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About the Conference
The 3rd annual Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) and hosted by the Macomb ISD, will show educators how to use the growing collection of web sites and technologies to support student learning and achievement. Nearly a decade ago, the second generation of Internet sites brought new functions and features that allowed true collaboration to occur online. Now, new technologies are transforming these tools, bringing about new 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.
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 teaching and learning. Hear from experts and colleagues throughout the state who are using these tools in innovative ways to encourage new ways of learning.
Conference Registration
Registration for the single-day conference is $85 for MACUL members, and $105 for non-members (which includes a 6-month membership in MACUL). Registration includes attendance at any breakout sessions, morning refreshments, and lunch. Participants will be able to access online tools in sessions with any of the desktop or laptop computers available in conference rooms. After the conference participants will be able to access handouts and other resources from the conference posted on this site (password protected).
Registration can be done in advance at our Online Conference Registration Site, or at the conference itself (unless we reach full capacity for the conference through pre-registration).
The pre-conference workshops on Nov. 12 can also be accessed through the Online Conference Registration Site. For more information about these workshops, click here.
Conference Schedule
8:00 am – On Site Registration
8:30 am – Welcome and Introduction
9:00 am – Breakout Session 1 (60 minute presentations)
- Wikis and Web 2.0 in the Elementary Classroom – Patti Harju
- Blogs in the English Classroom – Kelly Kermode
- MI Learning on iTunes U: Providing Resources for Learners – Judy Paxton
- Using Google Apps to Enhance Educational Technology – Peter Wholihan
- MI Champions Project – Marie Zuk
- An Educator’s Introduction to Collaborative Online Tools – Stephen Best
10:00 am – Break
10:15 am – Breakout Session 2 (90 minute workshops)
- Collaborations Around the Planet: Maximizing Your Use of CAPSpace – Janine Lim
- Podcasting Made Easy – Kelly Kermode
- Every Teacher with a Website in 90 Minutes! – David Tchozewski
- Multimedia Mashups: Students Show What They Know – Susan Hardin
- A Dozen Collaborative Tools You’ve Probably Never Seen That Will Change Everything – Stephen Best
11:45 am – Lunch
12:30ish pm – Impromptu Learning Roundtable Discussions
1:00 pm – Breakout Session 3 (60 minute presentations)
- Using Voicethread to Engage Your Students – April Tincher
- 21 Things for 21st Century Educators – Melissa White, Carolyn McCarthy, Jennifer Parker-Moore, and Frank Miracola
- Collaborative Tools that Support Teachers’ Professional Learning – Stephen Best
- Developing Self-Paced Video Tutorials – Dale Rogers
- Blogging in the Elementary Grades! – Barb Ozminkowski, Jennifer Phillips, and Grace Stoll
- Photo Editing & Fun Creation with Free and Inexpensive Tools – Kelly Kermode
2:00 pm – Break
2:10 pm – Breakout Session 4 (60 minute presentations)
- Using Moodle as an Instructional Tool – Kelly Kermode
- Multimedia Software and the Web: An Interactive Approach – Ron Ginther
- Using SharePoint as a Social Networking Tool – Sebastian Atar
- Nings & Things: Using Social Networking in Schools – Tim Bearden
- Web 3.0 – The Next Generation of Collaborative Tools for Learning – Stephen Best
3:15 pm – Door Prize Drawings and Conference Closing
Getting There
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