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__**Session Two - Integrating Tools in Content Areas**__ __**Session 2A: 10:15 - 10:50 am **__ **Game to Learn - Room 7A** //Laren Hammonds, Paul W. Bryant High School// From console games to mobile apps to online roleplaying, students and teachers are using games to attain learning goals. Participants will explore the potential of gaming in education, identify game structures that can be applied to class activities, and test out games that can be used with students.

//Jonathan Foster, Echols Middle School// This session is designed to help you learn how to create lesson pages in SMART Notebook collaborative learning software. During this session, you will see various tools that can be used in the mathematics classroom. We will also build a simple lesson activity to use with the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the classroom. Also included in this session will be a demonstration of using the document camera with the SMART software and the SMART wireless slate.
 * The SMART Way To Teach Math - Room 7B **

//Lisa Matherson, Paul W. Bryant High School// Students love learning with graphic novels. ToonDoo allows them to create their own cartoon strips and books. Session participants will receive an overview of the program and discuss ways it can be used in the classroom.
 * Learning Graphically - Room 7C **

//Beth Duncan, Faucett-Vestavia Elementary School// The session will present tools to use in the elementary classroom to teach mathematics. Tools discussed will be QR Codes, scavenger hunts using flip cameras and E-sheets.
 * Technology Tools to teach Math in the Elementary Classroom - Room 7D **

//Lisa Clark, Tuscaloosa County High School// Learn how to have group conversations (among student groups and/or with teacher) with the option of moderating comments concerning relevant multimedia (pictures, videos, documents) uploads in a slide show format with the ability to embed and/or export the final product. Students may comment through webcam, text, microphone and other modalities. Voicethreads can be used for end of the term projects, lab report products, quizzing, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Using Voicethread for Discussing (via webcam, text, typed text, or digital audio) Content - Room 7E **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Data Driven Instruction - Keys to a Successful Learning Process - Room 8A** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">//Daniel Bray, Pickens County High School// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Is data the force driving instruction in your class or school? We will tackle unique ways to track student progress through collection that will increase student achievement, drive instruction, and coordinate remediation.

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Session 2B: 10:55 - 11:30 am **__

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">//Cindy Dixon, Holt High School// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Edmodo is an online platform that allows teachers to create a secure website for a “paperless” classroom. Students can read their classroom assignments from a computer or Smartphone. Teachers can create polls, quizzes, and assignments for quick turnaround feedback from their learners. The platform allows teachers to add links and provides an avenue for learners to turn in their written work. Graded assignments go to the grade book.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Connecting with Edmodo - Room 7A **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">//Jerica Vanoy, Brookwood Middle School// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Tired of students bringing their cell phones and mobile devices to school and asking them to put them away? Why not mix things up and encourage them to use them during class? During this session, we will discuss various ways to incorporate QR codes into the mathematics classroom. Topics discussed will include in-school activities, class presentation tools, and communication tools. You will learn various ways to create your own QR codes.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">QR Codes in Mathematics - Room 7B **

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Stephanie Jordan, Rock Quarry Middle School // <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Technology is such an integral part of society, so why not utilize it in the social studies classroom? This session will include a cornucopia of technology tools to incorporate into any academic curriculum, particularly Social Studies. From presentation tools such as VoiceThread to classroom management tools like Class Dojo and assessment tools like Socrative, you will learn a variety of ways to teach your students to be tech-savvy, productive members of our tech-forward society.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Teaching Socrates (and more!) with Socrative (and more!) - Room 7C **

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">David Bennett, Myrtlewood Elementary School and Lillie Lewis, Matthews Elementary School // <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Tagxedo is an easy to use word cloud creator. Students can use Tagxedo to analyze their writing, create work plans for any subject, and demonstrate learning of a topic. Teachers can also use Tagxedo as a formative assessment tool and a creative way to display vocabulary or spelling words in their classroom. This session will explore many ways Tagxedo can be used in the elementary classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Tagxedo! - Room 7D **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Stich It Together! - Room 7E** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">//Robbie Case, Tuscaloosa County High School// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Stich It" allows you to 'stich' links together. Participants will learn how to use this tool to create online assignments involving several links and convert them into one short URL to share with students.Three Ring is a tool that allows you to take pictures of student work and keep track of them online. What a cool way to organize and present your students' work!

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//Lisa Matherson, Paul W. Bryant High School// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">With Dropbox you will not worry about losing your files because of corrupt or lost thumbdrives. Session participants will explore the benefits of Dropbox, be able to register for an account, and get started...
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Never Lose It Again! - Room 8A **

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 14085.5px; width: 1px;"> **Teaching Socrates (and more!) with Socrative (and more!)** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 14085.5px; width: 1px;"> Technol o gy is such an integral part of __society__, so why not utilize it in the __social__ studies classroom? This session will include a cornucopia of technology tools to incorporate into any academic curriculum, particularly Social Studies. From presentation tools such as VoiceThread to classroom management tools like Class Dojo and assessment tools like Socrative, you will learn a variety of ways to teach your students to be tech-savvy, productive members of our tech-forward society.