Hands-on learning with an end product in mind
Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center (map) Frisco, Texas (links to guide of Frisco)
This session will provide participants with the latest cool tools including Web 2.0 and 3.0, podcasts and vodcasts, interactive, and many more resources for 6 - 12.
Participants will learn the simple guidelines for moving from presenting digital content, on occasion, to allowing students to have 24/7 access to major concepts (in small bites) on any device. Rubrics for building short effective concept multimedia events will be available along with guidelines for holding students accountable for learning outside the brick and mortar classrrom walls. Free online services will be reviewed and demonstrated for participants to choose from.
Online learning can improve student engagement by utilizing effective lesson designs that promote learning. In this session you will incorporate individualization, innovation, and inspiration to create an online lesson that will actively engage students and promote learning.
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BYOD in the classroom provides opportunities for any student who has an electronic device to use it for educational activities. This session is designed to be an example of how, with established norms, protocols and effective rapport between teacher and students, personal technology devices will become an asset to learning. Attendees will be given examples of classroom use, tips on classroom management and ideas of programs and lessons to use with BYOD.
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The technology learning objectives for Texas students are the Technology Applications TEKS. As part of our iPad Program, we have created the “iCan Master the TA TEKS” courses in iTunes U to teach and reinforce the technology objectives that can be done on the iPad. We have courses for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. Each course provides apptivities and several suggested apps, most of which were free when the course was developed.
Presentation: http://bit.ly/SWiCanP
ITunesU Course: http://bit.ly/SWiCan
Have you ever wished you would be in several places at once? Do you avoid missing work for fear that your students are losing instructional time? Fear no more, the virtual educator is here! New technology is available and allows teachers to create virtual lessons that can be used while in or out of the classroom. This session will inspire and prepare you to integrate virtual lessons as part of your current instruction.
Discover how technology may help meet the levels of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy in your classroom and how Web Apps may elevate your students' thinking to a higher level. We will showcase examples of ways educators in Frisco ISD have integrated technology into their curriculum to encompass all levels of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy thinking skills.
Participants will walk through the project based learning instructional design using project share as the digital storehouse at the only Net Zero Middle School in the Nation, Lady Bird Johnson in Irving ISD. You will see how going "almost" green is truly possible with 6th - 8th grade students who use netbooks, iPads and laptops on a daily basis to complete relevant and rigorous projects that make a difference in their community.
Keeping current as an administrator can be difficult! Come get fired up about social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and learn how you can use it to your administrative advantage. You will walk out knowing how to get started and with some best practices for experienced users. This session will cover the how to’s and the why’s from an elementary and secondary administrators' perspective.
What is Aurasma? It's a QR code on steroids!
Attach a video to any static image on a wall, book, computer screen, etc.
Single tap the video to access google docs, online surveys, quizzes, or open ended questions.
What?!
90 minute session:
1) 30 min: Aurasma basics
2) 30 minutes: video creation (educreations, movie makeror iMovie)
3) 30 min...add even more depth!
How are we truly preparing our students for work and life in a locally and globally collaborative world? And, how can we as educators use available tools to strengthen our professional connections, collaboration and coteaching approaches? Participants will gain differentiated strategies for effective professional and student collaboration, create digital products and plan for roles, goals, and authentic communication - 21st Century style! Digital tools sample: wikis, blogs, social networks, backchannels, and ios apps for collaborative creation.
School districts are committed to the safety and security of all students and their process of learning. Through the modeling of appropriate digital behavior; keeping open lines of communication; and providing resources for teachers, parents, and students, we can aid students in becoming strong digital citizens. Learn what Lewisville Independent School District is providing parents, teachers, and students on how to be a safe, global collaborator as part of our 1 to X Model Initiative. Please bring your own digital device in order to review the provided resources.
https://sites.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/tx-ascd-digital-leadership/home
Online learning can improve student engagement by utilizing effective lesson designs that promote learning. In this session you will incorporate individualization, innovation, and inspiration to create an online lesson that will actively engage students and promote learning.
As society’s technological skills evolve, so does the mindset of our pupils. In this session we will present a cross curriculum interactive iBook created by students at a Houston ISD school. We will demonstrate how to effectively initiate the project and implement assessments to capture students understanding throughout the projects lifetime. We will also show how this cross curriculum tool reinforces the hybridization of Math, Science, English and art, strengthening the students aptitude and comprehension.
School districts are committed to the safety and security of all students and their process of learning. Through the modeling of appropriate digital behavior; keeping open lines of communication; and providing resources for teachers, parents, and students, we can aid students in becoming strong digital citizens. Learn what Lewisville Independent School District is providing parents, teachers, and students on how to be a safe, global collaborator as part of our 1 to X Model Initiative. Please bring your own digital device in order to review the provided resources.
https://sites.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/tx-ascd-digital-leadership/home
We will take a look at how the concept of a flipped classroom can be used to increase engagement and implementation of professional development. You will learn how the tools used in a flipped classroom can be utilized in your professional learning communities and face-to-face trainings so that engagement, productivity, and implementation are increased.
Our goal is to leave this workshop with the resources needed to easily blend, flip, or integrate your classroom with any level of resources. We will go beyond just examining resources. We will develop strategies for classroom management when using technology in your classroom, the possibilities that technology provides for easy modification and differentiation of instruction, and different schedules and classroom structures for the blended or flipped classroom.
In this session, we will give a brief background on a flipped classroom. A student panel will address your questions so that you can see this from their perspective. We will also see a comparison of a traditional classroom versus a flipped classroom. All this, so you are equipped to move forward with your own flip.
Please come with an idea of a unit or lesson that you would like to flip, a personal technology tool of your choice, and an attitude of trial of error.
Learn how using the iPad in the classroom will captivate young students and develop a life-long love for learning among this generation. Participants will discover how to effectively implement the iPad(s) in the learning environment. This includes learning how to use exciting, free apps like Bitsboard and Nearpod not only to engage students, but also to save time in preparing small group activities and grading assignments. After attending this session, participants will be able to use their iPads to provide students with a fun environment for learning and growth.
*Apps covered will most directly relate to the K-2nd grade levels*
During the session, teachers will learn how to utilize three apps (Baiboard, iMotion HD, and Educreations) in a collaborative manner. The participants will use problem solving strategies to complete an assigned challenge. At the end of the session, they will discuss ideas for implementing their learning in the classroom. Participants will need an ipad for this session.
This session will introduce participants on how important an effective Acceptable Use Policy is in educating the 21st Century learner. Students earn an Internet Driver's license after completing an online Internet Safety Course.
As society’s technological skills evolve, so does the mindset of our pupils. In this session we will present a cross curriculum interactive iBook created by students at a Houston ISD school. We will demonstrate how to effectively initiate the project and implement assessments to capture students understanding throughout the projects lifetime. We will also show how this cross curriculum tool reinforces the hybridization of Math, Science, English and art, strengthening the students aptitude and comprehension.
McKinney ISD's Summer Enrichment Program incorporated iPod touches for all Newcomers. Integration of technology was well-received by students and teachers. Students not only applied applications to learning in the summer program; students used iPod touches for content learning support in the Fall semester.
Keeping current as an administrator can be difficult! Come get fired up about social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and learn how you can use it to your administrative advantage. You will walk out knowing how to get started and with some best practices for experienced users. This session will cover the how to’s and the why’s from an elementary and secondary administrators' perspective.
With thousands of technology tools available, diving into the world of Web 2.0 may feel like swimming with the sharks. It's okay - we have your life vest. Presenters will demonstrate how the tools can work for you to enhance classroom productivity and help your students to become responsible digital citizens.
This session will provide an update on recently passed legislation that affects instructional materials and online course purchasing. The presenter will moderate a discussion about challenges participants have encountered in the IM selection and purchasing process and successful strategies others have used to overcome those challenges. Finally,the audience will learn about tools that TASB and Learning List have developed to help districts select the best materials and online courses to meet the unique needs of their students and save the district money and time.
Mansfield ISD purchased iPads for all of its high school students, and the Mansfield High School English Department has integrated the iTunes U electronic textbook platform in its English Classes.
Come learn how Mansfield High School is moving forward building their iTunes U courses to support the curriculum frameworks and EOC preparation while engaging students with this exciting technology.
Today is your day to connect with new places! Collaborate around the world without ever leaving your classroom. Let us show you how technology can expand the classroom and encourage global collaboration with free products or tools you already have on campus.
BYOD in the classroom provides opportunities for any student who has an electronic device to use it for educational activities. This session is designed to be an example of how, with established norms, protocols and effective rapport between teacher and students, personal technology devices will become an asset to learning. Attendees will be given examples of classroom use, tips on classroom management and ideas of programs and lessons to use with BYOD.
Presentation and notes:
Round Rock ISD instructional and technology administrators will present examples of how the district is merging professional development, curriculum, and technology. We'll share our journey as a district...why we changed our practices, where we are now, what we've learned along the way, and where we're going.
The promise of technology has been around for decades now. Many of these promises have focused on efficiency and increased knowledge and skill acquisition. Critics suggest we're eliminating the human element more and more. Lets look at the ways technology can change how we learn and connect and explore ways technology makes us more human, not less.
