Sessions
Day 1, June 16, 2021
Day 2, June 17, 2021
SESSION TITLE: Empower Students & Increase Class Participation 👏🙌💪😀
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this session we will look at how to empower students by encouraging them to teach and interact with their classmates from home using Flipgrid! Participants of the PGSD Summer Tech Camp 2021 will be asked to participate in a Q&A on Flipgrid.com. We will also look at how to increase class participation by looking at classdojo.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Natalie Smith
SESSION TITLE: Scaffolding Text Comprehension: Investigate Close Reading to Support Grade Level Comprehension
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will give participants an opportunity to investigate the basics of supporting students’ better comprehension of complex text. Participants will investigate close reading as a comprehension strategy and gain an understanding of the basic mechanics included in a lesson that utilizes close reading techniques. Participants will also investigate text analysis through text dependent questions to support comprehension and examine text annotation strategies that can help students learn to be better note taker to support comprehension.
GRADE LEVEL(S): 3-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): reading scaffolds for content area reading
PRESENTER: Kandra James
SESSION TITLE: Google Classroom Organization
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This video will help teachers to feel more confident with creating and organizing a Google Classroom for their students. Tips and tricks to help students stay organized and engaged will allow teachers to feel confident in integrating Google Classroom and help them smoothly transition to using more digital resources and activities.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Caroline Trussell
SESSION TITLE: Save Time and Paper with GoFormative
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn how to create digital formative assessments, tasks, and assignments with GoFormative. This web-based tool allows you to create tasks that are easily accessible from any electronic device! You'll be saving on time (grading papers, running copies, analyzing data, etc.) and saving on paper (no more paper copies of every assessment for each student).
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Amy Manning
SESSION TITLE: Canvas Did Ya Know?!?
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Canvas Did Ya Knows?!?! In this session, Stephanie and Erin show you a few features in Canvas that you may not already know about! These include the Canvas status page, course copy, Canvas Community, and Canvas Commons. Join us to hear about a few of our favorite, but not so obvious, features in Canvas!
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Erin Barrios and Stephanie Cotnam
SESSION TITLE: Creating with Clips
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Clips is a free app on iPads and iPhones that takes the "work" out of video editing! Students and teachers can easily hop into creating videos with graphics, emojis, text, and more! Students will enjoy the look and familiar feel of social media, while teachers will appreciate the controlled environment that Clips App provides.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects - Clips App (available on iPads and iPhones)
PRESENTER: Erin Barrios
SESSION TITLE: Creating with Canva
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this session, we will learn how to utilize Canva's free features to create professional looking designs with a few clicks of a button!
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Jenna Gaines
SESSION TITLE: Take Charge of Your PLC in a Virtual World
SESSION DESCRIPTION: My session is about using online tools to organize and implement a Professional Learning Community amongst teachers.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Education, PLCs
PRESENTER: Louise Smith
SESSION TITLE: SchoolStatus Tips for 2022
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this video, we will run through some best practices for using SchoolStatus to communicate with parents both 1 to 1 and as groups. We will run through using Searchlight to create groups based on student data. Join us for this session whether you are a veteran user or new to SchoolStatus.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Tyler Cummings and Jay Sanzin
SESSION TITLE: Check Out What's New with Google Sites
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Both teachers and students can easily create beautiful webpages with Google Sites. This presentation will show you how to create a site and how to embed content in no time. The hardest part is deciding what to put on your site.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All Areas
PRESENTER: Jeannie Steer
SESSION TITLE: Open Broadcaster Software: Less Editing, More Fun!
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This video is a quick overview and starting guide to using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) for educational purposes.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Hannah Mallette
SESSION TITLE: What?? Virtual Kindergarten?? Tips to Make it Work!
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This video takes the viewer through ways that I made Virtual Kindergarten work for my students and myself.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-2
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects; virtual teacher
PRESENTER: Rhonda Hepler
SESSION TITLE: Incorporating Technology into a Performing Music Classroom
SESSION DESCRIPTION: We discuss how to incorporate technology into a performing music classroom including classroom management, instruction, assessment, and parent communication.
GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Fine Arts (Music)
PRESENTER: Melissa Gilmore and Louise Smith
SESSION TITLE: Portfolios for Assessment
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn how to use free #edtech tools to create digital portfolios to use in lieu of standard assessments.
GRADE LEVEL(S): Secondary
SUBJECT AREA(S): Math, Portfolios
PRESENTER: Susan Carriker
SESSION TITLE: Cool Tools 4 Teachers
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Explore these cool interactive tools and extensions to level up your tech skills.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All Areas
PRESENTER: Jeannie Steer
SESSION TITLE: Let's Taco 'Bout Lessening Literacy Learning Loss
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GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Jodi Burr
SESSION TITLE: Getting Creative with New Quizzes
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This training will walk you through the steps of how to create a New Quiz in Canvas. It will also show you how to migrate a Classic Quiz to a New Quiz as well as show you how to turn New Quizzes on. Please come with a creative mind and be ready to share any ideas you have in the chat!
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All Subjects/Canvas
PRESENTER: Kristina Meyer
SESSION TITLE: K-12 Computer Science Initiative: CS4MS
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This presentation will present the current computer science initiative in Mississippi, discuss the recent CS legislation, and describe how CS can be implemented at each grade level.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Computer Science
PRESENTER: Shelly Hollis
SESSION TITLE: Digital Citizenship & Cyber Security
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GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Eva Harvell
SESSION TITLE: Digital Anchor Charts
SESSION DESCRIPTION: A little bit about what anchor charts are, and how to use them.
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Dawn Agar
SESSION TITLE: Videos in the Classroom
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Video creation is a great tool to prepare content for your students or to allow them to demonstrate an understanding of a concept. This session will guide you through the use of some of the programs you have at your disposal for you and your students to create fun, engaging, educational videos.
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Stoney Rogers
SESSION TITLE: Tip of the App Iceberg - Exploring Useful Classroom & Management Apps
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GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Apps
PRESENTER: Tara Rigdon
SESSION TITLE: Kami - Your Digital Classroom Hero
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Kami is an online document annotation and markup tool. You can highlight, underline, and strikethrough text in PDF and other document formats. You can also add text boxes, shapes, and images. Kami works with Google Drive and Google Classroom. With Kami, you can easily collaborate on documents in the classroom while avoiding the hassles of printing documents.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Carman Jenkins
SESSION TITLE: Interactive Digital Task Cards
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Participants will see a variety of examples of interactive digital task cards. They will also learn how to use Google Slides to create interactive digital task cards by learning how to create fun backgrounds, lock down items on slides, add instructions in the margins, make transparent shapes, and more.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All Areas
PRESENTER: Amy Manning
SESSION TITLE: Developing Innovative Educational Opportunities
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this session, Dr. Rodolfich will discuss the challenges PGSD has faced and how it has used innovative solutions to bring student success.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All areas, Administrators
PRESENTER: Dr. Wayne Roldofich
SESSION TITLE: CNN TEN: Beyond Social Studies
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Uses for CNN TEN in multiple subject areas
GRADE LEVEL(S): 4-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): ELA, Social Studies
PRESENTER: Kelly Banks
SESSION TITLE: Using Technology to Make Your Staffulty Meetings Exciting
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Rhett will guide you on a journey to help you spice up your staff meetings. First, you will learn to use the program Audacity to assist you in editing soundtracks and even adding voiceovers. Next, you will learn how to use the website Savevideo.com to learn how to download YouTube videos and then use Online-audio-converter.com to convert those videos into MP3’s to used in Audacity and presentations.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Administrators
PRESENTER: Rhett Ladner
SESSION TITLE: Interact and Engage with Mentimeter
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Use an interactive slide presentation tool to engage students in the classroom. Learn how to create slide presentations with question types such as Word Clouds, Multiple Choice, Open Ended, and Quizzes integrated within the presentation.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Katie Roach
SESSION TITLE: Gamification
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Gamification is incorporating game-based ideas into the classroom. Gamification can be used for classroom management, material review. student incentives, and much more!
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-2
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Elizabeth Griggs
SESSION TITLE: Rethinking the Process: Lesson Planning with Technology
SESSION DESCRIPTION: With so many amazing resources available, choosing the right tech tool can be an overwhelming process for teachers when lesson planning. This session will cover a brief look at the 5E Instructional Model and how educators can use this model to select the appropriate tool to enhance their students' learning experiences and participation.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Kristen Fletcher
SESSION TITLE: Google Toolbox 2021
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Here are some quick tips and tools to make your teaching life easier and give you some options in the classroom.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Reginald Matthews
SESSION TITLE: Classwize: The Future of Classroom Management is Here
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Linewize's classroom management & screen monitoring software for schools keeps your students cyber safe. This session will explain the features of this amazing tool, and demonstrate some of the ways you can keep track of what your students are doing online.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Michael Mark
SESSION TITLE: PBL with the NHD Model
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn more about project based learning with the National History Day Model.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects, Project Based Learning
PRESENTER: Elizabeth Green
SESSION TITLE: Canva in Education
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Canva for Education is a free offering for all K12 educators. With it, you get all the benefits of premium features such as millions of images, fonts, graphics, videos, animations, and templates, as well as a dedicated classroom space to invite students and teachers to share, review, and manage your work.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Carman Jenkins
SESSION TITLE: Using Your Favorite Apps & Tools with Canvas
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn how to use your favorite programs with Canvas.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects, Canvas
PRESENTER: La'Toya Atterberry
SESSION TITLE: Building a Trauma Conscious Classroom
SESSION DESCRIPTION: This presentation focuses on the effects of trauma on student achievement and how to utilize strategies to minimize negative outcomes for students.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Christy Sharp
SESSION TITLE: Google Classroom Cleanup
SESSION DESCRIPTION: It's time to clean up your old Google Classroom and get ready for next school year! In this session, we will review several tips to get your Google Classroom organized and fresh for the new year.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Jenna Gaines and Erin Barrios
SESSION TITLE: Outsmarting Cybercrime in the Classroom & Beyond
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Outsmarting cybercriminals takes everyone from the board of education, to teachers to students. Learn the role each individual plays in keeping schools secure and resources to bring cybersecurity into the classroom.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Tyler Schultz
SESSION TITLE: Tech Triage: Using Tech to Fix Your Day
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Ever lose a sticky note? Need to translate a document into another language? Wish you could clone yourself in the classroom? We all have tricky days. This session will give you the triage you need to be successful on the go!
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Stephanie Cotnam
SESSION TITLE: Minecraft: Education Edition
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this video, I will introduce you to Minecraft: Education Edition. I will give you a quick overview and show you live gameplay of a lesson.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-2
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Dawn Agar
SESSION TITLE: Secrets from a Reading Teacher to a Science Teacher
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Video is designed to help science teachers better equip their students to comprehend informational text
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): Science websites for informational text
PRESENTER: Vanessa Remel
SESSION TITLE: Grant Writing 101
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn the tips and tricks of writing successful grants for your school, classroom, and professional development.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects
PRESENTER: Erica Wilson
SESSION TITLE: Canvas Module Basics
SESSION DESCRIPTION: An overview of how to add a variety of content to your Canvas module.
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-12
SUBJECT AREA(S): All subjects/Canvas
PRESENTER: Robin Synhorst
Closing Session With Eva, Jeannie and Stoney to discuss the credit process for CEUs, SEMIs, and OSLs.