Video Games and IEP's
Date: April 4 2009
Cost: No fee for educators but registration is required

Registration:To register send email to Register@gamingEd.com and include your Name, School and Email address in your response.
Directions to University of Dubuque: http://www.dbq.edu/admission/Map_Directions.cfm
Campus Location: University of Dubuque Dunlap Technology Center (Tech 100 Auditorium)  Building 5. http://www.dbq.edu/downloads/campusmap.pdf

Parking: McCormick Street lots on corner of University Ave and McCormick Street. Overflow parking off Bennett Street (See location map above)
Seminar Schedule: 
8:00 - 8:50 a.m. Art Milller, Director of AEA #4, discusses IEP federal laws 
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. One Switch Two Switch Red Switch Blue Switch.
Assistive Tech switch and software discussed by Mark Larson, CEO and Product development for Marblesoft/Simtech software. 
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Computer Access Via Tiny Body Sensory is No Longer Science Fiction
Presented by Jim Kjendalen , CEO of LaZee Tek  
10:30-10:50 a.m. Adapted Video Games for Special Education presented by Brad Kaldahl, professor of CG Games and Simulations 
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon  Iowa's computerized IEPs. A Demonstration by Eric Honda and Dan Doyle 
12:00 noon Prize Drawing  and Close

Any parent with a teen knows the influence of video games.
The gaming industry is now larger than the movie industry!
New technologies (like the Wii) will change the way we interact with computers.
Some speculate the computer mouse may become extinct.
On April 4th at 10:00 am Jim Kjendalen will demonstrate new head tracking computer control equipment for disabled individuals.
UD students will demonstrate games they are developing for this exciting new technology.
You have to see this stuff to appreciate it!


Register now to reserve your seat.