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3 | Whitney Little | Google Slides: Beyond the slideshow | Google Slides could be considered the Swiss Army Knife of the G Suite. In this hands on workshop you will experience the many was this tool can be used in the classroom beyond creating a presentation. Please make sure to bring your computers. | Presentation Link |
4 | Brandon Lopez | Garageband: Turning Your Readers Into Recording Artists. | Garageband is not just for cutting your new K-Pop album. Here you will learn how your readers can benefit from the use of the music base app. Please make sure to bring your iPad and your singing voices. | |
5 | Angela Campagna | Flipgrid: Amplify student voice | Flipgrid is an amazing video discussion platform. Learn how you can use it to: increase engagement and participation, assess speaking and listening, connect with other classes around the world, and utilize built-in features to support ELLs. This app can be used in any age group, subject, and language. Please bring an ipad or computer. | |
6 | Melanie Mac | Google Tours: Share your life’s journey | Build your own tour using 360o images, locations, hyperlinks, narration and even include Google Earth so you’ll find yourself and never get lost. | |
7 | Anna Pfeiffer | Clips: Showcase your Class | Do you want to share what’s going on in your class, but don’t know how to get started? In this session we will be using our phones (or iPads) and the Clips app to create simple, fun, and helpful videos to showcase and document learning. Please bring your phone! | |
8 | Jacob Wagner | Hyperdocs: Creating an Interactive Syllabus | It can be difficult to organize your class materials, information, and materials in one place. Creating an interactive syllabus (some call it a hyperdoc) is a way to offer students a single place to find all resources, calendars, lessons, homework, etc. We look look at a few examples of interactive syllabi and how to make one with Microsoft OneNote, Google Docs, and Google Slides. | |
9 | Sean Doran | Google Maps: Customize and Create your own maps | Learn how to customize and use maps in projects or for note taking. This session will introduce the collaborative functions of Google Maps and how it can be used in the classroom. | |
10 | Bill Rago | Paper.li: Curate your own daily paper through Twitter | Grow your PLN with little effort by curating your own digital newspaper. Imagine your own weekly or daily paper delivered to the twitterverse. Attend and watch your following grow. | |
11 | Neil Barnum | ThemeSpark: Rubrics made easier | Learn how to create a basic rubric quickly and easily. Bring some standards to try it! | |
12 | Josh Wood | Twitter: Building your Professional Learning Network | There’s more to Twitter than just presidential rants and celebrity gossip. For educators, it is a powerful tool to connect with others, showcase learning in your classroom and personalize professional development. In this session we’ll explore everything you need to know to become a connected educator! | |
13 | John Chin | Digital Security and Privacy Basics | Security is only as strong as its weakest link. What’s yours? | Presentation Link |
14 | Mareena Kohtala | Seesaw: Empower students, connect families, assess learning… the list goes on! | Learn how Seesaw can be used as a tool for capturing student learning, incorporating self-reflection, and showing growth over time. This tool was initially developed as a digital portfolio, but has expanded to include ways to engage parents and communities. The session will include examples of current use in the elementary school at KISJ, as well as the suggestions for middle and high school. Be sure to bring either a laptop, iPad, or your mobile phone. Download the Seesaw: The Learning Journal app ahead of time for your device(s). | Link to download |