Foreign Language & Technology Conference - University of Missouri-St. Louis

PROGRAM

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Registration/Check-in table will be in the Computer Center Building lobby (CCB, building #10 on North Campus map).

Friday, June 6
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.	Preconference Workshop Video Storytelling: Computer-based Video Projects for Students Jacquelyn Thomas-Sandone, University of Missouri-Columbia
Opening Events
6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.	Registration Wine & Cheese Reception
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.	Welcome Session Are We Maximizing Students' Performance with Technology? Panelists: Amy Delaney, St. Charles West High School Jacquelyn Thomas-Sandone, University of Missouri-Columbia Deborah Baldini, University of Missouri-St. Louis Moderators: Beth Eckelkamp, University of Missouri-St. Louis Kimberley Sallee, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Saturday, June 7
8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.	Registration Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.	Session 1 Virtual Projects in Your Foreign Language Classroom Amy Delaney Virtual Trips in Your Clasroom (PowerPoint 2007) Virtual Trips in a Foreign Language Classroom (Word) Session 2 Using Technology in the Development of Proficiency-based Activities and Assessment Beth Landers
9:45 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.	Session 1 Foreign Language Lessons with Quia.com Katy Fine Creating Activities with Sound Files on Quia.com (Word) Session 2 Dead End or New Horizon?: The Hybrid Course Model in Foreign Language Acquisition Olaf Schmidt Dead End or New Horizon? (PowerPoint)
10:45 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.	Session 1 Background Knowledge and Electronic Scaffolding of Second Language Readers: Case Study Implications Deborah Baldini Session 2 Speaking Activities and Video Podcasts Denise Mussman Speaking Activities and Using Podcasts (PowerPoint) Analysis of a Segment of Speech (Word) Speaking Functions (Word)
11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.	Session 1 Practical Uses of Notebook and Smart Ideas Software for the Smartboard Jane Zeiser and Debbie Gubany Session 2 'Lab' for Upper-division Foreign Language Classes? Teresa Johnson
12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Vendor Fair Poster Presentations
1:45 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.	General Session Visualizing Language: Using Video and Film to Contextualize Grammar Sandy Trapani Adverbs of Manner Activity (Word) Usng Video in the Teaching of Aspect (Word) Visualizing Language (PowerPoint) Narration: passé composé vs imparfait (Word)
2:45 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.	Session 1 Clickers: Can They Be Used to Facilitate Communicative Language Learning? Susan Yoder-Kreger Session 2 Hypermedia Readers for Language Learning Thom Thibeault
3:30 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.	Roundtable Discussions Roundtable Discussions (PowerPoint)
4:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks