David Pogue, Yale '85, became the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times in November 2000, after having written ten years' worth of the triple award-winning Desktop Critic column for Macworld magazine. With over 2.5 million books in print, Pogue is one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, iMacs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller, "Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year"). In 2000, Pogue joined forces with O'Reilly & Associates to launch the Missing Manual series, whose subjects include Mac OS X, Windows XP, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, and iMovie 2, among others. (Web: www.missingmanuals.com.) He and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their young son and daughter. His Web page is www.davidpogue.com.

Workshop Sessions

1. Balanced Literacy includes Computer Literacy
Mark Rinaldi-Ross
Greater Essex County District Board

Modeled Reading/Writing, Shared Reading/Writing, Interactive Reading/Writing, and Guided Reading/Writing are all-important cornerstones in a truly Balanced Literacy program. Balance occurs when all components are addressed and contribute toward a child’s growth and development.

In this session, the role of computer technology in the process is examined along with examples of what it looks like and where it fits (and where it doesn’t fit). The focus will be on software licensed under the OESS program so that participants can critically analyze their own programs and return with ideas that can be implemented immediately. In this session, Mark will deal specifically with how it all came together at Frank Begley school in Windsor.

2. iMovie + Kids
Victor Chan: Apple Computers

The use of digital video and still photography can enhance student learning by adding a unique multimedia dimension to their learning. Students are now expected to use multimedia to enhance learning and meet expectations in all subject areas. As a result teachers are now required to learn software which can fulfill these needs in their classrooms. This workshop will introduce participants to the digital video medium using iMovie and the Apple iBook. With iMovie, teachers will be able to assist students in examining multimedia effects and presentations for a variety of purposes.

The sights, sounds and interactive media that engages and motivates today’s digital generation are often missing from the classroom. Digital media can truly enhance learning and can make that learning fun, providing a more compelling and effective learning environment for today’s students.

3. Intrusion and Virus Detection
BlueDefender

Intrusion detection involves setting up a capability to identify intrusions and other types of attacks. Intrusion detection offers a wealth of benefits to organizations that deploy it, but success is anything but guaranteed. This presentation covers the "in's and out's" of intrusion detection, starting from what it is to dealing with inherent limitations in intrusion detection. It covers not only the basics of intrusion detection, but also mistakes that are frequently made and ways to avoid them. The goal is to enable attendees to not only understand the basic issues involved in intrusion and virus detection, but also to be able to participate in decisions about intrusion detection deployment and evaluate the effectiveness of such a deployment

4. Integrating Technology and Curriculum
Gord McKye

Gord McKye is a former Superintendent of Schools for Etobicoke Board of Education. His extensive experience with technology and curriculum has given him insights into making technology a truly effective learning tool.

5. Internet Safety / ePals
Daryn Bee, Ann Marie Verlaan
Thames Valley District School Board, London Catholic District School Board

Communications Technology has connected classrooms to the largest network in the world - The Internet. Rich media resources and email correspondence transform the traditional classroom into a rich, dynamic and engaging learning environment. This unprecedented sharing of media and immediacy of communication comes at a cost. Anyone can share anything! Anyone can pretend to be anyone they like as they communicate with kids. Internet safety is a concern for all educators and parents. This workshop will review the technologies of email, chat and online searching as well as strategies that can be used to keep children safe. Best practices and policies from school boards across Ontario shall be explored and shared.

6. eTeacher Planning, Assessing, Reporting with Mobility
Leslie Atkinson, Alison Slack
Thames Valley District School Board

eTeacher is more than a report card generator. The presenter will demonstrate the reporting, planning, and assessment components of the software, including how it interfaces with the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner. Learn how rubrics are created and linked to units and transferred to handheld computers for easy, mobile student assessment by teachers. Data can also be created and moved to a palm to allow teachers greater flexibility in gathering student assessment data.

7. Introductory Palm
Mike Newnham
Thames Valley District School Board

The presenter will demonstrate the basic operations of the PalmOS Organizer including tips, hints

and beaming possibilities. Bring your Palm and put it to work for you.

8. Maximizing Computers in the Classroom and the Lab

Alison Slack, Leslie Atkinson
Thames Valley District School Board

Discover organizational strategies and lesson plans that will help to make the most of computer lab time and those pesky one or two computers in the classroom.

9. The Operating-System Problem
David Pogue
New York Times Columnist

2001 was the year of the operating system, as both Apple and Microsoft unveiled dramatically different new versions of their system software. Apple's Mac OS X and Microsoft's Windows XP are both designed to solve one problem above all: computer instability. But both companies faced many other challenges along the way, from creating Internet ties to manipulating digital photos--but went about solving them with radically different philosophies.

Having authored best selling books on both operating system, David Pogue has witnessed firsthand both the brilliant breakthroughs and the misguided failures both companies came up with. In this fascinating tour, you'll discover out how much easier to use a computer can be, once you realize what its creators were trying to accomplish.

10. Distance Learning
Todd Hitchcock, Leo Plue, Laura Elliott
Durham District School Board

DurhamVC, a division of the Durham District School Board, is currently developing and delivering online courses to staff and students within the Durham region. This session will provide attendees with an overview of eLearning and it’s advantages to K-12 institutions. In addition to this, atour of the Durham Virtual Campus will provide participants with a glimpse at what online learning looks like for students and teachers. An overview will also be provided of the advantages of school districts partnering to develop and deliver high quality curriculum in and online environment.

11. Anatomy of a School Web Page: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Karen Hatch
Thames Valley District School Board

In this session, we will look at web page design and what is important in making your school web page effective and user-friendly. In doing this, we will look at well-designed and poorly designed web pages and what you need to consider when you are planning your school's web page.

12. Advanced Palm
Mike Newnham
Thames Valley District School Board

This session will cover the advanced operations of the Palm Organizer including tips, hints, downloading programs and beaming possibilities. Bring your Palm and put it to work for you.

13. Assessment Analysis 101
Steve Killip
Thames Valley District School Board

The Ministry of Education is demanding more and more accountability at the school and board level.  Learn how to analyze your EQAO results, and compare them to board and school report card results.  Identify your trends and develop targets for the coming school year.