June 26: 2 Hour Concurrent Sessions
10:00-12:00
Interactivity: Thinglink, Popcorn Maker, and TheMadVideo - Bill Gumula
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What if your students could demonstrate their knowledge by tagging that photo with information and web resources? Enter the world of interactivity, and the tools we will discuss in this session that will leave you excited about the new ways students can demonstrate their knowledge by adding content (tagging) to existing photos and videos.
Interactivity: Thinglink, Popcorn Maker, and TheMadVideo - Bill Gumula
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What if your students could demonstrate their knowledge by tagging that photo with information and web resources? Enter the world of interactivity, and the tools we will discuss in this session that will leave you excited about the new ways students can demonstrate their knowledge by adding content (tagging) to existing photos and videos.
1:00-3:00
Ditch That Textbook - Matt Miller
Take a tour of the tools and techniques this teacher uses to teach practically paperlessly. Find out about using: Google Apps to create almost everything in class, Weebly for a class website, TodaysMeet to communicate quickly, Socrative for quick assessment, KidBlog for online writing, and more. Great digital handouts give you all the information you need to get started with anything mentioned in the session.
20+ “Out of the Box” Free Tools for Student Presentations - Bill Gumula
Decide to vanquish the outdated poster board and read-to-you PowerPoint once and for all. Come check out 20+ “Out of the Box” free tools for students to give presentations and/or demonstrate knowledge. Teachers will leave this session with more than 20 tools they can use to spice up the boring class presentation.
Ditch That Textbook - Matt Miller
Take a tour of the tools and techniques this teacher uses to teach practically paperlessly. Find out about using: Google Apps to create almost everything in class, Weebly for a class website, TodaysMeet to communicate quickly, Socrative for quick assessment, KidBlog for online writing, and more. Great digital handouts give you all the information you need to get started with anything mentioned in the session.
20+ “Out of the Box” Free Tools for Student Presentations - Bill Gumula
Decide to vanquish the outdated poster board and read-to-you PowerPoint once and for all. Come check out 20+ “Out of the Box” free tools for students to give presentations and/or demonstrate knowledge. Teachers will leave this session with more than 20 tools they can use to spice up the boring class presentation.