• Tools You Can Use Tomorrow

  • Presenter:  Leslie Fisher

  • Room: Orchestra Room

  • This session highlights tips, tricks, new features, and "Did you knows" about some of the easiest to use, popular solutions used in EdTech today as well as introducing you to some new solutions. This session is ever changing, and you are guaranteed to see some new features from some of your favorite solutions. The focus will be on online solutions (many also have apps) that can be used in a wide variety of grade levels and focuses. The goal is to show you solutions that are useful, easy to use and can be used right away

• Practical Magic: Useful Tips You Never Knew You Needed!

  • Presenter:  Jessica Powell

  • Room: LTR

  • In this session, learn about the little known features hiding in plain sight within your Google Workspace for Education tools that will not only blow your mind but solve some needs you didn’t even know you had! Take away a slew of tips for maximizing your daily workflow that may be practical but will feel 100% magical!

• Create SPACE by Organizing Your Google Drive

  • Presenter: Brooke Lowery

  • Room: BTR

  • "How do I keep Google Drive organized?" is one of the top questions we hear from educators. Organization is key to success AND helps educators save time. In a physical space, a decluttered and organized environment is “conducive to producing our best work” (Sanchez, 2016). The same holds true for the digital spaces we occupy. For educators, an organized Google Drive makes planning, collaborating, and creating less stressful. 

• Greatest H.I.T.S. - High Impact Teaching Strategies

  • Presenter: Courtney Watson

  • Room: 113

  • In this hands-on session, we will explore a variety of high impact teaching strategies that engage learners, provide practice without penalty, encourage interaction, and hear students’ thinking. We will also take a look at how you can integrate them into any content area and classroom as well as how technology can help them become a greatest HIT!

• Google House Party: Tools for All

  • Presenter: Lexi Law

  • Room: 115

  • It's a Google House Party and all are invited! Come learn how to use Slides & Drawings to create interactive assignments and manipulatives. Use Google Docs dropdowns, Google Sheets for pixel art, and chrome extensions that pop! There is something for everybody! These are tools that work for all contents even Fine Arts!

• Choose Your Lumio Adventure: Where Can Game-based Activities Take You?

  • Presenter: Gretchen Simmons

  • Room: 153

  • You make the choice! Choose what type of learning adventures you want to build with Lumio’s game-based activities.  See how easy it is to create and implement game-based activities to help introduce and review new concepts, and  then utilize the activity dashboard to get insights into student learning.

• Power of the Green Add Button

  • Presenter: Yvonne Post and Rebecca Bullock

  • Room: 157

  • Teachers use essential Seesaw tools to redefine learning experiences that make thinking and learning visible. Please bring one or two devices you can use to follow along during the presentation. 

• Getting Started with Edpuzzle

  • Presenter: Michelle Noon

  • Room: 154

  • Getting Started with Edpuzzle: Ready to level up your video lessons with Edpuzzle? In this hands-on session, teachers will learn how to create engaging video lessons, embed assessment questions, and navigate easy to read data in Edpuzzle. This powerful platform is a must have for your EdTech toolkit, come find out why!  

• Mic Drop Moments With Flocabulary

  • Presenter: Brian Smith

  • Room: 161

  • We will use Flocabulary and Nearpod Just a need a device that can connect online. Also, bring a joy of learning. 

• Kami 101

  • Presenter: Samantha Camacho and Kelly Morgan

  • Room: 158

  • Have you ever heard of or used Kami before? No! Then this is the session for you. Learn how to open and edit documents in Kami and fall head over heels with our most loved tools and features.

• Surviving the STAAR Battle

  • Presenter: Amanda Gonzales

  • Room: 167

  • This session hopes to give you a solid system to create actionable student-specific data to ensure the best outcomes for your scores. If your school utilizes RTI, it will also give you a great understanding of your kids and a productive RTI plan. I have used this STAAR review for years and have had great success in using it in a fun way that kids want to succeed in! My kids are EXCITED to take a test every week, and I get amazing data because of it! This session will also introduce you to some great gamification ways to use these strategies that you and your students will both enjoy. Bring your computers to really enjoy the session!  

• Wild about Boom Cards!

  • Presenter: Stacey Rogers

  • Room: 170

  • Please join my Boom Card session to learn how to create your own learning games. You will also receive many free Google slide games that you can easily transfer to Boom Cards. Attendees will need to bring a chromebook or computer for this session. 

• Canva Can Do That? 

  • Presenter: Kristi Starr

  • Room: 156

  • Canva is a design tool that's free for educators. That's nothing new. But Canva offers a new set of tools that can make creation easier. Join me to learn more about these advanced features and to plan how you and your students can put them to use for more efficient teaching and to better demonstrate learning. 

• Decreasing Distractions on the Chromebook through GoGuardian

  • Presenter:  Beth Stallings

  • Room: 165

  • I plan on walking through the setup and implementation and automaticity of Go Guardian within the classroom. The participants will need their Chromebooks in order to set up their Go Guardian account. I will walk through how to sync with Google Classroom, how to set up different types of scenes, how to set up the calendar function for automaticity. I will teach the participants how to set up small groups within a classroom with different scenes. I will include how to take screenshots for documentation within folders on Google Drive, how to set up a chat with students, create classroom announcements, lock-down students, and edit scenes on the fly. 

• Media Balance and Well being (K-5)

  • Presenter:  Leigh Allison and Lizan Mellinger

  • Room: 168

  • The purpose of this session is to help students develop a healthy media balance. Students are taught to recognize the connection between the types of media they use, how long they use it, and how they feel. Using the What? When? How Much? Framework, students reflect on their past media use and then create a plan for future media use that demonstrates a healthier balance. 

• Esports Demo

  • Presenter:  Chris West

  • Room: 160

  • Never seen an Esports competition, now is your chance.  Join our Lubbock High Esports teams as they demo some the games that have taken them all the way to nationals.

• iOS Tips and Tricks, General Gadgetry and More

  • Presenter: Leslie Fisher

  • Room: Orchestra Room

  • Have an iPhone and or iPad? This session will overview some of the cool and handy tips and tricks your iOS device can do! We will look at some accessibility solutions that can help almost everyone as well as some shortcuts and things you might have no idea your iOS device can do! We will pepper in some gadgets as well looking at some really fun and useful items for your home and even your funny bone. 

• Google Chrome: the WOWSER, BROWSER!  

  • Presenter: Jessica Powell

  • Room: LTR

  • Why be a lousy browser when you can be a Chrome Buff? From monochrome to SUPER Chrome, this session will help you become a Chrome super user. If you're thinking "Chrome is JUST a browser, what's the big deal?" then that's all the more reason you need this session. From awesome extensions to new Chrome features, you do not want to miss this session where our Learning Guide will change your daily practices forever.

• Break Away from Boring with Digital Escape Activities

  • Presenter: Brooke Lowery

  • Room: BTR

  • Student engagement can be a tall order in an asynchronous, distance learning setting. Using Google Forms, teachers can craft clever digital activities to challenge students to "escape-the-room" by unlocking virtual locks. In this Facilitated Online Learning Experience, learn some of the more advanced features of Google Forms you can use to craft conditional learning experiences that are sure to engage your brightest of minds.

• Strategies to Engage Students in Choice-Based Learning with Docs & Slides (Choice Boards)

  • Presenter: Courtney Watson

  • Room: 113

  • Take the learning further than ever before by creating structured learning activities students can move through on their own path and pace. Choice-based learning offers students multiple pathways to mastery while also capturing their attention. Craft a learning experience for your students you can start using tomorrow!

• friEd's Hall of FAME: Favorite Apps Mashups & Extensions

  • Presenter: Lexi Law

  • Room: 115

  • It's not that we don't care about raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but our favorite things are free tools that save teachers time and keep students engaged in their learning. Don't miss this ever-changing list of our Learning Guides' favorite tips, tricks, strategies and more. There may not be an hour of time that can transform your practices as a teacher more thoroughly than this.

• Integrating the Seesaw Library Into Your Instruction

  • Presenter: Yvonne Post and Rebecca Bullock

  • Room: 157

  • Join us to learn about how you can integrate the ready-to-go lessons in the Seesaw Library into your curriculum. Please bring one or two devices so you can follow-along during the exploration portion of this session. 

• The Power of a Blank Page! Supercharge your lesson with Lumio

  • Presenter: Gretchen Simmons

  • Room: 153

  • Need to recharge your lessons?  Discover different ways to use a blank page in Lumio to engage and enrich students in a lesson. Encourage critical thinking and collaboration in your learning environment with ready-made resources

• Tips & Tricks for Engagement with Edpuzzle 

  • Presenter: Michelle Noon

  • Room: 154

  • Tips & Tricks: Looking for a way to increase engagement and save time? Join us to explore specific strategies to keep students engaged and maximize your time together in the classroom. We will explore sample lessons, experience Edpuzzle Live Mode, and try our hand at the Edpuzzle Chrome Extension. This powerful platform is a must have for your EdTech toolkit, come find out why!

• Nearpodized: Yes, It's a Verb

  • Presenter: Brian Smith

  • Room: 161

  • "Isn't it time that we stop settling for interactive and instead create immersive learning experiences for students to make them a part of the learning process? Well...

When a problem comes along - Nearpodize it

The same lesson for too long - Nearpodize it

When the learnings going wrong - Nearpodize it. 

Nearpodize any lesson to revitalize the way you teach and reinvent the way students desire learning. 

Just need access to the internet from any device to participate. "

• Latest and Greatest in Kami

  • Presenter: Samantha Camacho

  • Room: 158

  • Already a Kami fan and want to know more? Stay up to date with the latest and greatest in Kami, dig deeper into our most loved tools and features, and even get a preview of what’s coming soon!

• Unlocking the Potential of AI in School Libraries: Improving Operations and Enhancing Student Experience

  • Presenter: Mary-Katherine Arias and Clinton Arias

  • Room: 167

  • AI has the potential to greatly improve the operations and services of school libraries. By automating tasks such as cataloging and providing personalized book recommendations, librarians can spend more time assisting students. AI can also assist students who are not fluent in the primary language of the library by providing real-time translation. Additionally, AI can be used to monitor the library's physical space, checkouts, and provide 24/7 access to the library through AI-powered chatbots. Participants will need a device that accesses the internet and an open mind to explore this new technology tool. 

• Engaging Education with Edulastic

  • Presenter: Marti Sides and Paige Robinson

  • Room: 165

  • Are you frustrated with the lack of resources available to help your students prepare for STAAR 2.0? Never fear, Edulastic is here!  In this session, participants will learn how to better prepare their students for STAAR 2.0 interactive questions using the web based software, Edulastic. Participants will need their Chromebook or other digital device to access the presentation and Edulastic. 

• AI: The Computers are Learning!

  • Presenter: Scott Firenza

  • Room: 170

  • Artificial Intelligence tools are growing at an exponential rate. So what does that look like for the classroom? We will discover what AI is, look at some AI tools currently out there, and learn how they might help teachers do their job more efficiently. 

• Media Balance and Well Being (6-8)

  • Presenter: Leigh Allison and Lizan Mellinger

  • Room: 168

  • The purpose of this session is to help students develop a healthy media balance. Students are taught to recognize the connection between the types of media they use, how long they use it, and how they feel. Using the What? When? How Much? Framework, students reflect on their past media use and then create a plan for future media use that demonstrates a healthier balance.

• Intro to WeVideo Multimedia Instruction

  • Presenter: Ryan Kochevar and Justin Colvin

  • Room: 155 (Virtual Session) - Join Here

  • This will be a virtual session with the WeVideo team to get you started creating.

• Esports Demo

  • Presenter:  Chris West

  • Room: 160

  • Never seen an Esports competition, now is your chance.  Join our Lubbock High Esports teams as they demo some the games that have taken them all the way to nationals.

• Tools You Can Use Tomorrow

  • Presenter:  Leslie Fisher

  • Room: Orchestra Room

  • This session highlights tips, tricks, new features, and "Did you knows" about some of the easiest to use, popular solutions used in EdTech today as well as introducing you to some new solutions. This session is ever changing, and you are guaranteed to see some new features from some of your favorite solutions. The focus will be on online solutions (many also have apps) that can be used in a wide variety of grade levels and focuses. The goal is to show you solutions that are useful, easy to use and can be used right away

• Practical Magic: Useful Tips You Never Knew You Needed!

  • Presenter:  Jessica Powell

  • Room: LTR

  • In this session, learn about the little known features hiding in plain sight within your Google Workspace for Education tools that will not only blow your mind but solve some needs you didn’t even know you had! Take away a slew of tips for maximizing your daily workflow that may be practical but will feel 100% magical!

• Create SPACE by Organizing Your Google Drive

  • Presenter: Brooke Lowery

  • Room: BTR

  • "How do I keep Google Drive organized?" is one of the top questions we hear from educators. Organization is key to success AND helps educators save time. In a physical space, a decluttered and organized environment is “conducive to producing our best work” (Sanchez, 2016). The same holds true for the digital spaces we occupy. For educators, an organized Google Drive makes planning, collaborating, and creating less stressful. 

• Greatest H.I.T.S. - High Impact Teaching Strategies

  • Presenter: Courtney Watson

  • Room: 113

  • In this hands-on session, we will explore a variety of high impact teaching strategies that engage learners, provide practice without penalty, encourage interaction, and hear students’ thinking. We will also take a look at how you can integrate them into any content area and classroom as well as how technology can help them become a greatest HIT!

• Google House Party: Tools for All

  • Presenter: Lexi Law

  • Room: 115

  • It's a Google House Party and all are invited! Come learn how to use Slides & Drawings to create interactive assignments and manipulatives. Use Google Docs dropdowns, Google Sheets for pixel art, and chrome extensions that pop! There is something for everybody! These are tools that work for all contents even Fine Arts!

• Google and Lumio: The Perfect Team! 

  • Presenter: Gretchen Simmons

  • Room: 153

  • Team up with Google and Lumio to take your lessons to the top with Lumio!  Explore how to integrate your Google documents and slides into your Lumio lessons to create an easy workflow for you and your students. Build a winning lesson that keeps students connected, focused, and motivated.

• Power of the Green Add Button

  • Presenter: Yvonne Post

  • Room: 157

  • Teachers use essential Seesaw tools to redefine learning experiences that make thinking and learning visible. Please bring one or two devices you can use to follow along during the presentation. 

• Getting Started with Edpuzzle

  • Presenter: Michelle Noon

  • Room: 154

  • Getting Started with Edpuzzle: Ready to level up your video lessons with Edpuzzle? In this hands-on session, teachers will learn how to create engaging video lessons, embed assessment questions, and navigate easy to read data in Edpuzzle. This powerful platform is a must have for your EdTech toolkit, come find out why!  

• Mic Drop Moments With Flocabulary

  • Presenter: Brian Smith

  • Room: 161

  • We will use Flocabulary and Nearpod Just a need a device that can connect online. Also, bring a joy of learning. 

• Accessibility with Kami 

  • Presenter: Samantha Camacho

  • Room: 158

  • Join us as we explore a variety of tools and features built in Kami to provide accessibility, equity, and inclusiveness to all of the learners in your classroom.

• My Chromebook Can Do What? 

  • Presenter: Kristi  Starr

  • Room: 156

  • Live your best Chrome life with these tips, tools, tricks, and extensions. Look at your Chromebook in a whole new light as you explore features you didn't know existed. 

• How to Start an Esports Program

  • Presenter: Chris West

  • Room: 160

  • Want to learn how to start up your own Esports program?  Join me

• Media Balance and Well being (9-12)

  • Presenter: Leigh Allison and Lizan Mellinger

  • Room: 168

  • The purpose of this session is to help students develop a healthy media balance. Students are taught to recognize the connection between the types of media they use, how long they use it, and how they feel. Using the What? When? How Much? Framework, students reflect on their past media use and then create a plan for future media use that demonstrates a healthier balance.

• iOS Tips and Tricks, General Gadgetry and More

  • Presenter: Leslie Fisher

  • Room: Orchestra Room

  • Have an iPhone and or iPad? This session will overview some of the cool and handy tips and tricks your iOS device can do! We will look at some accessibility solutions that can help almost everyone as well as some shortcuts and things you might have no idea your iOS device can do! We will pepper in some gadgets as well looking at some really fun and useful items for your home and even your funny bone. 

• Google Chrome: the WOWSER, BROWSER!  

  • Presenter: Jessica Powell

  • Room: LTR

  • Why be a lousy browser when you can be a Chrome Buff? From monochrome to SUPER Chrome, this session will help you become a Chrome super user. If you're thinking "Chrome is JUST a browser, what's the big deal?" then that's all the more reason you need this session. From awesome extensions to new Chrome features, you do not want to miss this session where our Learning Guide will change your daily practices forever.

• Break Away from Boring with Digital Escape Activities

  • Presenter: Brooke Lowery

  • Room: BTR

  • Student engagement can be a tall order in an asynchronous, distance learning setting. Using Google Forms, teachers can craft clever digital activities to challenge students to "escape-the-room" by unlocking virtual locks. In this Facilitated Online Learning Experience, learn some of the more advanced features of Google Forms you can use to craft conditional learning experiences that are sure to engage your brightest of minds.

• Strategies to Engage Students in Choice-Based Learning with Docs & Slides (Choice Boards)

  • Presenter: Courtney Watson

  • Room: 113

  • Take the learning further than ever before by creating structured learning activities students can move through on their own path and pace. Choice-based learning offers students multiple pathways to mastery while also capturing their attention. Craft a learning experience for your students you can start using tomorrow!

• friEd's Hall of FAME: Favorite Apps Mashups & Extensions

  • Presenter: Lexi Law

  • Room: 115

  • It's not that we don't care about raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but our favorite things are free tools that save teachers time and keep students engaged in their learning. Don't miss this ever-changing list of our Learning Guides' favorite tips, tricks, strategies and more. There may not be an hour of time that can transform your practices as a teacher more thoroughly than this.

• Integrating the Seesaw Library Into Your Instruction

  • Presenter: Yvonne Post

  • Room: 157

  • Join us to learn about how you can integrate the ready-to-go lessons in the Seesaw Library into your curriculum. Please bring one or two devices so you can follow-along during the exploration portion of this session. 

• Ignite Learning with Critical Thinking and Collaboration in Lumio

  • Presenter: Gretchen Simmons

  • Room: 153

  • Spark your students’ interest with creative ways to encourage critical thinking and collaboration in your learning environment.  Discover the ease of  delivering  these collaborative lessons that allow students to take charge of their learning, develop self-regulation, and set goals. 

• Tips & Tricks for Engagement with Edpuzzle 

  • Presenter: Michelle Noon

  • Room: 154

  • Tips & Tricks: Looking for a way to increase engagement and save time? Join us to explore specific strategies to keep students engaged and maximize your time together in the classroom. We will explore sample lessons, experience Edpuzzle Live Mode, and try our hand at the Edpuzzle Chrome Extension. This powerful platform is a must have for your EdTech toolkit, come find out why!

• Nearpodized: Yes, It's a Verb

  • Presenter: Brian Smith

  • Room: 161

  • "Isn't it time that we stop settling for interactive and instead create immersive learning experiences for students to make them a part of the learning process? Well...

When a problem comes along - Nearpodize it

The same lesson for too long - Nearpodize it

When the learnings going wrong - Nearpodize it. 

Nearpodize any lesson to revitalize the way you teach and reinvent the way students desire learning. 

Just need access to the internet from any device to participate. "

• How can Kami Help Prepare My Students for STAAR Success?

  • Presenter: Samantha Camacho

  • Room: 158

  • In this session, we'll explore ways to utilize Kami for assessments and test prep, emulating the new question types in STAAR testing, so that you can set your students up for success!

• Canva Educator Resources for Creativity

  • Presenter: Mary-Katherine Arias and Madison Olgin

  • Room: 167

  • This professional development course is designed for educators who want to enhance their students' learning experiences through engaging and visually stimulating designs. Canva, an online graphic design tool, offers a wealth of resources for educators to create dynamic and interactive materials that can be used in any subject area.

During this course, participants will learn how to use Canva's educator resources to design effective lesson plans, presentations, handouts, and other instructional materials. They will explore the various templates, graphics, fonts, and other design elements that Canva provides, and learn how to customize them to suit their unique teaching needs.

Participants will also learn how to incorporate multimedia elements, such as videos and images, into their designs, and how to use Canva's collaboration tools to facilitate group projects and assignments. They will also explore best practices for designing accessible and inclusive materials that meet the needs of all learners.

• Google Learning Lab

  • Presenter: Dabnee' Mosher

  • Room: 165

  • Come to practice all of the new skills and tricks you are learning with someone who can answer your questions or find the answers. 

• The Wild and Wacky Side of Google, Part Deux

  • Presenter: Scott Firenza

  • Room: 170

  • Last year was so much fun we wanted to explore more of Google. Come play with the fun side of Google. It may be educational. It may not be. But you'll leave this session with plenty of fun things to try with students. Chromebook or Laptops needed, but some activities will work with a mobile device. 

• Learning with Lumio

  • Presenter: Lori Sixtos

  • Room: 168

  • Join me to learn how to integrate Lumio into your daily lesson to allow students to interact with content, provide instant feedback, and check for understanding in a timely manner. Please bring your chromebook and be prepared to create!

• Personalize and Differentiate Learning with WeVideo 

  • Presenter: Ryan Kochevar and Justin Colvin

    • Facilitated by: Liz Brumley

  • Room: 155  (Virtual Session) - Join Here

  • In this virtual session we will explore the ways you can utilize WeVideo to personalize and differentiate learning.

• Competition Opportunities for Esports

  • Presenter:  Chris West

  • Room: 160

  • Don't know what league to join or where to get started?  Come hear about the pros and cons so you can make a decision that is the best fit for you.