In partnering the creative process with the learning of content, the Comic Labs Extreme website provides students with opportunities to expand their imagination and express their knowledge in unique ways. This joint project between the VDOE and the Garfield Foundation provides a new approach to literacy through graphic novel creation.

Come join other educators interested in using online tools and resources with the youngest learners. We will explore online tools and the powerful ways they can be used to engage young students (ages 4-7 years) in learning environments and activities.

Come and learn how you and your students can use Pixie to build these skills through a variety of projects that range from skill-building activities to open-ended projects.

Tired of always putting out fires? Have too many tasks and not enough staff? Is your help desk called the helpless desk? ITIL is a set of best practices that is used in industry and is just breaking into K-12. Learn about how ITIL works and one school division's successes in implementing it.

Technologies are only as effective as in the ways they approximate human thinking and experience! Come explore Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and explore applications that help students connect, comprehend, create and problem solve!

Using materials from the Creative Commons makes it easy to produce multimedia for web-based publishing. This new type of copyright promotes sharing of creative works across the web and is perfect for students and teachers.

Come learn the basics of using SketchUp and how to apply it instructionally, including integration with Google Earth! As a result of attending this workshop, you will learn the skills and strategies for incorporating Google SketchUp into your instruction regardless of your discipline or grade level.

This presentation explores issues surrounding definitions of "new literacy" practices as they relate to Web 2.0 Instructional Applications tools while drawing on pertinent, emerging research to discuss the value of integrating digital literacy applications in K–12 and higher education classrooms.

Geospatial tools offer students the opportunity to build spatial thinking skills and engage with key content across the curriculum. In this session, we'll cover the basics of different tools and demonstrate a wide range of activities that teachers can use in a variety of classes and grade levels. Come learn how to "map a difference".

Tired of always putting out fires? Have too many tasks and not enough staff? Is your help desk called the helpless desk? ITIL is a set of best practices that is used in industry and is just breaking into K-12. Learn about how ITIL works and one school division's successes in implementing it.