TECHSPO 2013
NJASA

NJASA TECHSPO 2013 - Schedule-at-a-Glance

 

Thursday, January 31     

 

 

7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Conference/Speaker Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Exhibitor Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Continental Breakfast

Grand Ballroom

 

9:00 am – 9:50 am        

General Session

(Sponsored by MIND Research)           

Dr. Matthew Peterson   

Traymore B-C   

 

 

9:50 am – 10:10 am

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break!

Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Group Sessions are located

on the 6th fl.

 

 

 

 

10:15 am –11:15 am

 

 

1.

2015 PARCC Testing – Are You Ready?            

 

Traymore A

 

2.

Supporting RTI With Technology

 

Central

3.

Extreme Makeover:  PD Edition

 

Longwood

4.

1:1 Classroom, Maintaining a Healthy Balance

 

Imperial

 

5.

Imagine Learning and Pleasantville:  Increasing Literacy Success for English Learners

 

Berkshire

 

6.

Supporting 21st Century Learning and The Windows 8 Education Experience                   

 

Tivoli

 

7.

Financial Literacy:  Teaching and Learning at a Distance

 

Lincoln

 

8.

Blended Learning – Boost Student Achievement and Your Graduation Rate           

 

 

Fairmount

 

9.

A Road MAP for Student Success – Driving Instruction and Measuring Growth for All Students

 

 

Monticello

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:15 am – 1:15 pm  

Exhibits/Lunch and Prizes!

No competing sessions or activities at this time.

Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

 

 

1.

Connected Generation vs. Connected Educator

 

Tivoli

 

2.

The Trifecta of Technology Integration Planning in a Large School District

 

Longwood

 

3.

Drive Your Google Apps

 

Imperial

4.

Implementing a Virtual Campus for Today’s Educational Community      

 

Berkshire

 

5.

Bring Your Own Device–The Complete Solution for iPads, Androids, Microsoft Mobile Devices and More

 

Central

 

6.

Innovation and Design:  STEM for Students in Grades 3-8

 

Lincoln

 

7.

From Apps to PARCC:  The Power of Technology with the Common Core State Standards

 

 

Traymore A

 

8.

From Carts to Clusters:   Preparing Our Students for Success          

 

Fairmount

 

9.

Using New Technology to be Smarter About NJ SMART Data

 

Monticello

 

 

 

 

 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm                

Take A Break!

Grand Ballroom           

 

 

 

 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 

 

1.

Collaborative Assessment Technology Standards

 

Central 

2.

TeacherCast:  A Place for Teachers to Help Other Teachers

 

Tivoli

 

3.

Data Analysis and the Impact of Character Education Initiatives on Student Behavior

 

 

Longwood

 

4.

Embrace the Blur:  Blending Web 2.0 Tools in Your Classroom

 

Imperial

 

5.

Maximizing Human Capital by Enhancing Teacher Capacity

 

Berkshire

 

6.

Leveraging Technology to Meet the Growing Demand for Autism Services:  A Framework for Special Education Directors and Public School District Leaders  

 

Lincoln

 

7.

1:1 Laptops – Seven Years Later

 

Traymore A

8.

Embedding Standard-Based Digital Resources into the Classroom       

 

Fairmount

 

9.

Google Apps for Administrators

 

Monticello

 

 

 

 

 

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm    

Exhibit Hall Networking/Refreshments

Grand Prize Drawing!

(You must be present to win)

 

Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Reception

(Sponsored by Lightpath)

Diamond Club (6th fl.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

                                               

Friday, February 1 

 

7:30 am – 2:30 pm

Conference/Speaker Registration     

Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:30 am – 8:00 am        

Exhibitor Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

 

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Continental Breakfast

Grand Ballroom

 

 

9:00 am – 9:50 am        

General Session (Sponsored by Aspire Technology Partners) David Pogue 

 

Traymore B-C   

 

 

9:50 am – 10:10 am  

Exhibit Hall

Refreshment Break

Grand Ballroom           

 

All Group Sessions are located

on the 6th fl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:15 am – 11:15 am

 

 

1.

Leveraging Mobile Devices for School Safety                          

 

Traymore A

 

2.

Twitter and You            

 

Central

 

3.

Seamless Integration Between K12 Administrative Software:  How to Get More Sharing of Data Between Systems, Without Settling for Less           

 

Longwood

 

4.

Strategic Planning 2.0               

 

Imperial

 

5.

BYOT – Starting from the Beginning                    

 

Ocean B

 

6.

HIB:  A Comprehensive Systems Approach through the Use of Technology – HIBster

 

 

Berkshire

 

7.

Flip Your Meetings to Increase Motivation and Flow

 

Tivoli

 

8.

Going Hybrid!

 

Lincoln

 

9.

What Could Your District Do with an Enhanced Website…So Many Possibilities     

 

Fairmount

 

10.

Training and Support in a 1:1: Student iPad Program

 

Monticello

 

11.

Reaching Into and Beyond the Classroom: Streaming Solutions for Education

 

Ocean A

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:15 am – 1:15 pm              

Exhibits/Lunch and Prizes!

No competing sessions or activities at this time.

           

Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

                                   

 

 

1.

Hurricane Sandy and Its Impact on New Jersey Districts

 

Traymore A

2.

Interstate Collaboration Through Web 2.0 Tools  

 

Central

 

3.

Great Apps and Sites for School Leaders

 

Tivoli

 

4.

EE4NJ:  New Jersey’s Only Free, Web-Based Solution, “OnCourse Evaluate”

 

Berkshire

 

5.

Wake-Up, Whitehall – How to Run a Student-Centered TV Station on a $hoestring Budget

 

 

Longwood

6.

Free Classroom Ready Technology Tools         

 

Ocean B

 

7.

The Apple iPad:  Tools for Building Communication and Social Skills for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder        

 

Imperial

 

 

8.

Implementing Online Courses:  Should I, or Shouldn’t I?

 

Lincoln

 

 

9.

Technology to Enhance Learning:  Project Examples, Tips and Tools             

 

Fairmount

 

10.

Breaking Down the Brick Wall of Volume Purchasing and BYOD 

 

Monticello

 

11.

Bullying/Social Networking/and TEACH-NJ; Update on the Legal Aspects of Educational Reform and Social Networking

 

Ocean A

 

 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm                

 

Take A Break!

Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 

 

1.

Research Projects with Google Apps                                       

 

Traymore A

 

2.

Edmodo a Free Powerful Web 2.0 School Tool

 

 

Central

 

3.

Digital Age Leadership                         

 

Tivoli

 

4.

Google Apps for Education:  A K-12 School Districts’ Journey to Maximize Teaching, Learning and Leadership While Minimizing Cost                

 

Longwood

 

 

5.

Planning for a 1:1 Student Initiative

 

Imperial

 

6.

Make Your Classrooms Interactive for Less

 

Berkshire

 

7.

Streamlining EE4NJ  CANCELLED

 

 

8.

Amazing Ways to Use Free Apps for iPads in the Classroom

 

Fairmount

 

 

3:45 pm

Grand Prize Drawing!

(You must be present to win)

 

 

Grand Ballroom Foyer