Elementary Technology Conference 2015
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  • 9:00 - 9:45
  • 9:55 - 10:40
  • 10:50 - 11:35
  • 12:55 - 1:40
  • 1:50 - 2:35
  • 2:50 - 3:30 Conference Wrap up and Door prizes

Fab And Free

Presenters:  Mandy Fenton and Misty Teer

Room:  Library
Present the 100 great website ideas teachers need to know from fabandfree.weebly.com. 

Math/Science - Featured 5 Pic Collage 

Presenter:  Brooke Doughtie

Room:  Cafeteria
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

iMovie, Toontastic, and Greenscreen

Presenters:  Sheilah Hale and Rachel Johnson

Room:  1104
Bring your ipad and learn about apps that allow you to easily create and edit green screen apps using iMovie. Your videos will be impressive to both students and teachers.

HMH Textbook - K-5 Go Math 

Presenter:  HMH Representative

Room:  1302
Textbook Publisher HMH representative will be on hand to cover general basics about the online resources available with the Math Textbooks.  This will be a great opportunity to discover new tools as well as ask questions about things you are unsure about.

ELAR/Soc. Studies - Featured 5 Pic Collage

Presenters:  Kimberly Slaughter and Darla Reed

Room:  1111
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

Nearpod/Classflow

Presenters:  Kim Coleman, Joanna Foster, and Chris Hughes

Room:  1312
Nearpod is a unique mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education. With Nearpod, teachers can create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time.

Doodle Buddy (Featured 5)

Presenter:  Brooke Howard

Room:  1105
Doodle Buddy Gold is the most fun you can have with your finger! Finger paint with your favorite colors and drop in playful stamps. Connect with a friend to draw together over the Internet.

10 Free Learning Sites for Kids

Presenters:  Tye Boatman and Katie Adair

Room:  1200
A list of fun, educational and safe websites for your students to visit and explore during center time.

Atomic Learning - Webinar

Presenter:  Christina Toulouse - Atomic Learning Rep

Room:  1305
Atomic learning is an online tutorial site for all kinds of technology software programs, and educational concepts.  This will be an overview webinar of the new materials like 21st Century Learning and updates to software offerings.  Through the District license this program is also available to our students, parents, and community members free of charge.  Come learn how to access this material and hear about the buzz they are creating. 

Math/Science Net Links

Presenter:  Tim Thomas

Room:  1310
Science NetLinks is in the early stages of gathering and reviewing STEM-related apps for both the iPad and the Android.  Come learn about this and other Math and Science digital tools for your students.

e-Books to the eXtreme

Presenters:  Amy Tiemeyer and Diane Coke

Room:  1110
Using e-books and Tumblebooks in the classroom-made easy!

Fab And Free

Presenters:  Mandy Fenton and Misty Teer

Room:  Library
Present the 100 great website ideas teachers need to know from fabandfree.weebly.com. 

Math/Science - Featured 5 Pic Collage 

Presenters:  Brooke Doughtie

Room:  1305
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

ELAR/Soc. Studies - Featured 5 Pic Collage

Presenters:  Kimberly Slaughter and Darla Reed

Room:  1111
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

HMH Textbook K-5 Science Fusion

Presenter:  HMH Representative

Room:  1302
Textbook Publisher HMH representative will be on hand to cover general basics about the online resources available with the Science Textbooks.  This will be a great opportunity to discover new tools as well as ask questions about things you are unsure about.

iMovie, Toontastic, and Greenscreen

Presenters:  Sheilah Hale and Rachel Johnson

Room:  1104
Bring your ipad and learn about apps that allow you to easily create and edit green screen apps using iMovie. Your videos will be impressive to both students and teachers.

Nearpod

Presenters:  Kim Coleman, Joanna Foster, and Chris Hughes

Room:  1312
Nearpod is a unique mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education. With Nearpod, teachers can create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time.

Doodle Buddy (Featured 5)

Presenter:  Brooke Howard

Room:  1105
Doodle Buddy Gold is the most fun you can have with your finger! Finger paint with your favorite colors and drop in playful stamps. Connect with a friend to draw together over the Internet.

10 Free Learning Sites for Kids

Presenters:  Tye Boatman and Katie Adair

Room:  1200
A list of fun, educational and safe websites for your students to visit and explore during center time.

Program your students search GPS

Presenter:  John Bimmerle

Room:  1310
Web Literacy is of the utmost importance today. Do you student's know how to conduct searches that will lead them to appropriate, reliable sources? If you are unfamiliar with search engines advanced and custom options, we need to talk! This session will focus on ways to teach student's proper searching techniques while opening up lesson ideas that are dynamic and relevant. Have your classes find the speed of an airplane in real time. Teach global awareness by comparing and contrasting multiple perspectives of historical events. Use cached pages to study how perspectives on events have changed. Help direct younger learners to safe searching using a Custom Search engine. Time will be taken to better understand how search engines work today so you can take advantage of the world wide web. See if you can pass the search challenge and be ready to use your new found knowledge to help your students program their own GPS.

e-Books to the eXtreme

Presenters:  Amy Tiemeyer and Diane Coke

Room:  1110
Using e-books and Tumblebooks in the classroom-made easy!

Math/Science - Featured 5 Pic Collage 

Presenter:  Brooke Doughtie

Room:  1305
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

Fab And Free

Presenters:  Mandy Fenton and Misty Teer

Room:  Library
Present the 100 great website ideas teachers need to know from fabandfree.weebly.com. 

ELAR/Soc. Studies - Featured 5 Pic Collage

Presenters:  Kimberly Slaughter and Darla Reed

Room:  1111
Ready to allow your young learners the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate? We will explore various ways to best utilize the app Pic Collage that will foster inquiry and produce evidence of learning. Participants will also have an opportunity to share, discuss, and reflect on success factors and best practices in managing and building a successful year with devices. 

HMH Go Math Personal Trainer

Presenter:  HMH Representative

Room:  1302
HMH representative will go more in depth into the Go Math Personal Trainer program that is available as part of our online textbook adoption.  Be sure to check these features out while you can.

10 Free Learning Sites for Kids

Presenters:  Tye Boatman and Katie Adair

Room:  1200
A list of fun, educational and safe websites for your students to visit and explore during center time.

iMovie, Toontastic, and Greenscreen

Presenters:  Sheilah Hale and Rachel Johnson

Room:  1104
Bring your ipad and learn about apps that allow you to easily create and edit green screen apps using iMovie. Your videos will be impressive to both students and teachers.

Nearpod (Featured 5)

Presenters:  Kim Coleman, Joanna Foster, and Chris Hughes

Room:  1312
Nearpod is a unique mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education. With Nearpod, teachers can create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time.

Doodle Buddy (Featured 5)

Presenter:  Brooke Howard

Room:  1105
Doodle Buddy Gold is the most fun you can have with your finger! Finger paint with your favorite colors and drop in playful stamps. Connect with a friend to draw together over the Internet.

Program your students search GPS

Presenter:  John Bimmerle

Room:  1310
Web Literacy is of the utmost importance today. Do you student's know how to conduct searches that will lead them to appropriate, reliable sources? If you are unfamiliar with search engines advanced and custom options, we need to talk! This session will focus on ways to teach student's proper searching techniques while opening up lesson ideas that are dynamic and relevant. Have your classes find the speed of an airplane in real time. Teach global awareness by comparing and contrasting multiple perspectives of historical events. Use cached pages to study how perspectives on events have changed. Help direct younger learners to safe searching using a Custom Search engine. Time will be taken to better understand how search engines work today so you can take advantage of the world wide web. See if you can pass the search challenge and be ready to use your new found knowledge to help your students program their own GPS.

e-Books to the eXtreme

Presenters:  Amy Tiemeyer and Diane Coke

Room:  1110
Using e-books and Tumblebooks in the classroom-made easy!

Bookshare

Presenters:  Denise Booher and Bookshare Rep Karen Beard

Room:  1302
Bookshare is an online library of accessible eBooks and educational materials for people with print disabilities.  Access more than 200,000 textbooks, bestsellers, children's books, newspapers, magazines, and more!

Give a Kahoot!

Presenter:  Laura Smith

Room:  Library
Participants will participate in a Kahoot game, and learn how easy it is to use in a small group or as a whole class. They will learn how to create a Kahoot account and use this fun, engaging tool as pre and post assessments.

iMovie, Toontastic, and Greenscreen

Presenters:  Rachael Johnson and Sheilah Hale

Room:  1104
Bring your ipad and learn about apps that allow you to easily create and edit green screen apps using iMovie. Your videos will be impressive to both students and teachers.

ELAR/Soc. Studies - Featured 5 Padlet/Popplet

Presenters:  Kimberly Slaughter and Darla Reed

Room:  1111
Come check out these Featured 5 tools to discover creative ways to use them in the ELAR and Social Studies classrooms.  Both tools offer flexibility in use for teachers and students throughout a class session.  As part of the featured 5 tools come learn how we see them fitting into your class.

Nearpod

Presenters:  Kim Coleman, Joanna Foster, and Chris Hughes

Room:  1312
Nearpod is a unique mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education. With Nearpod, teachers can create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time.

Math/Science - Featured 5 Padlet/Popplet

Presenter:  Brooke Doughtie

Room:  1305
Come check out these Featured 5 tools to discover creative ways to use them in the math and science classrooms.  Both tools offer flexibility in use for teachers and students throughout a class session.  As part of the featured 5 tools come learn how we see them fitting into your class.

Doodlebuddy

Presenter:  Brooke Howard

Room:  1105
Doodle Buddy Gold is the most fun you can have with your finger! Finger paint with your favorite colors and drop in playful stamps. Connect with a friend to draw together over the Internet.

Math/Science Net Links

Presenter:  Tim Thomas

Room:  1310
Science NetLinks is in the early stages of gathering and reviewing STEM-related apps for both the iPad and the Android.  Come learn about this and other Math and Science digital tools for your students.

e-Books to the eXtreme

Presenters:  Amy Tiemeyer and Diane Coke

Room:  1110
Using e-books and Tumblebooks in the classroom-made easy!

Nearpod

Presenters:  Kim Coleman, Joanna Foster, and Chris Hughes

Room:  1312
Nearpod is a unique mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education. With Nearpod, teachers can create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time.

Doodlebuddy

Presenter:  Brooke Howard

Room:  1105
Doodle Buddy Gold is the most fun you can have with your finger! Finger paint with your favorite colors and drop in playful stamps. Connect with a friend to draw together over the Internet.

ELAR/Soc. Studies - Featured 5 Padlet/Popplet

Presenters:  Kimberly Slaughter and Darla Reed

Room:  1111
Come check out these Featured 5 tools to discover creative ways to use them in the ELAR and Social Studies classrooms.  Both tools offer flexibility in use for teachers and students throughout a class session.  As part of the featured 5 tools come learn how we see them fitting into your class.

iMovie, Toontastic, and Greenscreen

Presenters:  Sheilah Hale and Rachel Johnson

Room:  1104
Bring your ipad and learn about apps that allow you to easily create and edit green screen apps using iMovie. Your videos will be impressive to both students and teachers.

Give a Kahoot!

Presenter:  Laura Smith

Room:  Library
Participants will participate in a Kahoot game, and learn how easy it is to use in a small group or as a whole class. They will learn how to create a Kahoot account and use this fun, engaging tool as pre and post assessments.

Math/Science - Featured 5 Padlet/Popplet

Presenter:  Brooke Doughtie

Room:  1305
Come check out these Featured 5 tools to discover creative ways to use them in the math and science classrooms.  Both tools offer flexibility in use for teachers and students throughout a class session.  As part of the featured 5 tools come learn how we see them fitting into your class.

Bookshare

Presenters:  Denise Booher and Bookshare Rep Karen Beard

Room:  1302
Bookshare is an online library of accessible eBooks and educational materials for people with print disabilities.  Access more than 200,000 textbooks, bestsellers, children's books, newspapers, magazines, and more!

Math/Science Net Links

Presenter:  Tim Thomas

Room:  1310
Science NetLinks is in the early stages of gathering and reviewing STEM-related apps for both the iPad and the Android.  Come learn about this and other Math and Science digital tools for your students.

e-Books to the eXtreme

Presenters:  Amy Tiemeyer and Diane Coke

Room:  1110
Using e-books and Tumblebooks in the classroom-made easy!

Conference Wrap - Up and Door Prizes

Everyone will gather in the Cafeteria for a final conference wrap up and door prize drawing.  We would also like to ask each of you to fill out the survey below so we can improve the conference for future years.  Your honest feedback is important to us and will help better enable us to offer relevant sessions.

    Summer 2015 Elementary Technology Conference

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#SSISDTC15
We will use Twitter through the day to communicate about the days events.  Be sure to use the #ssisdtc15 hashtag.  
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Use this reference guide to learn the basics.

Twitter is about Hashtags (#) and 140 characters.

Important Twitter terminology
Tweet - The message that you share
ReTweet - sharing someone else's tweet, you may see the MT and RT abbreviations
Hashtag (#) - used to link subjects or groups, we will use #ssisdtc15 to be able to track everyone's tweets about the day.
@ - Use before someones Twitter name to make sure they see the tweet
Follower - People who follow you will see your tweets on their feed.

How to Tweet
  • Use 140 characters or less to get your message out, this includes hashtags, names, spaces, and punctuation.  Your Twitter compose box will show you the number of remaining characters from the 140 count.
  • Don't use names, use @twitter handles, ie @J_Bimmerle
  • If you want to reach all of a persons followers in addition to the person, use the period before the @twitterhandle, ie .@J_Bimmerle would reach me and all of my followers would also see it.  
  • Abbreviate as much as you can to get the message across.

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