ISTE's Technology in practice webinar series presents

Strategies for Building a Successful 1-to-1 Computing Program

Tuesday, January 30, 2007
1 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Mountain/ 3 pm Central/ 4 pm Eastern

Registration is Closed

Researchers agree that 1-to-1 is where the magic happens when it comes to learning with computers. Giving every student a laptop or tablet computer opens up a whole new world of instructional possibilities. Join seasoned educators Pamela Livingston, Anita Givens, and Kimberley Ketterer for an enthusiastic and thought-provoking panel discussion about using and integrating 1-to-1 in teaching and learning.

Webinar price includes Pamela’s popular book,
1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work

Book will be mailed within a week after this Webinar. Extra shipping charges apply for shipments outside the U.S.

Get the Webinar and Book for the special introductory price of $50 for members / $125 non-members.

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About the presenters

Anita Givens has led the educational technology efforts in Texas for over ten years. She provides leadership for the integration, utilization, evaluation, and expansion of educational technologies throughout the state through the on-going implementation of the State Board of Education's Long-Range Plan for Technology. This includes the integration of technology into all content areas K–12, Technology Grant Programs, Educational Technology Pilot Projects, Technology Planning and E-Rate.

She serves on a wide variety of boards and committees on the state and national level. Anita is currently the Chair of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). Anita also serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and serves as an Education Advisor to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Anita received the 2002 NCTET Community Builder Award for her efforts to advance the cause of education technology nationally. She was also named one of the 25 "Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers of Information Technology for 2002" by Government Technology Magazine and the Center for Digital Government.

Anita makes presentations to many national audiences and at state and national conferences on educational technology. Anita has taught Kindergarten and 2nd grade and educational technology classes from elementary through graduate school. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education from Houston Baptist University and a Master of Science Degree in Educational Management from University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Kimberley Ketterer, Ph.D., is the Instructional Technology Specialist for Eugene, Oregon’s School District 4J. In this role she combines her 22 years of classroom teaching and technology coaching to oversee all aspects of instructional technology integration and professional development for the school district. She also teaches in the graduate program in the College of Education at the University of Oregon.

Her current emphasis is working with teachers to infuse effective uses of all types of technologies—including 1:1 laptops—into the classroom to support teaching and learning across the curriculum. She speaks frequently at regional and national educational technology conferences on a variety of topics including digital storytelling, technology infusion readiness, and emerging digital reading and writing resources. She has conducted hundreds of professional development workshops locally and internationally focusing on effective practices and strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum.

She is a featured columnist and occasional author for ISTE’s Learning & Leading with Technology magazine. Her most recent article is entitled “Reading Buddies: iPods Go to School.” She also is a regular reviewer for ISTE manuscripts. She serves as a board member for the Organization of Educational Technology and Curriculum (OETC).

Pamela Livingston led the laptop program at the Peck School in Morristown, New Jersey, where she works as head of technology. She has been an educator and administrator at independent schools for 13 years. Previously, she worked in corporate America, including managing computer projects at Pan American World Airways and Chemical Bank; designing and managing product tests for PC Magazine Labs as their first woman project leader; serving as technical editor for PC Sources Magazine; and installing networks in law firms for a systems integrator.

She’s written for Learning & Leading with Technology, PC Magazine, and The New York Law Journal. Livingston is a frequent speaker at educational technology conferences, including NECC; the Irving, Texas One-to-One Symposium; Germantown Academy; edACCESS; NJAIS; ADVIS; Haverford Public Schools; and Lausanne’s Laptop Institute. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer systems and a master’s degree in education and technology.