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OMET Technology Fair 2007

Thursday, September 27 -- The Office of Media Education Technology (OMET) holds its annual in-house technology fair. Staff representing all county schools were able to learn about the latest trends in technology, and get hands-on training with the new applications and tools available to them.

OMET Facilitator Molly Kelley finds Elkridge Landing Middle Principal Tom Saunders his registration packet.	Reservoir High Media Specialist Kelli Zellner picks up her packet.
Curriculum Facilitator Bob Coffman finds the room in which he'll present.	Board of Education Member Larry Cohen and Board Vice-Chairman Frank Aquino talk shop.
OMET facilitator Julie Wray kicks things off.	Keynote Speaker Ian Jukes talks about the speed of change in educational technology.
Superintendent Sydney Cousin listens to the keynote address.	Elkridge Landing Middle Technology Support Teacher Geordie Paulus leads a class about Comic Life.
Wilde Lake Middle teacher Josh Burchette makes an instructional comic book.	OMET Resource Teacher Mel McNamara shows a teacher how to use a Wiki.
Wilde Lake High Media Specialist Anne Bailey weighs in during a lecture about "digital students."	OMET Resource Teacher Krissie Wisniewski demos Pixie! electronic storybook software.
Teachers collaborate with Pixie!	A teacher works with Pixie!
A Discovery Channel representative shows how to use his organization's video streaming services.	Elkridge Landing Middle Math Support teacher Holly Cheung and Clarksville Middle Media Specialist Kathleen Glascock access streaming media.
Ms. Wray displays a hand-held student response system called Cricket.	All eyes are on the Cricket.
Teachers listen to presentation about information literacy in the classroom.	Murray Hill Middle Media Specialist Gwyneth Jones adds to the information literacy discussion.
Assistant Superintendent Bob Glascock takes in a presentation.	Atholton High Technology teacher Beth DeFrancis discusses Publisher.
Ms. McNamara demos iPhoto.	Teachers learn about iPhoto software.
Elkridge Landing Middle GT Resource teacher Linda Scrivener enjoys learning about Keynote presentation software.	Teachers listen to a presentation.
E-Learning Facilitator Jenny Elam talks about blogging.	Lunch break.
Mr. Saunders and Department of Information and Business Technology Director Tom Miller talk shop.	Teachers compare notes.
Waterloo Elementary teacher Troy Gordon follows a presention about creating online tests with TestPilot.	A teacher is eager to learn about iMovie video software.
Ms. DeFrancis gets a discussion about podcasts rolling.	A teacher follows the podcast demo.
Ms. Wray also talks podcasting.	Swansfield Elementary teacher Derek Anderson and Principal Jonathon Davis absorb how podcasting could be used at their school.
Mr. Coffman and Ms. Paulus discuss the use of iWeb to create a web site.	Ms. Scrivener, Curriculum Coordinator Mark Stout and Ms. Jones have some fun learning about the new technologies and tools.