Presenter: Jerome Burg
Title: Google Lit Trips: Reading our World
Description: In Google Lit Trips, students virtually travel alongside characters from stories taught in K-12. We’ll explore what Lit Trips are and where they’re going. We'll be crossing geographical and curricular borders in this globe trotting literary journey. This session is presented by the Google Lit Trips founder.
Level: ALL
Presenter: Donnie Piercey
Title: Geo in a K-5 Classroom
Description: Interested in learning different ways that you can bring the world of Google Geo tools into an elementary classroom, regardless of what grade you teach? They not only make for great collaboration opportunities for your students, but they also can help them understand the importance of location, setting, and their larger community. Donnie will be sharing the different ways that he incorporates the Google Geo suite into his classroom at a small school just outside of Lexington, Kentucky.
Level: ALL
Presenter: Jeff Crews
Title: The Case of the Missing "G" - Using Google Geo Tools to create authentic learning experiences for students
Description: The tools found within the Google Geo suite are powerful as standalone programs. But, when you put them together, you can create amazing resources for solving authentic problems. This session will immerse participants into a mystery that can only be solved using several of the Google Geo Tools. Time is of the essence so don't delay in applying your newly found skills to find a solution to the case of the missing "G".
Level: ALL
Presenter: Micah Shippee
Title: Nacho Maps
Description: In this session we will explore the world of My Maps by creating, customizing and combining maps for data visualizations and student centered activities. My Maps works nicely with Google Drive and allows us to share files for students to work with. It's appropriate to be excited.
Level: Beginner
Presenter: Michele Osinski
Title: HyperSpeed into HyperDocs
Description: This session will focus on independent learning with self-guided tasks, using the HyperDoc format to weave Google's Geo tools into any mini-unit of study. We'll be hands-on, quickly learning what a HyperDoc is, discovering the benefits of HyperSLIDES (and the master slide function) and then finding opportunities to use Google Earth, MyMaps, TourBuilder, Lit. Trips, etc. in a unit.
Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Rosalinda Jaimes
Title: Embed Geo Tools into New Google Sites
Description: So you have learned all these Geo Tools. Now what? Learn to embed these and other GSUITE tools into New Google Sites.
Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Josh Williams
Title: Open Data Kit
Description: This powerful, but lesser known, Google Geo tool gives students an opportunity to map their own field study. With the help of smarty phones, we will run through a simple field study activity on the Google Campus.
Level: Intermediate - Advanced