HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Thursday, March 19, 2015
8:00 to 10:00 AM
Room 252A
Creating Video Content for Your Flipped Classroom
Dan Spencer, Educational Technology Consultant, Jackson County ISD
Experts publish and teachers are the content experts of their classrooms. Whether using your
cell phone camera or screencasting from your computer, see how you can create video content
your students can access any time and from any device. Come ready to make a video you can
use right away in your flipped classroom, while also learning tips and tricks for easily creating
video content in the future. Also learn about the equipment and management considerations
you will need to plan for to use video in your classroom successfully. Note: Having a YouTube,
Vimeo, Google Drive, or Dropbox account will be helpful.
Room 252B
Utilizing Technology to Prepare for Next Generation Assessments
Jennifer Arnswald and Kent Steinman, Educational Technology Consultants, Kent County ISD
Next generation assessments are coming. What are you doing differently to prepare students
for these online assessments? In this hands-on session, you will learn how to use technology
tools to create online assessments that incorporate 21st century skills related to Common Core
State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Room 258
Google Classroom: The Missing Link to PBL
Karen Rasche and Kim Urbanski, Teachers, Godwin Heights Public Schools
Teachers face new challenges daily in the classroom; PBL linked with Google Classroom sets a
whole new standard for student engagement and learning. With project-based learning,
students learn by designing and constructing actual solutions to real-life problems. Participants
will create and implement Google Classroom and use a variety of Google Apps for Education to
assess student learning. Do you accept the challenge to engage students and take learning to
a new level?
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Room 259
Explore the Power of iPhoto
Dave Tchozewski, Director of Information Technology, Jenison Public Schools
Digital photography has exploded in the last few years. With so many pictures, how do you
organize, edit, share, and print your photos? iPhoto is your built-in, robust, all-things-digital
application that can help you get control of your digital photography work. Join this session to
learn the basics of iPhoto on your Mac and take your digital photographs to a new level.
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Room 252A
Inspire, Inquire, Innovate
Julia Alder, K-12 Curriculum Coordinator, and Anne Llewelyn, Curriculum and Instructional
Technology Coach, Birmingham Public Schools
Bring your creative, flexible mindset to explore web-based apps (i.e. VoiceThread, Nearpod,
Classflow) and production tools like iMovie. Student artifacts featuring creativity, collaboration,
visible thinking, and innovation will be shared. Learn how, when, and why to use technology that
maximizes student engagement, higher-level thinking, and production. Bring content ideas to
create customized projects and/or assessments for your classroom. Note: Bring an iPad and/or
other mobile device if possible.
Room 252B
Google Apps for Your Classroom
Krista Harmsworth, Teacher, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Google Apps for Education can become Google Apps for your Classroom. You will walk away
from this session with not one, not two, but five lessons/activities to use right away. From
Documents and Spreadsheets to Presentations and Forms – how about a self-grading quiz?
Whether you work in an elementary or university environment as a teachers or administrators,
you can discover ways to use Google Apps in your classroom.
Room 258
Getting More Out of Google Forms With Scripts and Add-Ons
Anthony Buza, Technology Transformation Grant Facilitator, Genessee ISD
In this session, participants who have experience with Google Forms will explore various ways
to get more out of forms. This session will explore various efficiency tips and tricks as well as
scripts that can be installed to improve workflow. Note: A Google account is required to create
Forms. Participants are encouraged to create an account before attending this session. This
session is intended for intermediate to advanced users.
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Room 259
Creating Digital Books With iBooks Author
Dave Tchozewski, Director of Information Technology, Jenison Public Schools
iBooks Author is a free app from Apple that allows you to create interactive books for an iPad
and now your Mac!. Using the built-in templates, you can easily drag and drop text, graphics,
movies, and other content you have already created to build an interactive experience for the
user. Join this session to learn the basics of iBook Author and build you first iBook. Note: This is
Mac-only software and books created can only be read on an iPad or Mac.
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Room 252A
Introduction to Programming With Scratch
Victor Horman, Professor, Calvin College
The Scratch programming environment has long been recognized as an effective first tool to
learn computer programming. The environment is so easy to use that students as young as
second grade can learn to program with Scratch. In this workshop, participants will be
introduced to Scratch and will learn how to build their own simple interactive games, computer
art, and physics demonstrations, appropriate for use 4-12 classrooms. Note: No previous
knowledge of computer programming is required.
Room 252B
Sew a VoiceThread, Reap Great Comments
Martin Ballard, Teacher, Pontiac School District
Looking for new and innovative ways to have active discussions for your students and parents?
Ways to display student work in the digital environment for all to see? Using VoiceThread for
education allows you to post student work and comment on that work through pictures, video,
typing, voice recording, calling in, and uploading audio files. If you are ready for a new, exciting,
and flexible environment to communicate, this Workshop Is For You!
Room 258
Build Student-Drive e-Portfolios With Good Sites and Drive
Lori Banaszak, Technology Integration Specialist, and Sharon Crain, Media Specialist,
Clarkston Community Schools
This hands-on workshop will demonstrate a process to help students build and collect electronic
evidence for their e-portfolios so they can display work year after year. By creating e-portfolios
students can create a digital profile, become digital leaders, and create a positive digital voice
online.
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Room 259
The Magic of iMovie
Michael Rio, Teacher, Harper Creek Community Schools
Imagine the enthusiasm your students will have for writing and collaborating when their projects
can be turned into movies, animations, digital stories, documentaries, news segments, or
amazing slideshows! Use these same movie projects to assess student learning. This two-hour
hands-on session will cover the skills you need to effectively use iMovie with your students. Feel
free to bring your own mouse and headphones to this fun and inspiring session.
3:30 to 5:30 PM
Room 252A
Blending Learning With Schoology
John Breen and Natalie Karl, Teachers, Divine Child High School
In this workshop, we will demonstrate how we used Schoology to support blended learning in
our classrooms. After demonstrating how this free online platform enables teachers to give
students extra practice, quick feedback, and multiple ways to access course materials, we will
work with participants to create their own Schoology sites.
Room 252B
Screencasting for All
Craig Steenstra, Educational Technology Consultant, Kent ISD
In this workshop, participants will learn how to create screen-recording videos from their PCs (or
learn how to do it better). These videos could be used by teachers or administrators to
communicate or teach others about pretty much any topic. They could also be used by students
to show learning or produce media for projects. We will go over tips and tools for efficiency and
quality, and we will create various examples while exploring options for storing and saving our
creations.
Room 258
Chromebook Crazy: Add-Ons, Apps, and Extensions
Anne Truger and Mary Milnar-Stephens, Directors of Ed Tech Innovation, Waukegan Public
Schools District 60 (IL)
New to Chromebooks? A seasoned Chromebook user? No matter what your level of
experience is you will learn something new. Come learn, share, and collaborate as we work
through all of the many options to add “Googley Goodness” to your classroom. You will leave
with a whole new appreciation for your Chromebooks.
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Room 259
Create and Innovate With iTunes U
Rebecca Wildman, Teacher, Boyne City Public Schools
iTunes U is an incredible free tool that empowers both teachers and students alike. iTunes U
allows educators to create amazing courses to be shared with their students that are filled with
videos, books, documents, apps, web links, and podcasts. Come join the conversation, create,
and lea the many educational benefits and innovative power of iTunes U.
Friday, March 20, 2015_________________________________________________________
8:00 to 10:00 AM
Room 252A
The Future Is in the Hands of Your Students: 3D Printing in the Classroom
Steve Dickie, Director of Instructional Technology, Divine Child High School
This workshop is for teachers who want to bring the excitement and opportunities afforded by
3D printers into their classrooms. No previous experience in 3D modelling is needed.
Participants will learn about and work with several free tools for creating and modifying 3D
models while exploring project ideas covering concepts in science, math, design, programming,
and entrepreneurship.
Room 252B
Coding in the Classroom
Cheryl Lykowski, Teacher, Bedford Public Schools and Patti Harju, Teacher, St. Stephen
School
There are many great free resources available to teach coding in the elementary classroom.
Coding requires students to think creatively, problem solve, collaborate, communicate, make
predictions, persevere, and have fun doing it. Teaching students to code opens up a world of
possibilities. We will share many coding resources including Code.org, Scratch, Tynker, Code
Monkey, and iPad Apps Kodable, Cargo-Bot and Hopscotch.
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The Paperless Google Classroom
John Sowash, Technology Integration Specialist, Sowash Ventures, LLC
Interested in going paperless? Learn how during this hands-on, practical session featuring
Google Classroom, Google Drive Add-ons, scripts, and more. A Google Certified
Teacher/Trainer will guide you through the setup of a digital classroom workflow, including
digital assignments, feedback, and student collaboration.
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Room 259
If You Can't Build It in Keynote ... You Don't Need It!
Andy Losik, Digital Learning Coordinator, Hamilton County Schools
The antidote to torturous presentations lies in Apple's Keynote. Now free and online to anyone
with a web browser, Keynote can make presentation slides, but excels when you let your
creativity run wild. It is the ultimate app smasher because what you build in Keynote can
enhance just about any creative project. Build infographics, animate, create high-end layered
videos, and blow stuff up in this, "Hey, howdya do that?” kind of session.
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10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Room 252A
Creating a Makerspace
Michael Medvinsky, Teacher, Bloomfield Hills, Schools
You don’t need a hi-tech Makerspace to invent, tinker, design, play, and share. We will explore
how to create an innovative thinking space with a Makey-Makey and Scratch, copper tape, playdoh, paper clips, conductive paint, different types of conductive materials, batteries and LEDs,
and your imagination. This hands-on lab will be a playground for makers to play and share their
inventions with one another. Let's be inventors, makers, tinkerers, musicians. Together.
Room 252B
Adventures With MIT App Inventor 2 - Make Android Apps
Greg Marten, Educational Technology Consultant, Lenawee ISD
This session will guide individuals through learning the basics of free, web-based App Inventor 2
software, which allows people to use blocks-based programming to create and share apps that
run on Android devices. Attendees must have Google accounts for this session; they’ll use
laptops to create and edit apps. Also, participants should bring an Android device with MIT AI2
Companion App already installed in it for live testing of newly crafted apps.
Room 258
Digital Formative Assessment Tools
Jennifer Bond, Teacher, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Are you looking for ways to check the understanding of your students during your lessons?
There are many digital tools that you can use in fun and easy ways that document where your
students are with their learning. Engage in the fun of formative assessments and learn about
Edmodo Snapshot, Plickers, Kahoot, and more.Bring your content to this session and spend
time creating engaging assessments for your students.
Room 259
Engage English Language and Struggling Learners Through Technology
Cheryl Prindle, Teacher, Kentwood Public Schools
English language and other struggling learners are part of the digital native generation. Their
interest in and aptitude for technology can be focused to increase their skill acquisition. Visual
engagement can help bridge the spectrum of educational backgrounds, cultural differences,
heritage languages, and levels within a classroom. Use the web to augment comprehensible
input in English and other content areas. Join in this session as we explore the use of free webbased tools for educational interaction and achievement.
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