll
see what some of the tools are, as well as the potential they have for
education. We’ll also have an open discussion of what this might mean for us.
Presenter: Stephen Best, University of Michigan
Grade level: All grades
Curriculum Strands: Any
Are you looking for more learning opportunities like this?
Be sure to check the MACUL web site for information
about such professional development efforts, including
the MACUL Annual Conference, which will take place
March 10-12 at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
Registration info and more at:
! ! http://www.macul.org
 Conference Schedule at a Glance:
Breakout Session 1 Breakout Session 2 Breakout Session 3 Breakout Session 4
Room 9:00 - 10:00 am 10:15 - 11:45 am 1:00 - 2:00 pm 2:10 - 3:10 pm
Collaborations Around the
21 Things for 21st Century Nings & Things: Using Social
DL South MI Champions Project Planet: Maximizing Your Use
Educators Networks in Schools
of CAPSpace
MI Learning on iTunes U:
Multimedia Mashups: Students Using Voicethread to Engage Using SharePoint as a Social
PC South Providing Resources for
Show What They Know Your Students Networking Tool
Learners
Using Google Apps to Multimedia Software and the
Every Teacher a Website in 90 Developing Self-Paced Video
202 Enhance Educational
Minutes! Tutorials
Web: An Interactive
Technology Approach

Blogs in the English Photo Editing & Fun Creation Using Moodle as an
206 Classroom
Podcasting Made Easy
with Free / Inexpensive Tools Instructional Tool

Wikis and Web 2.0 in the Blogging in the Elementary

207AB Elementary Classroom
ZOHO and Away We Go!
Grades!
Champions

A Dozen Collaborative Tools Collaborative Tools to Web 3.0 - The Next

An Educator’s Introduction to
100B Collaborative Online Tools
You’ve Probably Never Seen Support Teachers’ Professional Generation of Collaborative
That Will Change Everything Learning Tools for Learning

Computers will be provided in all rooms except 100B,

which is primarily for demonstration sessions or
presentations. Networking information provided on site.
Conference Registration
Registration for the conference is $85 for MACUL
Did you win a door prize? Members ($105 for non-members includes a 6-
month MACUL Membership). Includes all sessions,
All conference attendees will be eligible to receive morning refreshments, and lunch. Registration for
one of the many door prizes available. Just stop by the CTL Conference can be done online at:
the conference closing session at the end of the day http://macul.org
in Room 100B. Prizes will be handed out then.