Use PowerPoint as a platform, reinvent by saving images to use in other apps
Kahoot, instead of just doing the quiz, redo afterwards with the kids rating the quality of the question, for student created quizzes, students will be motivated to create thought provoking questions
Make a puzzle out of qr codes, clues/questions on the back, assembly qr code to find answer.

PBL in the Media Rich Classroom - Patti Duncan

Challenge/problem based learning more than the traditional idea of “project based learning”

“It really, actually changed my life.”

https://energychallenge.wikispaces.com/

It's Not About The Device - Rachel Yurk

Http://rachelyurk.com

Snow Day Challenge Notes - Dave Tchozewski

Dave Tchozewski (@daveski61, dave@jpsonline.org)

This link takes you to the notes we took for the Snow Day Challenge

Immerse Your Students in the Magic of Green Screen - Dave Tchozewski

Dave Tchozewski (@daveski61, dave@jpsonline.org)

Immerse your students in Discovery Education images and videos with the magic of green screen technology. This session will be a “Let’s give it a try!” experience. A green screen will be set up for participants to work hands-on with the magic of a green screen. Although there are other green screen apps available, we will be using the iPad app, Green Screen by Do Ink ($2.99). Feel free to investigate with us before making your purchase. For those of you on the cutting edge, download the app prior to attending so you are ready to lead the way. Note: This is an iPad ONLY app. Feel free to give other apps a try and teach the group about alternatives.

Dave’s Green Screen resources

Coding in the Classroom - Cheryl Lykowski & Patti Harju

Start out with code.org - even with little kids create accounts to track their progress.
Can also start with non-tech - using cups. Students use arrows to make directions for cup movement. Similar to this http://csedweek.org/unplugged/thinkersmith
Beyond Hour of Code - Course 4 recently added

WHY? Argue that coding should be taught? Coding teaches problem solving, sequencing, and logical thinking.

Kodable

https://www.kodable.com

Age: EC - 5th

iPad app

$: Free

Hour of Code

https://hourofcode.com/us

Age: K-12th

UNPLUGGED ACTIVITY: Coding with cups activity

NEED: Solo cups. paper, pencil
Write directions for how to stack the cups.
Let the group decide how to represent half or partial moves.
There are unplugged activities that show them to move.
Suggestion: Use the directional cards and have students give directions to exit the room in the event of the emergency.

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu

Created by MIT

Age: K-8th

$: Free

Uses blocks to create coding
Scratch Jr available on the iPad

Tynker

https://www.tynker.com

Age: K-8th

$: Free (some purchase features but most are free)

Very similar to Scratch and Hour of Code

Uses blocks to create coding

Kodable - iPad app

Age: K-5th

$: Free

https://www.playcodemonkey.com

Code Monkey

https://www.playcodemonkey.com

Age: 3rd-8th

$: Free

CargoBot

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cargo-bot/id519690804?mt=8

The first iPad app created on an iPad using Codia

Age: 2nd (later) and up

$: Free

GoogleCS-first

http://www.cs-first.com

Uses themes and ties in Scratch

Hopscotch

iPad app

Daisy the Dinosaur

iPad app

The lowest students can be the greatest successes in coding.

The highest students can experience failure and can fail forward.

Bring in high school tech students who can become m

entors (after school program)

Suggestion for Code.org create a student account because it makes it easier to continue. It can open the conversation of what you do when you fail? Try again. Equate that to other academic areas.

If you are going to do Hour of Code, you don’t have to do it during the Computer Science Week.

Use Scratch because it can allow you to create a school log in. This creates a safe environment and students can save and go back into the program

Bridges to STEM - Zulma Whiteford

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Video (on DE)
4 C’s of STEM

Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking

If kids can google a question to find the answer, then we’re asking the wrong questions
“If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original.” - Ken Robinson
Use sketch up to allow kids to design bridges, possibly print with 3d printer
Bridge-builder
Cargo Bridge
Engineer Encounters Bridge Design Contest

Bridges to STEM Resources

http://www.discoveryeducation.com

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/Machine/machine3.htm

http://stem.stlouisparish.org/

http://www.timeme.com

Interactive Logic Games

http://www.physicsgames.net/game/Bridge_Builder.html

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-cargo-bridge

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-bridge-crossing

Bridge Building Tutorials using SketchUp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQfK1DtDGBk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXFmJCpzFjY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHdVMwqslAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfoOXc0nvuE

Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest formerly the West Point Bridge Designer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZOkCK24qs

https://bridgecontest.org/

Glossary of terms (DE Science Techbook)

Arched bridge

Architect

Design

Engineering

Flexibility

Redesign

Suspension bridge

Vibration

Creativity in the Classroom- Emily Murn

link to presentation: https://discovery.app.box.com/EMurnDENSI

Addiscovery.box.com/EMurnDENSI

discovery.box.com/EMurnDENSI

Notes from: Neene during session

What is Creativity?

ability to transcend traditional ideas and create meaningful new ideas - a process that ebbs and flows

Cognitive Abilities
Behaviors
Attitude - ability to have thought about the world around us
Skills - combination of other three ways - ability to share out with the world

Are students re-creating or creating?

Devices can help our students be creative. Glitter and Glue and Scissors can now be even more sparkly with Digital Tools

Creativity is not new. It has always been around. It is just taking a greater step to the front.

It is now about thinking creative-ly in our classrooms.

Sir Ken Robinson - Creativity now is as important as literacy, and we should treat it

Lean on your strengths as a teacher. Emily has a strength of history. So she started creative projects about cultures.

Think Creatively.

Create new and worthwhile ideas

Padlet - http://padlet.com virtual sticky notes

Can be used as a virtual word wall or collaborative space

Work as a Team

ask your own questions

Work in a group through kinesthetic learning

Movement to songs such as Lodge McCammon - lodgemccammon.com and through DiscoveryEducation.com (search term “lodge” will bring up many)

Implement Creative Ideas

Board Builder is one tool that could be used. It was originally created with students in mind. They can add own text, video, and resources. Now group boards are available. Multiple students can edit the same Discovery Education Board Builder board.

Secure site: only viewable by other Discovery Education users. Teacher moderates the sharing to the Discovery Community

Teaching Creatively

Go beyond identifying a word. Perhaps substitute another word. Be engaged, demonstrate understanding.
Emily is presenting a list of verbs to bring our own teacher vocabulary up a notch - slide 30 from presentation - https://discovery.app.box.com/EMurnDENSI
Consider writing an original poem that is inspired by the original but shares their own creativity
Rather than just creating shapes, arrange shapes to create a new image/shape
Spotlight on Strategies - SOS from Discovery Education offer many ideas for how to be creative in the classroom. There are over 70 strategies currently available. And more will be coming soon. [denblogs.com]
Lively lessons series - http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2015/06/14/lively-lessons-interactive-resources/
Virtual Field trips can spark engagement on interesting topics: inside the white house, egg farm http://discoveryeducation.com/events
Webinars for teachers, administrators, and more ex: 5 Ways to Use Discovery Education webinar series.
Join us on DENFriends group in Facebook - comment/post questions http://tinyurl.com/DENFriends

2. Teaching for Creativity

See slide 43 - https://discovery.app.box.com/EMurnDENSI : offer students choice, empowerment, scaffolding/coaching, be safe

Some quick ways to spark creativity in daily activities

Brainstorming - model is appropriately in daily activities Ex: create a quick list of things with one category hot? old? sour? animals that exist in the rainforest? Students will be able to go from the mundane to the instructional when the thought process has been modelled
Caption images - goal: help students think concisely and go beyond. Ex an image presented and look for caption that would summarize it. Consider exploring the “6 Word Story” SOS to integrate this concept in your classroom
Forced Associations - example How is a Window is like a pair of glasses? Teacher is like a dictionary? How is a number like a letter? Students may share things that need revisiting or further exploration
Brain Break Ideas: board games, drawing starters, moving
Get Moving - Go Noodle Brain Breaks - http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2015/01/21/brain-breaks-with-go-noodle/
Brandon Wislocki shared with Emily how his students use paper and crayons and a camera to “present” their ideas and knowledge. Emily shared the video with the crowd.
Use songs as the backgrounds to student videos to interact, create, and share their learning
Heidi Morgan shared with Emily that no one app or tool did what they really wanted. So they started App Smashing to combine tools to create something closer to what they would like to really be sharing to demonstrating their learning http://goo.gl/g3Cr2K
Karie Huttner’s blogs icreateilearn.weebly.com / DENBlogs.com Karie shares many resources and ideas through both her own blog and the DENblogs.
Creative writing with smartphones, http://goo.gl/hrSLBi
- what makes an image something you like looking at
Think about careers - http://learnhowtobecome.org
Additional Resources will be forthcoming
Quote: “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” the more you are creative with students the more creativity will bubble up.
@EmMurn to continue the conversation

Choose To MASH - Traci Blazosky

http://ktitraci.weebly.com/densi-2015.html

Creating Paper Slideshow.

iFunFace - catchy intro, like ChatterKids

Groups doing different parts of mash using SOS Strategies- Tweet, Tweet, Paper Slide, They Said What, Six Word Story, etc….

Tweet Tweet strategy- Create own tweet (can also change date) http://simitator.com/generator/twitter/tweet

Post it app - take pictures of your postit notes within the app and it digitizes them in a board to organize and group

Stop, Drop, and Roll: ideas that rock! Sandi Dennis and Selena Ward

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lx9WXxBDVwzvP-zocr9qqibQRNaic4N5kbZKHxVpHQY/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Presentation Deck

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6 Ways To Show What You Know - Sir DENnis Grice

bit.ly/virtcon6ways

Lights, Camera...Student Engagement - Karen Ogen

http://karenogen.weebly.com/my-presentations.html

Coding in the Classroom: Adding a British Perspective

James Massey

Starting at age 5, students must be taught to code in UK
uk.code.org
Prepares students for careers in code, all about threading it into all subject areas
More than just the computer, it’s about thinking
Be creators, not consumers
Familiarize students with the language before starting on the computers (use DE Coding in the UK)
Human Robot (students write “coded” instructions, teacher follows code)

Tracy Carpenter

@carptracy
Ozobot - students draw color codes and the robot follows the directions related to the code

S.S. Connection - use to trace battle routes on maps
IPad app goes along with it
Comes with premade templates, or you can create your own

Matthew Wright

@iammattwright
Blue Bot - bluetooth version of a bee bot
ICT Curriculum includes:

Programming
Computational thinking
Creativity
Computer Networks
Communication/Collaboration
Productivity

Purple Smash
Kodu Game Lab
Scratch
Discovery Coding (Formerly Espresso Coding)

Phillip Nottingham

@trysomeicytea
trysomeicytea.blogspot.com
Have to help the staff be more comfortable with coding to be successful
In his school, he would go into the class with a teacher, assistant, and the class, as students learn, the teacher learns as well with Phillip’s support and guidance to build teacher confidence (1st year of implementation) (also counted towards professional development for the teachers)
2nd year, gave more control to teachers, provided cliff notes and lesson structures provided by DE Coding
Use QR codes to share gallery of apps created by students
bit.ly/springwellcoding

Shelby Bailey

https://goo.gl/sGXNFV (this link is asking for permission to access)

Weave DE Tools Together with a Google Thread - Rachel Yurk:

https://drive.google.com/a/lexington1.net/folderview?id=0B1STDKUV72SjfllOeFhXcW5xY2kyWGMwYVl0eTAyWUtBWm9OTXRzRnhVbk1tYjZrRjRhUE0&usp=sharing#

Making learning visible with ePortfolios - Robyn Theissen

Robyn Theissen - Making learning visible with ePortfolios

Happy “Hours of Coding” - Lea Anne Daughrity and Karie Huttner

Make a frame around game to help students from losing characters
Create PowerPoint, save image to import as background or gameboard

Extension Projects

Musical weaving, using Makey Makey, cardboard, conductive thread, buttons, alligator clips, MK-1 Sampling Program, Scratch
“Coding has to live beyond the computer.”
Olli $100
Sphero $100

Tynker, in app - go to game kit, then ground controller to create programs for sphero using code

Beetle Blocks: Visual code for 3-D design, uses same format as Scratch
iMake iLearn
ozobot

Scavenging New Realities - Hall Davidson

tinyurl.com/pancaching

STEM is Everywhere in Discovery Education - Patti Duncan

Link to slides (COMING SOON)

Don’t hand your students all of the ingredients of an experiment. Let them explore and decide what they need.

STEM is not a curriculum. You won’t get what you need if you search “STEM” in DE.

STEM is a culture that can happen in all classes, all grade levels.

STEM is a way of thinking. It has to be fostered.

STEM needs to be relevant.

You need resources to facilitate the culture of STEM.

The STEM Job Interview (https://www.youtube.com/embed/8V8EjEzIpkg)

DiscoveryEducation.com/stem (These are on the FREE side of DE)

Skills are not taught, they are developed - Patti Duncan

Emma is resistant to change: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwAuTbx3xKE)

Reading like a scientist is not limited to scientific reading. Read, read, read.

Strategy: Agree or Disagree

Based on what they WILL read, do the agree or disagree with a teacher provided statement.

After they have read, agree or disagree and cite source.

APP Smashing - Linda Rush

Link to her slides

Visit her slides location for links to each app.

Youtube Digital Storytelling - Steve Dembo

dlc.com/youtubestorytelling

Get In Touch With Your Inner Librarian: Strategies with Using Digital Tools to Enhance Literacy - Susan Gauthier

tinyurl.com/2015densi or https://sway.com/6pRx6w6PNYadMTA_

sgauthier1@ebrschools.org

Virtual Field Trips - Cheryl and Kyle

Access archived trips, click on “archive” tab

engageinspireexpectinform.com

Talk to docents to help set up virtual field trips

Augmented Reality- Making Your Classroom Come Alive- Karen Ogen

http://karenogen.weebly.com/my-presentations.html

http://karenogen.weebly.com/augmented-reality.html

Breaking Down the Walls of Your Classroom and School Library - Chad Lehman

http://tiny.cc/chaddensi2015