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Facilitator: Dan Lucas, Blended Learning Specialist at the Blended Schools Network Description: Open-Ended Assignments, Rubrics, and Plagiarism Detection in Blackboard The content of this session will apply in any Blackboard environment, including Blended Schools' Blackboard, another institution's Blackboard server, or Course Sites. Type of Session: Hands-on (bring a device) Intended Participants: Teachers Location:183
 * 801: Blackboard 4**

Facilitator: Nicole Hazelwood, Quakertown Community School District Description: This session will cover several reports available within Blackboard courses, what data is presented from these reports, and how to analyze that data to inform your instructional practices. Time will be given for participants to explore the available reports in the system and discuss specific uses within their learning environment. Type of Session: Working lecture Intended Participants: Teachers, administrators, and support staff who use Blackboard Location:146
 * 802: Improving Instruction through Blackboard Reporting**

Facilitator: Nicole Roeder, Cyber English Teacher, Quakertown Community School District Description: This session will explore ways to use screen casting to capture students' meta-cognition, exploration of texts and self-editing. This flexible and free resource will provide you with a window into your students' thought processes. Teachers and students both gain a medium to communicate ideas in more than one dimension. Type of Session: Bring your laptop and experiment with this valuable tool. Share your ideas about unique uses for this web tool. Intended Participants: Teachers and interested stakeholders. Location:189 [|Resource] Backchannel: []
 * 803: Screencasting (Using Screen-Cast-O-Matic)**

Facilitator: Chad Evans Description: Focus on the use of Google Forms to get quick immediate feedback from students, parents, colleagues, faculty, and community members. Type of Session: Hands On Intended Participants: Teachers and Administrators Location:189
 * 804: Google Forms**

Facilitator: None Description: Join your colleagues for conversation about PBL. Share examples, best practices and challenges. Type of Session: Informal Discussion Intended Participants: Teachers/Administrators Location:190
 * 805: Conversations about Project Based Learning**

Facilitator: Diana Walker, Bucks County IU Description:This session will focus on an introduction to the basics of the iPad, including customization, security, finding/organizing apps, guided access, and connecting to a projector. This is not a session discussing mobile device management. Type of Session: Direct Instruction/ Hands-on (bring an iPad)/ Discussion Intended Participants: Teachers Location:144
 * 806: iPads in the Classroom (For Beginners)**

Facilitator: None Description: Come meet educators from other districts! Connect via Twitter, Facebook, etc. Get connected with new colleagues! Type of Session: Collaborative Intended Participants: All Location:150
 * 807: Social Networking Lounge**

Facilitator: None Description: Join your colleagues to talk about ELA instruction. How are you accommodating for learners of all abilities? How are you preparing your students for the PSSA and Keystone? How do you integrate technology and media? Type of Session: Informal Discussion Intended Participants: Teachers/Administrators Location:142
 * 808: Come Talk and Share about Secondary RELA**

Facilitator: None Description: Join your colleagues to talk about what you learned and how your practice will change as a result of this professional development experience. Type of Session: Informal Discussion Intended Participants: Teachers/Administrators Location:148
 * 809: Come Talk and Share about Your Learning at the EduSummit**