2009 HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT |
The 2009 Harrisburg Instructional Conference is over! Thanks to all who attended, presented and helped make it a great day. We are already looking forward to next year.
Thanks to Harrisburg Middle School Science teacher Marilyn Winter for putting the video together. | ||
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Welcome to the 2009 Harrisburg School District Instructional Technology Conference. This conference is designed to allow you to learn, in a hands-on environment, how to use various educational technology resources. The presenters are all classroom teachers or district technology coordinators who have used these resources in their classrooms and districts. The conference will take place at Harrisburg Middle School and in labs at the middle school and Harrisburg Elementary School. See the map section for directions. The cost of the conference is $75. Participants will receive conference materials, a continental breakfast, a catered lunch, snacks and the opportunity to win great door prizes. Most of all, participants will learn how to use technology resources today that they can take back to their classroom tomorrow and put to use. If you have any questions, please contact Alex Allen at alex.allen@harrisburg.k12.or.us or 541.995.6626 ext. 312. Please scroll through the page for more details. | ||
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Conference Sponsors |
Insight Systems Exchange LightSPEED Technologies Tech4Learning |
Keynote Presenter |
Jennifer Arns has served as the Instructional Programs Director of OETC since 2001. She is involved in connecting and supporting many effective technology integration programs throughout the Northwest. Some of these include ITSC, Oregon Online Leaders, NCCE, and the Oregon and Montana Professional Development Cadre. She has been a staff developer for twelve years, passionate about the transparent integration of technology while modeling brain researched effective professional development. Prior to joining OETC, she worked as a Curriculum Administrator and also as a Performance Assessment Consultant. Jennifer holds an administrative license and has earned her M.Ed. She enjoyed teaching fourth through sixth grade in her teaching career. | ||||
Conference Schedule |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009 7:30-8:30--Registration, breakfast, networking, Harrisburg Middle School (HMS) Gym 8:30-9:30--Keynote, HMS Gym 9:30-9:40--Break 9:40-10:55--Session 1
10:55-11:05--Break 11:05-12:20--Session 2
12:20-1:05--Lunch, HMS Gym 1:05-2:20--Session 3
2:20-2:30--Break 2:30-3:45--Session 4
3:45-4:00--Closing, HMS Gym
Breakfast, Lunch and Break time snacks catered by A Taste Gourmet, Junction City, Oregon
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Workshop Descriptions |
Cool Tools
Cyber Fundamentals
Earl Cavin, Industrial Arts Teacher, Harrisburg High School
Learn some of the basics tips and tricks of using your computer, the internet and technology equipment such as flash drives and digital cameras.
Digital Citizenship
Peggy Stock, TOSA, Harrisburg School District
Technology is constantly evolving. As soon as we learn or adapt to something new, something faster and better is offered to us. How we incorporate these new technologies into our schools not only requires we learn how to use them, but also how they should be used appropriately by educators and students. This workshop will look at different themes around the "responsibilities" of teachers and students in regard to technology. Digital etiquette, digital access, digital literacy, digital rights and personal digital security are some topics that will be covered. Participants will collaborate in research and discussion on the usage of technology in our schools and have an opportunity to develop for their classrooms/schools digital citizenship guidelines for their students.
Digital Playground
Hosted by Harrisburg School District Technology Committee members
Take time to explore digital tools such as SMART Boards, SMART Airliners, digital cameras, digital video cameras, document cameras and cam-tikis. Technology Committee members from the Harrisburg School District will be available to offer assistance and answer questions.
Google Docs
Alex Allen, Technology Coordinator, Harrisburg School District
In this workshop, you'll explore the features of Google Docs. Learn how to use the online word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and form tools. You'll also learn how to share those documents with other users and your students. You'll also learn how to create online "quizzes" using the forms feature of Google Docs. Please be sure to have a Google account ready before you come to the session.
Google Earth Tours
Cindy Dauer, Language Arts Teachers, Harrisburg Middle School
Let your students tour the world without
leaving the classroom! In this workshop we will learn the basics of Google
Earth, explore interesting places in the world, and create a virtual tour. We
will also discuss ideas for using Google Earth tours in your classroom and
examine samples of student-created tours.
Microsoft Office Classroom Projects
Erin Newman, 3rd Grade Teacher, Harrisburg Elementary School
In this workshop, you will obtain project/product ideas for you to use to enhance your own teaching presentations or teach your students how to make as project elements and study tools. All the ideas presented can be quickly taught and/or created using just Microsoft Word and Excel. A few items include: informational bookmarks, a flip up Q & A sheet, trading cards and other neat products.
Movie Maker
Jane Schneider, Technology Teacher, Harrisburg Middle School
What is GIS? GIS is a technological field or Geographic Information System of study that incorporates geographical features with tabular data in order to map, analyze, and assess real-world problems. The key word to this technology is Geography - this means that the data (or at least some proportion of the data) is spatial, that is to say that the data that is in some way referenced to locations on the earth. In this hands-on mini-seminar we will take a look at a free on-line GIS funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. This GIS is one that is designed for use by students and is a wonderful tool for teaching geographic concepts without having to invest in the costly ArcGIS software for your computer lab. Come for a hands-on tutorial and introduction to this exciting tool that will be so easy to incorporate into your curriculum across the subjects.
Photostory: Take One
Erin Newman, 3rd Grade Teacher, Harrisburg Elementary School
Do you and your students want to share memories, demonstrate knowledge, and show learning in a new and creative way? Would you like to be able to do this with all students K-12? This Photostory training will provide you with all the tools necessary to use the Photostory program and teach it to your kids. You will learn how to integrate pictures, text, music, and speaking into amazing video presentations.
Photostory: Take Two
Erin Newman, 3rd Grade Teacher, Harrisburg Elementary School
This workshop will build off of the skills you may have learned in "Photostory: Take One" or if you attended the Photostory session last year. You will get a chance to explore all of the options Photostory has offer in a little more depth, with additional instruction on how to input your own music into a Photostory presentation.
Quizlet.com
Marilyn Winter, Science Teacher, Harrisburg Middle School
Quizlet is terrific web 2.0 online study site for students. It is
fun and the students really like it. Best of all it is safe and free. Learn
how to set up a classroom and make some quizzes for your students. Learn about
this today and have your students using it on Monday.
Smart Board--Introduction
Marilyn Winter, Science Teacher, Harrisburg Middle School
Review the basics. How to use the tools. How to import a picture
from the gallery. How to add attachments. Come prepared with questions that you
would like answers to so that you can go right back to the classroom and use you
smart board in a more efficient manner.
Smart Board--
Advanced
Marilyn Winter, Science Teacher, Harrisburg Middle School
Investigate the tool kit. Explore game making with smart board.
Finally create meaningful lessons using the smart board software and visiting
websites to find interactives to use with your board.
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Map |
The address for Harrisburg Middle School is 200 S. 6th Street, Harrisburg, Oregon. It is at the intersection of Smith St. and 6th St. Google Maps does not get that address correct. However, here is a link to Google Maps to give you a map of the area. Link to Google Maps. |
