Please take some time to visit our T.H.E. Symposium VII's highlight page. Here you can find an overview of the event, photo galleries, and the full recording of our keynote speaker, CEO of the iSchool Initiative's Travis Allen as he talks about what it's like to be a mobile learner. To visit this page, click here!

Social networking has become an everyday part of the lives of many people within our society. With social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter generating more traffic per day than search engine giants like Google, educators can no longer ignore the potential of such tools within an educational environment. This workshop will address the many different ways you can increase your district's social media presence. Although not product specific, we will address many of the different web tools that are available for your district to use. Join us on February 1, 2012 at 3PM for this webinar. To register, click here.

With this workshop, we will explore the design of information layouts for augmenting objects, people and the terrain, but also people's activities and the ways in which augmented reality is transforming and could transform their classroom. Join us on February 13, 2012 at 9:00am at the John Costello Transportation Center In Oneida. To register, click here.

My Learning Plan is a Professional Development Management and Evaluation System that offers fast and easy planning, tracking, and evaluating all forms of professional learning in one comprehensive system. In this half-day meeting, attendees will learn about recent system updates and will also be able to ask questions, give feedback, and engage in cross-district collaboration regarding the product. Please join us if you are a current My Learning Plan user or even if you are just interested in the product. Please us on March 15, 2012 from 10:00am - 1:00pm in the Conference Room at the John Costello Transportation Center. To register click here.

Please join us on February 3, 2012  from 9:00am - 3:00pm at the Madison-Oneida Triplexus Building for the Incorporating Technology Into RtI Workshop. Response to Intervention is a multi-tier model that provides assistance for struggling learners to increasing levels of intensity. The model involves the use of research based instruction, universal screening, and progress monitoring, tiered-interventions and data-driven decision making. Effective 2012, all school districts in NYS will be required to have an RtI program in place for grades K-4 in the area of Reading. Many districts are currently implementing RtI at multiple grade levels. Technology can help districts with RtI assessment, data tracking and analysis and intervention. During this session, administrators, teachers, and technology coordinators will gain an awareness of how technology tools can assist them as they work to refine current RtI models. To register, click here.

LEGO Robotics provides a medium to expose students to engineering design and computer programming. Now you can learn how to build and program LEGO robots during this full-day, hands-on workshop. During this workshop, teachers learn to use robotics to engage their students in real-world problem-solving and collaborative learning while learning math, science, and technology concepts at a concrete level. Attendees will receive a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robotics kit and LEGO Mindstorms Education software. Districts are encouraged to send grades 4-12 teachers to this session. Join us on February 3rd at Dolgeville Central School District from 9:00am to 3:00pm. To register, click here.

Cost: $360 per registrant if you need to purchase a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robotics kit or FREE if you bring your own kit.

SMART Notebook offers a variety of ways to create engaging and interactive lessons. However, there are plenty of online interactive tools to support your classroom. In this session, you will discover useful Web 2.0 tools and explore a new and exciting way of interacting with information through your SMART Board. Time will be given to create SMART lessons of your own that will include the tools shown. Join us on February 1st, 2012 from| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the John Costello Transportation Center. To register, click here.

Video Games! When most people hear the term "gaming," they associate the concept with the stigma of an inactive, mindless waste of time. But there is a current movement that uses video games to support instructional initiatives. This workshop will talk about the different avenues video games can play within education as well as some of the specific areas where video games can be the most effective in supporting your current instructional initiatives. Please join us for our February 6th session to find out more. To register, click here.

For teachers who have already participated in “LEGO Robotics : Creating Authentic Learning Experiences”, this workshop will extend their knowledge of programming with the LEGO Mindstorms Education software package to include the use of switches, data wires, variables, and other more advanced aspects of the software. The workshop will also include an overview of the use of Vernier science probes with the LEGO Mindstorms kit. Districts are encouraged to send grade 4-12 teachers to this session.

• Cost: $360 per registrant, if you need to purchase a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robotics kit or FREE if you bring your own kit.
• A registration form requiring Superintendent signature must be completed for this training. A BOCES adjustment to the RIC service contract will follow.

To register for this workshop on February 6th, 2012, click here.

Apple’s iPad is rapidly changing the way in which we access, interact with, and disseminate information. With time being so critical to a district administrator, the iPad can assist with a multitude of tasks that include email, building walkthroughs, student information system queries, new APPR requirements, and more. Please join us on February 9th, 2012  from 9:00am - 3:00pm at the Glenfield BOCES Howard G. Sackett Technical Center in the Conference Room as we explore how the iPad can provide you with applications necessary to carry out daily activities effectively and efficiently. To register, click here.

This training will provide a comprehensive overview of the iLife Software Suite from Apple. Specifically, the training will focus on iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand and iDVD. Part of this session will be dedicated to making an instructional multimedia project to be incorporated into your curriculum. MacBooks will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring along curriculum content to infuse into activities worked on during the workshop. Please join us on February 15th, 2012 from 9:00am - 3:00pm at theMadison Oneida BOCES Campus in the Campus Conference Room. To register, click here.

With recent government initiatives to increase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education across America, this timely webinar series will give you a jump start with deploying cybertools to enhance STEM education in your classroom based on your content level. If you ask yourself, why STEM? STEM embraces rigor, relevance, and relationships, the 3 R’s for 21st century learners. Curriculum is driven by problem-solving, discovery, and exploratory learning, and these skills are required for today’s students to be tomorrow’s global leaders. We are offering two session, one for the elementary school level and one on the middle/high school level.


To register, click here to register for the February 7 session. To access the resouces to the the January 9 STEM Gems webinar, click here. To view the recorded webinar from session one, click here and then click on the School of Technology Education.