PSLA Conference 101Presented by the PSLA Students Committee

Susan Hefley, Co-Chair

WelcomeWhat is PSLA?What can you expect from this conference?What are YOUR expectations?President’s Welcome

Welcome: Doug Francis, PSLA President

Who is PSLA?

Board of Directors:Front Row (left to right): Nancy Latanision, Immediate Past President; Doug Francis, President; Eileen Kern, Vice President/President-ElectSecond Row (left to right): Lindsey Long, Secretary; Cathi Fuhrman, Director; Bob McConnell, Director; Natalie Hawley, TreasurerMissing From Photograph:  Jennifer Bates, Director; Stephanie Brame, Director

Who is PSLA?Volunteer Based OrganizationRun by Committees

Please consider joining a committee

General Information about the Conference

What to Bring (Technology)What to WearWhat to ExpectConference Evaluations—Be HONEST!Act 48

Prior to the conference, you must register for Act 48 credits by going to http://pslaconf.wikispaces.com/Session+Evaluations . You will need to know your PPI (Professional Personnel ID). If you do not know your PPI, you can access this information from the PDE website https://www.perms.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfPublicAccess.aspx .

Pick up an Act 48 sheet at the Registration Desk and complete the information.

Conference Schedule Thursday

Registration opens at 3pm First Workshop is at 6pm Fireplace 9pm

Friday Registration 6:45 or 8am Awards Breakfast Workshops General Session Exhibits Technology Classroom GAC Open Forum Banquet

Saturday Business Breakfast Workshops Exhibits Lunch and Learn

http://psla.org/images/stories/conferences/2012conference/2012_Conference_Schedule.pdf

How-To: Mini-SessionsHow to choose your sessionsHow to use your lanyard and card for

referenceHow to find the sessionsHow to make sure you get the session you

wantHow to FIND everything:

Map of the Hershey Convention CenterConference Schedule with rooms

General SessionFriday 10:15am

Keynote Speaker: Pam Berger

Pam Berger, an educational technology/library consultant and trainer with over 20 years of library experience, is

Publisher and Editor of Information Searcher and author of Internet for Active Learners (ALA Editions).

MealsFriday

Awards BreakfastLunch on your own2:30 coffee break7pm Banquet

Saturday Business Breakfast10:45 Coffee Break11:30 Lunch and

Learn

TicketsWhat to WearHow to appreciate them

The “Reserved Tables”

Authors and Book SigningsFriday Saturday11:30 - 12:30Lee WardlawSimone ElkelesKay WintersPat Brisson

11-11:30Jim Murphy

12:30-1:30Pam BergerTonya Hurley

4-5:00Jim Murphy

ExhibitorsFriday 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Blue/White

Room(11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.;

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. No Conflict Time)

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Blue/White

Room (10:45 a.m. -11:30 a.m. No Conflict Time)

What to look for in the Exhibit HallDonna’s VideoJLGFollettCombined Book Exhibit

Technology Classroom

Friday Saturday

11:40-12:10 eBooks vs iBooks- Picking the Right SolutionPresented by Corey Abrahams

10:50-11:20POWER Library: CyberSmartsPresented by Commonwealth Libraries

12:15-12:45Engaging 21st-Century StudentPresented by Gale12:50-1:20Putting the DIGITAL WOLRD to Work At Your SchoolPresented by Follett

All presentations

will be in room EMPIRE

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4:15-4:45The Craz-E World of eBooksPresented by Mackin4:50-5:20The Power of the Book TalkPresented by Scholastic5:25-5:55POWER Library: A Reintroduction to the ResourcesPresented by HSLC6:00 – 6:30Supercharge Your Accelerated Reader ImplementationPresented by Renaissance Learning

QuestionsPlease speak up!

The only silly question is the one you do not ask…..and who knows, maybe three other

people are really glad you asked that question!