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 Jamie McKenzie is an international speaker and writer who has devoted his career to understanding how to nurture the questioning skills of students. He is the author of several books that explore that challenge in depth. He has also been working with laptop classrooms for more than a decade, identifying those strategies that work best.
All participants should bring their wireless equipped laptops to the seminar, as the workshop includes hands-on activities. There will be wireless access to the Internet. |
How can schools make sure laptops actually contribute to student performance?
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You can register and pay on line for this conference at
http://fno.org/fnopress/books.html |
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Schedule of Events |
| Monday, February 14, 2011 |
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8:45 AM - Registration 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (with a mid morning break) Managing the Laptop Classroom to Get Results: Effective PedagogyMany schools have underfunded professional development to support teachers as they consider the best ways to use new technologies with students. The PD they do offer is usually about driving the software and equipment rather than effective instruction. In this session, Jamie outlines many of the moves, tactics, tricks and strategies required to win attention and student success in hands-on laptop classrooms. He argues that pedagogy does matter and that PD should focus on how to manage such learning environments.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 AM - 3:00 PM Addressing Tech A.D.D. (Technology Attention Deficit Disorder)Some students (and adults) suffer from what Jamie calls Tech A.D.D. (Technology Attention Deficit Disorder - defined in the Urban Dictionary) but many argue that the young are a special breed — digital natives who are supposedly superior to their elders because they grew up immersed in things digital. In this session, challenges this notion, arguing that it masks serious issues and challenges teachers, schools and families should be addressing. He differentiates between facile, glib and sure-fingered on the one hand and deep, thoughtful and proficient on the other hand. He introduces his Tech A.D.D. Quiz and suggests a half dozen strategies to counter the drift toward Tech A.D.D.
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| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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8:45 AM - Registration 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Laptop Writing and Thinking:
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CostsEach Day Alone - $ 200.00 USD Both Days - $ 375.00 USD This price covers the workshop, a morning tea/coffee, lunch and an afternoon coffee break. Additional discount for schools sending 5+ staff members. Email Jamie at
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A successful lesson results from mindful devotion to the following elements, each of which will be in this presentation:
Laptops could make a huge difference in the quality of student writing, but it takes some cleverness and strategy to realize that promise. Schools with laptops will see a major improvement in student writing when they teach students how idea processing and word processing can combine thanks to exciting software. 
