Sessions

Spiral -- Snazzing Up Your Direct Instruction Through Online Questions

Room 209

Laura Dobroth

Tenor High School

High School English

In this session, you'll learn how to use Spiral to enhance your direct instruction. Whether you're presenting a PowerPoint to the class, or just showing a cool video, you can use Spiral to pose questions and get immediate feedback about your students' levels of understanding.

WeVideo: Using Multimedia to hone 21st Century Skills

Room 210

Leslie Monagle

Tenor High School

High School English

This presentation will introduce WeVideo as a viable tool in the classroom. It will include a basic introduction to the program and ideas for use. Attendees will be able to create a free account and start tinkering then and there.

Design Your Own Interactive Smart Notebook Activities

Room 230

Alissa Emond

Veritas High School

High School Science

Become inspired to design your own lesson-enhancing activities using Smart Notebook. I will share some tips I have learned as well as provide some possible applications for different types of classes/activities.

Settings + Shortcuts = Happy Teacher

Room 229

Rebekah Holder

High School Science

Veritas High School

Sometimes it's the little things in life that can make a big difference. Come learn some settings and shortcuts that can turn frustration into satisfaction.

Interactive Google Slides

Room 209

Rachel Germain

MC2 High School

High School Special Education

In this presentation you will learn how to create games, interactive presentations, and independent work using google slides.

Hacks for Hassle-Free Student Presentations

Room 210

Joan Pike

Veritas High School

High School English

Learn how to use Google Cast and some simple features in Google Classroom to make student presentations a breeze. Say goodbye to students signing in and out of your computer!

Wait, You mean Science Involves Writing?!

Room 230

Jennifer Parr

MC2 High School

High School Science

How to give voice and expression to students in science class by using blogs!

Google Sheets 101

Room 229

Carly Anderson

High School Math

Veritas High School

If you hate doing the math yourself to help you analyze your MAP scores (or any other test scores), learn how to make Google Sheets do all the hard work for you! I'll teach you lots of tips and tricks on the basics of Google Sheets. The majority of the presentation will be geared for all teachers but at the end I'll give ideas for some specific math projects you can have students do using Sheets.

Help! My Drive is a Mess!

Room 228

Kaitlyn Wright

Seeds of Health

Tech Lady

I've seen your Google Drive. I don't judge but you may. Come see how to organize your Google Drive so you will actually be able to find things.

Exploring the World With Google Arts & Culture!

Room 209

Evelyn Wippich

MC2 High School

High School English

Have you ever been to Bryce Canyon National Park? Have you ever wanted to take your students to an art museum? You can do all of this and MORE without ever leaving your classroom; discover all the possibilities Google Arts & Culture has to offer!

Stop re-teaching: let edpuzzle and screencastify do the work

Room 210

Chris Lehman

Veritas High School

High School English and Social Studies

Discussing how to use edpuzzle and screencastify for mini-lesson resources and virtual conferencing.

Desmos Math Activities in the Classroom

Room 230

Jeff Wojcik

MC2 High School

High School Math

Learn how Desmos is more than just an online calculator. This session will show you how set up your own class in Desmos and how to engage students with hundreds of interactive pre-made math lessons.

Going Paperless

Room 229

Jamie Wang

Grandview High School

High School English

My classroom has been paperless this whole year, so I will be discussing the benefits and pitfalls of a paperless classroom. I will show I organized my classroom page and what has been effective for student learning.

How Do You Give Formative Assessments?

Room 228

Kaitlyn Wright

Seeds of Health

Coordinator of Technology and some other stuff...

Got formative assessment on the brain? Come see different options for how to do formative assessments online.

Simplify with Screencastify

Room 209

Kenn Zolltheis

Windlake Academy

7th and 8th Grade Teacher

Providing effective and timley feedback for writing pieces can be a daunting task. I will show you how to make life easy using Screencastify.

Google for All: Google Apps to Support All Learners

Room 210

Danielle Bailey

Windlake Academy

7th and 8th Teacher

The way our students create and collaborate while learning is constantly changing because of what Google Apps for Ed has to offer. I will share various features within GAFE to help our diverse learners be successful.

These Web 2.0 Tools are Fun!

Room 230

Laura Lawonn

MC2 High School

High School English and Communications

Lucidpress, Blogger, and WeVideo are great resources to build creativity and engagement in the classroom - and they're fun! We'll break down how to best use these Web 2.0 Tools for projects and instruction, and look at some really cool student examples.

Sites made Simple!

Room 229

Laura Graves

Grandview High School

High School Social Studies

The new Google Sites is better than before and so much simpler to use than you might think. Explore the features and its ease of use - for you and for your students!

So You Didn't Read Those Tech Tip Emails...

Room 228

Kaitlyn Wright

Seeds of Health

Tech Guru?

Ok, so Kaitlyn sends out those weekly tech tip emails but who really has time to read them?! Come see the top highlights and find out what you missed!

Differentiated Groups with Google Sheets

Room 209

Shentel Manresa

Veritas High School

High School English

Using MAP and classroom data, learn how to use Google Sheets to make differentiation a little easier. We will go through how to use the data, how to create the Google Sheet, how to input the data, and how I use Google Sheets to create differentiated groups quickly and efficiently. Don't know a lot about Google Sheets? That's okay, neither do I; but I do know a few tricks that will make your life, and making differentiated groups, a bit less complicated.

Google Interactive

Room 210

Kristina Cheever

Windlake Academy

4th Grade Teacher

Learn to make google drawings and slides interactive for your students. See how to use drawings to make interactive word walls, graphic organizers and student notes. Use slides to create interactive slide shows.

Technology to Assist the Reading Process

Room 230

Marietta Luckman

Windlake Academy and Elementary

Reading Specialist

Reading on technology can be very difficult; however, many of our students will never be given paper to read in their future careers. Come learn about various extensions, apps, and websites to help students read online. You will also walk away with some great tools for you too!

Making Vocab Fun and EASY with Quizlet and Quizlet Live

Room 229

Abby Barron

High School Social Studies

MC2 High School

Quizlet and Quizlet Live make teaching and learning vocabulary fun and easy. In this session, you will learn how to use Quizlet to have students practice vocabulary and to formatively and summatively assess their learning.

Do You Really Know Google Chrome?

Room 228

Kaitlyn Wright

Seeds of Health

Tech Tzar (I'm making it a thing...)

Chrome can do so much more than you can imagine. Come learn how to be a Google Chrome wizard! You'll learn things that you don't know how you ever lived without.