Russ’ World

8:00 AM 9:30 AM – Salon II, V and VI combined
Keynote: Longevity
Dan Buettner, Quest Network, Inc.
Strand: Innovative Technologies

9:45 AM 10:30 AM (Session 1) – New Orleans Ballroom
Making Time for a Second Life: Using Virtual Environments
for Education
Craig Cunningham, NationalLouis
University
Meg Ormiston
Lisa Perez
Scott Swanson
Strand: Innovative Technologies

9:45 AM 11:5 AM (Poster Session 1) – Expo Center – Table 1
Let Drupal Do Your “Dreamweaving”
Mary Jane Warden, Lincolnwood School District 74
Regina Shalzi, Lincolnwood School District 74
Strand: Innovative Technologies

9:45 AM 11:15 AM (Poster Session 1) – Expo Center – Table 8
Who is Successful in Pearson’s Successmaker
Luciana KelaiditisFrost,
National Louis University
Strand: Online Learning

10:45 AM 11:30 AM (Session 2) – Broadway B
New Uses for Microsoft Excel
Joan Kane, Chicago Public Schools
Strand: Online Learning

11:45 AM 12:30 PM (Session 3) – Salon III
Comic Life Creativity
Scott Meech, Plano District #88
Strand: Strategies, Tools and Resources

11:45 AM 12:30 PM (Session 3) – Salon
Social Technology: Overcoming Educational
Charlene Entman, Sunset Ridge School District
Strand: Strategies, Tools and Resources

11:45 AM 1:15 PM (Poster Session
Think Globally, Act Locally: OLPC
Scott Swanson, Illinois Mathematics
AprilHope
Wareham, Illinois Mathematics
Academy
Strand: Innovative Technologies

11:45 AM 1:15 PM (Poster Session 8
Second Life Playground
Craig Cunningham, NationalLouis
Meg Ormiston, Author
Lisa Perez, Area Library Coordinator
Scott Swanson, Illinois Mathematics
Strand: Innovative Technologies

12:45 PM 1:30 PM (Session 4) – Broadway C
Tell It Like It Is—Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum
Elizabeth Buyer, Tech4Learning
Strand: Strategies, Tools and Resources

12:45 PM 1:30 PM (Session 4) – Salon I
Learning With Wikis
Jon Orech, Downers Grove South High School
Strand: Innovative Technologies

2:45 PM 3:30 PM (Session 5) – Turquoise A/B combined
In a Flash
Carol Broos, Sunset Ridge School #29
Strand: Innovative Technologies

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http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/teacher-resources/6602.html

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/black-history-
month/index.htm

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Black_History/

http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/blackhistory.php

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset
/webquest/blhistwq.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/

http://nvo.com/ecnewletter/blackhistorymonth/

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