GVSU Technology Fair focuses on 'Survival Skills' in the classroom

The fourth annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Fair, sponsored by several Grand Valley State University departments, will focus on ways educators can integrate technology into their classrooms.

The fair will run from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, in Loosemore Auditorium of the DeVos Center.

Alan November will give the keynote address at 1 p.m. November, from Building Learning Communities, is known internationally as an educational technology leader. One of the original five national Christa McAuliffe Educators, November will discuss "Survival Skills for the Digital Immigrant," a humorous look at ways to use technology to improve learning.

He will also lead a session at 2:30 p.m. on "Teaching Zack to Think: Developing Critical Thinking Skills," which provides step-by-step teaching tips that help students and teachers think critically about Internet information.

Via a distance-learning hookup, Grand Valley organizers have made November's presentation available to K-12 teachers and other educators in Ottawa County, Muskegon and Traverse City.

Faculty exhibits will be open from 2-5 p.m. and include presentations on the paperless classroom, handheld computers and building community in online classrooms.

The fair is sponsored by GVSU's Faculty Teaching and Learning Center and the Educational Technology Department, with support from the Zumberge Library and Continuing Education. For more information, please call Glenna Decker at 616-331-2598.