Tech Talks III was a professional learning opportunity offered to DoDEA Europe educators during SY 21-22 (including ET's, ISS's, and Administrators).
The recorded professional learning sessions are linked below. Most session recordings are between 30-40 minutes in length (with some question/answer time).

Here are links to the previous Tech Talk courses & support resources:
Link to Tech Talks II (SY 2020-21) Recorded sessions
Link to Tech Talks I (Spring 2020) Recorded sessions
Link to the Software & Cloud-Based Resources Web Page -- there are additional resources for most of the technology tools presented in Tech Talks on this website.

Tech Talk III Sessions

Tuesday
11 Jan
15:30 CET

Tech Talks 3 Introduction & Jamboard

Overiew of Tech Talks III & requirements for course credit. We will also share ideas for using Jamboard. If you have good Jams you have utilized, bring them to share.

Link to Recording

Thursday
13 Jan
15:30 CET

Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
18 Jan
15:30 CET

Pear Deck I

Introduction to Pear Deck and how it can be utilized in either instructor-paced or student-paced mode to increase student engagement & participation.

Link to Recording

Thursday
20 Jan
15:30 CET

Pear Deck II
Teacher Tools & Formative Assessment

Learn how the teacher tools in Pear Deck allow the educator to view & interact with students working in real-time. We will also look at how Pear deck can be utilized to simplify gathering formative assessment data.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
25 Jan
15:30 CET

Seesaw for Assessment (K-5) Elementary ONLY

Look at how to use formative and summative DoDEA math assessments within Seesaw.

Link to Recording

Thursday
27 Jan
15:30 CET

Formative

Formative is a web and app based interactive student response and assessment tool. The focus of this session will be on the question types (Video, whiteboard, show your work, etc.)

Link to Recording

Tuesday
1 Feb
15:30 CET

OneDrive

We will look at how OneDrive is similar & different to the long utilized H:Drive. We will explore the different sharing permissions and learn how to manage permissions once files have been shared.

Link to Recording

Thursday
3 Feb
15:30 CET

Flipgrid I

How to get started with Flipgrid to facilitate video discussions & interactions.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
8 Feb
15:30 CET

Adobe Spark Video (Adobe Cloud Express)

How to get students creating brief, beautiful voiceover videos to share their learning

Link to Recording

Thursday
10 Feb
15:30 CET

Seesaw Introduction
(Elementary Only K-5)

Learn how to create an activity step-by-step during this presentation. Find out how to assign and provide feedback to an activity. Ask and get your questions about Seesaw answered.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
15 Feb
15:30 CET

Google Forms I

How to use Google Forms for formative & summative assessments.

Link to Recording

Thursday
17 Feb
15:30 CET

Google Forms II
Dive Deeper

Dive deeper into Google Forms and create formative and summative assessment with branching questions.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
22 Feb
15:30 CET

Lumio 1

How to incorporate questioning & reflection tools in Lumio and how to import existing presentations & add Lumio interactive elements.

Link to Recording

Thursday
24 Feb
15:30 CET

Lumio 2

Game-based activities and assessments in Lumio

Link to Recording

Thursday
3 March
15:30 CET

Escape Rooms with Google Forms & Slides

Escape Room (Google Form) template will be provided. The Tech Talks III Google Classroom has the slide presentation, templates and additional support resources.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
8 March
15:30 CET

Student News Using Flipgrid/Classlink

Learn how students can create news & other similar presentations using FlipGrid/Classlink.

Link to Recording

Thursday
10 March
15:30 CET

Discovery Education I

Focus on Social Studies and Social-Emotional Learning Resources with Discovery Education.

Learn How to:

-Create quizzes along the timeline of a video

-Assign pre-existing Quizzes.

Link to Recording

Thursday
17 March
15:30 CET

Discovery Education II

Spotlight on Strategies: Integrate Social Studies & Science with ELA skills

Link to Recording

Thursday
22 March
15:30 CET

Using Technology to Facilitate Small Group Instruction

How to use technology/instructional tools in small-group arrangements to maximize engagement and student learning.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
5 April
15:30 CET

Snagit

Snagit is a tool that educators can use to support teaching and learning. Snagit lets you take screenshots, edit your images, and record screen recordings. It's perfect for giving feedback, creating clear instructional guides, and showing students how to complete assignments.

Link to Recording

Thursday
7 April
15:30 CET

Digital Portfolios

Creating Digital Portfolios- Creative Cloud Express / Google Sites

Link to Recording

Tuesday
12 April
15:30 CET

Digital Portfolios II

Digital Portfolio URL Collection & Display System. This system enables the collection & tracking of student work that may be stored between multiple classes & teachers over the school year.

Link to Recording

Thursday
14 April
15:30 CET

Hidden Treasures:
Built-in Chrome and Microsoft Accessibility Features

Learn about common accessibility features within Microsoft and Google useful for anyone with vision, hearing, physical or learning needs.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
19 April
15:30 CET

Google Slides as your Agenda / Activity Hub (Elementary K-2 Focus)

This practice stems from remote learning- bitmoji classrooms. Using Google Slides as your daily agenda/activity hub is something you can use each day, all day long. It keeps me focused and makes life a little easier- and what teacher doesn’t love that!?!

Link to Recording

Thursday
21 April
15:30 CET

Wixie
(only for elementary school)

Simplify your life with one tool for students to share their ideas, imagination, and understanding through their writing, art, voice, and video.

Link to Recording

Tuesday
26 April
15:30 CET

Power Automate for Student Referral System

A demonstration of how to streamline the Student Support Referral process with the use of MS Forms, Power Automate, notifications and TEAMs.

Link to Recording

Thursday
28 April
15:30 CET

Tips and Tricks

This will be a fun sesson for you to discover the tips & tricks that ET's use & recommend the most. These are quick shortcuts and practices that educators and students can use to make their interaction with computers just a little bit easier (and quicker).

Link to Recording

Tech Talk III Sessions

Tuesday 11 Jan15:30 CET

Tech Talks 3 Introduction & Jamboard

Overiew of Tech Talks III & requirements for course credit. We will also share ideas for using Jamboard. If you have good Jams you have utilized, bring them to share.

Thursday 13 Jan15:30 CET

Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.

Tuesday 18 Jan15:30 CET

Pear Deck I

Introduction to Pear Deck and how it can be utilized in either instructor-paced or student-paced mode to increase student engagement & participation.

Thursday 20 Jan15:30 CET

Pear Deck II Teacher Tools & Formative Assessment

Learn how the teacher tools in Pear Deck allow the educator to view & interact with students working in real-time. We will also look at how Pear deck can be utilized to simplify gathering formative assessment data.

Tuesday 25 Jan15:30 CET

Seesaw for Assessment (K-5) Elementary ONLY

Look at how to use formative and summative DoDEA math assessments within Seesaw.

Thursday 27 Jan15:30 CET

Formative

Formative is a web and app based interactive student response and assessment tool. The focus of this session will be on the question types (Video, whiteboard, show your work, etc.)

Tuesday 1 Feb15:30 CET

OneDrive

We will look at how OneDrive is similar & different to the long utilized H:Drive. We will explore the different sharing permissions and learn how to manage permissions once files have been shared.

Thursday 3 Feb15:30 CET

Flipgrid I

How to get started with Flipgrid to facilitate video discussions & interactions.

Tuesday 8 Feb15:30 CET

Adobe Spark Video (Adobe Cloud Express)

How to get students creating brief, beautiful voiceover videos to share their learning

Thursday 10 Feb15:30 CET

Seesaw Introduction(Elementary Only K-5)

Learn how to create an activity step-by-step during this presentation. Find out how to assign and provide feedback to an activity. Ask and get your questions about Seesaw answered.

Tuesday 15 Feb15:30 CET

Google Forms I

How to use Google Forms for formative & summative assessments.

Thursday 17 Feb15:30 CET

Google Forms II Dive Deeper

Dive deeper into Google Forms and create formative and summative assessment with branching questions.

Tuesday 22 Feb15:30 CET

Lumio 1

How to incorporate questioning & reflection tools in Lumio and how to import existing presentations & add Lumio interactive elements.

Thursday 24 Feb15:30 CET

Lumio 2

Game-based activities and assessments in Lumio

Thursday 3 March15:30 CET

Escape Rooms with Google Forms & Slides

Escape Room (Google Form) template will be provided. The Tech Talks III Google Classroom has the slide presentation, templates and additional support resources.

Tuesday 8 March15:30 CET

Student News Using Flipgrid/Classlink

Learn how students can create news & other similar presentations using FlipGrid/Classlink.

Thursday 10 March15:30 CET

Discovery Education I

Focus on Social Studies and Social-Emotional Learning Resources with Discovery Education.

Learn How to:

-Create quizzes along the timeline of a video

-Assign pre-existing Quizzes.

Thursday 17 March15:30 CET

Discovery Education II

Spotlight on Strategies: Integrate Social Studies & Science with ELA skills

Thursday 22 March15:30 CET

Using Technology to Facilitate Small Group Instruction

How to use technology/instructional tools in small-group arrangements to maximize engagement and student learning.

Tuesday 5 April15:30 CET

Snagit

Snagit is a tool that educators can use to support teaching and learning. Snagit lets you take screenshots, edit your images, and record screen recordings. It's perfect for giving feedback, creating clear instructional guides, and showing students how to complete assignments.

Thursday 7 April15:30 CET

Digital Portfolios

Creating Digital Portfolios- Creative Cloud Express / Google Sites

Tuesday 12 April15:30 CET

Digital Portfolios II

Digital Portfolio URL Collection & Display System. This system enables the collection & tracking of student work that may be stored between multiple classes & teachers over the school year.

Thursday 14 April15:30 CET

Hidden Treasures: Built-in Chrome and Microsoft Accessibility Features

Tuesday 19 April15:30 CET

Google Slides as your Agenda / Activity Hub (Elementary K-2 Focus)

This practice stems from remote learning- bitmoji classrooms. Using Google Slides as your daily agenda/activity hub is something you can use each day, all day long. It keeps me focused and makes life a little easier- and what teacher doesn’t love that!?!

Thursday 21 April15:30 CET

Wixie (only for elementary school)

Simplify your life with one tool for students to share their ideas, imagination, and understanding through their writing, art, voice, and video.

Tuesday 26 April15:30 CET

Power Automate for Student Referral System

Tuesday
11 Jan
15:30 CET

Thursday
13 Jan
15:30 CET

Tuesday
18 Jan
15:30 CET

Thursday
20 Jan
15:30 CET

Pear Deck II
Teacher Tools & Formative Assessment

Tuesday
25 Jan
15:30 CET

Thursday
27 Jan
15:30 CET

Tuesday
1 Feb
15:30 CET

Thursday
3 Feb
15:30 CET

Tuesday
8 Feb
15:30 CET

Thursday
10 Feb
15:30 CET

Seesaw Introduction
(Elementary Only K-5)

Tuesday
15 Feb
15:30 CET

Thursday
17 Feb
15:30 CET

Google Forms II
Dive Deeper

Tuesday
22 Feb
15:30 CET

Thursday
24 Feb
15:30 CET

Thursday
3 March
15:30 CET

Tuesday
8 March
15:30 CET

Thursday
10 March
15:30 CET

Thursday
17 March
15:30 CET

Thursday
22 March
15:30 CET

Tuesday
5 April
15:30 CET

Thursday
7 April
15:30 CET

Tuesday
12 April
15:30 CET

Thursday
14 April
15:30 CET

Hidden Treasures:
Built-in Chrome and Microsoft Accessibility Features

Tuesday
19 April
15:30 CET

Thursday
21 April
15:30 CET

Wixie
(only for elementary school)

Tuesday
26 April
15:30 CET

Thursday
28 April
15:30 CET