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BIT 16

Brought to you by:

@brendasherry

@peterskillen

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Ink Your Think

*Help learners invent and remember ideas in visual formats that celebrate creativity and personalized style

*Variety of formats will be displayed

*Anyone can benefit from this communication tool: administrators, educators, students, etc.

Beth Woof, Mark Lambert, Suzana Milinovich, Kassandra Contant

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Don’t Banish the Technology; Embrace It!

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Building a Programming Club/Makerspace

What to expect:

  • Quick tips for starting up
  • Hands on with examples of high interest activities (like Sphero and Makey Makeys)
  • Videos of students working and experimenting
  • Curricular applications
  • Ideas for supporting the space within your school
  • Reaching out to the community
  • WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT!

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Build Your Own Techno Slam!

Alison Bullock, WRDSB

@aliringbull

How this benefits you:

  • Forces you to think through why you use each tool
  • Promotes transparency and sharing from your classroom
  • Diminishes fear about online tools for parents
  • Combines personal and digital human connection

You will come away with:

  • A written plan/mindmap of your philosophy around tech tools
  • New and stronger PLN!
  • A greater confidence for modelling tech in the class
  • https://blog.markwcarbone.ca/2014/09/09/meet-the-teacher/

Prepare to wow your parents with a lively demo of the tech tools you employ in your class.

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Meet the mBots

Fadi Boutanos, YRDSB

@fboutanos

Powerful, Educational and Fun: This is mBot

  • mBot is an educational robot
  • Empower users to be innovative
  • mBot is programmed using mBlock (Video)
    • Integrates Scratch and Arduino programming.
    • Simple, powerful and very quick to learn.
  • For grades 1-5 use mBlockly App (Apple Android) (Video)
    • Simple drag and drop icons
    • Graphical programing

  • For grade JK-SK use mBot App (Apple Android) (Video)
    • Play with mBot without programming
    • Connect using Bluetooth

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Inspiration for Video in the Classroom

iOgrapher and GoPro

@CurtDafoe

@JacquieRaycraft

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GAFE and the

Google Admin Console

Lisa Scott - Avon Maitland District School Board

@itgrl.ca

What the last year has taught me about GAFE and Google Admin

Ever Wonder???

? GAFE or GSuite for Education - What’s in a name

? How do I use Google Cloud Print Service - I can help

? Wonder what GADS is - I did and figured it out (sort of)

? Can I use Google for Digital Signage - Yes you can

Bring your questions and Maybe I can help.

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Explaining Everything:

Tinkering With How To Use The Explain Everything App Across the Grades

Aviva Dunsiger, @avivaloca

HWDSB

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Challenge Based Learning: Engaging Students Through Authentic Learning Experiences

Jenn Kranenburg

@JennKranenburg

Explore how you can incorporate challenge based learning in your classroom and :

  • Engage students, families and community
  • Meet curriculum expectations
  • Allow students the chance to address and/or solve relevant local/global issues
  • Encourage student use of technology to connect, research, present and share findings

Student Driven

Community Partnerships

Real World Issues

Purposeful use of Technology

Google Slides: http://bit.ly/2fGhSMA

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@mswift @MichaelMac151

Slides: bit.ly/greenbit16

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Assessment Everything with Explain Everything

Theresa Price @librarylady508 - thprice@hwdsb.on.ca

Karen Wilson @mskawilson - kawilson@hwdsb.on.ca

bit.ly/everythingEE

Create teacher videos

Promote student created videos

Share projects or templates

Share back & forth for feedback

  • Return to the point of learning
  • Make learning visible
  • Increase the feedback loop
  • Allow for DI in one tool
  • Universal design and assistive features
  • Promote self and peer assessment

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Adobe Spark

Communicate ideas with impact K-12

Create graphics, web pages and videos.

  • iOS and web based
  • Free
  • Easy to use
  • Professional results

Spark Video Tutorial

Spark Page Tutorial

Spark Post Tutorial

Overview

Resources

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Experience the next step in digital immersion: Virtual Reality!

Tim King - Upper Grand DSB

In the spring we got our first VR headset, an HTC Vive. Since then we’ve immersed hundreds of students in their first VR experience. Get a taste of what next generation digital immersion feels like. Even if you’re a skeptic, you’ll come away impressed.

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Find your Inner Maker

Tinkering with STEAM and Arts Integration

Visit this knowledge building drop-in session where you will:

  • learn more about arts integration and simple circuits.
  • promote inquiry and cross-curricular integration through hands-on STEAM activities that you can actually use.
  • connect curriculum and discover ways to harness digital to collect a triangulation of evidence for assessment.

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Messing Around

with the

UNO

The UNO is a programmable Platform for controlling electronic circuits. You can write code to control electronic components such as lights, motors etc.

Explore the Arduino Uno starter kit, and let your imagination run wild!

You choose from multiple entry points (absolute newbies welcome):

  • Build circuits with ready to go code.
  • Write code for ready built circuits.
  • Play collaboratively with both!

John Limoges

@jlimoges1

Resources

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Beyond the Code

Authentic Real World Problem Solving with Coding

  • Making/Coding Found Sound instruments with Makey Makey
  • Connecting explicit mathematical thinking with real world problem solving through coding and robotics
  • Making and coding wearable technologies using sensors and peripherals
  • Making Robots from scratch with Hummingbird
  • Demonstrations and learnings with Lego EV3, WEDO 1.0 And 2.0, Dash, Mbot
  • STEAM applications with HyperDuino

Connect with us! Tyler Cave @atcave, Marci Duncan @marciduncan, Paulyne Casselman @PaulyneCass,

Jamie Cable @jacableSCDSB and Jenn Calabretta @CalabrettaJenn

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Connecting Beyond the Walls of the Classroom

London South West Region District School Boards

Description: Educators know that the most powerful learning occurs when students make authentic connections to the material that they are studying. This session will share a variety of ways that students can make connections to peers and experts around the world, using the technology already in their classrooms. Many organizations and programs, such as International Dot Day, Global Read Aloud, Google Mystery Hangouts, and the Digital Human Library, provide students with access to both real-world collaborators and audiences. Check out some ideas that you can use in your own classroom!

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Robots Taking Over the World? Let’s Learn how to Program them!

London North East Region District School Boards

Description:

Last year, boards received funding to purchase robotics kits. These kits exist in all school boards in a variety of formats. Do you want to see what you can do with robotics and the curriculum connections that exist? At this centre, we will have a variety of robotics kits on hand with facilitators to help you explore the use and connections of these very powerful tools.

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Arduinos and Wegos and Coding...Oh My!

Toronto Area Region District School Boards

Where does coding fit in my classroom?

What can I do to engage my students in problem-solving?

Where can I find great Ministry resources to help me learn?

How can I support the learning of others?

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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A user friendly learning tool all in one place for;�

  • Mind Mapping
  • Brainstorming
  • Concept Mapping
  • Outlining
  • Presentations
  • Assignments
  • Smart Mind Maps
  • Problem-Solving
  • Collaboration
  • And Much More!

the best all-in-one visual tool for you and your students!

Let the Barrie Regional Team demonstrate how to use this powerful and creative tool to capture a triangulation of students work (e.g., conversations, observations, products, running records, etc.)

Mind Map

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Digital Math Resources in the

Virtual Learning Environment - Ottawa Region DSB’s

A look at some of the digital math resources available to Ontario Educators

in support of the Renewed Math Strategy

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Mission Possible...

Sudbury / North Bay District School Boards

Description: Challenge your class to break through the walls of a traditional classroom. Explore uncharted territory by taking students on a Virtual Field trip. A variety of digital resources will be highlighted and explored: Google Cardboard, 360 cameras, virtual guest speakers, live online webcams, digital Human Library, Virtual Researcher On-Call, and Skype in the classroom. Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Assessment Opportunities Using Online Tools

Thunder Bay District School Boards

Description: Take advantage of the provincial VLE for online assessment opportunities that make assessment and communication effective and painless.

Use Discussions & Rubrics tools to easily curate and assess discussion posts by students.

Use the quiz tool for student check-ins that automatically assess and provide feedback.

Use the Dropbox and the Turnitin Integration to automatically check for Plagiarism and sourcing.

Try the Grader App on the iPad and discover assessment opportunities at your fingertips.

Resources available at http://bit.ly/MegaMoM

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Build your Tech Toolbox

Technology as a tool in the secondary classroom.

Try out the programs we have been using.

Kendra Spira, Melanie Sammit, Megan Millen

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Fear Factor

Don't Be Afraid to Makey Makey Mistakes!

bit.ly/meto2016makeymakey

Full MindsOnMedia Presentation, Resources

bit.ly/bit16pinball

BIT16 Makey Makey Pinball Presentation

David Hann & Jennifer Mohamed

Donview MS

@teacherhann @jennifermohamed

https://bit.ly/DLL_Hann

What to expect

-try a simple Makey Makey circuit

-build your own circuit (materials provided/loaned)

-program your own simple scratch game to go with the circuit (BYOLaptop)

-try out more complex Makey Makey ideas (eg. Pinball Game)

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