Session Name: Plickers, A cheap alternative to clickers
Time: 2:00 – 3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: Using Plickers (Paper Clicker) you can take class polls, check for class understanding, review games, even give assessments. All you need is a printer, paper, a computer hooked up to a projector and a smartphone, iPad, or tablet with a camera & internet.
Presenter(s): Kevin Harris – WASD
Session Name: Creating educational games with spheros!
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: This hands-on interactive session will demonstrate how spheros can be integrated into a any educational lesson. Attendees will learn how spheros work and work in teams to create an educational game. Best practices of learning through gamification will be shared and connected to the ISTE technology standards. Others that would like to participate in this session for the remaining 10 slots will need to utilize their own iPhone, iPad or Android device to be part of this interactive session. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this request.)
Presenter(s): Dr. Lynn Hummel – Bloomsburg University
Session Name: Exciting Technology in a Secondary Language Arts Classroom
Time: 2:00 – 3:00
Audience: Secondary
Description: This session will explore Shakespeare in Bits and Membean as applications to help student in secondary Language Arts.
Presenter(s): Kelly June, Dana Williams
Session Name: Twitter and Google+ as a classroom communication tool
Time: 2:00 – 3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: How can social media be used in the classroom safely while creating engaging educational experiences? Also, how can a teacher use social media to advocate and connect with parents, other educators, and the larger world community? This session will seek to answer both of these questions while providing participants with both practical tips and sound educational theory on the usage of social media in the classroom.
Participants will explore Twitter, Google + and other platforms throughout the session.
Presenter(s): Scott Ringkamp –IU17
Session Name: Engaging Students with Entrepreneurship in your classroom
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General
Description:
Presenter(s): Mark Burke
Session Name: Google as a Writing Asset
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: Secondary
Description: To demonstrate how Google docs will drastically reduce grading time for written submissions and improve commentary between teacher and student.
Presenter(s): Derreck Godin – LTSD
Session Name: I am Determined: Strategies for Engaging in Self- Advocacy
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: Participants will learn the importance of self-advocacy and self-determination as well as other transition services for all students.
Presenter(s): Erica Logan-LTSD
Session Name: Engaging Students in Every Way
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: Join us as we share the right strategies for the right purpose! We will explore which instructional and classroom management strategies enhance all three types of student engagement.
Presenter: Elizabeth Moores
Session Name: SPAN Play Session
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: Now that you have seen SPAN.
Presenter: Brooke Beiter –LTSD
Session Name: What is Osmos?
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: Elementary
Description: Everybody loves puzzles…stop by and see how you can create a tangram with and OSMO.
Presenter: Steph Mitstifer –LTSD
Session Name: Make your mark in your maker space with Makey Makey!
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: Elementary
Description: Have you every wanted to play the BANANA PIANO (with a Makey Makey)? Stop by and give it a try.
Presenter: Lisa Novotny –LTSD
Session Name: “SWIVL” It, Just a Little Bit
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: Elementary
Description: Old School: Flip Fabulous New School: “SWIVL” it just a little bit with this great technology tool.
Presenter: Terri Deitrick and Lori Twigg –LTSD
Session Name: Blended eLearning Tips and Techniques
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: In this session, the topic of Blended eLearning will be demonstrated to show how a class can be taught in person with integrated online learning. I will share tips and techniques that I use on a daily basis to teach technology integrated courses and create a Blended eLearning atmosphere for students. Techniques will include how to record screen demonstrations, record Powerpoints for online learning, document camera integration and integration to a CMS like Moodle. Also, Online Assessment creation and implementation through the CMS (Moodle) will be demonstrated to include integrated grading rubrics, uploading of assessments and quiz/test generation.
Presenter: Mark Kreisher – MASD
Session Name: Digital Portfolio (Troove)
Time: 2:00-3:00
Description:
Presenter(s): Brooke Beiter – LTSD
Session Name: GoFormative with this Awesome Assessment App!
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: Secondary
Description: Goformative – create (or use old) assessments, classwork or homework online in a program that offers immediate feedback and live results!
Presenter(s): Becky Leid – LTSD
Session Name: Engaging students through hands-on experiences.
Time: 2:00 – 3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: This session will share resources and activities that can help you develop a hands-on experience that will fit your curriculum. Through the use of free software and internet sites, you can create a hands-on learning environment.
Presenter(s): Todd Lorson and Jeff Martin – LTSD
Session Name: Solutions for Ensuring the Success of all Students: Accelerated Reader 360
Time: 2:00-3:00
Audience: General All Levels
Description: Accelerated Reader 360 engages K12 students in independent and close reading practice. They complete close reading activities built into nonfiction articles, choose their own independent reading books, and take short reading comprehension quizzes. Students work toward personalized reading goals and grow!
Presenter: Renaissance Learning