TechSpan 2010

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Title Learning.com for Middle School – Reach for the Sky! Presenter Jeanine Wilson Room Number 149B Level secondary

Session Short Description Engaging students with customized 21st Century learning experiences is easy with Learning.com. Attend this session to learn the new digital learning interface for EasyTech in the Middle School classroom. Find out what’s new and possible with EasyTech.

Session Time 8:30 - 9:30, 9:45 -

Title Pair-programming for Grades 6-12 Makes Coding More Fun and Accessible Presenter Jimmy Newland Room Number 132 Level secondary Session Time 9:45 - 10:45

Session Short Description Learn about the concept of pair-programming and how it can be used in technology courses in middle and high school. From undergraduate courses to the software development world new research suggests pair-programming can help reinvent computing education and level out the technological gender-bias of the last decade. Learn some first-hand techniques for instruction and assessment and talk about the pros and cons of pair-programming.


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