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Workshop Description

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Device

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Canvas Quick Starts

Have you been introduced to Canvas and know your way around the basics but just don't know where to start? This session is for you! Come learn how to incorporate some simple, quick activities that will have your students participating in your course tomorrow. A basic knowledge of Canvas is required.

K-12

n/a

8:15a

Digital Interactive Notebooks

Why limit interactive notebooks to just pen, paper, and glued in worksheets? By using Google Slides to create digital interactive notebooks, your students will have the freedom and access to materials to make learning come alive. Plus, no more forgetting their notebooks!

K-12

n/a

8:15a

Easy Technology to Manage Lessons? Use ClassFlow!

Go with the flow with Class Flow! Discover how you can build and access interactive lessons from any web browser, share lessons with other peers and collaborate using the latest mobile and student response technology. Not only will ClassFlow help you save time at the planning and setup stages of lesson development, but it can also facilitate differentiated instruction.

K-6

Recommended

8:15a

Show Your Work!

Demonstrate some creative ways to use Padlet to show student mastery. The new grid format arranges your content in rows of boxes. It is ideal for digital storytelling, storyboarding, process steps, scientific method, UPS checks, scavenger hunts or anything else where you want to put content visually where the order is important.

K-12

n/a

8:15a

Skype in the Classroom

Collaborate with experts in the field from around the world. Come learn about virtual field trips, collaborations, and Mystery Skypes. The possibilities are endless and free!!

K-12

n/a

8:15a

#AintNobodyGotTimeForSheets

Technology can be used to create a class atmosphere that eliminates worksheets. #AintNobodyGotTimeForSheets will demonstrate ways to engage scholars using a plethora of technology tools. These tools will allow for student-centered instruction where students will take more charge in their learning while the teacher will be the facilitator.

K-12

Recommended

9:10a

Canvas Quizzes.Next

Canvas has stepped up its game with Quizzes.Next. Use this new quiz tool to quickly assess mastery in a variety of formats. This tool will provide valuable feedback for both you and your students. Learn how to monitor students' quiz progress and history. A basic knowledge of Canvas is required.

5-12

n/a

9:10a

Escape the Boredom with BreakoutEDU!

Bring adventure and excitement to your students with Breakout EDU, the escape room-like game. Challenge your students to communicate, collaborate, think critcally and be creative while competing in this fast-paced, timed encounter. Do something different, Breakout of the Ordinary!

K-12

n/a

9:10a

Flipgrid Fever

Discover one of the hottest technology tools in education today. Just be careful . . . it’s contagious! Flipgrid is a social learning platform that amplifies student voice and sparks discussion in the classroom with video responses. In this session, participants will create their own grid and explore ways to utilize Flipgrid with their students!

K-12

Required

9:10a

Join the Tech Side

Come discover tips and tricks on how to use Flipgrid, Google Classroom, and Seesaw in your classroom. We will discuss pros and cons as well as give specific examples and lessons for each of the sites listed above!

K-6

Recommended

9:10a

The Writing Process- Canvas Style

Tired of lugging home class sets of essays each grading period? Interested in involving your students in taking ownership of their writing, and collaborating in the process? This session highlights some simple ways to incorporate Canvas into one or all parts of your recursive writing assignments. *Students will need access to Google Drive*

7-12

n/a

9:10a

Growing Collaborative Thinkers with Tech Tools

Get the collaboration going in your classroom! In this session, we will take a look at ways to use Jamboards, Google Drawings, Seesaw, and other tech tools that lend to students and teachers working collaboratively.

K-12

Recommended

10:05a

Learning on the Go with GooseChase!

Ready, set, hunt! Discover how to blend together the tried-and-true fun of scavenger hunts with mobile technology to create a learning experience like no other! GooseChase is a digital scavenger hunt platform that allows teachers to enrich instructional content and extend learning beyond the classroom. Attendees will be introduced to GooseChase by participating in a live game and then will explore ways to integrate GooseChase into lessons, field trips, and special events in the classroom and on campus.

K-6

Required

10:05a

Merge Cube Madness

Whether you have used Merge Cubes or have been wondering what the heck they are, this session is for you. Come explore this immersive piece of technology that allows you to hold a hologram in your hand. Strategies for classroom use as well as the creation of your own content will be covered in this session.

K-12

Required

10:05a

Presenting in the 21st Century

Bring life back into your student's presentations with voice and choice! Come explore a variety of digital presentation platforms for students to use including Adobe Spark, Smores and more. With student choice you'll never need to sit through a paper poster presentation again!

K-12

n/a

10:05a

11:00am - 12:30pm

Lunch on Your Own

e-Portfolios using Google Sites

Have you wondered how students can showcase their work in a way that can be used to land jobs, internships, scholarships, or college admittance? Well e-Portfolios are a great way to start! Learn how to use Google Sites to help students organize their work and showcase their skills in a meaningful way.

7-12

n/a

12:35p

Game on with Bloxels

Bloxels is not just another tech-enabled toy. It's a hands-on, brains-on, creativity and technology experience. Bloxels uniquely unlocks students’ innate creativity by leveraging something they love: video games. Students can play fun games and gain greater understanding of important topics like design logic, and computer science.

K-8

Required

12:35p

Getting in the Air: Drones

Lift off learning with drones in your classroom! This session will be an introduction into the world of drones and their use in the classroom. Explore everything from basic drones for indoor use only all the way up to 4k camera drones for shooting high-quality video footage! Come embrace your inner pilot!

K-12

Required,

12:35p

Getting Started with SeeSaw

Bridge the connection between school and home with Seesaw! Discover the possibilities with this student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. Students can easily capture their learning in any form to show what they know.

K-6

Recommended

12:35p

Google Sheets Tips and Tricks

If you shy away from Google Sheets because it's the most boring (or intimidating) part of the Google Suite, this class is for you! With a little know-how, you can bend Sheets to your will to create awesome lesson plans, crunch data, and make your life easier in general.

K-12

n/a

12:35p

Got Game?

Got Game? - Gamification is the concept of applying game theory to make learning more fun and engaging. This session will explore the science behind gamification and introduce different sites and apps that can be utilized to create fun games for your classroom.

K-12

n/a

1:30p

Grow Your PLN with Twitter

Take charge of your professional development and personalize your learning! Learn the benefits, features and how-tos of building your own PLN using Twitter and connecting different types of social media .

K-12

n/a

1:30p

Stop, Animate, in Motion

Let students show what they know - in motion! Are you a fan of stop motion animations or have you ever been bored in class and created a flipbook out of the corner of your notebook? Stop motion animation is easy, fun and super engaging! Stop motion animations can be created with a simple to use presentation tool - Google Slides. Come create your own stop motion and learn how it can be used in the classroom!

K-12

n/a

1:30p

Surf the Cs with Wakelet

Catch the Wakelet wave and discover how this powerful yet simple tool promotes all the 4Cs through another C - curation! From student portfolios to class newsletters, and from research to storytelling, Wakelet brings so many fresh possibilities to the classroom. Come explore all the innovative ways it can be integrated to transform teaching and learning!

K-12

n/a

1:30p

What's the Hype with Hyperdocs

Looking for a way to transform your classroom and leave behind the same ol’ boring worksheets? Learn how to make your lessons more interactive and independent with Hyperdocs.

K-12

n/a

12:35p

Design Studio

Let creativity flourish as you explore all the colorful and artistic apps in this designers showcase. Bring excitement and innovation back into the classroom and learn how you can transform that traditional poster project into something digitally-amazing!

K-12

n/a

2:25p

Google Grab Bag

Google has it all! Hangouts, Keep, Chrome, Extensions, and so much more!! Let's explore customizing your Internet experience, staying organized and everything Google has to offer.

K-12

n/a

2:25p

Growing Up Digitally

Discuss how growing up a "Digital Native" can help and hinder our student's learning. Discover digital resources on how to address Internet and Mobile device safety that can be incorporated into your classroom and curriculum.

K-12

n/a

2:25p

Plickers

Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data using only one mobile device. No student devices are needed. Plickers can be used with students in a team competition format, in a writing station, and much more, all with one device! Your students will have fun showing what they know. Plickers is fun and free!

K-12

Recommended

2:25p