42nd Annual GITEA Fall Conference

Creekland Middle School

136 Members in Attandance!

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Willie Haynes and Arthur Holton begin their networking session early.   As members arrive the fellowship and networking begin immediately.   Sitting around the table members have a chance to visit and share ideas with each other before the first speaker begins.
         
   
Taking a break from the sessions these members have a chance to discussion what they are doing in their labs.   Food is always and important part of our conferences and Donna Davis (in red) does a wonderful job keeping the hospitality room running.  The hospitality room is provide by our vendors.   Members take every opportunity to visit and network with each other.
         
   
GITEA members learn the lastest about AutoDesk Animation Factory.   Kristi Brown informs members about Lego Mindstorms NXT for Education.   Richard Ryles, Jeff Davis High School, discusses Moodle, an open source learning management system.
         
   
Ann LoCicero, Clark Middle School, shares how she implements the crash car derby activity with her middle school students in the middle school Best Practices sessions.   Michael Simmons, Macon County High School, shares his bio-technology unit during the high school Best Practices session.   Scott Brown, Central Educational Center, leads his session on Basic Web Page Design
         
   
Chris Lee, Greenville High School, discusses patent-pending "progress diagrams" and handling public speaking and video presentations during the high school Best Practices sessions.   During the middle school Best Practices session, Kye Tyson, Oak Hill Middle School, explains "let go my LEGO" activity.   Roland Williams, Bonaire Middle School, shares sources for FREE software that can be used in the technology classroom during the middle school Best Practices session.
         
   
Richard Ryles, Jeff Davis High School, talks about digital video in engineering and technology education.   Lori Derf and Justin Keith, Sol C. Johnson High School, discuss the FIRST VEX competition in their session   Fred Stillwell, East Cobb MS, and his students discuss the F1 in Schools competition.
     
   
Teachers try their hand at racing the F1 dragster.  Here Eddie Nelson and Jeff Bachus watch the tree count down to green in their head-to-head race.   Terry Cotton, Parkview High School and the TSA State Officers share about the TSA experience.   Chaz Kachmar, Grayson High School, talks about strategies for the implementation of engineering.
         
   
Glenn Burrows shares what his students are doing with their Hovercraft project.   A Mill Creek HS student demonstrates how easy it is to maneuver their Hovercraft around the football practice field.   UGA's Dr. Roger Hill gets a feel for the Hovercraft before taking it for spin
         
   
Glenn Burrows gives GITEA Treasurer Pam Brown some advice before she takes off in the Hovercraft.  His advice?  "Don't crash!"   Representative and Keynote Speaker Brooks Coleman pauses during his presentation for a picture.   Chaz Kachmar waits for Rep. Coleman to sign his "Brooks Coleman Riding Club" certificate.
         
   
Angela Quarles pins an Attitude Pin on Rep. Brook Coleman's right lapel giving him the Right Attitude   Ron Barker, GA DOE, Roy Rogers, and Brooks Coleman.   Guest Speaker Vivian Snyder talks about non-traditional careers.
         
   
A former Swinsboro High School TSA member and now a member of Michael Thurmond's staff addresses GITEA about what TSA did for him.   Michael Thurmond takes time from the campaign trail to address the teacher's association about all the technical jobs that are coming to GA over the next few years.   Luke Calloway, Goodheart-Wilcox shows GITEA the latest Technology textbooks.
         
   
AutoDesk discusses the latest changes with AutoCAD.   Toby Hughes from Southern Education Systems talks to members about LabVolt newest products.   Mark Jones from LJ Technical Systems shows of the newest version of the SRS (student response system).
         
   
Members visit with our new vendor, Great Lakes Press and look over their materials dealing with Engineering.   Sheldon Richardson, Learning Labs, talks with Winston June about some of their new products.   Members take time to register for a give away from one of the vendors.
         
    See you at the Rockdale Career Academy October 25 - 28, 2007.  For the 43rd Annual Conference.

Maybe you'll be in the pictures next year!
Kristi Brown, Pitsco/LEGO Dacta shows off some of the new Mindstorm NXT products.   Members gather around the GA TSA display and talk about the upcoming Fall Leadership Conference.