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 * Digital Collaboration Tools: Digging Deeper Through Literacy Strategies **

Aaron Ball - ETCATA Explore literacy and inquiry strategies with digital collaboration tools. Change your interactive whiteboard from a presentation tool to a student sharing platform. The framework behind these strategies and tools supports student problem solving, analyzing, and processing of student understanding. Participants should bring iPads, iPods, and one to one computers.
 * About the Presenter: **

As an Emerging Technologies Consultant with Edmonton Catholic schools Aaron Ball uses technology to build engaging lessons. His Masters in Educational Studies centered around the use of videos games as inquiry-based learning tools. In the classroom he has used web 2.0 tools to engage students and keep open dialogue with parents. In his first year of teaching Aaron was recognized by Edmontonians magazine in the 2005 Sizzling 20 Under 30 for his work as a Microsoft Innovative teacher. Aaron is a loving husband, proud father, avid knitter, and a pretty decent snow shoveler. He will challenge you, involve you, and give you the guidance to ease your journey to achieving your goals.

Hello Everyone

Just to help you get ready for the Digital Collaboration Tools session on Saturday from 10:30- 12:00. I have homework for you. Please know this is entirely optional. If you have any troubles with the steps below please don’t worry we will be covering these things on Saturday during the session. If you have any questions or concerns before the session email me at aaron.ball@ecsd.net and I will do my best to help you out.


 * 1) Sign up for a free account with Edistorm.com
 * 2) Do a search for Aaron Ball under the friends tab while on the Edistorm website and follow me by clicking on my name then clicking on the follow button.
 * 3) Download the Edistorm App to your iOS device (iPod touch, iPhone or IPad).
 * 4) Relax and have a safe trip to Connecting Globally 2011 Conference.

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