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== =[|Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC)]= =**Session Title:** **Student Success Stories using Technology to "Make the Grade"**=  During this presentation, tech fair experiences will be shared by the presenter and the audience. At the conclusion of this presentation, the attendees should be able to collaborate to hold a successful technology fair in their school or district. 1. Share technology fair/showcase experiences, 2. Brainstorm local, regional, state and national technology fair efforts, 3. Hear about successful technology fair models, and 4. Promote building a National K12 Student Technology Fair. 1. Gain useful ideas on student technology fairs, refinements, and improvements, 2. Plan on holding an educational technology fair: local, district, regional, and/or state, 3. Learn about others recipes for successful student technology fairs, and 4. Move forward grassroots effort for more fairs including a national option.
 * Name:** Connie Masson
 * Title:** Manager, Educational Technology
 * School/Organization:** St. Vrain Valley School District
 * School District/Department:** Information Technology Services
 * Phone:** 303-702-7741
 * Fax:** 303-682-7380
 * Email:** masson_connie@stvrain.k12.co.us
 * SESSION INFORMATION** (Friday, January 23rd - 4:30 - 525 pm)
 * Session Description:** Student technology fairs K12 increase student achievement, motivation and engagement in their learning. The challenge of a tech fair enables
 * recognizing students' learning in the classroom using technology,
 * provides an opportunity to learn even more in-depth, and
 * enables a venue for positive partnerships with schools, families and the community.
 * Presentation Goals and Objectives**
 * Goal:** To promote the use of local, district, state and national technology events as a way to feature student accomplishments and to further engage students in their learning using 21st century tools.
 * Objectives:**
 * Outcomes:**
 * Program Description:** Would you like to have a student technology fair or have you had one? If so, please join us as we share stories and hear about each other's student technology fair results. The goal of this presentation is to promote the use of technology fairs as a way to feature student accomplishments using 21st century tools.
 * Focus Area**: Teaching and Learning