VSTE+2009

i-Magicators - Pioneering Spirits Who Lead Schools
Dr. Pamela R. Moran - Superintendent, Albermarle

they see the potential in what others fear they take risks when others shy away they figure out how to go around, or over, or under the obstacle

Design, Facilitate, Innovate, Collaborate, Cultivate, Explore

CK-12 FlexBooks - [] Mr. T. Wayne's Physics Class - Albemarle High School - [] no physics textbooks - using online resources

they have ~1100 ipod touches kiwi tech - classics to go lite []

Intellectual Property for Administrators
Joyce Johnston, Osbourn High School, George Mason University jjohnsto@gmu.edu

Key Issues for 2009 []
 * music
 * [] - ~50% less cost
 * [] - home of the $.50 track
 * films
 * videos may be shown w/out a license for non-profit educational purposes and in certain narrowly defined "face-to-face teaching activities" because the law provides limited exceptions for such showings Section 110(1)
 * US Patent and Trademark Office -
 * movement toward harassment regarding movies shown on team buses, etc.
 * Movie Licensing USA K-12 Schools - []
 * Motion Picture Licensing Corporation - []
 * e-books
 * Google Books - .epub format, open standard, not tied to any hardware device - no mention of how K-12 schools will be covered, or photocopying
 * Barnes & Nobes Nook - supports epuf, pdf and mp3 (not true of Kindle or Sony ebook) - the "LendMe" feature allows users to lend books for up to a fortnight at a time to other e-readers, cellphones, or computers (can't read the title yourself during the loaner period)
 * [] download Stanza for ipod to read epub
 * []
 * book rights registry
 * legal notices - youtube and a fair(y) use tale - copying signs should be
 * global initiatives

**Digital Movie Making in the Web 2.0 World**
Matt Monjan, Discovery Education []

[] http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling

Comics Labs Extreme - [] GoAnimate - [] Blabberize - [] Comic Life - (not free) [] Vuvox - []

Pioneer on the Trail of Personal Finances/Economics using Google Docs
Osbourne, Harris Mecklenberg Schools

personal finance project search to find careers, pay rates, homes, and cars google earth to find location of home docs to creata a resume - mock interview for job - apply for job spreadsheet

life event printed on namecard pull from box to place on spreadsheet - gas prices increase to $5 a gallon wedding gift for friend $50, etc.

credit card payoff calculator - template consumer debt manager

use sites to create journals e-portfolios holiday card partners project - [|**http://iearn.org/**] bus & acctg ethics - type in your answer, reply to someone else 5 step recipe for success Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-Fil-A pick 2 - do you agree with it, why

cost of living project - compared common everyday products in different part of the country this was a great way to introduce types of economies - theatre tickets, 100 sq ft house for rent, gallon of milk, haircut, 2 bedroom apartment for rent

Opening your own business project - students opened up a mock business - used google docs and spreadsheets

**Internet Safety for Teachers. Be a Pioneer of social networking, with Facebook, twitter and Skype, teachers can connect and stay up-to-date with our ever-changing society**
Wallace, Bowen @http://www.nottowayschools.org/teachers/index01.html