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West Essex Offers First Technology Symposium
Educators, administrators, board members, and the public will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the innovative use of technology in education.
Educators, administrators, board members, and the public will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the innovative use of technology in education at the First Educational Technology Symposium at West Essex on Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at in North Caldwell.
This dynamic free event expects to attract hundreds of teachers, media specialists and community members from throughout New Jersey who will attend workshops and keynote addresses by educational technology experts who are renowned in their fields.
New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger will speak on educational leadership in this ever-changing digital world. Lisa Thumann, a Google Certified teacher and trainer and Director of Innovative Learning Technology at the School for Global Education and Innovation at Kean University, will also address how students, educators and administrators are using digital tools to communicate, collaborate and create in New Jersey classrooms. Patrick Higgins, Supervisor of Instruction for the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District, will talk about “Scaffolding a Social Network.”
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In addition, workshops will be offered on a variety of “hot” topics, including many technology applications for the classroom, such as Prezi, Edmodo, Moodle, Flip Cameras, Ipads, Blogs, Web 2.0 applications for Math, Smart Boards, Podcasts, Wikis, Digital Stories and much more.
For information or registration, visit www.westex.org/wetech. Follow us on Twitter: #wetech12. Breakfast and lunch will be provided by our sponsors. For questions, contact wetechreg@westex.org.
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Interested sponsors should contact Ryan Gupta at rgupta@westex.org. Sponsors will be able to reserve a vendor table, have their name listed in the program and on the website. Sponsorship opportunities start for as little as $100. Professional development credits will be given for hours attended.
The West Essex Regional School District serves students from grades 8-12 from North Caldwell, Roseland, Essex Fells and Fairfield. The District’s beautiful campus is located in the hills of North Caldwell at 65 W. Greenbrook Road.
