Connecting educators by following blogs through Google Reader RSS feeds and using various apps such as NewsSquares, Newsify, Feedily and Zite to easily read and organize the best information on the web.
Tired of sifting through endless web tools trying to find the "good ones"? Ignite your curriculum with easy-to-use, free tech tools that will put a spark in your curriculum and build 21st century skills at this fast-paced, interactive session.
This presentation will demostrate how users can experience a single experience across multiple types of devices through the use of Virtual Desktops and discuss costs and requirements involved.
While device is typically one of the first discussions undertaken regarding a 1:1 initiative, the focus must remain on student learning and the potential powerful opportunities for students in a 1:1 learning environment. This session will focus on the learning focus in the Council Bluffs School 1:1.
Are you a Google Apps School? Are you confused about how to access your favorite Google tools on the iPad? In this session you will discover what works and what doesn't, while also learning the best ways for students and educators to be productive with Google on the iPad.
We will discuss everything involved in create a class through iTunes U. This will be beneficial for anyone in a 1:1 School were students have access to iTunes or iOS devices.
This presentation will focus on how to integrate a variety of technology resources into Middle School math lessons in order to inspire students to become global thinkers. The lessons will include cross-curricular lessons with the use of the laptop to create a digital learning centered environment for students.
Competency-based education: background, state plans, and examples.
This great panel will share their thoughts on why it is so important for your school to have a staff who are well connected. What does the connected educator bring to the table in a school and district? How does this influence school administrators and school climate and culture? Our panel is moderated by Gordon Dahlby, CoSN's online CoP project manager, and questions from the attendees and twitter via #i11iconnected. We will also look at how the connected educators supports a community of schools, such as those in IA COPI.
In this interactive, hands-on workshop you will learn, as well as practice, an effective process for leveraging the voice of your students to improve your 1:1 initiative.
Thinking of becoming a 1:1 school or ready to implement in the next few years? Walk through our first year and see the policies we have in place, how we rolled out MacBook Pro computers to our 500 high school students and how we are progressing through the year. Positive teaching/learning changes that are taking place in our school as well as computer damage and other not-so-fun issues will also be shared. Finally, learn about the success of our Student Technology Team.
School age children live in an accelerated culture in today’s modern society. These “digital natives” are always plugged in and on the go. This presentation will assist school leaders and teachers with finding the balance and maintaining the harmony for their students and themselves. In addition, this session will show ways in which to improve students' cognitve control and emotional intelligence within the confines of the 21st Century, high-tech classroom.
Unlock the mysteries of screencasting once and for all! The basic principles of screencasting, the software and tools needed for an instructionally sound screencast will be revealed!
Take a tour of the apps for Iowa AEA Online, the statewide collection of online resources for all Iowa K-12 users.
This session will show how technology can be incorporated into the art program through creative use of websites, tutorials and applications and merged with traditional classes.
This session will look at the two most popular (free) Learning Management Systems providing a comparison of the two. The goal is to provide teachers with a better understanding of features and working of the two so they can make a more informed decision about which will be the most benefit in their classroom.
Tom Allen, Texas Instruments Educational Software Consultant for North America will be showcasing products for laptops, notebooks and IPads that provide strong STEM and Common Core alignment for teachers in grades 6 and above. There will be hands-on opportunities to use the products as welll as hand-outs for you to use with your class. A door prize will be awarded at the end of the session.
CK12 are a non-profit organization that offer free digital textbooks for Math and Science teachers. These textbooks can be edited to meet your classroom needs, and distributed to students at PDFs, Mobi and ePub formats, so they are ideal for a variety of 1:1 scenarios. We will also take a brief look at a number of other free projects from CK12.
This session will demonstrate how to summarize using various Web 2.0 tools. English, reading, and social studies will see concrete examples they can use in their classrooms to teach content.
Presented by Shannon McClintock Miller, David Stiles and Mackin’s eResource professionals, this session will examine options for purchasing digital resources in an ever-changing environment. We will look at best practices and the newest digital teaching innovations. In this session, you'll learn about a comprehensive management solution and gather practical tips on how to select the best eBook model and the best eResources available. We will also share the newest ideas for increasing e-awareness and boosting circulation, facilitating teacher collaboration, gathering and understanding usage statistics and how to justify spending decisions, and more in this engaging, timely, hands-on presentation! Plus we will provide a special Q and A on devices and industry trends.
Digital literacy skills are essential for success in the 21st Century. This session will address students' research deficiencies. It will also highlight the habits of skilled Web researchers and teach educators how to model them for students. Lastly, it will discuss how educators and students can access and learn from a network of experts and peers online.
In this session participants will review a variety of free screencasting tools on the web, on your computer, and on your iPad.
This session will cover:
How Apple's free iBooks Author tool can be used to create rich, interactive textbooks
Ways that iBooks Author can be used for student projects as part of curriculum
Considerations when publishing iBooks created by educators or students
Distributing iBooks throughout an organization using the Casper Suite
This presentation is intended for curriculum creators, administrators, teachers, system administrators and those interested in using technology to transform the classroom.
The IPI-Technology Process codifies cognitive student engagement when students are, and are not, using technology to support learning. The process also classifies “how the tech” is being used on eight tech-use categories as well as the number of students engaged in each form of thinking and tech use. The IPI-T is a complex process, but it produces rich information for the school faculty to study. Today we will explain the process, practice using some examples, and discuss our initial data findings from schools using the process.
Technology-rich instruction is the name of the game in a 1:1 environment, but how can we keep it from being a fragmented mess that leaves teachers, learners, and parents confused and disorganized? The solution—learning management systems (LMS).
Learn how Evernote and Penultimate can help with workflow solutions in your classroom.
This session will present how to use Google+ to power and enhance interaction and collaboration. You’ll have the hands-on learning experiences of using Google Groups and Google Hangout for teaching and professional development.
Making history and social studies come alive through the use of interactive sites, webquests, Fakebooks and stations....this presentation will provide ideas and lessons that can be taken back to the classroom and used tomorrow!
A survey and demonstration of fun, effective digital activities for students in Language Arts.
Looking for an efficient, hassle free way to assign, receive, grade and return student work on the iPad? Look no further! Learn about the latest free tools you can use in your classroom today in order to take the frustration out of digital assignments on the iPad. Edmodo, Showbie, Google Drive and others will be demonstrated in this session.
FIll your toolbox with effective tools and apps. Presentation will include student examples. We will also touch upon TPACK and SAMR models that will help you evaluate the effectiveness of tools.
Using the Website Layars participants will create augmented reality overlays to images, videos, websites, and other resources that can be viewed using iPads, iPhones, iPods and Androd devices. Please have an account created at https://www.layar.com/ before attending presentation. Also, please have downloaded to your iPad or Android the app Layar from https://www.layar.com/download/
This is an loosely structured discussion of the potential advantage 1:1 schools have to leverage the non-seat time. Let's come together to generate ideas and needs for what educators and community can do for and with kids beyond the state required 1080 hours. We will use a web 2.0 space to gather suggestions and comments. #i11iplus will be the sessions hashtag. This is definitely an attendee participation session as participants help paint a vision.
This facilitated discussion could be the base for a article for SchoolCIO.com or SmartBrief EdTech for whom the presenter is an occasional guest contributor.
What can you do to better connect with Today's students? This connected generation perceives the world differently then our students 10 years ago. They will have better success when we take the time to recognize their needs and address them accordingly. This Interactive session will identify students' needs and demonstrate strategies for getting them engaged. Bring your laptop and/or telephone because they will be your tools of interaction.
1:1 from a teacher's perspective. Lesson and lesson learned about student made movies, simplicity, organization, being out of the classroom, and educator accounts. Surely, something for everyone!
First impressions count, right? In this session we will look at ways to transform a Google Site into a slick, modern looking website. Many of these tips are quick and easy to do, while others just take a little time to practice. So, if you already have a good working knowledge of Google Sites, and are ready to take your site to the next level, then this is the workshop for you. Your school and classroom websites will never be the same again!
IPTV and PBS provide thought-provoking online resources that support student-centered classrooms, learner differences, civic literacy, global awareness, and other characteristics critical to the 21st century classroom. Online games, content-rich websites and apps are available to all Iowa educators.
MNW teachers Christine Sturgeon, K-12 Technology Integrationist, and Audrey Sturtz, 7-12 Science teacher, lead a lively discussion on creating interdisciplinary studies across the curriculum and across campus, using tech skills such as GIS, Vernier probes, wikis, and infographics.
Why use multiple platforms to manage your 1:1 classroom? The combination of services provided in a Google Education account provide everything you need (and then some) to manage the 1:1 classroom.
This session will provide relevant implications to students, teachers, and administrators about best practices in 1:1 implementation. These best practices have been identified through a qualitative study of 15 college students. The feedback the students produced have meaning for current and future 1:1 schools. The information presented should have true meaning to those in attendance since it is from the perception of students. Their honest and open feedback provides tips, practices, and procedures that teachers, parents, and administrators need to hear to increase the effectiveness of their 1:1 initiatives.
Audience members will take away ideas for how the music and language art classrooms can collaborate on student writing by using tools such as blogger, iMovie, and GarageBand. This includes sharing of methods for creating student-centered classrooms, increasing cognitive complexity, and publishing student work samples.
A key component to your 1:1 initiative is the need to have a learning platform that evolves with technology. Explore Canvas K-12 by Instructure, and interact with the system as a student. Activities will include discussions, assignments with rubrics, group collaborations, and utilizing the iPad to elevate learning. Learn why an increasing number of K-12 school districts, colleges and universities are relying on Canvas to future-proof their technology initiatives.
An Data Team/RTI format used by Black Hawk Elementary. The purpose to share how we have googlized the process of data team and RTI to simplify the process for data collecting and sharing.
In this "beginning level" session, participants will learn how to create a Google Form, distribute this Form, and analyze the data.
Join the crew from Marshall School of Duluth, Minnesota as they use Socrative, the free smart response system, to ask questions and get the answers you've always wanted! We'll quickly ask the audience multiple choice, long answer and polling questions and gather the opinions of the group! More gameshow that presentation!
Come to this session to learn how to engage all of your students with a FREE online formative assessment tool. Three free online resources will be explored: Socrative, Infuse Learning and Naiku Quick Question. Compare these tools and find the best one for your class room.
This presentation will be geared towards other social studies teachers in Iowa and the purpose of the presentation is to show other teachers and schools what I am doing in my Social Studies classroom at Bellevue High School. The presentation will cover did resources I use the classroom and show examples of projects my students do in class.
Session will address identifying appropriate content, organization, gaming, best practices, successes & struggles. Participants will be provided with access to and examples of gamification examples in multiple settings including professional development, a secondary classroom, and a special education classroom.
Collaborating to problem solve and make connections with learning, student utilize the 1:1 initiative to step beyond the textbooks and the classroom to documentaries for community, virtual mapping, and even Minecraft (game) to learn historical referencing to Beowulf plus so much more…
Managing Folders within Google Drive so the teacher can easily differentiate from templates, turned in assignments, and graded assignments.
A first year 1:1 Mac district sharing their experiences of transforming the classroom to a digital learning environment. Identifying the use of the Technology Integration Matrix and the TPaCK framework for teachers.
