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Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
June 9-11, 2015
www.alex.state.al.us/aetc
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WELCOME
With this assembly of 1,300 educators and industry leaders, the Alabama
Educational Technology Conference (AETC) enters its nineteenth year.
The conference will again be held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention
Complex. The Entertainment District with nighttime activities and restaurants
has expanded since last year as well! AETC 2015 promises to be another
exciting conference with the Opening Session, concurrent sessions, hands-on
workshops, vendor exhibits, student showcases, poster sessions, and iShare
sessions. The conference will focus on providing proven and practical solutions
to the challenges facing the educator in the area of instruction and integrating
technology into the classroom.
During one-hour concurrent sessions and hands-on workshops, see Alabama’s
classroom teachers demonstrate tested solutions. Nationally known featured
speakers, Jeff Utecht and Leslie Fisher, will return this year. We have also
invited David Lockhart to join us this year as a Spotlight Speaker. You can see
bios on all of our featured speakers on the conference website.
The Exhibit Hall will provide even more opportunities for
attendees to see the newest educational technologies
and related software. There is something for
everyone, from the beginner to the
advanced user. We are confident your
participation will be both productive
and enjoyable, and we look forward to
you joining us as we set sail on the
technology seas!
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2015 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
7:30 am –
8:30 am –
8:30 am –
12:00 noon –
2:00 pm
4:30 pm
5:00 pm ..............Registration/Information Booth Open
11:30 am ............Hands-on Workshops
12:00 noon........ACCESS Distance Learning Teacher Day (ACCESS School Staff Only)
2:00 pm ..............LUNCH – On Your Own
..................................Opening Session/East Hall - Ballrooms A&B
Newcomer Session (immediately following the Opening Session)
– 6:00 pm ..............Meet and Greet Reception/East Hall - Room M
7:30 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am
10:15 am
11:30 am
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
3:30 pm ..............Registration
9:00 am ..............GRAND OPENING OF EXHIBIT HALL (Continental Breakfast provided)
3:30 pm ..............Exhibit Hours/Connection Depot
11:30 am ............Hands-on Workshops
10:00 am............Concurrent Session 1
11:15 am ............Concurrent Session 2
12:30 pm............Early Lunch – Exhibit Hall Time
Concurrent Session 3
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm ..............Late Lunch – Exhibit Hall Time
Repeat sessions
Concurrent Session 4
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm ..............Hands-on Workshops
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm ..............Concurrent Session 5
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm ..............Afternoon Snack Break/Visit Exhibits
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm ..............Concurrent Session 6
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
7:30 am
7:30 am
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:45 am
11:00 am
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1:30 pm
2:45 pm
4:00 pm
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12:15 pm –
2:00 pm ............Registration
8:30 am ..............Morning Coffee (While Supplies Last)
9:00 am ..............Concurrent Session 7
11:30 am ............Hands-on Workshops
9:45 am ............Visit Exhibits (Continental Breakfast provided)
1:30 pm ..............Exhibit Hours/Connection Depot
10:45 am............Concurrent Session 8
12:00 noon........Early Lunch – Exhibit Hall Time
Concurrent Session 9
1:15 pm ..............Late Lunch – Exhibit Hall Time
Repeat sessions
Concurrent Session 10
2:30 pm ..............Concurrent Session 11
4:30 pm ..............Hands-on Workshops
3:45 pm ..............Concurrent Session 12
5:00 pm ..............Concurrent Session 13
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LET’S GET CONNECTED
Like AETC on Facebook to check out conference news and photos and share your own
conference highlights. (alabamaeducationaltechnologyconference)
Follow us on Twitter @AETC_Alabama for conference updates and tweet about the
conference using hashtag #AETC2014.
Make sure to check-in to Foursquare at AETC under “AETC at BJCC” or “AETC at Exhibit Hall”
to earn points and find your friends.
Join the AETC circle on Google+ to share and connect with other AETC attendees.
AETC’s goal is to have participants play an active
role in the social media realm!
Click to view our Facebook page (and “like” us) or
follow us @AETC_Alabama on Twitter.
We will be continuously updating our Facebook
page and “tweeting” with useful information for
teachers, educators, students, parents, vendors,
media, and others in the EdTech industry. We’ll be
sharing the latest information on AETC 2015, our
keynote and concurrent session speakers,
sponsors, and exhibitors, and other exciting news
about this year’s conference.
We encourage you to join in the conversation by
following, sharing information and links, tweeting (using
the #AETC2015 hashtag), retweeting, and being fully
engaged with us via social media.
New this year: The Tech Doctor Is In!
Stop by our Tech Doctor booth if you need assistance joining the wireless network,
navigating the conference app, or just have general tech questions regarding your
equipment. The opinions expressed regarding any equipment issues are solely that of the
"Tech Doctor Is In" staff member. Our staff will not open any participant's equipment, nor do
we guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the information provided.
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HOW TO REGISTER
1. Register ONLINE at http://alex.state.al.us/aetc and click on Online Registration; or download
a registration form to mail or fax with your payment. Use one form for each registration.
2. Pre-Registration Deadline: Between March 16, 2015 and May 19, 2015 the cost of FULL registration is
$100. After May 19, 2015 late registration is available at the on-site rate of $110.
3. ACCESS Distance Learning Teacher and Staff Day is Tuesday, June 9: Registration is available for
ACCESS Distance Learning Teachers and Staff ONLY. The cost is $50. If you register for the full conference,
this fee is included.
4. Group Discount Available: Submit 10 or more Full Conference registration forms together with same
check, PO, or credit card by May 19, 2015 and receive a $5.00 discount per registration.
5. Conference fee includes: Reception after Opening Session on Tuesday, June 9, all Concurrent Sessions, limit
of 2 Hands-on Workshops, entrance into the Exhibit Hall, and a Conference Tote Bag.
6. Payment Options: Personal or School/Business Checks payable to AETC.
Credit Card: VISA or Master Card or American Express.
Purchase Order: Multiple registrations may be included on one purchase order but a separate registration
form is required for each conference attendee.
7. Mail registration forms and payment to: AETC, c/o McRae & Company, Inc., 1401 Maclay Commerce Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32312
8. Confirmation and a receipt for your registration will be sent via email within two weeks of submitting your
registration. Due to district SPAM filters, you may want to provide a personal email address in
order to improve deliverability of confirmation and conference email messages. If you do not
receive a confirmation, please email [email protected] or call 866-678-AETC (2382).
9. Hands-On Workshops (HOW): New this year: Hands-On Workshops are included with your
conference registration! Please refer to http://alex.state.al.us/aetc/ for workshop descriptions. You must
be registered for the Conference in order to reserve a workshop ticket. Hands-On Workshops are limited
in space and subject to availability. A maximum of two hands-on workshops may be selected.
10. Hotel Reservations: Please make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel using the phone numbers
listed on page 6. To obtain conference rates you must tell them you are attending AETC when making your
reservation.
11. Cancellations/Refunds: All cancellation requests will be subject to a $10 administrative fee and must be
received in writing no later than May 19, 2015. Requests may be emailed to
[email protected] or mailed to AETC c/o McRae Conferences, 1401 Maclay Commerce Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32312. No refunds will be given after May 19, 2015. Substitutions are allowed. If you are
unable to attend and know the name of the individual you would like to substitute, please email
[email protected] and we will make the change. If you have already received your
conference name badge in the mail, please give the badge to the new attendee and have them bring it to
the “Badge Substitution Counter” onsite.
12. Badge Sharing is Strictly Prohibited: Full Conference Registration is for one individual to attend the
entire conference. If you are unable to attend one of the three days offered, you may not share your
badge with another attendee. Single day registrations are available for purchase after March 15, 2015. If
you plan to send multiple people for one day each, please use the single day option.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
AETC is a professional development opportunity for educators. No one under the age of
18 will be allowed to attend conference sessions or the Exhibit Hall. Please be respectful of
your fellow participants, as well as the presenters, and make other arrangements for infants,
small children, or pets.
HOTELS:
Four hotels provide special room rates for AETC attendees. The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel (Conference
Headquarters) is located within walking distance of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
When making a reservation, be sure to indicate you are attending AETC. Hotel arrangements should be
made directly with the hotel. The Alabama State Department of Education does not endorse any of
these hotels, they are merely suggestions of local area hotels that agree to a conference rate for
your convenience.
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
(Conference Headquarters)
2101 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35203
Telephone: 205-324-5000
(Ask for reservations and the AETC room block.)
Rate: $120 – Single/Double/Triple/Quad
Reservations must be made by May 25 before 5 p.m.
Springhill Suites Downtown Birmingham at UAB
2024 4th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: 205-322-8600
Rate: $119—Queen/Queen and King Suites
Online Reservations
Reservations must be made by May 25, 2015.
DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham
808 20th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-933-9000
Rate: $119—Single or Double
Online Reservations
Reservations must be made by May 25, 2015.
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION:
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCE
Phone: 866-678-AETC
Fax: 850-906-0077
Web l Email
GENERAL INFORMATION
Phone: 334-242-9594
Fax: 334-353-5886
Web l Email
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
Phone: 866-678-AETC
Fax: 850-906-0077
Web l Email
Embassy Suites Hotel Birmingham
2300 Woodcrest Place
Birmingham, AL 35209-1321
Phone: 205-879-7400
Rates: $129 Single or $139 Double
Online Reservations
Reservations must be made by June 1, 2015.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Wednesday, June 10
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Thursday, June 11
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
HOTEL RATES DO NOT INCLUDE
LODGING TAX OF 17.5 %.
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PARKING
Parking is available at nearby locations.
Overnight parking is available in the Sheraton parking deck for $7 per day.
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A C C E S S T E A C H E R D AY
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015
ALL SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN EAST HALL, 3RD FLOOR
8:00 am - 8:30 am
8:30 am - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Time
Sign-in
Welcome
Group Sessions
Group A
9-10 am
iLive/Voice Tools/
Collaborative Group Projects
11 am-12 noon
EdReady Math-ReadingWriting
10-11 am
Adding Video to D2L
Group B
Adding Video to D2L
EdReady Math-ReadingWriting
iLive/Voice Tools/
Collaborative Group Projects
Group C
EdReady Math-ReadingWriting
iLive/Voice Tools/
Collaborative Group Projects
Adding Video to D2L
Scott Booth, Mark Magrini, Misty Richardson, and Rachel Walker - Working Through
iLive, Voice Tools, and Collaborative Group Projects
Jason Clifford - Adding Video to D2L
In this session, you will learn to produce an embedded code for stored videos and take this embedded
code and place the video directly into a D2L news post, lesson, description, feedback, or widget.
The video pops right up on most browsers (depending on security settings), and all the student has to
do is click “Play.” Showcasing Quicktime, iMovie, Screencast-o-matic, and Camtasia. Video will be
uploaded and shared using Google Drive.
Angie Smajstrla and Jan Case - EdReady Math, Reading, and Writing
In this session, you will discover how new media is engaging learners and accelerating learning.
Funded by the Gates Foundation, an online tool called EdReady (edready.org) delivers personalized
instructional interventions based on proficiency gaps learners exhibit in a diagnostic assessment.
EdReady is a math resource that may be used to check mastery of skills, to help prepare for the ACT
exam, or to assist in training students for other commonly used placement exams. Come join us as we
walk you through this resource that is now loaded in the Desire 2 Learn Access Platform. Learn how
Jacksonville State University uses EdReady for their placement tests and as a resource for their
students. We will also show you the new NROC integrated reading and writing course
(nrocenglish.org) and demonstrate how to obtain other free media resources in various disciplines at
http://www.hippocampus.org/?user=myADE.
12:00 noon -2:00 pm
2:00 pm -4:00 pm
Lunch – On Your Own
Opening Session with Keynote Speaker/ACCESS Awards
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HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
AETC 2015 will offer one-and-a-half hour BYOD and three-hour hands-on workshops
providing additional training opportunities for attendees. All workshops are presented in a
hands-on format to provide an optimal learning experience. Workshops with a ”B“ preceding
the course # denotes it is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Workshop.
NO FEE!
NO FEE for Hands-on Workshops this year!
Your registration includes up to two workshops.
As these workshops fill up quickly, it is important to submit your preregistration form early.
Hands-on workshop assignments will be given according to the date of receipt of
registration.
If there are any workshop vacancies at the close of preregistration, on-site registration
hours will be:
Tuesday, June 9
Wednesday, June 10
Thursday, June 11
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
There is NO guarantee that there will be any hands-on workshop vacancies available for
attendees who register near the registration deadline or for those who register on-site, so
be sure to sign up early! Workshop tickets from an earlier workshop that you do not attend
cannot be traded for a future class; however, you may give the ticket to another attendee.
Transfers will only be allowed prior to the start of workshop.
Meet your captain, co-captains and crew as we set sail on the technology seas!
Join us Tuesday, June 9
East Hall/Room M
4:30-6:00 p.m.
for a reception featuring
The Wing Nuts!
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HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTIONS
Using Open Source Resources to Create Your Own Textbooks
Presenter: Kelli Etheredge
Code #
101TA
Tuesday, June 9
8:30-11:30
201WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
Textbooks are out-of-date the moment we purchase them. Even eTexts are rarely more than
digitized versions of stagnate information. Why limit our students' learning to such materials when
a wealth of current, interactive materials is at our fingertips? Instead, we can utilize open source
resources to enrich our classrooms and save our schools money. In this workshop, participants will
learn about the best open source educational content and examine strategies for building their
own textbooks.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
Showcase Your Talents: Building ePortfolios for Teachers and Students
Presenter: Nikki Robertson
CANCELED
Code #
102TA
Tuesday, June 9
8:30-11:30
In this workshop, you will learn how and why building an ePortfolio is a must. You will brainstorm
and develop a framework for an ongoing professional portfolio for you and learn to guide students
in the building of an ePortfolio aimed at developing individual learning goals, assessing strengths,
weaknesses, and achievements; and responsibility for learning.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
WORKSHOP
Photo and Video on Your Mobile Device: Tips, Tricks and Apps--When Was the Last
Time You Took a Really Nice Photo at Night With Your Mobile Device?
Presenter: Leslie Fisher
Code #
116TA
Tuesday, June 9
8:30-11:30
You probably had to think about it. This workshop is designed to show participants some tips and
tricks on how to take effective digital photographs and video with an app-based phone or tablet no
matter the time of day or conditions. Participants will also explore many of the various photo and
video apps available today.
Strengthening Student Engagement with Edmodo
Presenter: Roland Weldon
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202WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
Edmodo is a free, Web-based social learning platform for students and teachers. Using Edmodo,
teachers moderate class discussions, collect and grade assignments, and share content with
students. This hands-on workshop will get teachers started in the Edmodo community.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Creating Engaging Lessons with the iPad
Presenter: Elizabeth Whitehead
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203WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
303ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
Engage the 21st Century learner and use Web tools to get student feedback…without purchasing
a thing! Explore the many ways you can project an iPad with available apps and hardware.
You'll leave with a list of apps and ideas for incorporating them in your lessons wirelessly, on
multiple devices, and with cost-effective measures.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
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SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTIONS
How to flip instruction by creating online lessons and storyboards for students
using free digital resources from PBS Learning Media.
Presenters: Kathy Heiman, Lynne Meeks
Code #
204WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
304ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
During this workshop, participants will explore the PBS Learning Media database for content
relevant to their grade level and subject area. Participants will create folders of content related
to instructional themes and learn how to share the folders with fellow teachers. Online student
lessons and storyboards will be created using free digital content, and teachers will learn how to
use their created content to flip instruction.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: K-12 Teachers, Librarians, Technology Educators
Infographics: Technology Integration for the Common Core
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Code #
205WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
Infographics are visual representations of information and data. Numerous Common Core standards
can be addressed through the analysis and creation of infographics by students. In this workshop,
participants will learn how to find infographics, develop standards-based activities with
infographics, and create infographics for classroom use.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Rockin' Lessons, Engaging Classrooms!
Presenter: Janet Taylor
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206WA Wednesday, June 10 8:30-11:30
Amaze your students with unique learning experiences! Bring the classroom to life with
interactive mobile presentations that teachers create and customize to fit their needs. Nearpod is
free and will allow you to determine what the students see on their screen, provides multiple
opportunities for formative assessments and after your lesson is complete a report of all
interaction and activities can be emailed to you. This workshop will teach you how to do all of this!
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Prezi, Glogster, and Tripline oh my! Presentation Tools Your Kids Will Love
Presenters: Cristin Dillard, Kimberly Dunn
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207WP Wednesday, June 10 1:30-4:30
Are you and your students in need of a more exciting and collaborative way of collecting and
presenting concepts? Look no further. In this workshop, we will learn how to use three fun, exciting,
and FREE tools to collect, organize, and present information.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
Teaching and Learning with iPads – Great Apps to Use
Presenter: Samuel Chukwuemeka
Code #
208WP Wednesday, June 10 1:30-4:30
The world of tablets is gradually developing and expanding. With these tablets, comes an
increasing number of mobile applications (apps) to improve teaching and learning. This workshop
will focus on one of the tablets, the Apple iPad, and some applications that administrators, teachers,
and students can use for student success.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
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SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTIONS
Optimizing Writing Instruction with Technology
Presenters: Kevin Washburn, Kelli Etheredge
Code #
209WP Wednesday, June 10 1:30-4:30
309ThA Thursday, June 11
8:30-11:30
Helping students develop into accomplished writers is no easy feat. Coaching writers, modeling revision
skills, and creating authentic assignments are three key methods for optimizing writing instruction. In this
workshop, participants will learn coaching and modeling techniques and explore technology resources
that can enhance both writing instruction and creating authentic assignments.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
Effective Smart Board Lesson Design
Presenter: Elizabeth Sessions
Code #
210WP Wednesday, June 10 1:30-4:30
Are you ready to take your Smart Board lessons to the next level? Join us as we look at interactive
whiteboard lesson design and learn to create more engaging and relevant whiteboard lessons.
Participants will practice building an interactive whiteboard lesson with free backgrounds and themes.
They will then explore options for adding interactive elements to lessons by using hyperlinks, adding
sounds and animation to objects, using special effects like “click and reveal,” hidden tabs, magic
backgrounds, and more. All participants will leave with hundreds of free backgrounds, sound files, Smart
Notebook lessons, and more as we design interactive whiteboard lessons for 21st Century students.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Resource Teachers
No Board Needed! Go Interactive without the Board
Presenter: Janet Taylor
Code #
311ThA Wednesday, June 11 8:30-11:30
This workshop will focus on ways to engage your students with interactive apps and websites without
the use of an interactive whiteboard. It's amazing what you can do for free!
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Help! I Need a Website!
Presenters: Cristin Dillard, Kimberly Dunn
Code #
312ThA Thursday, June 11
8:30-11:30
Does your classroom website lack information, pizzazz, or doesn’t even exist? Using Weebly, a free
website builder, you will be able to create the beginnings of a wonderful website everyone will be
talking about. Come ready to start your website and be on your way to maintaining and updating it.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: All
Google Apps for Education: Use Google Apps to Meet the Needs of Today's Learners
Presenter: Samuel Chukwuemeka
Code #
313ThA Thursday, June 11
8:30-11:30
313ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
This workshop will explore the invaluable applications of Google Apps including Google Docs, Drive,
Sites, Gmail, Blogger, Groups, Hangouts, and Calendar among others. Participants will use these Apps to
effectively communicate and collaborate with their students well beyond the classroom. Besides, these
apps are free!
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
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SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTIONS
Once Upon an iPad
Presenter: Elizabeth Sessions
Code #
314ThA Thursday, June 11
8:30-11:30
Once upon a time there was a teacher, some iPads, and a classroom full of students. Check out this story
that is not a fairy tale but how to truly turn iPads into digital storytelling machines. Discover how some
awesome apps, your iPad camera, some cool websites, and a few drops of imagination can turn your
students into digital storytelling divas. Participants will be taking a virtual field trip to collect photos and
research information for our stories. We will then take our pictures and research information and create
digital stories and podcasts. All participants will leave with free sound files, story backgrounds, and some
cool iPad accessories.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Digital Photography – Really Learning How to Use That New Camera
Presenter: Michael Pepper
Code #
215WP Thursday, June 10
1:30-4:30
315ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
It is relatively easy to take pictures with that new camera but understanding what the settings mean
and how to use them creatively to take better pictures is another matter. This workshop focuses on
understanding and using more of your camera's settings and how we can use photography in the
classroom.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
Using Technology to Tell Great Stories
Presenter: Barry Wiginton
Code #
317ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
Perhaps the best reason to bring mobile devices (iPads, Androids, etc.) into the classroom is the potential
for promoting student creativity and critical thinking. In this workshop, participants will be introduced
to a variety of apps and online tools specifically designed for
student digital storytelling projects. Participants will be guided
through the process of creating sample student digital
stories as well as receive information about how to
successfully implement digital storytelling projects in
their classroom. This is a fun and informative
workshop that is guaranteed to get you excited
about the potential for digital storytelling in your
classroom!
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
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The New Learning Experience: Taking advantage of the Information Age
Presenter: Jeff Utecht
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318ThA Thursday, June 11
8:30-11:30
Society is changing. We are more connected than we have ever been in the history of mankind. We are
producing more content, sharing more ideas, and learning at a pace never before seen. This workshop
will look at our changing global society, changing universities, and how teachers can take advantage of
the wealth of knowledge in their classrooms. Recent research shows that today’s students fall into what
is called the 1-9-90 rule. That is that only 1% of students are actively creating content, 9% know how to
curate digital information, while 90% of this current generation only consume digital information.
What are schools doing to encourage students to be creators of content and not just consumers of
information? We will focus our time on looking at everything from how we can have students create
their own core text for a class to creating digital maps to make sense of their world. We will explore new
approaches to learning within the connected classroom as well as how educators can move from a
Pedagogical approach to a Heutagogical approach to learning within their classrooms. Participants will
have time to explore, learn, discuss and walk away ready to take advantage of the information age in
their classroom. This workshop will focus on the essential question: What skills need to be replaced in our
schools to ensure we are preparing students for their future not our past?
Building Student Centered Blended Learning Environments
Presenter: Jeff Utecht
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319ThP Thursday, June 11
1:30-4:30
The latest statistics out of the U.S. show that 80% of college freshmen will take at least one online course.
Most of these classes will be in the form of a “blended classroom,” meaning that time will be spent both in
a traditional classroom and online. This institute will focus on creating a blended classroom for learning.
We will discuss how pedagogy changes within a blended classroom environment and how true studentcentered learning is created with technology. As part of this workshop, we will look at ways to manage
your virtual classroom and create a plan on how you can incorporate it into your everyday teaching and
make it just what you do. Teaching in a blended classroom is not about knowing technology, it is about
having a mindset of allowing students to take control of the content and helping them to make meaning
and create knowledge from it in multiple forms, styles, and media.
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Mobile Learning Meets College- and Career-Ready Standards
Presenter: Vanessa Webster
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B01TA2 Tuesday, June 9
10:00-11:30
B01WP2 Wednesday, June 10 3:00-4:30
Put standard-aligned activities in the palm of your students' hand through mobile devices
such as tablets or smartphones. Discover how your students can improve their content skills
in a mobile environment that engages their interest and helps them meet specific curriculum
goals. Bring your own mobile device and let's review apps that can help target goals for
specific content areas.
Grade Level: All
Experience: Beginners
Target Audience: Teachers
Classroom App Smackdown and Play
Presenters: Kimberly Dunn, Cristin Dillard
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B02TA2 Tuesday, June 9
10:00-11:30
Have you ever learned about a new app but were disappointed because you didn't have
time to play with it? Bring your favorite apps to share and learn about some new ones, then
take some time to play and learn with the apps you like!
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: Teachers
Communication Tools for the Elementary-Level Teacher
Presenter: Roland Weldon
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B03TA2 Tuesday, June 9
10:00-11:30
B03ThA2 Thursday, June 11
10:00-11:30
This workshop focuses on communication tools for the elementary-level teacher. Class Dojo,
Remind 101 registration, and effective integration are covered in the class!
Grade Level: K-5
Experience: Intermediate
Target Audience: All
Effectiveness of Flipped Instruction to Promote Student Achievement
Presenters: Tera McCarty, Barry Wiginton
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B04TA2 Tuesday, June 9
10:00-11:30
B04WP2 Wednesday, June 10 3:00-4:30
Most likely, you have heard some of the pros and cons of Flipped Instruction. Perhaps you
know a teacher using video lessons to make more time during class for collaborative and/or
project-based activities. You may even be considering flipping your own classroom. But how
effective is the instructional strategy for promoting student achievement on end-of-course
assessments? What are some of the challenges to effectively implementing Flipped
Instruction in the classroom? Don't miss this interactive presentation as Ms. Tera McCarty
and Dr. Barry Wiginton share the results of their research study on the effectiveness of
flipped instruction in an Algebra I classroom. Comparisons will be made between the
Traditional, Flipped Active, and Flipped Mastery classrooms. Additionally, McCarty and
Wiginton will share best practice strategies for using the Flipped Instruction model in any
learning environment.
Grade Level: 6-12
Experience: No Experience Required
Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Technology Support Personnel
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Digitize Your Lessons
Presenter: Vanessa Webster
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B05WA1 Wednesday, June 10 8:30-10:00
B05ThA1 Thursday, June 11
8:30-10:00
Have you ever wanted to easily create online lessons that include quizzes, audio, and video?
Perhaps you want to differentiate your lessons to meet the needs of your students.
Maybe you've wanted to create a virtual field trip using a website? In this workshop,
participants will explore how to use Blendspace, which allows you to blend your classroom
with digital content. We will explore a variety of ways this tool can be used in the classroom,
including creating differentiated lessons and online lessons that explain how to get started
with the daily lesson.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: No Experience Required
Target Audience: Teachers
3D Classroom
Presenter: Suhana Chikatla
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B06WA2 Wednesday, June 10 10:00-11:30
B06WP1 Wednesday, June 10 1:30-3:00
The purpose of this workshop is to explore 3D technology in education as a tool to engage
and motivate learners. The workshop will share 3D environments that can recreate live
educational settings and enhance teaching and learning processes with just a few clicks.
The workshop will feature free 3D simulations and show techniques and tools for designing
3D animations, as well as areas to showcase a student’s 3D creations and achievements.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Library Media
Specialists
Formative Assessment Made Easy with Mobile Devices
Presenter: Barry Wiginton
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B07WP1 Wednesday, June 10 1:30-3:00
If you are not currently teaching in a 1:1 or BYOD learning environment, you soon will be.
The digital conversion of the American classroom is rapidly approaching. To prepare for this
new and challenging learning environment, classroom teachers need highly effective
formative assessment tools and strategies to facilitate the learning of every student and
avoid the potential problems of mobile devices in the classroom. In this workshop,
participants will be introduced to several online tools that have the potential to transform
instructional practice and make you a more effective practitioner.
Grade Level: K-12
Experience: Beginning
Target Audience: Teachers
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QR Codes: What was once old is new again!
Presenter: Robert Mayben
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B08ThA1 Thursday, June 11
8:30-10:00
Do you know how to scan or create a QR Code, but you are looking for ways to integrate them into your
instruction? If so, then this workshop is for you. Participants will explore many ways that QR Codes can be
used to engage today’s learners and discover how QR Codes can create more efficient and effective
mobile learning environments.
Grade Level: K-12 Experience: Intermediate Target Audience: Teachers
Fun Formative Assessment Tools for Mobile Devices
Presenter: Robert Mayben
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B09ThA2 Thursday, June 11
10:00-11:30
As more mobile devices are finding their way into the classroom, teachers are developing creative
strategies to use these devices for formative assessment. In this workshop, participants will discovery a
variety of fun formative assessment tools and strategies for mobile devices.
Grade Level: K-12 Experience: Intermediate Target Audience: Teachers
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Strand: Communication and Collaboration
25+ Google Tips that you will use NOW!
Backchannels - What Are They? Why Should I Use One? How Do I Use One?
Branding Made Easy: Telling Your Story Through Social Media
Bring It On! Activities for BYOD and 1 to 1
Collaborating using Google Apps for Education
Communication Through Social Media
Diigo: Social Bookmarking for Education
Evernote Made Easy
Gaggle.net: Beyond Student Email
Happy Hashtags: Twitter Chats for Kids
Hear My Voice: Giving Students an Authentic Audience Through Blogging with Kidblog
Hunting for an Interactive Lesson: QR Scan-venger Hunts and Aurasma
I am Going to Flip Out on You If You Don’t Show me Some Flipped Learning Tools
Information Now (INow) Spring and Summer Release Changes
Linking the Littles
Listening Post with SDE Executive Staff Member
Making the Technology Work for YOU!-Data Collection in a K-6 Classroom
Maximizing Student Learning and Achievement with the Use of Learning Management Systems
Maximizing the Usefulness of the New Alabama College- and Career-Ready Portal
Mobile Devices + Blended Classroom = Learning Success
Real, Effective Prescriptive Learning: Chalkable Study Center
Smashing Apps for Fluency
So You Think You Can Tweet?
Successful Mobile Learning Implementation
The Connected Classroom: How Twitter Can Transform Learning and Amplify Student Voice
The New Gradebook: Chalkable Classroom
The Power of an Audience: Using Google Apps to Make Learning Visible
Using ASSIST to Deliver Your Plan
Using Weebly to Promote Powerful Learning in the Classroom
Work SMARTR, Not Harder!
Strand: Communication and Collaboration/Digital Citizenship
Keyboarding Skills: Necessary for the 21st Century Learner
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Strand: Creativity and Innovation
1-to-1 and Personalized Instruction
60 Apps in 60 Minutes
60 Apps in 60 Minutes that You May Not Know
60 Gadgets in 60 Minutes
60 iOS Apps in 60 Minutes
Alabama Quality Teaching Standards Tool Kit
ALEX Learning Renaissance Faire: Revive Yourself!
AppyTeachers
Assessing Knowledge with Google
Bring History Alive with Technology: Make History Their Favorite Class!
Bringing MakerSpaces and STEM into Your Classroom
BYOD: Power Up!
Catching the Technology Wave
Engage in STEM! Project Engage Leads to Success in STEM
Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate with Technology!
Everyone's a Publisher: Digital Design and Layout Tools to Authentically Share Student Work
Flip It So That They Don’t Forget It!
Flipping the Classroom with Free Resources from Alabama Public Television and PBS
Integrating Technology-Based Learning into the Common Core Curriculum
Makey, Makey: Letting Kids Build the World
One Minute Reader (iPad App) - Improving Reading Achievement both at Home and School
Panning For Technology Gold: The Best Web 2.0 Apps for K-12
Reading for Meaning with Read Live
SharePoint "Not out of the Box"
Should have put a Personalization On It: Outside the Box Ideas to Help Every Kid
Sparking Engagement with Web Tools
The Fast and the Furious...100 Apps for $0.00
The Ultimate Fantastic Ed Tech Teacher Starter Kit
Using Portions of Flipped Learning to Introduce Lessons and for Review
Strand: Creativity and Innovation/Communication and Collaboration
Chrome Extensions and Apps to Power Up Your Classroom
DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS: The 21st Century's Missing Link for College and Career Preparedness
Enhancing Your Curriculum with Video: Screencasting and Apps
Strand: Creativity and Innovation /Digital Citizenship
Youth Converts Culture: Technology Integration in the Globally Aware Classroom
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Strand: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Creating a Project-Based Learning Environment and Surviving to Tell the Tale
Data Governance and Data Code Manual
Holy Cow! I Can See It! Rockin’ the Classroom with Sphero
Improve Student Achievement with Whole-Brain Teaching and Learning
Scratch Game Design: A Creative, Innovative Approach to Teaching 21st Century Skills in Middle School
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment: Do it, Data, DONE!
Strand: Digital Citizenship
Elementary Broadcasting the Easy Way
Keyboarding Online – Learn the Right Way. Stop Hunting and Pecking!
Livebinders Connection: Past, Present, and Future
Teaching Digital Citizenship to Digital Natives
Strand: Research and Information Fluency
Achievement Correlation Matrix (ACM)
Connecting Technology to Standards, Instruction, Assessment, Intervention, and Motivation
Using Britannica School to Facilitate Student Inquiry
Strand: Technology Operations and Concepts
“ebooks, iPads, and Apple TV”
1:1 and BYOD: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls to Avoid
Alternative Switch Access for the iPad
Anyone Can Code: Introduction to Computer Programming Using Code.org
Automate Your Life with IFTTT
Bee-Bots, Spheros, and Coding! Oh My!
Discover What Adaptive Flash Can Do for Your Organization
Don't Stream Those YouTube ™ Videos, Capture Them
Effective Classroom Management + Learning Earnings = Student Success!
ePortal…A Tablet Providing Total Control, Flexibility, and Customization in Your Classroom
FileWave 101: Managing OS X, Windows, iOS, & Android Devices within a single platform. Session 1
FileWave "IN-DEPTH": Engineering walk through on how to manage all OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android
Devices. Session 2
Google -- It's taking over the world, why not join in?
Help Us Help You: 10 Things Your Tech Guy (or Gal) Wished You Knew
Learning Earnings
Math Tech Tools from Low Tech to High Tech
Paperless Classrooms Using Google Classroom and Google Apps
School Safety Plans in a Virtual Environment -- Virtual Alabama School Safety System
Supercharge Your Productivity: A Digital To-Do List That Works
Tech Integration in the Classroom
Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom...It Can Work!
Tweaking YOUR Teaching with Technology
Virtual Science Notebooking
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