Session 2: 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Session 2: 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
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Before You Turn It In - Self-Editing Tools for Google Docs
Eric Curts
Google Docs offers many tools and options to help students become better writers. In this session we will explore helpful self-editing tools including text-to-speech tools, grammar and style checking add-ons, extensions for rewriting suggestions, thesaurus tools, plagiarism checking, and more. Empower your students to turn in their best writing!
Providing an Inclusive and Equitable K-12 Classroom using Book Creator
Kristy Marler-Weiner & Ivana OKelly
Participants will need their laptops. Have you found a program that supports all learners to read, write, and interact all in one and for all content areas? Book Creator is for all K-12 students. This tool can be used to help support diverse learners to stay engaged through all K-12 content areas. Students will be able to participate in the grade-level content by using Book Creator to help them to interact with various supports built in and they can create their own books to show mastery of content. Book Creator can be used to enrich, reteach, or to present information to students. They can share their responses with the class, groups, or pairs. This is a very useful resource for project-based or blended learning environments.
Participants will be able to see some examples of classroom lessons templates used, student work samples, and experience the power of Book Creator.
Using Discovery Education Resources to Support Health and Wellness
Andrea Lance
I will present StoryJumper which can be linked to google classroom. Students can use StoryJumper to write and publish books. Teachers can create a StoryJumper classroom and have students write with a sense of a wider audience. Storyjumper comes with the tools you need to create a book and even a voice recorder to make an audiobook. There are a lot of advantages to using StoryJumper to get your classes writing again!
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Get Smart Using DISCUS and Google Docs
Linda Heimburger
Enhance discovery of robust Discus content through choice and inquiry along the way. This session demonstrates the use of Google Docs and tools in Discus databases to get smart on information discovery, interaction, and organization. Discus –South Carolina’s Virtual Library includes over 50 electronic databases for South Carolina residents. Discus is a service provided by the South Carolina State Library.
Addressing Today’s Evolving Learning Challenges with Professional Development
Tyce Miller
MobileMind's session will detail how competency-based, personalized micro-learning prepares teachers and staff to address the evolving challenges schools face and the significance of agile PD when it comes to teacher growth and student achievement. Discover specific use cases and solutions to modern challenges like fluctuating classroom environments, teacher retention, new teacher onboarding, and today's exponential pace of change.
Using ETV & PBS Resources in Your Classroom
Brian Day
ETV and PBS both offer a variety of resources and services to support South Carolina’s educators, students, and families. This workshop offers an introduction to all things ETV Education including free, high-quality digital content, standards-based lesson plans specific to South Carolina, PBS resources, and more. Come and learn how to incorporate these free, high-impact resources into your learning community!
Can you breakout? Creating Digital Escape Rooms Using Google Forms
Christy Brown
Participants will see several examples of digital escape rooms that utilize Google Forms and Google Slides. Additionally, participants will be given step by step instructions for creating their own digital escape rooms. Finally participants will be given time to begin the creation process in preparation for the upcoming school year.
High Five! Instructional Strategies and Technology that Impact Student Achievement
Susan Aplin
How do we truly impact student achievement? We combine effective instructional strategies with powerful technology tools. In this session, we’ll review five research-based instructional strategies that help move students’ learning forward: direct instruction, feedback, spaced vs mass practice, jigsaw, and self-assessment. For each strategy, we’ll explore technology tools and tips that teachers and students can use to help implement these strategies.
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