Conference+Program+and+Schedule

**8:00 – 8:30 am** **WELCOME AND REGISTRATION – Foyer**

**8:30 – 9:00 am** **GENERAL SESSION – Multi-Purpose Room** Welcome to Tech Meet Tuscaloosa and Introduction to Master Technology Teachers (MTT)

//Dr. Liza Wilson // //Director, Alabama Consortium for Educational Renewal (ACER) // //Professor, Social Studies and Reading Education // //The University of Alabama //

//Dr. Vivian Wright // //Associate Professor of Instructional Technology // //The University of Alabama //

**SESSION ONE – Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools – Multi-Purpose Room**
 * 9:00 – 10:00 am **

**10:15 – 11:30 am** **SESSION TWO – Integrating Web 2.0 Tools in Content Areas - Breakout Rooms**

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lunch and refreshments provided by Alabama Consortium for Educational Renewal (ACER) //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">11: 45 am – 12:45 pm – LUNCH **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1:00 – 2:00 pm **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SESSION THREE – Electronic Poster Sessions – Breakout Rooms **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participants have an opportunity to work with all the tools presented in morning session and to ask presenters <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">additional questions about Web 2.0 tool use in the classroom.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2:15 – 3:00 pm **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SESSION FOUR – Staying Connected with Web 2.0 – Multi-Purpose Room **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Laren Hammonds, Paul W. Bryant High School

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Laren and Lisa will present resources and strategies for staying informed about the use of Web 2.0 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">in the classroom. They will explain the value of Professional Learning Networks (PLN) and <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">demonstrate how attendees can establish their own online PLNs. See and hear about additional <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">helpful resources for teachers in all content areas!